Sami Ibrahim

CHEM32A · CHEMIA · CHEM30A · CHEM30 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
Take again: 27.27%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

if and tolerate uneven lectures and a strong accent.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizingHard to understandLecture heavyExtra credit availableInconsistent clarity

older students praise patience and support; recent ones report confusion, mistakes, and belittling.
and lectures dominate, with homework and labs still important.
Would-take-again is low overall despite many 5-star older reviews and some easy-A comments.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Some call it a super easy A with and a 65% C cutoff, but others struggle and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is standard intro chem difficulty; and lecture notes.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn that skipping means you will not pass.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Would-take-again is about 27%, and recent reviews strongly advise others not to enroll.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

, fair grading comments, and a low C threshold help, but tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

48/100

and long quizzes, yet many still call the class manageable with study.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Average

44/100

Older praise for patience and clarity is offset by frequent recent reports of mistakes, confusion, and belittling.

Format shift

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and exams all matter; lectures and packets drive what appears on tests.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and and mistake-filled; newer sections draw more complaints about accent, disorganization, and harsh interactions.

Main concern

, and low would-take-again among recent students.

What students said

“Worst teacher I have ever had!! Does not teach in a makes sense”
CHEM32A

“He really cares about students doing well & is passionate about what he teaches”
CHEM32A

“ or respect his own syllabus.”
CHEM30A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams can be long and hard, but , and .

Long hard testsTake-home quizzesSee exam beforehandLecture-based examsExtra credit

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

more friendly setups with and exam previews.

Long hard testsTake-home quizzesSee exam beforehand

“He lets us see the . .”
CHEM32A

“I have to admit he quizes and and hard but IF YOU STUDY HARD, YOU WIL DO FINE.”
CHEM32A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Worst teacher I have ever had!! Does not teach in a makes sense and is extremely difficult to follow.”
Voice snapshots generated from 28 in-person reviews, , and climate. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Recent Teaching Issues

44/100

“Prof Ibrahim makes too many mistakes and is all over the place with teaching, cant understand him”

❤️ When Students Connect

85/100

“He really cares about students doing well & is passionate about what he teaches”

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30/100

“nothing and will tell everyone I care about my not to”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Cant teach, hard to understand accent
His lectures are entertaining & he makes jokes
writes right to left too WTH??

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Super easy class to get an A.
65% is a C in his class

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

will belittle anybody for absolutely non
He don't like to be challenged

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-eight reviews spanning many years with detailed conflicting narratives give a strong but polarized evidence base.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513

4 out of 54

3 out of 52

2 out of 52

1 out of 57

Course coverage

CHEM32A23 reviews

CHEM30A3 reviews

CHEM301 review

CHEMIA1 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

A 2 · A- 1

B range

B 3

C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 2 · Rather not say 1

Sami Ibrahim

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Avoid

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❤️ When Students Connect

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

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Quality ratings

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A range

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C range

D range

F

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if and tolerate uneven lectures and a strong accent.

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