AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Basel Zaitoun

CHEM1B · CHEM1 · CHEM1A · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
14/100
RMP rating
1.6/5
Take again
14.81%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

Avoid Basel Zaitoun unless no other chemistry option exists; students report GPA risk and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyRude DemeanorHeavy HomeworkStrict Online Proctoring
  • Overwhelming majority rate him 1/5 and .
  • Common , and rude behavior.
  • and tiny fonts.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Students report , and rare high grades despite heavy study.

Both online and as extremely difficult under this instructor.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

14/100

Average difficulty is very high with , and brutal tests.

Difficulty complaints are consistent across online and in-person CHEM sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

; a few are unspecified.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

About 15% would take again while the vast majority warn others to run.

Negative consensus spans online and in-person; a few glowing reviews are heavily downvoted.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

12/100

, hard curves, and little leniency.

Format shift

and in-person sections.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Students describe 30-40 question homeworks, long labs, and chemistry consuming entire weekends.

Format shift

Overload is reported for online and in-person CHEM1B.

Teaching experience

Awful

14/100

Students , and unprofessional conduct.

Format shift

A small cluster of highly positive online and in-person reviews exists but is widely distrusted by peers.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

than labs or homework support.

Format shift

Online reviews detail multi-hour webcam tests; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students repeatedly report rude yelling, , and .

Main concern

Hostile classroom tone and unforgiving exams.

What students said

“ up dropping.”
CHEM1
“RUN!! find a better professor at saddleback.”
CHEM1B
“He's one of the .”
CHEM1A

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and claims of unprofessional grading and communication.

Main concern

Strict camera angles for multi-hour tests and .

What students said

“Basel makes you angle your computer so that , and face are all present in the screen”
CHEM1B
“Literally had nightmares throughout the semester about the class.”
CHEM1B
“If you really .”
CHEM1B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are long, hard, and strictly controlled, including online camera angles showing hands, papers, and face.

Test HeavyWebcam Full ViewTiny Font TestsLong ExamsTough Grader

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as atrocious, long, and misaligned with class time, with .

Long ExamsTest HeavyTough Grader
“The tests were from 4:00 to 7:30, which doesn't make any sense at all.”
CHEM1B
“ .”
CHEM1B

Online

and tiny test fonts over multi-hour exams.

Webcam Full ViewTiny Font TestsLong ExamsTest Heavy
“Basel makes you angle your computer so that , and face are all present in the screen (difficult for those with monitors).”
CHEM1B
“He makes the so you have to lean in close to see.”
CHEM1B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ; no exaggeration at all.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews, highlighting exam severity, teaching complaints, and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Rate

12/100

“ unless you want your GPA to go down”

📝 Brutal Exams

18/100

“ and hard. STAY AWAY”

😠 Classroom Conduct

10/100

“Easily the rudest and unprofessional professor I have ever encountered.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Long and
  • lectures were long and boring, he has a heavy accent
  • He teaches problem solving patterns .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • 1/3 people dropped out of the class
  • His average grade for
  • I had to dedicate hours a day and entire weekends to this class.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Professionalism

  • He also would make racist remarks in his class.
  • He accused students of cheating for his own mistake.
  • I feel as if Dr. Zaitoun wrote his own positive reviews.

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-seven reviews across online and , tone, and workload.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 522

Course coverage

CHEM1B24 reviews
CHEM1A2 reviews
CHEM11 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

5

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

12

Drop/Withdrawal 7 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1