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Chemistry

Shohreh Nafisi

CHEM305 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
55.17%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you can teach yourself chemistry; her kindness and help, but lectures often do not.

Best fit · Self Taught ProExtra credit heavySelf-taught chemistryCaring but unorganizedConfusing lecturesLanguage barrier
  • Students split hard between loving her care and calling lectures unusable.
  • , notecards, and .
  • Expect and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

, and notecards help, but and picky labs still demand real study.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Chemistry content and fast lectures challenge many students even when exams later feel formula-based.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Nearly every recent review marks attendance mandatory with participation mattering.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About half the class raves about support and grades; the other half urges switching professors for clarity.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

56/100

and , while lab nitpicking and tough-grader tags pull the other way.

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Online homework, long slides, labs, and .

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

She is repeatedly called caring, yet , and leaves students self-teaching.

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Exams and though homework volume is high.

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

caring personality and issues, and self-study demands.

Main concern

Lectures and chem instruction.

What students said

“Pretty much a self-taught class.”
chem305
“She does offer a lot of though which is how I managed to get an A.”
chem305
“ .”
16497
“Easiest CHEM class ever!”
16497

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.

Many students say , and practice from quizzes, despite harder labs.

Notecard allowedStudy guidesExtra creditFormula-heavy examsOnline quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

study guides and quizzes, and can be formula-heavy; labs grade more strictly.

5x7 notecardAmazing study guidesQuizzes onlineLab nitpicking
“She lets you have a 5 x 7 inch notecard as a cheat sheet for quizzes and tests”
16497
“amazing study guides that if you studied/knew all you'd easily pass the ”
chem305
“Exams are like 70% just basic formulas”
16497

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Pretty much a self-taught class. She's a nice person, but .”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 in-person reviews, highlighting care versus clarity and . Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Support

80/100

“ , and wants every student to succeed.”

📚

35/100

“ if you want to pass.”

🎁 Lifeline

70/100

“She does offer a lot of though which is how I managed to get an A.”

👎 Polarized Recommendation

55/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are confusing with
  • she makes difficult material easy to understand
  • You will not understand a single thing she says in her lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Genuinely such an easy prof.
  • the
  • and doesn't follow her class schedule

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs and Workload

  • She nitpicks everything in labs.
  • Lots of hw but and will extend due dates
  • There's a lot of .

Data context

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Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

29 detailed recent reviews with polarized but recurring themes on care, organization, , and self-teaching.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 56

Course coverage

1649720 reviews
chem3059 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 3 · A 10

B range

12

B+ 4 · B 7 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1