AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

San Khong

CHEM107 · 111A · CHEM111A · CHEM111AC · CHEM230 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you want a , but expect to study hard and sometimes teach yourself.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring ProfessorExtra CreditDrops Lowest ScoresHeavy Chemistry WorkloadSometimes Self-Taught
  • Students often praise Khong as kind, relaxed, understanding, and .
  • Chemistry content remains difficult, and several students say lectures can be hard to understand or .
  • The course can reward effort well, but , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

A grades are realistic because he gives , curves, dropped scores, and sometimes flexible deadlines, but students still must handle hard chemistry work.

Online has one easy-grader report and one warning, while rewarded.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

The course content is real chemistry and often hard without prior experience, even when the professor is supportive.

Both formats show chemistry can be difficult, but , and self-study.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

Attendance and participation matter in several reviews, but .

In-person reviews mention attendance and participation more often; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

and grade support, but hesitation comes from workload, lecture clarity, and uneven experiences.

and more positive overall, while online evidence is mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and flexible grading are frequent, though a few students report harsh lab grading.

Format shift

Both formats mention leniency, but tests, labs, homework, and curves.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Students mention lots of , and hours of studying.

Format shift

Both formats include workload concerns, with the strongest heavy-workload .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

He is widely described as nice, caring, and helpful, but lecture clarity and accent issues lower the experience for some students.

Format shift

Online reviews are mixed, while support with occasional self-study complaints.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

, and lab reports, with exams clearly important but not the only component.

Format shift

In-person reviews provide detailed assessment structure; online reviews mention assignments and exams but .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews mostly describe a nice, helpful professor who offers and dropped scores, but the chemistry workload and .

Main concern

Students may need outside study because lectures can be .

What students said

“He gives so and 2 lowest labs”
CHEM107
“I have had to .”
CHEM111A
“The material is hard but if you go to tutoring you can definitely get an A.”
CHEM107

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews split between one very positive easy-grading experience and one negative pandemic-transition experience with .

Main concern

Online quality and scheduling.

What students said

“A lot of . .”
111A
“Seems like the virtual class transition got to him. Beware of him!”
CHEM111A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are part of the course, but , and a cheat sheet make the exam risk more student-friendly overall.

Lowest Exam DroppedCurved TestsMock ExamsCheat Sheet On FinalFinal Multiple Choice

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

dropped exams, curves, mock exams, multiple choice final evidence, and one cheat-sheet final comment.

Lowest Exam DroppedCurved TestsMock ExamsCheat Sheet On FinalMultiple Choice Final
“ so .”
CHEM107
“He lets you use a cheat sheet on the .”
CHEM107
“ ”
CHEM107

Online

Online reviews mention Saturday exams but do not clearly prove .

Saturday Exams MentionedProctoring Not Clearly Proven
“ ? Really?”
CHEM111A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The material is hard but if you go to tutoring you can definitely get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Teaching Support

72/100

“ . He's always ready to help me with my question.”

🎁 Grade Support

78/100

“He gives so and 2 lowest labs”

📚 Course Difficulty

42/100

“Chem 107 is a difficult course without any past experience.”

Theme 1

❤️ About Character

  • Prof Khong is a nice man.
  • and caring to the students.
  • , and and more.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades

  • A lot of . .
  • Curves tests, including final test and .
  • He also has 30 pts of extra credits and .

Theme 3

🧪 About Workload And Learning

  • I spend hours a day on all of the assignments and he always makes you do extra problems.
  • Prepare to teach yourself in some topics; his explaining can be difficult to understand and scratches the surface sometimes.
  • A fair class, a fair professor.

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen reviews across many years give detailed and consistent evidence about kindness, , workload, and chemistry difficulty.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 56
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHEM1078 reviews
CHEM111AC3 reviews
CHEM111A2 reviews
111A1 review
CHEM2301 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2