AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Ka Kokabi

CHEM51LAB · CHEM513066 · CHEM51 · CHEM68 · C3055 · CHEMISTRY68 · CHEM101 · CHEM068 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
5%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Do not take Kokabi unless you have no other option and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderRude AttitudeTest HeavyNo Extra CreditAvoid at All Costs
  • and harsh, nitpicky grading.
  • Labs and significant figures are graded mercilessly with little help or feedback.
  • yet many say lectures and office hours still fail to teach the material.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

Getting an A and exams under merciless partial-credit and significant-figure deductions.

Both online and ; online adds snarky feedback and no real labs.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Content is already hard , and fast pacing.

In-person and online both call the course extremely difficult; online lacks lectures entirely.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and skipping tanks your chance to pass.

and online CHEM51 reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

Nearly every , and lack of teaching.

Recommendation is equally negative online and in person, with only rare older positives.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

14/100

Repeated tough-grader tags, point-offs for tiny mistakes, and no dominate reviews.

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and test prep with little instructional support.

Format shift

and external videos; .

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

and a refusal to answer questions clearly.

Format shift

; online is almost uniformly awful.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests and ; little credit cushion and no real .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews paint a tough, often rude grader whose lectures are PDFs or and low grades.

Main concern

, and a dismissive attitude that makes passing CHEM51 feel nearly impossible.

What students said

“Do not take this professor! !”
CHEM51
“save your time and energy and . He is a very tough grader, doesn't help students, and gives NO .”
CHEM51
“ and capricious.”
CHEM51

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CHEM51 was described as , and lacking real lectures or .

Main concern

No coherent lectures, snarky responses, and while .

What students said

“Doesn't allow students to perform labs Very rude and ”
CHEM51
“Horrible- if I could give a 0/5, I would. Never met a professor with his attitude who doesn't care about his students.”
CHEM51

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and labs are hard, written, and graded with almost no forgiveness for small errors.

Test HeavyWritten ExamsNo Multiple ChoiceStrict Partial Credit

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

material sometimes not covered, plus harsh lab scoring.

Test HeavyWritten ExamsSignificant Figures Deduction
“ have to answer everything written.”
CHEM68
“Significant figures will haunt you throughout the whole semester if .”
CHEM51

Online

Online reviews emphasize tough tests and .

Test HeavyTough Grader
“The mistakes and is insanely snarky.”
CHEM51

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Do not take this professor! !”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews, highlighting consistent themes of , and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫

8/100

“save your time and energy and .”

📝

14/100

“It doesn't matter if you're off by .00001, you instantly get a ”

👨‍🏫 Poor Teaching

18/100

“ the whiteboard, going through the problem in his head, and turning around to ask "do you get it?"”

😤 Attitude Issues

15/100

“HORRIBLE HORRIBLE TEACHER! RUDE AND ARROGANT, TOLD STUDENTS THEIR QUESTIONS WERE STUPID!!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • No actual lecture portion of the class.
  • Does not provide any lecture, only textbook and links to Khan Academy and YouTube
  • Lectures are not helpful at all, I would have to go home and watch MIT Open Courseware

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He is a
  • you will not pass the class
  • Class started with 28 people and finished with 10 due to everyone else failing

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He doesn't care about his students
  • Rather than answer a student's question he will instead restate the question incorrectly to mock the student
  • very rude to his students and

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

31 detailed reviews across years show and teaching quality.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 53
3 out of 55
2 out of 53
1 out of 519

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

3

B 3

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 4

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2