S Gabbay

CHEM111 · CHEM200L · CHEM152L · CHEM200 · CHEM100L · CHEM152LAB · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 24/100
RMP rating: 2.5/5
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Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

if you need to actually learn chemistry; only consider lab if and work the curve.

Best fit · Self Taught ProReads powerpointsHuge end-of-term curvePoor lecturerSelf-teach requiredLab more chill

Lecture students say he reads textbook powerpoints and cannot teach problem-solving
and dropped grades keep many from failing despite weak instruction
and more lenient than CHEM200 lecture

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

and dropped lowest grades help you pass, but true A because teaching is weak.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chemistry content plus exams beyond lectures make the course hard without strong self-teaching.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

; so many treat class as optional notes time.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most if you want to learn chemistry; a .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

and dropped lowest tests or labs pull many students through despite poor scores.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

48/100

and labs; real burden is teaching yourself the material.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Widely described as reading slides word-for-word with little problem-solving instruction.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Quizzes, tests, and ; and reports.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

as slide-reading with exams beyond taught material; lab is more forgiving.

Main concern

yet learn little usable chemistry.

What students said

“Just absolutely terrible teacher. . Only reason ANYONE passes his class is because of the HUGE curve he gives to every student at the end of the semester.”
CHEM200

“Reads straight from the power-points. Problem is, the powerpoints are word for word with the book.”
CHEM200

“Totally chill teacher. The . He barely glances at your lab reports; as long as u show effort he'll give u full credit.”
CHEM152LAB

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; survival depends on a large curve more than clarity.

Exams beyond lecturesHuge curveDrops lowest testsLab exams match lab questions

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; lab exams mirror lab questions and are more predictable.

Exams beyond lecturesHuge curveLab exams from lab questions

“ .”
CHEM111

“ and the questions are straight from the lab questions.”
CHEM200L

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Just absolutely terrible teacher. . Only reason ANYONE passes his class is because of the HUGE curve he gives to every student at the end of the semester.”
Voice snapshots generated from 17 in-person reviews, centering on weak lecture teaching and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“TERRIBLE TEACHER, great guy and smart... speaks many languages, but .”

🚫 Recommendation

28/100

“AVOID IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ANYTHING”

📈

68/100

“Only reason ANYONE passes his class is because of the end of the semester.”

🧪 Lab Experience

55/100

“If you understand the material in 200 on your own or your lecture prof is good then the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Reads straight from the power-points
Could have taught this class better then Gabbay
doesn't do any problem calculations
goes through the textbook powerpoints quickly

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

drops 2 tests
If he doesn't like you, he'll screw you out of an A
Easy A. Learn without stressing!

Theme 3

⚠️ About Learning Outcomes

not retaining any chemistry
unless you are EXTREMELY comfortable with your chemistry skills
I wanted to be a Chem major. Not anymore.

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Lifetime ratings

64/100

Evidence confidence

17 reviews with polarized but detailed complaints on teaching; .

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 55

Course coverage

CHEM2009 reviews

CHEM200L4 reviews

CHEM100L1 review

CHEM1111 review

CHEM152L1 review

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CHEM152LAB1 review

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S Gabbay

x x x if you need to actually learn chemistry; only consider lab if x x x and work the curve.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Varies

Avoid

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🧪 Lab Experience

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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if you need to actually learn chemistry; only consider lab if and work the curve.

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