AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Mahnaz Firouzi

CHEM120 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
5/100
RMP rating
1.0/5
Take again
10%
Difficulty
4.9

The decision

unless you are already strong in chemistry and can learn the course independently.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf Teaching RequiredHeavy HomeworkUnclear LecturesLow SupportTest Heavy
  • Students overwhelmingly say they had to teach themselves chemistry.
  • Lectures are repeatedly described as .
  • Homework and exams feel heavy, while support and question-answering are weak.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Some students earned high grades, but the A , and outside support.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Chemistry content becomes difficult because , and often do not prepare students for labs or exams.

and consistently describes a hard learning experience.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

8/100

Students explicitly say lectures and though they find them unhelpful.

, and they describe it as required.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

Students strongly discourage taking her because , and .

and overwhelmingly negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

42/100

Labs and , but exams and course expectations still feel punishing and unclear.

Format shift

In-person and tough exam-heavy pressure.

Workload

Overwhelming

10/100

Many reviews cite brutal homework, lots of reading, test-heavy pressure, and long study sessions.

Format shift

All and is consistently heavy.

Teaching experience

Awful

10/100

Most students say , and gives little help when asked questions.

Format shift

All teaching evidence is in-person and almost uniformly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

The course , and exam preparation, with several Test Heavy tags.

Format shift

, and homework; online evidence is absent.

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

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are overwhelmingly negative, describing , and self-teaching.

Main concern

Students feel unsupported and and exams.

What students said

“Be ready to learn by yourself.”
CHEM-120
“You really have to teach yourself everything in this course.”
CHEM-120
“Lectures and but lectures are pointless.”
CHEM-120

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.

Reviews mention exams and , but they do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book status, or closed-book rules.

Test HeavyLabs And Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

40/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but do not clearly prove the exam policy or .

Test HeavyLabs And Exams
“Exams and class.”
CHEM-120
“She assigns brutal amounts of .”
CHEM-120

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You really have to teach yourself everything in this course.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and support; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

10/100

“She does not know how to teach. Lectures are pointless; she just reads off the slides.”

📚 Workload Pressure

10/100

“She assigns brutal amounts of .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

8/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Short lectures that .
  • Teaching also feels more like "telling" than explaining.
  • She only reads from the and does not go into depth on the topics.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • It can get heavy, so make sure you and your peers are ready to hold long study sessions!
  • Exams and class.
  • , but you won't gain the foundation needed for Chem 121.

Theme 3

🧭 About Support

  • She offers very little support and she ignores you when you ask questions.
  • questions often go unanswered, and students are left on their own to figure things out.
  • Be ready to teach all the material to yourself!

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

and highly consistent about weak teaching, heavy workload, and self-teaching.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 59

Course coverage

CHEM-12010 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 2

B range

4

B+ 2 · B- 2

C range

2

C+ 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values