AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Basel Zaitoun

CHEM225L · CHEM180L · CHEM180 · CHEML180 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you want a and can handle strict lab standards and required attendance.

Best fit · Effort For RewardFunny Lab InstructorFair but StrictPassionate About ChemMandatory AttendancePolarizing Style
  • Many students love his humor, fairness, and and lab.
  • A minority strongly criticize demeaning tone, disorganization, and .
  • and the class is not an automatic easy ride despite solid A reports.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Several students earned As, but , and that the class is not easy.

All .

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Difficulty sits near medium-high and students say you must read a lot and keep up with lab expectations.

Course challenge comments are in-person only.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

as mandatory and one tag warns that skipping means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

About two-thirds would take him again; praise is strong but two .

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some call him a fair grader while and .

Format shift

and lecture.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

and labs demand careful independent work, but workload is not described as overwhelming.

Format shift

Workload comments come only from in-person sections.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Most reviews praise clarity, humor, and care, tempered by one highly negative demeaning-teacher review.

Format shift

Teaching quality is polarized but mostly positive in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Lab reports, lab completion, and practice exams dominate discussion more than pure high-stakes lecture testing.

Format shift

Assessment detail is in-person only and mostly lab-centered.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person chem lecture and lab reviews are mostly positive for clarity and care, but one scathing review and a .

Main concern

and occasional harsh interpersonal style can sour the experience.

What students said

“ and . He answers my questions. He gave us some practice exams.”
CHEM180
“Dr. Zaitoun is a great and funny professor that .”
CHEM180L
“He's the . I have absolutely no respect for him. The way he talks to his students is demeaning.”
CHEM180L

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.

Lecture students mention practice exams while lab success hinges on reports and .

Practice examsLab reportsStrict lab standards

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and strict, report-heavy lab assessment rather than open-book or take-home exams.

Practice examsLab reportsStrict lab standards
“He .”
CHEM180
“ .”
CHEM225L
“ and the lines are terribly long, preventing us from actually completing all the labs required”
CHEM180L

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Dr. Zaitoun is a great and funny professor that . He cares a lot for his student's wellbeing and success.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews, balancing strong praise with strict-lab and demeaning-tone criticism. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“ and .”

👍 Recommendation Split

66/100

“ . Zaitoun. He is a very good teacher, funny at times.”

⚖️

48/100

“ .”

⚠️ Polarizing Tone

20/100

“The way he talks to his students is demeaning.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • He cares a lot for his student's wellbeing and success
  • easy to talk to and very friendly with us
  • He's probably never heard of "constructive criticism."

Theme 3

📈

  • This class is not easy though, must read a lot
  • Skip class? You won't pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Only six reviews exist and opinions are polarized, but comments are fairly detailed and recent relative to the sample.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM180L3 reviews
CHEM1801 review
CHEM225L1 review
CHEML1801 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 3 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values