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CH101 - 1.0 rating“Tough to focus in class”
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Reviews (106)
Shes a pretty tough teacher, not easily understood and teaches at a really fast pace. Your better off printing off all the notes online and attending class to ATTEMPT to pick up anything, buts its hard to do.
Horrible teacher. Very difficult to pay attention in class due to boring lectures. She reads basically verbatim from power points and gives little to no examples.
Dr. Rabah was a very enthusiastic professor that was very willing to help you if you needed it. She covered every topic thoroughly but did not back track much so if you fell behind it was easy to get lost. She posted all notes online though and had many study guides!
She is an absolutely awful teacher. I had her for CH 315 and she didn't explain anything that is on the Webassign homework and there is a Webassign assignment almost every night. She is awful at explaining anything, flies through the material just scribbling numbers on the board. Highly recommend picking another teacher if possible
Horrible teacher. Very hard to understand. Does not explain topics well at all. Responses to questions are practically useless. would never take another class with her again
She needs to learn how to teach students who aren't chemistry majors. The speed at which she teaches is way too fast and she doesn't explain things well at all. For someone who hasn't had chemistry in two years I didn't have a lot of prior knowledge that I retained coming into her class and it took a lot of work to catch up. Find friends.
AWFUL
Her class is really easy. I understood everything. I passed with an A+, yay. No tutors were needed either.
horrible, is hard to understand and doesn't not explain well, goes very fast an expects you to know everything
She is very unclear in all of her lectures and seems to deliberately try to confuse students on the tests. The avg. grade for our last exam was a 60 if that is any indication. I wouldn't come to class if it wasn't mandatory because I literally feel like I lose knowledge listening to her speak. I make sure never take another class with her.
smart, but not a good teacher
horrible
Difficult to understand due to a rather strong accent, back tracks on what she says constantly, messes up answers at least twice a week on assignments. The last test we had was an average of 52, and I received a 24. I completed her practice test with an 89. If you have difficulty understanding a foreign accent or would enjoy passing chem don't take
Very difficult. Tests are extremely hard! I would not recommend taking a class with her.
Horrible quality of teaching, hard to understand, bad explanations, etc. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR HER CLASS.
She is the worst teacher ever. She seriously needs to learn english and chemistry at that. No reason why the test avg should be a 55. No reason at all
"Even the 50 year old man skipped today"
Worst professor/teacher I've ever had. Quit attending class after the third exam because I simply couldn't understand her, and her average exam grades are in the 50s. DO NOT TAKE CHEM 101 WITH RABAH.
TERRIBLE. Hard to understand and goes way too fast. Do not take this class.
Absolutely terrible. She cannot teach, her test averages are ocean-floor low,and if you'd like to do well in Chemistry and aren't already a chemist, avoid her class like the bubonic plague.
Terrible teacher, its impossible to understand her accent and she does a horrible job of explaining anything. Avoid her at all costs.
Lebanese, so there is a bit of an accent to deal with. Pretty strict on the free response portions of her tests.
Worst teacher ive ever had, almost close to my calculus teacher, nicole panza, she is not clear and moves fast with little or difficult to understand explanations. She is nice and smart but horrible at teaching and makes mistakes occasionally
Really a terrible teacher. She does clicker questions and then even if a majority of the class gets it wrong, she just says, "oh well, I guess not everyone gets it, but its B" and then continues on with her lecture.
Awesome professor. Very clear. Accent isn't that bad at all. She came to our lab section every week, which shows dedication.
Worst teacher I have ever had, no question about it. No words can describe how bad she is.
You go into a test understanding the concepts and then get a 50, her tests are like AP tests just not graded on the bell curve
no complaints
Definitely wouldn't recommend Rabah if you've had no experience in chemistry. She's very helpful if you go to office hours and the recitation worksheets are helpful. Test questions are just like homework. Accent isn't bad. You've just got to work a little bit for this class.
