AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Paul Abukhalil

CHEM2A · CHEM22 · CHEM1A · CHEM060 · CHEM065 · CHEM022 · CHEM1B · 36 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you will put in consistent study time and use open notes and labs; do not expect an easy chemistry free ride.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and patientOpen-note examsHard testsLong lecture videosLenient labs
  • Students widely describe him as caring, patient, and willing to help outside class.
  • Exams are hard with low averages, but , and .
  • Lecture videos are long and uneven, so .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

48/100

Open notes and lenient labs help, but and low averages mean an A still takes steady daily study.

; online students more often need self-teaching to survive.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

, and several students say averages stay low.

In-person and online reviews both stress difficulty; summer and OCHEM terms feel especially intense.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

after missed labs and little makeup.

skipped; online attendance rules vary.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Most students recommend him for patience and and long lectures.

In-person recommendations are warmer; if possible.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

64/100

Labs and accepted, and curves or appear often.

Format shift

Leniency shows strongly in lab and homework comments across formats.

Workload

Moderate

44/100

, and long lectures keep workload moderate to heavy for chemistry.

Format shift

Online students complain more about volume and glitchy quizzes.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

He is repeatedly praised as , and caring, though lecture videos and some lectures get called boring or outdated.

Format shift

Live and recent open-note sections score better than long recorded-video experiences.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Exams are hard and important, but , and .

Format shift

Both formats balance tough tests with .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he is often called chill and , and hard but if you show up.

Main concern

Difficult exams and .

What students said

“The .”
CHEM022
“He's extremely lenient and his answers to questions are very straight forward.”
CHEM022
“The . The class average on exams ranged from 40-low 80's.”
CHEM022

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some call him amazing with , and boring long videos.

Main concern

Long .

What students said

“his lecture videos were SO LONG & BORINGGGG I barely watched any of them”
CHEM022
“he is AMAZING the work is manageable and so good because he gives you unlimited chances”
CHEM022
“This was the most frustrating class I have ever taken.”
CHEM22

Exam style

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Many recent reviews say tests allow open notes or handwritten notes, which softens otherwise difficult chemistry exams.

Open book or handwritten notesHard exam contentPractice quizzesOccasional curvesUnlimited quiz retakes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

74/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students repeatedly report open book or , and helpful review hints.

Open book/noteHandwritten notes allowedHard testsReview hints
“The .”
CHEM022
“lets you use your handwritten notes on all the tests and finals”
CHEM022

Online

Online comments focus on difficult exams and and little clear proctoring detail.

Difficult examsUnlimited quiz chancesGlitchy quizzes
“ so good because he gives you unlimited chances and ”
CHEM022
“ material right.”
CHEM022

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He's extremely lenient and his answers to questions are very straight forward. Lab reports were very easy and weren't graded harshly at all. and they were open notes.”

Voice snapshots generated from 36 reviews (7 online, 29 in , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Support

80/100

“Amazing professor , He is very caring and definitely wants everyone to pass the class.”

📝

74/100

“The .”

🔥

35/100

“The . The class average on exams ranged from 40-low 80's.”

👍

68/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • ...
  • and concise in his lectures.
  • his lecture videos were SO LONG & BORINGGGG

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Be prepared to study at least 5+ hours a day if you want an A.
  • if you show up do the out and still pass.
  • but if you study everyday and watch youtube videos, you should pass

Theme 3

🧪

  • .
  • flexible with !
  • If you're absent for .

Data context

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Analysis sample

36

Recent reviews read by the AI

36

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

36 detailed reviews across many years and both formats and .

Inside 36 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
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3 out of 50
2 out of 55
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 2 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

9

B+ 3 · B 6

C range

3

C 3

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1