AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Maryam Bazargan

CHEMM12 · CHEM101LAB · CHEM60 · LAP60 · CHEM060 · CHEM0217 · CHEM101 · CHE60 · 79 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
20.69%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid if you can; only take her if and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh lab graderSig figs obsessionUnclear explanationsSelf-teach chemistryMandatory attendance
  • Students most often criticize harsh lab grading where calculation or sig-fig errors tank entire reports.
  • Teaching is widely called vague, disorganized, or .
  • A minority say she is fair and helpful if you work hard, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Some still earn As with heavy effort, but and .

Both online and As.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Intro chem becomes and calculations with .

In-person and online lab students both call the course difficult for the wrong reasons.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most recent reviews list attendance as and workshops.

; online still often requires presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

and many reviews open with .

A , but recent sentiment stays negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students repeatedly say one calculation or sig-fig mistake can collapse a .

Format shift

and in person.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Weekly labs, reports, quizzes, and Mastering or ALEKS-style work add up without being pure busywork.

Format shift

Lab report load is the main burden in both formats.

Teaching experience

Poor

26/100

Common themes are vague lectures, YouTube as class, weak answers to questions, and students teaching themselves.

Format shift

Negative teaching comments are strong in person and online.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grades combine lab reports, quizzes, and and calculations.

Format shift

Lab courses focus more on reports and .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and lab reviews dominate and are mostly negative on clarity, attitude, and .

Main concern

Students feel ignored when asking questions and report .

What students said

“ !!!”
CHE60
“She's literally the videos as lecture.”
CHEM101
“she's a ”
CHEM060

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online and , and high calculation stakes.

Main concern

Wrong lab calculations can fail a whole report with .

What students said

“ .”
CHE60
“If calculations are wrong, she gives me a fail on the whole report.”
CHEM060
“She did not teach at all and ”
CHEM101LAB

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments feel high-stakes and unforgiving, with pop quizzes and .

Pop quizzesTough lab gradingSig figs focusTricky tests

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and labs graded to the decimal with little help.

Pop quizzesSig figs focusMultiple-choice tests no partial credit
“ credit.”
CHEM060
“Beware of pop quizzes”
CHEM060

Online

Online reviews emphasize lab quizzes and failing whole reports for calculation mistakes.

Lab quizzesHarsh calculation gradingFew teaching supports
“If you get calculations wrong on a . She also gives lots of lab quizzes.”
CHE60
“If calculations are wrong, she gives me a fail on the whole report.”
CHEM060

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ !!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 and low recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

26/100

“Does not care if you learn or not. Aleks heavy.”

⚖️

18/100

“If you make a mistake with your sig figs might as lab.”

👎 Recommendation

22/100

“ !!! if you have no other options.”

🧪 Lab Experience

25/100

“she is horrible at explaining things, so i had to ask everyone else in time.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • plays youtube videos as lecture
  • You will have to teach yourself most of it

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If calculations are wrong, she gives me a fail on the whole report
  • credit

Theme 3

😤 About Classroom Climate

  • she literally walks away
  • Gives attitude to everyone
  • treats you like an animal

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

79

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years show a durable pattern of and weak teaching with only sparse positives.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 517
3 out of 510
2 out of 511
1 out of 530

Course coverage

CHEM6021 reviews
CHEM0609 reviews
CHEM1017 reviews
CHE605 reviews
CHEM101LAB5 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 5 · A 5

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1