Carney Curve

Boston College course evaluations · every published number, ranked class by class

Top of the board1.ECON 9902962.LAWS 8856973.PRTO 3300984.BSLW 2299975.PHIL 4932986.LAWS 8308987.SCWK 9960998.EESC 99011009.MUSP 16609610.UGMG 10109811.UNCP 55119712.SCWK 883197

Positions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted.

Instructor record · Chemistry · Fall 2021 – Summer 2023

Michael Goldstein

Chemistry · 7 evaluation records across 4 classes

On each class's board
CHEM 110921st of 24 instructorsCHEM 10131st of 2 instructors ProvisionalCHEM 10141st of 2 instructors ProvisionalCHEM 44735th of 5 instructors Provisional
What the overall is made of
71BC evaluations7 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Summer 2023
—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute
—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

Sources are averaged by how much we trust each one and by how many records sit behind it, so a handful of reviews nudges the number rather than replacing it.

What the challenge rank is made of
26thMore challenging than 26% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold
84BC — “Intellectually Challenging”7 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of
35thMore work than 35% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold
47BC — “Workload”7 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

The line

All 13 items · means across 7 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
713rd pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
829th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
734th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
702nd pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
789th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
787th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
764th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8012th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8217th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
778th pctl
Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings
WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.
4735th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8426th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
7914th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Class by class

4 classes · 7 sections

How each position is worked outPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted.

CHEM 1109 General Chemistry IOvr68Chal16thWork2nd
On this class's board21st of 24 instructors

4 sections on record · course itself rated 64 out of 100. See the full board for CHEM 1109.

TermSecInstrCourseWork
Fall 202114696420
Fall 2021157070—
Fall 2021196763—
Fall 202126655840
All 13 items for CHEM 1109
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
752nd pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
8612th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
762nd pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
710th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8113th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
819th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
794th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8415th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8318th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
808th pctl
Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings
WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.
302nd pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8416th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8417th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

CHEM 1013 General Chemistry Lab I (summer)Ovr89Chal—Work—
On this class's board1st of 2 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 80 out of 100. See the full board for CHEM 1013.

TermSecInstrCourseWork
Summer 2023018980—
All 13 items for CHEM 1013

Nothing reported

None of the evaluation questions were reported for these records.

CHEM 1014 General Chemistry Lab II (summer)Ovr88Chal—Work—
On this class's board1st of 2 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 68 out of 100. See the full board for CHEM 1014.

TermSecInstrCourseWork
Summer 2023018868—
All 13 items for CHEM 1014

Nothing reported

None of the evaluation questions were reported for these records.

CHEM 4473 Physical Chemistry (Biochemistry Majors)Ovr51Chal25thWork93rd
On this class's board5th of 5 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 42 out of 100. See the full board for CHEM 4473.

TermSecInstrCourseWork
Spring 202202514280
All 13 items for CHEM 4473
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
550th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
690th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
630th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
640th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
631st pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
691st pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
610th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
630th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
746th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
661st pctl
Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings
WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.
8093rd pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8625th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
621st pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

How to read this pageScores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Almost every class scores high on that scale (the median is about 90), so challenge and workload are shown as a rank against every instructor we hold rather than as a score; the raw figure is in the breakdown above. Neither describes quality, and neither is ever marked better or worse anywhere on this site. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero. The position printed against each class is this instructor's place on that class's own board, computed from the same records the board itself is built from.