AI Rate Professor

Political Science

Zein Alameddine

POLS002 · POLISCI001 · POLS001 · POLITICS101 · POLI001 · POLISCI1 · POLISCI01 · POLS006 · POL01 · POLS01 · 53 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
81.25%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you will read every week and show up; the jokes and reward effort.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious LecturesExtra Credit MachineWeekly Chapter QuizzesRead The TextbookCard Tricks
  • Lectures are consistently called funny, engaging, and memorable for political science.
  • Weekly textbook quizzes and and notes.
  • Heavy and some curves make strong grades reachable for engaged students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

and curves can push grades over 100, but exams and .

Online and ; and participation pressure.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Material is standard intro poli sci made and exams stay tricky.

pop quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most sections require attendance for ; .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

and learning if they accept the .

In-person love is broader; online has more harsh outliers.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

56/100

Quizzes and exams can be tough, but , and stacks of soften outcomes.

Format shift

Online anti-cheat stories .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Main load is weekly chapter reading plus quizzes rather than huge writing projects.

Format shift

Both formats center reading and quizzes; online adds long recorded lectures.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly call lectures hilarious, expert, and perspective-shifting with strong engagement.

Format shift

In-person charisma is the standout; online quality is still solid with more friction.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Weekly chapter quizzes plus midterm and .

Format shift

Consistent across formats with slightly more scenario quizzes online.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person classes shine with humor, participation, pop or weekly quizzes, and abundant ; attendance and note-taking matter.

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“BEST professor ever. Would recommend .”
POLS006
“Hardest class of my life. Exams every 2 weeks and pop quizzes every class”
POLS006
“You leave every class feeling like you've learned something new.”
POL01

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections still rely , and discussions; anti-cheat vigilance is high and a few students call him overly policing.

Main concern

Strict online anti-cheating enforcement and if .

What students said

“This guy is not a professor, he's a cop! Will use every trick in the book to catch you using certain online resources.”
POLISCI001
“ gallore.. each week u get 3 point extra cred for ”
POLISCI1
“ , and weren't easy, but so you can't get a 0.”
POLS001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Expect frequent closed-style quizzes and and .

Weekly Chapter QuizzesPop QuizzesMidterm And FinalExtra CreditSome Notecard Use

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

midterms and finals, participation, and notecard or extra-credit relief.

Pop QuizzesWeekly Chapter QuizzesMidterm And FinalNotecards SometimesParticipation
“Exams every 2 weeks and pop quizzes every class, which are worth 15% of your grade.”
POLS006
“Cool guy, but expect a . , but curved.”
POLI001

Online

Online quizzes and exams are content-specific, often scenario-based, with strong anti-cheat warnings and curves or .

Scenario QuizzesLecture-Based QuizzesAnti-Cheat EnforcementExtra Credit
“ !!!!!”
POLS001
“Make sure you get the textbook and watch his lectures because the !”
POLS01

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“BEST professor ever. Would recommend .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across in-person-heavy poli , and . Credibility rating: High.

😂 Lecture Energy

88/100

“Zein is funny as hell, great sense of humor.”

📖 Quiz And Reading Grind

48/100

“Gives a the textbook and expects you to remember everything.”

🎁 Safety Net

80/100

“Tons of opportunities to the .”

👍

82/100

“ if you get the chance”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Super funny teacher, but quizzes and and tricky
  • He's a down to earth funny guy which makes coming to class really enjoyable.
  • And yes his card tricks are awesome.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you want an A, read the text book, attend all the lectures
  • Midterm and
  • I would've had a B without them but ended up with over 100%.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Rules & Stress

  • Literally puts hope you fail on the syllabus.
  • No phones or laptops are allowed, and if found.
  • This guy is not a professor, he's a cop!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

53

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with , and high opinion consistency around lectures and quiz culture.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 535
4 out of 512
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

26

A+ 13 · A 12 · A- 1

B range

10

B+ 8 · B 2

C range

4

C+ 3 · C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2