AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Sam Abbas

CHEM110 · CHEM115 · CHEM110115 · CHEM100 · CHEM111 · CHEM1A · CHEM110L · CHEM200 · CHEM115L · CHEM110LAB · 98 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you will study hard and want a fair mentor not an easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate Chem MentorHard But FairPartial Credit KingTest HeavyStudent Advocate
  • Caring chemistry professor who wants students to succeed and
  • Exams are calculation-heavy and demanding so expect heavy study time
  • a free A

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Many say not an easy A and you must study hard even though partial credit and .

All evidence is from In person reviews only.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chemistry content is calculation heavy and paced for serious effort not casual browsing.

All evidence is from In person reviews only.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and lab with penalties for missing class.

All evidence is from In person reviews only.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

and support despite a vocal minority who find him too hard.

All evidence is from In person reviews only.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

Partial credit dropped quizzes tests and exam difficulty.

Format shift

All evidence is from In person reviews only.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Online homework multi-page lab reports and constant study for .

Format shift

All evidence is from In person reviews only.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

and life-changing though some find lectures insufficient or abrasive.

Format shift

All evidence is from In person reviews only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and long lab reports supporting them.

Format shift

All evidence is from In person reviews only.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and and fair with hard calculation exams and strong support for students who work.

Main concern

and heavy study load can overwhelm unprepared students.

What students said

“Incredible Professor, changed my life and did what I thought could never be done, gave me a love for Chemistry”
CHEM100
“Dr. Abbas is a master of general chemistry who teaches fairly and from his heart”
CHEM110
“He's nice and a ; he'll give you partial credit for attempting”
CHEM111

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

though partial credit softens the blow.

Calculation Heavy ExamsNo Formula SheetPartial CreditDrop Lowest TestTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and heavy test weight.

Calculation Heavy ExamsNo Formula SheetPartial CreditDrop Lowest Test
“The and are outright impossible to some degree”
CHEM1A
“ and he does not provide any formulas for the exams”
CHEM111
“Gives a lot of partial credit and he really helps his students out to get a good ”
CHEM110

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Outstanding, fair, caring, and genuine are tems I would use when describing Dr. Sam Abbas as a professor. If A... his courses are not for you.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 In person reviews, highlighting rigor fairness and mentorship in chemistry. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Student Advocacy

80/100

“He truly cares for his students. make a good impression and ”

🔥 Hard But Fair

72/100

“he grades super generously. He has a passion for Chemistry”

🧠 Real Challenge

32/100

“Not an easy A, requires a lot of work and reading”

👍

70/100

“By far the best Chem teacher there is at Palomar college”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching and Care

  • teaches and cares
  • really wants his students to do well
  • teaches straight from his heart

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Not an easy A, you must study and learn Chemistry
  • he'll give you partial credit for attempting
  • If you work hard and study hard, easy A

Theme 3

⚠️

  • the lectures are not in any way sufficient for this class
  • I personally felt like he was always yelling

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

98

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty In person reviews over many years give a rich consistent picture of hard but fair chemistry teaching with both praise and criticism.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 565
4 out of 516
3 out of 59
2 out of 54
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CHEM11031 reviews
CHEM1004 reviews
CHEM1154 reviews
CHEM110LAB2 reviews
CHEM1112 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2