AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Saloua Saidane

CHEM110 · CHEM100 · CHEM111 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if , and a strong personality; many recent students say avoid.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough Lab GraderPolarizing PersonalityHeavy Homework LoadPoor Question ClimateApplication-Focused Lectures
  • Newer CHEM110 and , and heavy busywork.
  • Older CHEM111 reviews often praise passion, real-life examples, and .
  • Overall experience is polarized, so risk is high if .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

and long homework means an A requires constant high effort and exact compliance with her rules.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Chemistry and heavy pre-tests makes the course feel hard even for motivated students.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and skip-class tags appear on recent low ratings.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Recorded would-take-again is zero and many .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and homework with and picky criteria.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

24/100

, and pre-tests stacked before exams.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Strong subject passion and real-world examples clash with poor communication and impatience toward questions.

Format shift

; older CHEM111 comments are warmer than later CHEM110 lab notes.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of homework, quizzes, long labs, and older sections.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

older students often loved her passion while , and high stress.

Main concern

, and feeling ridiculed when asking questions.

What students said

“ . Her labs are ridiculous - she will change the criteria constantly.”
CHEM110
“Makes it difficult to ask questions, makes you feel like you are stupid”
CHEM100
“She is a good teacher but be prepared to work. The work load for this class can be pretty brutal if you are taking other classes.”
CHEM111

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams often track study guides or practice sets, but and lab reports dominate stress.

Large Practice ExamsStudy Guide AlignmentHeavy Lab ReportsChapter Homework

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study guides, with and homework load around them.

Large Practice ExamsStudy Guide AlignmentHeavy Lab Reports
“Practice exams are posted 3 days before the exam, they're between 150 to 230 questions”
CHEM110
“ on the study guides...so study off of those.”
CHEM111

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Asking her questions is impossible because she will either shout at you or roll her eyes. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 in-person reviews, highlighting polarization between older praise and . Credibility rating: Medium.

⚠️ Approachability Risk

25/100

“Quick to belittle and get angry if students ask questions, almost all questions asked are because she cannot communicate effectively.”

📚 Heavy Workload

24/100

“Assigned work like she was your only class. I unless you have to.”

🔬 Polarizing Teaching

45/100

“Saidane gets a bad rap, because she expects her students actually learn the material. She has a strong personality, but her passion is contagious”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching And Personality

  • She is great at lecturing and giving real life examples in her chemistry career.
  • Makes it difficult to ask questions, makes you feel like you are stupid
  • .

Theme 2

🧪 About Labs And Workload

  • The so you can never be prepared
  • Home work is extremely long and she selects the hardest from the questions after each chapter.
  • .

Theme 3

📈 About Grades And Recommendation

  • .
  • Put in the work and follow her rules and you WILL get an A.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews spanning many years show a ; volume is solid but consistency across eras is mixed.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 55
3 out of 50
2 out of 54
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHEM1118 reviews
CHEM1106 reviews
CHEM1002 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values