Ali Dehghani

42477B3 · 1A42478 · CHEM1A · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 44/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 57.89%
Difficulty: 3.8

The decision

if you will and quizzes, and can handle a direct or blunt style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyLots of HomeworkCondescending ToneWeeder ClassClear for Self-Starters

CHEM1A is a weeder with , and .
Older students praise clarity and structure; newer reviews often cite rude tone and self-study.
Online sections draw the harshest criticism for .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Many students earn As, but only by staying on top of , and labs.

Online students report harder .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

CHEM1A is widely treated as a weeder with , and a fast late-semester pace.

Both formats call content hard; online students stress self-teaching more.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and warn that missing lecture tanks your chance to pass.

and in person.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

and rigor; others warn of hostility and weak teaching.

Online .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Clear criteria and extra-credit note options exist, but and .

Format shift

complainers.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Lots of , and .

Format shift

Workload complaints span both formats.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Teaching quality and rude or slide-reading sessions.

Format shift

In-person reviews are mixed; online reviews are almost all poor.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Weekly quizzes, biweekly exams, labs, and .

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person CHEM1A is polarized: many call him inspiring and clear if you work hard; others , and test-heavy.

Main concern

, and a blunt classroom tone that some experience as hostile.

What students said

“ and easy to follow, he provides the slides.”
CHEM1A

“ . Prof Dehghani creates a hostile learning environment.”
CHEM1A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CHEM1A reviews are strongly negative: students say they learned , and the class felt hostile.

Main concern

Almost no real teaching online; high risk of dropping or self-teaching everything.

What students said

“I literally learned everything off youtube.”
CHEM1A

“ if it's online or hybrid.”
CHEM1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Expect and and practice; proctoring details are not clearly proven.

Weekly QuizzesFrequent ExamsTest HeavyTricky Questions

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

two weeks, and tricky quiz questions.

Weekly QuizzesExams Every 2 WeeksTricky Quiz Questions

“he gives very tricky questions in the weekly quiz.”
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“He gives a good amount of and exams every 2 weeks.”
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Online

and poor lectures more than specific proctoring tools.

Self Study Heavy

“Many people had to learn how to do all the work from youtube.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“the class will only be hard if you make it... .”
Voice snapshots generated from 19 reviews spanning 2016-2025, balancing older praise with newer hostility and online failures. Credibility rating: High.

🧪 Weeder Rigor

28/100

“Prepare to work!!”

👎 Classroom Tone Risk

30/100

“Whenever I ask questions, he would raise his voice and sometimes it makes me feel stupid.”

👍 Structure for Hard Workers

75/100

“One of the . and easy to follow.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and easy to follow
His lectures is the
He didn't teach the class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Lots of homework
Test heavy
if you put in the work you'll pass

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

he is just direct
creates a hostile learning environment
He's also a and cares about his students

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

19 reviews across many years with rich detail, grade data, and consistent workload themes despite tone polarization.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59

4 out of 52

3 out of 51

2 out of 53

1 out of 54

Course coverage

CHEM1A17 reviews

1A424781 review

42477B31 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1

Ali Dehghani

x x x if you will x x x x x and quizzes, and can handle a direct or blunt style.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🧪 Weeder Rigor

👎 Classroom Tone Risk

👍 Structure for Hard Workers

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will and quizzes, and can handle a direct or blunt style.