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Chemistry

Lida Latifzadeh

CHEM1A · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
53/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
46.15%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if and care more about a manageable grade than deep instruction.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teaching requiredEasy examsKind personalityConfusing lecturesGrade transparency issues
  • and easy, while many say they had to teach themselves.
  • Getting an A can be easy for independent students because exams, quizzes, and as straightforward.
  • The biggest risk is weak lecture clarity and poor grade transparency, especially for students who need strong instruction.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

An A can be quite reachable because , and labs easy, but self-teaching is often required.

Online reviews most strongly support easy grades, while who can follow notes and study independently.

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

The , but chemistry concepts feel harder because and students report teaching themselves.

Online reviews separate easy exams from weak learning, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

because board work and notes resemble tests, but reviews do not clearly prove a .

; online reviews do not clearly discuss attendance flexibility.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

She is recommended mainly for independent students seeking a manageable grade, not for .

Online recommendation is split between easy A praise and major learning concerns, while .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Many , and an 88 percent A threshold, despite some gradebook frustration.

Format shift

Online reviews give the clearest easy-grade evidence, while and .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

There are exams, quizzes, labs, and homework, but several students say the tasks themselves are easy or shortened.

Format shift

Online reviews call labs and exams easy, while , and labs.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Her kindness is frequently noted, but many students say , and require self-teaching.

Format shift

Both formats contain serious learning complaints, though and grade transparency.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grades are heavily tied to exams and quizzes, with labs present but often poorly tracked or not returned promptly.

Format shift

, while online reviews mention easy quizzes, exams, and labs.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are split between praise for kindness and labs and strong criticism of and hidden grades.

Main concern

Students often report , self-teaching, and .

What students said

“Be ready to teach yourself.”
CHEM1A
“Quizzes and and do the practice problems in the notes.”
CHEM1A

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online reviews agree the class can be an easy A, but two of three strongly warn that students may not learn much.

Main concern

The online class may be grade-friendly but weak for learning chemistry deeply.

What students said

“quizzes and .”
CHEM1A
“Easy A class but I did not learn anything.”
CHEM1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam evidence is mostly student-friendly because students describe easy, straightforward tests and one online review explicitly says no Proctorio.

Easy ExamsEasy QuizzesNo Proctorio OnlineStraightforward TestsMultiple Midterms

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes, but they do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, or proctoring rules.

Straightforward ExamsNotes-Based TestsMultiple Midterms
“Quizzes and and do the practice problems in the notes.”
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“ and about 12 labs, all easy.”
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Online

Online reviews explicitly say exams are easy and one review says no Proctorio, but .

Easy ExamsNo ProctorioEasy Labs
“quizzes and .”
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“The ”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Easy A class but I did not learn anything.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and self-teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“Be ready to teach yourself.”

📈 Easy A Potential

82/100

“Easy A class, she has office hours 30 min before her lectures.”

⚖️

82/100

“quizzes and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Super Nice Professor. Possibly the nicest professor at El Co. Doesn't change the fact that she doesn't teach anything.
  • A nice professor, but her lectures were hard to grasp so I had to 95% of the material.
  • She's calm and efficient.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A. and about 12 labs, all easy.
  • Quizzes and and do the practice problems in the notes.
  • You don't know your grade til the end of the semester

Theme 3

🧪 About Learning Chemistry

  • The ; however, I didn't really learn anything at a deeper level.
  • Unless you are good .
  • if you are a life sciences major because this class made me switch my major.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 13 recent reviews with detailed and recurring , and format differences.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CHEM1A13 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 4

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1