Dr. Rabah is very helpful if you go to office hours. exams are not too bad if you study Webassign and recitation assignments.
She can explain a concept in many different ways and is easy to follow during lecture. However, chemistry in my opinion is BORING in general.
She is not be best instructor I have had, but she is not that bad. She posts lecture powerpoints to the class website that are very useful. Also gives TONS of curves on her exams (almost 10 points per exam), so that helps your grade. Overall I'd give her 3/5.
Try to avoid Rabah if you can. Reguardless of whether or not you have taken AP chem or any college level chemistry class, she is very difficult.
She means well and is always available for help, but her tests seem to cover only the absolute hardest of her material in a way that it seems neither the book, nor the lecture notes, nor any amount of studying can prepare you for. Students have a tendency to study very hard and still fail in this class. Only take if you have a gift for Chemistry.
If you are willing to put in countless hours of reading the book, going over all your notes and truely doing web-assign you might be ok. Her class is easy on the dailey but her tests and exam are murder
Hard teacher to understand. Need c in class but got c- and need to retake. Tests are killers even if you studied. Do not recommend. If you need to scale a test, there is something wrong with your teaching or the test.
She only uses a linear curve on tests, covers material not in the book, and acts like a middle school teacher. Do not take her class, she made me hate chemistry. None of it make sense when she's around; she takes away your understanding of it with her ridiculous diagrams and heavy accent.
She's a really great teacher. She really explains all the material well, and if you have time to go to her office hours, GO! She definitely has the best office hours out of every professor I've had. She's also the only professor I've had that enjoyed every part of being a professor; it's inspiring really.
Very difficult to understand in class. Lectures are consistently unclear and tests are way, way, way too difficult for even Chemistry. You can study hard for tests and still struggle with even the first few questions. Grades are consistently very low even for those good at Chemistry. Do not take unless you are a Chem genius.
She does not explain anything in a helpful way. She assumes everyone knows as much as she does.
I thought the class was relatively easy for a chemistry class. I'm in there now with an 88 average on the tests. As long as you take the time to understand the homework and do the study guide you'll be fine. Her tests are usually about 33 questions and are a lot like the practice tests she posts. If you actually try, you'll be fine.
When she writes on the board, it's unorganized chicken scratch. Compared to the other chem teachers, her tests are very hard. She gives a lot of material to study though. Overall, she' tough. You HAVE to study out of class to do well. Overall I'd say there are better chem teachers. If you take Rabah, I recommend reading the E-book over.
Made an account for this. Really though, she has the potential to be a great instructor but she rambles and does not explain material well. I HAD to read everyday before class and still ended up not learning the content well. Avoid her if you can peeps. Good luck.
She explains everything poorly. The best advice is to avoid her. But if you get stuck with her read the book, it is more helpful than her. Her TA's also are bad.
Rabah knows Chemistry. But she does not know how to explain it to students who do not know Chemistry. She is the hardest professor I have ever had. Avoid taking her class. She just is not a good professor.
When I first got Rabah I was terrified by all the bad reviews. then I got in her class. I thought she was good. As long as you don't zone out or skip class you should be fine. Her tests are very fair. The questions are based on her webassign and the problems at the back of each chapter in the book. Some of them are word for word so study that!
Very nice teacher who I believe cares about her students. The class is hard simply because it's chemistry and there's not much you can do to make it easy. She curves and gives bonus points if you work for it.
If you work and dedicate time to the class, you'll do fine. She gives plenty of material to study before the tests (study guide/old exams)and the textbook is very helpful as well. People who do poorly in chem and tend to blame their teachers for their problems target her pretty often.
Very good professor!! Tough, but very manageable.
Dr. Rabah is pretty nice, but she isn't very good at explaining things. She doesn't hold attention very well, and it can be extremely difficult to understand her. She gives AT LEAST 3 or 4 assignments a week. Chemistry is always hard, but I would NOT recommend her.
