AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Divan Fard

CHEM2A · PHSC1 · F6190 · CHEM2 · CHEM1A · 2A · CHEM10 · 125 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
34.48%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest-score dominatedUnorganized lecturesSelf-teach requiredTough graderPolarizing personality
  • while homework and
  • Many students say lectures confuse more than they teach and SI or
  • A and funny and pass with heavy outside work

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

An A usually demands heavy outside study and ; rarely rescues a bad test set.

Both formats are exam-driven; and organization complaints.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Chemistry content is hard and lectures often fail to clarify concepts, forcing textbook and SI catch-up.

and accent issues; online stresses format and workload stress.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and missing class causes students to fall behind fast.

Most detailed .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Take-again rate is low and repeated warnings about teaching and .

Online ; in-person is mixed but still majority negative on instruction.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

26/100

and are inconsistent, and one bad exam is hard to recover from.

Format shift

In-person reviews most often cite 80% test weight and stingy .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of homework, labs, and study time, .

Format shift

Online terms add constant assignments and due-date churn; and SI dependency.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Students repeatedly , so learning happens elsewhere.

Format shift

A minority of in-person students still praise humor and care; online help quality is often panned.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Final grades hinge on exams; homework and .

Format shift

Both formats describe test-heavy schemes; in-person evidence is stronger and more consistent.

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

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and funny, but many report , and organization problems.

Main concern

even for hard-working students.

What students said

“Nothing taught in the lectures. He stands up there and reads the textbook slides.”
2A
“ ”
CHEM2A
“If you study, you'll pass. I can't say you're guaranteed an A, but you'll pass.”
CHEM2A

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online Chem is stressful and and weak help; a few still pass with outside tools and grit.

Main concern

, and little useful help make the online format high-risk.

What students said

“Learn from my mistake, and .”
CHEM2A
“ .”
CHEM2A
“I never once received valuable help from him. Didnt learn a thing!”
CHEM1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and policy details can change late.

Test heavyGraded by few thingsPractice exams sometimesOpen-book promises reversed

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and are frequently called harder than reviews or lectures prepare you for.

Test heavyInconsistent exam policyPractice examsHigh weight
“ and then the day before the Final, he went back on his word.”
CHEM2A
“Class average for the final was 50%, and we all studied really hard.”
2A

Online

Online reviews emphasize constant tests and .

Test heavyMultiple tests per weekHigh stress
“Lectures almost everyday, !”
CHEM1A
“ unless you want to be stressed out 24/7.”
CHEM2A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This was hands down the and . ”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with and mixed personal vs teaching ratings. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“Nothing taught in the lectures. He stands up there and reads the textbook slides.”

📝

88/100

“ , so one bad score is almost impossible to recover from.”

👎 Recommendation

34/100

“ if some one paid me.”

❤️ Personality Split

55/100

“Fard was hilarious in class, and he's just a sweet guy in general.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Ignore his lectures they will only confuse you more trust me.
  • His accent is thick and you can barely understand him.
  • He makes lectures fun and interactive.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • because the only thing that will really effect your grade are tests
  • EVERY SINGLE QUESTION AND ANSWER for the FOR WORD.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

  • .
  • He kept changing his mind about what we were .
  • He would constantly change the .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

125

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years , and polarized teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 543
4 out of 522
3 out of 515
2 out of 523
1 out of 523

Course coverage

CHEM2A31 reviews
CHEM1A8 reviews
2A7 reviews
CHEM101 review
CHEM21 review
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F61901 review
PHSC11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 3 · A 11 · A- 1

B range

8

B+ 1 · B 4 · B- 3

C range

10

C+ 3 · C 6 · C- 1

D range

5

D+ 1 · D 4

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2