AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Vasfi Basaran

CHEM60 · CHEM1A · CHEM42 · CHEM10 · CH60 · CHEM0305 · CHEM160 · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
57.14%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you are strong at teaching yourself STEM from the textbook and tutoring; weak chemistry backgrounds should look elsewhere.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard to follow lecturesTest heavyTeach yourselfKind but unclearExams mismatch lecture
  • Many students say lectures are dry or hard to understand so they learn from the book or tutoring.
  • Grade is heavily exam-based with frequent claims that .
  • Kind and fair-minded personally, but teaching delivery is the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

An A is possible with and tutoring, but many report C or B despite long hours and call an A unrealistic for most.

In-person reviews dominate and warn against expecting an easy A; online is fair but still effort-based.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Chemistry content plus unclear delivery makes the course hard especially without a strong prior science base.

Both formats call the material difficult; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

Some sections ; others say skip class and you will not pass.

Mixed mandatory and optional reports mainly from in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About half would take again if self-motivated; if .

Online is split; and .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

and exams; curve mentioned sometimes but .

Format shift

and ; online calls him more than fair.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Often little or ; workload is studying for and lab reports.

Format shift

In-person notes no homework but ; .

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

nice and smart but .

Format shift

; online still rates lectures weak.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Common structure around 75 percent exams and 25 percent labs with .

Format shift

; in-person details the 75/25 split.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

; many must self-study and tutor while exams often feel disconnected from class.

Main concern

notes or book.

What students said

“Sweet man, but not a good teacher. Be prepared to teach yourself everything.”
CHEM60
“ class or the reviews or whats in the book.”
CHEM60
“A kind man but his lectures are dry.”
CHEM42

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online CHEM60 and , but lectures are weak and success tracks raw study hours.

Main concern

Lectures still not great even online; grade is pure effort.

What students said

“He is very clear about what you can expect .”
CHEM60
“His lectures aren't great. He isn't a fun teacher but he isn't tricky and does want you to succeed.”
CHEM60

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and are frequently described as mismatched to lecture, book, or practice tests.

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, PowerPoints, or practice tests; class is majority exam graded.

Test heavyExams mismatch lecturePractice tests unhelpful75% exams 25% labs
“ class or the reviews or whats in the book.”
CHEM60
“The class was 25% lab and 75% test graded.”
CHEM60
“The and its really hard to know what to study.”
4711

Online

Online reviews say and fair, with grades reflecting study effort.

Test heavyClear grading criteria
“He is very clear about what you can expect .”
CHEM60
“The work you put into this class directly reflects the grade you receive.”
CHEM60

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Sweet man, but not a good teacher. Be prepared to teach yourself everything and to spend hours in the tutoring center if you dont have a very strong chemistry background.”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews (2 online, 30 , and mixed effort-reward. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Lecture Clarity

34/100

“He's a smart guy, not a very articulate teacher.”

📝

32/100

“ class or the reviews or whats in the book.”

❤️ Kind Personality

60/100

“He's a and is always friendly and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • A kind man but his lectures are dry.
  • Lectures are . You will be teaching yourself.
  • he does a terrible job at conveying information.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Class is 75%exams and 25%labs.
  • .
  • Put in WORK and get an A!

Theme 3

🧪

  • as well.
  • , and .
  • Average Midterm grade 48%

Data context

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Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

32

Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-two reviews over a long span with detailed, consistent themes about lecture clarity and .

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 57
3 out of 57
2 out of 511
1 out of 52

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 2 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

5

B 4 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1