Pamela Kimbrough

CHEM2A · MAT52 · CHE2A · MATH10 · MATH52 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 32/100
RMP rating: 2.9/5
Take again: 33.33%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

Skip her for chemistry if you need a clear teacher; only consider if and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing LecturesExam MismatchSelf-Taught HeavyTest Corrections HelpMandatory Attendance

and and exams.
Some math sections grade more gently with late work and , but chemistry is widely called a grade risk.
and participation matters, yet students still say they must teach themselves.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Math comments report easy A paths via late work and , but chemistry students say exams and homework .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content ranges from manageable math to fast, lecture-heavy chemistry that students call confusing and high-stakes.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most reviews mark attendance mandatory, with tags that skipping class means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Take-again sentiment is low overall because poor lecture clarity and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

and half-credit late work help some students, but tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

35/100

, and lecture-heavy pacing add steady load.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Students , and poorly connected to assessed material.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

, and finals more than pure project work.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CHEM and math reviews split sharply: a few students pass with and homework, while many say and the class feels like a self-taught nightmare.

Main concern

Disconnected lectures, pop quizzes, and up.

What students said

“This teacher is a nightmare. Barely any of the material she covers in class pops up in the homework, maybe 1/5 of .”
CHE2A

“Just go to class and do the homework and you should be okay. She allowed us to do test corrections for the things we missed on the .”
CHEM2A

“She's a very easy A, you can turn in late work and . But she's not great at teaching what so ever.”
MATH52

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 and quizzes are high-stakes and often feel disconnected from lectures, though .

Hard ExamsPop QuizzesTest CorrectionsLecture Disconnect

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person courses stress difficult exams and quizzes; , while COVID-era notes mention Proctorio once without defining current policy.

Difficult ExamsPop QuizzesTest Corrections

“ . The textbook is necessary to pass class. Her lectures don't correlate with the exams.”
CHEM2A

“The quizzes and .”
CHE2A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“This teacher is a nightmare. Barely any of the material she covers in class pops up in the homework, maybe 1/5 of .”
Voice snapshots generated from 12 in-person reviews spanning chemistry and math courses, with Medium credibility from mixed but recurring clarity and .

📉 Teaching Clarity

38/100

“She seems like she knows what she is talking about but still needs to convey the material to the class.”

⚖️ Grade Reality

52/100

“She's a very easy A, you can turn in late work and . But she's not great at teaching what so ever.”

🚫 Recommendation Risk

34/100

“If you value your grade, do yourself a favor and find another teacher. Otherwise, prepare for an F.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

lectures are straightforward
class is basically self taught
jumps around too much when explaining

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

very easy A
lectures don't correlate with the exams

Theme 3

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Skip class? You won't pass.
Lots of homework
Participation matters

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve detailed in-person reviews span 2016-2025 with mixed grades and consistent themes about lecture clarity, though course subjects and .

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 51

3 out of 52

2 out of 54

1 out of 52

Course coverage

CHE2A4 reviews

CHEM2A4 reviews

MAT522 reviews

MATH101 review

MATH521 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

B 5

C range

No reported values

D range

D- 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1

Pamela Kimbrough

Skip her for chemistry if you need a clear teacher; only consider if x x x x and x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Avoid

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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 Clarity

⚖️ Grade Reality

🚫 Recommendation Risk

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⏰ x x x x

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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

Skip her for chemistry if you need a clear teacher; only consider if and .

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