She is a great person, but her teaching style is very hard. Take her only if you know your chemistry, and I mean you know it good enough to teach it. Great person, but I wouldn't recommend her to someone that is an ok chemistry student.
I am currently in Rabah's Chemistry 101 class and it is by far the hardest class I have ever taken. First off, her tests are no where near what the assignments and practice tests she gives us are like. I even had a girlfriend her took her last year and compare tests and she just went south this year. Key point: What is taught is not on tests...
her class is definitely not that bad. If you put in effort she is always available to help if you don't understand something. Would reccomend.
The lectures are long and confusing, and she gives crazy hard tests. Don't expect the practice tests to be like the regular tests at all. The only upside to her class his her clicker questions for extra credit, but even those are difficult at times. If you have her, I would recommend switching. If you don't best of luck.
Amazing professor. I would annoy her in her office ours every time and she would let me sit down and speak with me; so helpful. She is so nice and friendly. I didnt like chm and she made it interesting. She is very clear and repeats a lot. She gives a lot of opportunities to raise your great, extra credit, good curve. I would take her again 4 sure
Don't listen to others you know yourself more. People want to play in the lecture,never pay attention, laugh and still get an A, ironic. Just do what she says when it comes to studying Study good not hard and you will get an easy A. She gives extra credit and helps students anytime. I would definitely recommend her for any serious student.
Goes extremely fast in class, which makes reading the textbook really important. This class goes through a broad spectrum of chemistry and Dr. Rabah does a decent job going over it. Tests are hard since she makes them tricky. Her accent is not a problem.
Everyone gets bent out of shape about Dr. Rabah, and personally I see no reason for it. You can't go into a class and expect to make an A without putting forth effort. That being said, great professor, good lectures, and plenty of opportunities to succeed. She curves every test. A failing grade in this class is no fault of Dr Rabah.
Lord. If you're not strong in chemistry do not take her. Most who did well in this class already had a strong base from high school. There wasn't a strong correlation between the lecture and the tests. Tests were very difficult and hard to study for. You should attend class and note things she spends lots of time on, and work for those clicker q's.
Even though the tests are tough, she gives curve. Often, 8-10 points higher then. You can earn bonus points with clicker questions. She teaches more knowledge than others and the slides are pretty good.
This was a tough class but I came out really knowing the material. I went to many office hours, every SI session and had a weekly assigned tutor. It was a lot of work but ended up with a good grade. She is definitely more than willing to help her students understand the material.
Definitely the hardest class I have taken so far at State. From experience, if you can get any other chemistry professor at State I would try to. She knows her chemistry but the tests are very tricky, and she is not good at explaining the material.
Had to go to every single SI session and scraped by with a B. She's hard to understand and can not teach. She knows chem well but she teaches as if you know chem well already too. Definitely shouldn't be an intro course teacher. She messed me up for my other 4 chem classes I have to take. The chem profs at ncsu are not good. In 201 and it's so hard
An extremely difficult professor to understand, she even seems to confuse herself during her lectures. The course material is drier than the Sahara; but, she makes no attempt to even explain the equations that she gives. It would be much easier to understand if she at least explained her variables.
She was a hard professor to learn under; but, she cared about her students if they cared about her class. She was accessible for office hours, as very willing to take back tests and regrade if asked, and asked us how she could improve her teaching. That said, the course material was dry, and her accent was thick.
Not a good teacher. Moves way too fast and doesn't explain in a way the students can understand. She acts like everyone has as much knowledge as she does in chemistry. She doesn't teach you; it is more like she is reviewing this that you should already know. The TAs from Recitation and the SI sessions teach more effectively than she does.
Dr. Rabah is a very tough professor. She doesn't always explain everything in class, and you will need to do a lot of extra work outside of class in order to do well. My biggest advice is to read the textbook and do lots of practice problems. She does have extra credit opportunities, so take advantage.
