AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Rima Abbas

CHEM110 · CHEM100 · CHEM110L · CHEM100L · CHEM104 · CHEM115L · 84 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
61.11%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Strong pick for chem lab; for if and can handle strict free-response exams.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest heavy free responseIntimidating but caringSlide-driven lecturesStrong lab instructorNo note cards
  • , approachability, and fair practical grading.
  • Lecture CHEM100/110 is polarizing: some learn a lot from slides and and harsh.
  • Expect frequent free-response exams, , and little formula-card help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Labs and some lectures yield many As with effort, but being automatic.

; online grades can still be high despite communication issues.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Introductory chemistry with frequent exams and dense slides feels standard-to-hard depending on prior chem background.

; online is more about logistics than content depth.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

42/100

sessions hurts lab exams and participation.

In-person attendance is clearly enforced; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

61/100

About 61 percent would retake her, with .

; online recommendations are weaker.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

Some call her flexible and not tough in lab, while many and low class averages.

Format shift

grading.

Workload

Moderate

46/100

, and lab reports create steady moderate-to-heavy work.

Format shift

Both formats involve regular work; .

Teaching experience

Average

60/100

Excellent lab teaching and , and communication gaps in lecture.

Format shift

support quality.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Courses are exam- and and labs assessed by reports or lab exams.

Format shift

; online labs use quiz-graded experiments.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person she is often kind and , while lecture students split on pace, accent, and .

Main concern

and no note cards can punish weaker prep.

What students said

“FANTASTIC lab professor. Understands and can teach the necessary concepts, procedures, and techniques required to be successful in a chem lab.”
CHEM110L
“For a class with 7 different exams, she doesn't give any practice material to work with.”
CHEM110
“Very sweet professor, go to office hours and talk with her especially if you struggle with chem.”
CHEM100

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews criticize slow or missing responses and .

Main concern

Unresponsive communication and .

What students said

“She will not respond to you on any platform, all of see what you got wrong.”
CHEM100L
“she mysteriously stopped replying to any messages I sent to her through multiple platforms.”
CHEM100L
“Not bad but would settle for Mark Raymundo instead.”
CHEM100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often free response without note cards and not always aligned with .

Free response examsNo note cardsFrequent quizzesLimited practice materials

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person lecture exams are frequent free-response assessments, often without note cards and with sparse practice sets.

Free response not multiple choiceNo note cardsMany examsClass averages sometimes low
“Does not allow note cards.”
CHEM110
“All quizzes and .”
CHEM100

Online

Online lab assessments are quiz-based with limited visibility into wrong answers; .

Quiz-graded labsDelayed grading
“all of see what you got wrong.”
CHEM100L

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I took her for Chem 100L, in 15 minutes she explained what my lecture professor couldn't do in 1.5 hours. She's an .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (3 online, 47 in . Credibility rating: High.

🧪 Lab Strength

88/100

“FANTASTIC lab professor. Understands and can teach the necessary concepts, procedures, and techniques required to be successful in a chem lab.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

60/100

“She only reads off 40-60 slide long presentations for lecture.”

📉

35/100

“For a class with 7 different exams, she doesn't give any practice material to work with.”

❤️ Character Split

55/100

“Condescending. Very judgmental. Traumatized. Run away while you still can.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Engaging lectures, slight accent, completely understandable
  • She just goes over the slides
  • Fantastic short lectures that waste no time

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , but not too hard
  • The class average on exams is 40-60%
  • She is not a and is really flexible in and submissions

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Very sweet professor
  • Not a for help
  • She cares about her students and wants to ensure that you will succeed

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

84

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years provide rich, consistent lab-versus-lecture patterns despite some older comments.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531
4 out of 523
3 out of 59
2 out of 511
1 out of 511

Course coverage

CHEM10021 reviews
CHEM100L14 reviews
CHEM1104 reviews
1003 reviews
CHEM1043 reviews
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CHEM115L1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

24

A+ 6 · A 14 · A- 4

B range

9

B+ 1 · B 8

C range

3

C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1