Karl Abrams

CHEM1 · CHEMCHEM · CHEMIA · CHEM03 · CHEM1A · CHEM3 · CHEM201 · CHEM · CHEM1957 · CHEMISTRY1A · CHEM1B · 87 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 86/100
RMP rating: 4.6/5
Take again: 66.67%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

if you will study hard for Chem; you will learn deeply and enjoy class, but do not expect a free A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate Chem GeniusHard But FairStory-Based TeachingPacket-Driven ExamsEntertaining Lectures

Students love his passion, clarity, and humor even when chemistry is hard.
Success depends on packets, study groups, daily review, and lab care.
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Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

A is possible with heavy study and packets, but .

All evidence is in-person chemistry.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

General chemistry content plus long labs and .

All evidence is in-person.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

80/100

Overwhelming praise for teaching and passion outweighs a few style complaints and one recent outlier F review.

In-person only across decades.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Fair expectations and dropped low quizzes appear, but and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Packets, daily study, long labs, and .

Format shift

In-person only; summer Chem 3 also heavy.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Genius-level clarity, stories, and enthusiasm make hard chemistry memorable and loved.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Multiple large exams and quizzes dominate; homework and labs matter but .

Format shift

In-person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person Chem 1A/3 is lecture-heavy, entertaining, and rigorous; packets and but aligned with practice if you put in hours.

Main concern

Time demand and hard exams can overwhelm underprepared students without Chem 3 background.

What students said

“CHEMISTRY IS HARD . but this teacher is amazing!”
CHEM1A

“Hardest class Ive ever taken in life,but I love it!”
CHEM1A

“He prepares you for the havent seen before”
CHEM1A

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

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Exams are difficult and time-intensive but usually track packets and practice materials.

Hard multi-hour examsPacket-aligned testsPop quizzesPractice exam similarityDropped lowest quiz

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and long yet often similar to packets or practice exams if studied.

Hard examsPacket basedPractice exam for first testPop quizzes

“Tests are extremely hard, each one took 3 hours”
CHEM1A

“ gives you”
CHEM1A

“He gives a like the exam”
CHEM1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Abrams wants you to learn and UNDERSTAND chemistry... . One of the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person chemistry , and study-packet culture. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“He is the most amazing teacher i ever had in 23 years”

🔥 Passion & Clarity

92/100

“ and he never uses a book or notes during lecture, he goes off the top of his head, he is a genius!!!”

📈 Hard Chemistry

28/100

“This class is hard! really hard, but he is the ”

👍

80/100

“For any chemistry, take Abrams if you have the opportunity”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Makes people who don't like chem, love chem
so well that you will fall in love with chemistry
unique teaching style that helps you remember it

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Do the packets or fail the tests
You will have to study quite a bit to pull off an A
Hardest class Ive ever taken in life,but I love it!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

always willing to help
Saddleback's ALBERT EINSTEIN!!

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Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

50 in-person reviews over many years are highly consistent on passion and difficulty; sparse recent detail slightly limits currency.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 572

4 out of 58

3 out of 55

2 out of 51

1 out of 52

Course coverage

CHEM1A37 reviews

CHEM33 reviews

CHEM032 reviews

CHEM1 review

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Reported outcomes

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Karl Abrams

x x if you will study hard for Chem; you will learn deeply and enjoy class, but do not expect a free A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

🔥 Passion & Clarity

📈 Hard Chemistry

👍 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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if you will study hard for Chem; you will learn deeply and enjoy class, but do not expect a free A.

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