Professor Rabah would be a decent teacher if her class size was not 250 people. She tends to teach at a very fast pace and flies through the slide shows she uses to teach from. Her tests are very hard, even one of the TA's of the class who was working towards his PhD in chemistry got below a 70 on one of her tests.
I honestly don't understand why people complain so much. You can't expect to get an easy A without studying, honestly. And studying means, in this case, reading the textbook before the lectures. If you do so, you'll pass with no problem. Office hours are accessible. Her English is perfect, only minor mistakes. Accent no problem at all.
Tough to focus in class. She tries to cover too much stuff you don't need to know for tests and voice isn't captivating. Does care alot about the subject and is very passionate but not good at managing a 50 minute period
Raba is an awful teacher. Progresses too quickly, and acts as if you should already know all of what she is teaching. Does not make anything clear/easy to understand. Doesn't curve anything; gives her tests on information she didn't even spend time on in class. Would rather trick you with questions than actually teach you. Do not take her class.
Dr. Rabah should stick to teaching the upper-level chemistry, as she CAN NOT teach beginning chemistry (CH 101). This class was the hardest thing academically that I have ever done. Lectures are obscure and fast-paced, and she does not explain concepts well. She is fine with only 50% of the class getting a clicker question right. DO NOT TAKE HER.
Dr. Rabah is a very nice lady, and tries her best to be a good prof. Her accent makes it difficult to understand her sometimes, and I often end up very confused during her lectures. She moves too quickly usually, even when people don't understand something. Pronounces "iron" as "eye run" which bothered me all semester.
Rabah was a nice lady and was easy to talk to when needed but taught the class as if the students already understood the material. Lectures are fast paced and often about half the material taught is not even mentioned on the test. Attendance not mandatory but there are clicker questions everyday for bonus points on final exam. Overall not horrible.
Dr Rabah's lectures were very informative. Her recitation sessions are a little extra work than most, but cleared up many topics which were initially unclear. Despite having 500+ students, she responded to emails/WebAssign questions in a timely manner. I'll definitely try to get her as a professor for any future chemistry courses.
Lectures arent too good but if you work hard outside class, its easy to get an A. Tests are very similar to sample tests and webassign homework. (same questions different numbers)
Ok look. She's well respected and all but her lectures were really hard to follow. She explains material as if the student already knows what she is talking about. The exams include all of the exceptions to the rules and never the rules themselves. She tends to leave out important information in her lectures.
Dr. Rabah was fine as a teacher. I actually enjoyed her more than some other students. I put the effort in and read the chapters thoroughly. 4 tests, followed by a cumulative final. My grades, in order: 68, 97, 92, 82 (including curves) and a final of 76. The final replaces your lowest test grade (saved my butt). You can get an A if you try.
If you are someone who is familiar with chemistry, then this would be an okay class to take. However, if you're like me and have zero chem background, DO NOT TAKE. The lectures are extremely confusing, tests go over the exceptions to rules and not the rules themselves, the homework doesn't help and she goes too fast in lectures. So extremely hard
Dr. Rabah is a very tough grader. There is a lot of material and the tests are pretty difficult. She does replace your lowest test grade with your final, which can be very helpful. And she does curve. But there is a lot of homework and even a project and most of it is very difficult but she also tries to help you out a lot.
Dr. Rabah was ok. She doesn't have much control over this course (CH 101) and her lectures are a little hard to follow. But outside of class she is very accessible and only wants you to understand! I would HIGHLY recommend going to SI sessions for this class. It saved my grade.
Dr. Rabah means well, but she doesn't seem to understand the needs of incoming freshman taking this class. Her lectures don't make much sense and she tends to test on things she hasn't taught, or not be truthful about what what will be on them. She's inconsistent about lecture material. Take a different teacher if possible.
She was just all around terrible. She seemed like a very nice lady, but nice can't teach General Chem 1. She previously taught a friend of mine analytical chemistry and he also hated her. She just can't teach chemistry no matter the level. Tests were weighted heavily and the lectures were backwards and nonsensical. Why can't she just chill, dog?
