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Chemistry

Bahman Salami

CHEM110 · CHEM115 · 110CHEM · CHEM100 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
49/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
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Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if and want relatively fair, opportunity-rich chemistry exams.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing clarityHelpful if you self-studyEasy multiple-choice examsHard-to-follow lecturesCares about students
  • Students split between loving his support and saying they had to teach themselves chemistry.
  • choice if you practice.
  • Accent and lecture clarity are common complaints, especially in older reviews.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

74/100

Several students say modest effort plus practice problems or review questions yields an A, though some still struggle.

All grade-effort evidence is from in-person reviews spanning CHEM100 to CHEM115.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Chemistry content remains non-trivial, and compressed summer formats or .

Difficulty comments are in-person only.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

, though many older reviews omit attendance details.

and only from in-person courses.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

54/100

Roughly half praise him as awesome while .

, so recommendation is inferred from ten mixed in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

66/100

Students often call him fair with many chances to succeed, though one reported barely passing with a C.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

50/100

, and self-studying rather than endless busywork.

Format shift

Workload notes are in-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

47/100

He is repeatedly called caring, yet lectures are often with mistakes on the board.

Format shift

Teaching quality .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Comments center on exams, review questions, practice problems, and multiple-choice tests more than projects.

Format shift

Assessment .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

caring and and error-prone for students who need clear lectures.

Main concern

Lecture clarity and accent can force heavy textbook self-teaching.

What students said

“He gives so many opportunities, and is one professor that I can say legitimately cares about his students”
CHEM110
“ and I could barely understand him.”
CHEM110
“ and multiple choice. Do practice problems!”
CHEM100

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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Many students say exams are easy or straightforward if you study review questions and practice problems.

Multiple choice examsReview questions providedStraightforward testsPractice problems

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and more approachable than his lectures.

Easy multiple choiceReview questionsStraightforward tests
“ and multiple choice. Do practice problems!”
CHEM100
“ . He gives you review questions and if you study that you will defintly will get an A.”
115
“his tests are easier than most other chem110 or chem115 instructors at Palomar”
CHEM115

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He gives so many opportunities, and is one professor that I can say legitimately cares about his students and wants them to succeed.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2015, balancing care, exam ease, and lecture clarity concerns. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

47/100

“ and I could barely understand him.”

📈

72/100

“ and multiple choice. Do practice problems!”

❤️ Student Care

70/100

“He is a wonderful teacher. and cares about the students.”

📘

40/100

“I had to learn most of the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Made tons of errors in lecture
  • you will get used to the accent.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you don't pass his class, you are seriously not trying
  • i'm bad at chem but i still got an A
  • studying for

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • legitimately cares about his students and wants them to succeed
  • he inspired me to love science!
  • He plays favorites.

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

60/100

Evidence confidence

, but many are from 2004 and opinions remain polarized on lecture clarity.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 54
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM1104 reviews
CHEM1153 reviews
110CHEM1 review
1151 review
CHEM1001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values