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Foothill College · Chemistry

Don Pon

CHEM30A30B · CHEMISTRY30A · CHEM30AB · 30A30B · CHEM30 · CHEM30A · CHEM · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you want a supportive chemistry professor and are willing to attend class and practice consistently.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and funnyClear practice-based teachingOld exams and quizzesAttendance mattersChemistry made manageable
  • Students overwhelmingly describe Don Pon as caring, funny, and unusually dedicated.
  • Chemistry content can be challenging, but old quizzes, exams, handouts, and .
  • , and practice tests are important for doing well.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

An A is realistic with , and old tests, but several students say the chemistry material still requires real work.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

He makes chemistry clearer and more manageable, but the subject and .

All course easiness evidence comes from in-person chemistry reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Reviews repeatedly warn that students need to attend lectures, and .

Only in-person evidence exists, and .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and gives useful practice materials.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

65/100

and preparation-based, with old tests helping, but A grades are not automatic for everyone.

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

The , and a final, but students often say it is manageable with steady effort.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

, and exceptional willingness to help outside class.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Grades , and a final rather than only exams.

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Assessment .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

for his humor, care, review materials, and willingness to help.

Main concern

The main risk is falling behind because , and .

What students said

“If you do all the homework and come to class regularly, you shouldn't have a problem getting an A.”
CHEM30A30B
“ and handouts which and exams.”
CHEM30A
“Not easy material, but do the .”
CHEM30A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews clearly support quizzes, a midterm, and a and , but they do not clearly prove open-book or strict proctoring policies.

Old Exams ProvidedOld Quizzes ProvidedMidtermFinal ExamPractice-Based Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

63/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

midterm, and a final, with old exams and quizzes used for studying.

Chapter QuizzesLab QuizzesMidtermFinal ExamOld Exams Provided
“For your grade, Dr. Pon uses about 6 chapter quizzes, a midterm, final exam, 7 lab experiments and a and assignments.”
CHEM30A
“He sends you all of and midterm.”
CHEM30A
“His tests can be a little tricky but and .”
CHEM30

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This is the sweetest man you will ever meet in your life. and wants them to succeed.”

Voice snapshots generated from 38 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student support; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“ understand.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“Wonderful professor! He is very funny and is willing to do anything for his students to help them pass.”

📈 Effort and Grades

70/100

“Not easy material, but do the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing teacher! makes everything easy and .
  • He distills the concepts so the majority of the class understands.
  • . lectures are very clear tests comes from previous problems he just changes the numbers around.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload and Exams

  • Don't miss class and do all the hw/prelabs/postlabs.
  • He and .
  • This sounds like a lot, but everything wasn't that bad at all.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He truly wants to help the students understand the curriculum.
  • Actually cares about his students.
  • Several of us have spent hours getting help from him after class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

38

Recent reviews read by the AI

38

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 38 reviews across many years show a consistent pattern of praise with specific details about teaching, workload, and exams.

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CHEM30A24 reviews
CHEM306 reviews
CHEM30AB4 reviews
30A30B1 review
CHEM1 review
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CHEM30A30B1 review
CHEMISTRY30A1 review

Reported outcomes

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