Ligia Zelaya

CHEM60 · CHEM060 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
Take again: 50%
Difficulty: 3.9

The decision

if you will attend, keep up weekly work, and use every extra-credit path; skip if you need a light or gentle chem class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizingExtra Credit LifelineLots of HomeworkCameras On OnlineTest Heavy

Reviews split almost evenly between devoted fans and students who call her unprofessional or unhelpful.
Workload is heavy with , and .
and can rescue grades, but the class is not an easy A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Material and tests are hard, but , corrections, and dropped scores help dedicated students recover to B or better.

Online emphasizes cameras and EC more; in and EC.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Students repeatedly say chemistry is hard, lectures can feel rushed, and .

Both formats call the content hard; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

16/100

, and online students must keep cameras on or .

Online camera rules are stricter and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

and EC; half warn to run due to workload and professionalism issues.

Online contains more extreme negative and extreme positive reviews than in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Tough on tests and small mistakes, yet , , and dropped scores make recovery possible.

Format shift

and EC more often; in person still flags tough grading.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

, and long study hours create an overwhelming load for many.

Format shift

Online workload complaints are louder and more frequent.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Fans praise clarity, passion, and support; critics report confusion, belittling, and unprofessional outbursts.

Format shift

Online has sharper professionalism complaints; in person has both highly caring and highly critical voices.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Weekly quizzes and and labs as secondary but heavy components.

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; online adds strict camera testing protocols.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In person and reports of rudeness, harsh weekly tests, or disrespect.

Main concern

and high-pressure weekly assessments.

What students said

“One of the . As a student with a language barrier, I greatly appreciated her patience, kindness, and understanding.”
CHEM060

“Rude, had to remember whole periodic table... she is bad, rude, and has no respect for others”
CHEM060

“She gave lots of extra credits. She would stay after lecture to clarify students' questions.”
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Remote format

Online

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

fans praise structure and rescue opportunities, critics cite cameras-on rules, self-teaching, outbursts, and harsh testing.

Main concern

Camera enforcement, heavy weekly work, and inconsistent teaching clarity.

What students said

“As long as you are present in class (cameras on always) and do all your work, she will help you pass this class.”
CHEM060

“Horrible experience, professor requires cameras on almost the whole lecture, you have to learn everything off youtube and google anyways.”
CHEM060

“Run! The years”
CHEM060

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and weekly quizzes are demanding, and online testing often requires cameras on with strict rules.

Weekly quizzesCameras on for onlineExam correctionsExtra creditHard long tests

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as hard and long, with pop quizzes that cannot be made up and helpful .

Hard long testsPop quizzesExtra creditWeekly tests

“ and long, quizzes good to study. If you .”
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“She gives weekly tests that are far more difficult than the homework.”
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Online

Online students report cameras-on testing, threats of , and .

Cameras onStrict testing protocolsExam correctionsWeekly quizzes

“Insane protocols for test taking and if you don't have your cameras on.”
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“There is a lot of opportunities to pass the course , .”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Definitely not an easy class but she was fair and gave plenty of opportunities for you to get and offered .”
Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews, highlighting the strong fan-critic split, workload, and online camera rules. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“She explained chemistry clearly, made difficult concepts easier to understand, and genuinely cared about her students' success.”

📚 Workload Intensity

24/100

“She gives homework overload. There is an online program for homework that takes hours, and a .”

🎥 Online Camera Rules

20/100

“professor requires cameras on almost the whole lecture”

👍 Recommendation Split

50/100

“By far the !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

The material is difficult but she simplifies it.
Youtube does a .
She has passion for Chemistry.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

this isn't an easy class, some of the material is very challenging, but it is easy to get a good grade
Very easy to get a 0 on assignments for little mistakes

Theme 3

⚠️ About Professionalism

Yells at pets and family members in the middle the lecture
professor called me a slur in the middle of class

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-two reviews with a and strong format coverage make the polarization highly credible.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516

4 out of 50

3 out of 52

2 out of 52

1 out of 512

Course coverage

CHEM06023 reviews

CHEM609 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 12 · B- 1

C range

C 4 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 2

Ligia Zelaya

x x x if you will attend, keep up weekly work, and use every extra-credit path; skip if you need a light or gentle chem class.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Workload Intensity

🎥 Online Camera Rules

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

⚠️ About Professionalism

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will attend, keep up weekly work, and use every extra-credit path; skip if you need a light or gentle chem class.