AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Ali Dehghani

CHEM026 · CHEM006 · CHEM26 · CHEM007 · CHEM07 · CHEM25 · 62 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
31.91%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you already have a strong chemistry background and can teach yourself; most students should pick another instructor.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderLecture heavySelf-teach requiredFast pacePolarizing
  • , and hard to pass; a solid minority find him funny, fair, and supportive if you study.
  • Expect , and little in recent terms.
  • Online reviews also , and disrespectful tone.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Some get As with steady study and dropped lowest scores, but , and D/F outcomes.

Online ; in-person dominates the sample.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Material is dense and fast, often beyond true intro level for students without prior chem.

Both formats describe heavy content; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and skip-class tags warn you will not pass.

Applies across online and in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Would-take-again near 32% with many never-again warnings despite a vocal positive minority.

Online sample is smaller and mostly negative; in-person is split but leans negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

30/100

and ; occasional dropped scores or rare EC do not offset harsh tests.

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Weekly quizzes, homework, labs, and .

Format shift

Online mentions virtual labs plus quizzes; and tests.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Knows chemistry and can be funny/caring, but many cannot follow lectures and feel blamed for confusion.

Format shift

In-person has both strong praise and strong criticism; online leans more negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

, and labs more than low-stakes practice.

Format shift

Consistent across formats.

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

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person CHEM is test/quiz heavy with ; successful students study hard and use practice problems while many report confusion, accent barriers, and impatience.

Main concern

, and frustration when students ask questions.

What students said

“dont waste your time he doesnt teach!!!”
CHEM007
“As long as you do the work without falling behind, and study/review before exams you'll get an A in his class.”
CHEM007
“You have to look it up and figure it all out on your own.”
CHEM007

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections still , and unit tests; teaching is often called vague or disrespectful.

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“Terrible just straight up terrible always blames the students”
CHEM007
“ . He basically just reads from the slides”
CHEM07
“ . Out of all of the professors who team chem at LMC, Dehghani is one of the professors who cares”
CHEM026

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Heavy quiz and ; few comments prove special proctoring tools.

Test heavyWeekly quizzesExam guides (mixed usefulness)Drop lowest scores

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and sometimes feel trick-filled; practice problems and lecture examples prepare successful students.

Test heavyWeekly quizzesPractice problemsPartial EC rare
“The as well, so beware of that.”
CHEM007
“Quizzes and .”
CHEM26
“He also gives .”
CHEM007

Online

, and guides that may not match the test.

Weekly quizzesUnit testsVirtual labsExam guides
“Theres a , and four unit tests.”
CHEM07
“the the guide”
CHEM07

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Literally the at LMC. Throughout the entire semester he would constantly contradict himself... I literally walked out during the and cried.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (4 online, 46 in-person), highlighting polarization in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Teaching Clarity

35/100

“He doesn't teach well. I had to go home after class each day and teach everything myself”

👎 Recommendation Rate

32/100

“never again pls avoid this teacher AT ALL TIMES YOU WILL NOT PASS!!!!”

😂 Polarizing Personality

40/100

“Dr. D is a very understanding and funny professor.”

📝

30/100

“He grade super tough and makes learning difficult”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • goes by the martial super fast
  • basically just reads from the slides
  • Concepts were simplified for an intro chem class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Theme 3

💬 About Student Interaction

  • gets mad easy when you ask him questions
  • Do NOT be afraid to ask him a question
  • talks about personal emails people sent him and laughs at them

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

62

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning 2014-2026 with detailed comments and stable split opinions give strong evidence despite polarization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 57
3 out of 57
2 out of 58
1 out of 526

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 1 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

11

B+ 6 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

7

C+ 6 · C- 1

D range

4

D+ 3 · D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 2