AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Sarkhadoun Yadegar

CHEM51 · CHEM68 · CHEM60 · CHEM060 · CHEM1O1 · CHEM050 · CHEMISTRY · CHEM101 · CHEM01 · 57 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
37.04%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you are strong in math-heavy chem and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyTough GraderSelf-Taught ClassImpatient With QuestionsPearson Homework
  • Chemistry is hard and and limited study guides.
  • Many students say lectures are thin and and the book.
  • some find him fair and helpful; many call him hostile or impatient.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

As are uncommon; exams, open-ended finals, and .

, but most in-person lecture evidence says hard work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Intro chem feels advanced, math-heavy, fast, and poorly scaffolded for beginners.

Both formats describe hard material; online extremes are even harsher.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

and warn skippers will fail, while as not mandatory.

In-person evidence is mixed; as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

and many warn nursing and beginners to run, despite a committed minority who like him.

In-person avoidance dominates volume; online is split one good one disastrous.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

and hard uncurved exams outweigh occasional fairness or .

Format shift

; one online review called him extremely fair.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Pearson quizzes, weekly reading, labs, multiple midterms, and .

Format shift

Online and in person both report heavy self-study and homework.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Knowledge is respected by some, but frequent reports of impatience, thin lectures, and .

Format shift

In-person is consistently mixed-to-negative; online has one strong outlier.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades lean on quizzes, midterms, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews repeatedly , and impatience with questions, with a smaller group praising fairness for prepared students.

Main concern

, and unclear grade progress.

What students said

“You'll feel like you're doing fine until you get to the final. The lack of a study guide and the way the questions are worded screws you over.”
CHEM060
“ . Study guides are NOT provided. Final exam (worth 300 points) is open ended responses, NOT multiple choice.”
CHEM060
“If ur lazy or looking for an easy A !”
CHEM060

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one dropped immediately over workload and no teaching; and recorded Zoom lectures.

Main concern

Inconsistent online experience and extreme workload for intro chem.

What students said

“AWWWWWFFFUUUULLLLLLLLL awful awful!!! He is all over the place, .”
CHEM01
“Professor Yadegar is the . He understands if you work and records his zoom lecture so you can go over on your own time.”
CHEM60

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and sometimes open-ended without strong review support.

Not open noteOpen-ended finalNo study guideTest heavyMultiple choice or show work

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students report closed-note tests, missing study guides, pop quizzes, and difficult open-ended finals.

Not open noteOpen-ended finalNo study guidePop quizzesTest heavy
“ . Study guides are NOT provided. Final exam (worth 300 points) is open ended responses, NOT multiple choice.”
CHEM060
“The and their are about 110 questions.”
CHEM060

Online

Online comments focus on ridiculous problem volume and little lecture .

Heavy problem setsLittle lecture support
“This is an intro class and he gave us 200 problems to do in a day. Work load is ridiculous, and if you ask him for help, he tells you to google.”
CHEM01

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If . .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting exam difficulty, self-teaching, and tone split. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Basically the whole class revolves around you teaching yourself. He does lectures but all he does in them is go over problems form the book.”

📉 Recommendation Rate

36/100

“If you are !”

🧪

28/100

“ . Study guides are NOT provided.”

😤 Classroom Climate

25/100

“Professor Yadegar is both hostile and extremely disrespectful towards students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Self taught class only does examples his book.
  • Does not teach you.
  • He makes the material easy to understand, but he is so advanced in his field

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • .
  • if your looking for an easy A
  • you'll basically need to learn the material on your own

Theme 3

⚠️ About Tone and Access

  • if someone ask a questions he gets mad
  • Students are afraid to ask questions
  • He usually

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

57

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years show stable themes of , and uneven classroom tone, giving high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 519
3 out of 56
2 out of 510
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 2 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 4

D range

4

D+ 3 · D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 1