AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Ahmad Alshawa

CHEM111A · CHEM185 · CHEM107 · CHEM101 · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating
39/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
34.78%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Take him only if you can self-study chemistry and use and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing lecturesVery niceExtra creditSelf-study requiredTest heavy
  • Reviews are sharply split, with many praising his kindness and while many others .
  • Students often say chemistry can be passed with , and self-study.
  • Recent reviews are more negative, , and difficult tests.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is possible through homework, notes, participation, and , but many students say the teaching and .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Intro chemistry can feel manageable, but , and harder CHEM111A material make the content harder than average.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Several reviews say attendance and participation matter, and .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

Recommendation is low because many students describe confusing lectures and and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

and curves help grades, but many and difficult exams.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Students mention , and extensive practice problems.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

He is often described as kind and knowledgeable, but many students .

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Reviews mention , and exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews show a polarizing professor who is often kind and but frequently hard to understand.

Main concern

The main concern is unclear teaching that forces students to learn much of the material on their own.

What students said

“ and try to do lots of practice problems to understand the concepts!”
CHEM107
“Lots of .”
CHEM111A
“Ended up teaching the class to myself.”
CHEM111A

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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and quizzes, with some exam reviews and helping but no clearly student-friendly format.

Difficult ExamsExam ReviewsPop QuizzesFinal Exam

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention difficult tests, quizzes, midterms, finals, and , but .

Difficult ExamsExam ReviewsPop QuizzesFinal Exam
“ ”
CHEM111A
“ exam reviews.”
CHEM107
“ rushed.”
CHEM111A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ and try to do lots of practice problems to understand the concepts!”

Voice snapshots generated from 44 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation strength. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“Ended up teaching the class to myself.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

38/100

“ and needs lots of thorough explanation.”

⚖️

55/100

“Gives a plenty of that actually boosted my grades.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He doesn't explain clearly and .
  • He is very good in making difficult concepts SIMPLE and EASY to understand.
  • His lectures are so boring because he speaks in a low monotone voice.
  • He is very good at making concepts easy to understand and makes it very simple too.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • A ton of .
  • This isn't a class you can slack off in.
  • he is very easy, and problem solving you will get A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Professor is approachable and but I still managed to get an A in his class.
  • and so passionate about chemistry.
  • this guy is awesome! and wants all of his students to pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

44

Recent reviews read by the AI

44

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

There are 44 in-person reviews across many years with detailed and recurring themes, though sentiment varies strongly by student and course.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 59
3 out of 55
2 out of 55
1 out of 511

Course coverage

CHEM10723 reviews
CHEM111A16 reviews
CHEM1014 reviews
CHEM1851 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 1 · A 9

B range

0

No reported values

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 5