I had to rely completely on the textbook to survive this class. When I went to lecture I frequently left more confused. The only reason to go is for the clickers. She's a sweet lady but when you email her it takes forever for her to get back, if she does. She focuses on other things in her life rather than teaching and you can tell.
If you aren't fantastic at chemistry, do NOT take her. I came in with what I thought was a good grasp on general chemistry... yeah nope... Nice lady but extremely hard, even when you put in a bunch of effort. Nothing ever clicked for me in her class, sooo incredibly hard!! Unless you took AP and are good at chem, do not take her. :/
it was a lot of work, just don't fall behind! clicker questions and homework assignments help to study for the exam. Dr. Rabah is very accessible to answer questions
so. many. tophat. questions. Get there early or you will miss the attendance code done through tophat. try to go to as many SI groups as possible.
She will really try to help you understand the material! The only reason that most people don't like her is because they don't like the class. It is a lot of material, but she is definitely doing the best job (out of all the chem professors) explaining it. You cannot just rely on her - make sure to practice book problems and you'll get an A.
Dr. Rabah is a great professor! She is very accessible outside of class. She even holds review sessions before tests in the evenings. To be successful, you must put in a lot of work outside of class, but that is just the nature of this course. She tries her absolute best to help us. And don't listen to complaints about TopHat; it's extra credit!
She's not that bad but doesn't explain the material very well. She gave a mid-semester feedback quiz and has gotten better about some things, but I basically teach the material to myself. A lot of WebAssign and a lot of tests. She replaces your lowest test score with the final exam grade if it is higher. Also, all tests are multiple choice!
My experience in this class was terrible. I have never failed a class before, but I am coming close to it in this class. Her lectures are very fast and she explains the material poorly. The class is fast paced and the tests are harder than the practice tests and homework. Terrible.
This class is tough to teach, but Rabah really tries to have her students understand the material. She has office hours and is willing to spend extra time on those who give their best efforts. The tests were all multiple choice and there were no surprises questions on them. Top hat scores get added to the final exam and the lowest exam get replaced
Dr. Rabah is a very nice lady, but her class lectures are very disorganized and all over the place. I had to rely on the textbook to understand some of the course material. The tests were not that difficult since they were all only multiple choice. She gives extra credit on the final exam and replaces your lowest test grade with final exam grade.
Dr. Rabah is a great chemistry professor and does the best she can with limited time. Her office hours are very helpful and she is usually willing to extend them. Additionally, she held study sessions before each exam. These were not part of the syllabus - she did this out of kindness. This class requires hard work to succeed in, but it is possible
Nice lady but she explains things horribly. She makes it way too complicated. I took AP chem so it isn't that bad for me but I notice things she over complicates when its actually a simple concept. Only take her if you have a decent understanding of chemistry already.
Would never take her again if I can help it. She doesn't explain things well at all and if you do ask questions she doesn't answer, just reads the information off the powerpoint. Class work, Homework, and Exams are three completely different things.
Her material may not pace with the lab and she makes topics more confusing than they are. The webassigns are very tedious and frustrating. She is very accessible outside of class and the SI sessions are very helpful. She gives extra credit with top hat and drops the lowest test score.
I was nervous about college chem, but Dr. Rabah was an amazing professor and made me appreciate chem! It is a hard class for sure, but if you do extra credit, go to office hours, and attend review sessions, you definitely can do well! TopHat is a huge opportunity for extra credit. Lab is separate, so not her fault it isn't lined up. Very kind lady!
I had only ever taken honors chem in high school over 3 years before, and I thought her lectures were good enough to understand the concepts. The webassign HW and review sesh are the best test practice. her tophat extra credit!!: I shouldve ended the class with around an 86 and with it I got a 96. Shes so nice too
CH101 is a difficult class but Rabah did a great job bringing in examples and is truly passionate about both chemistry and teaching. She is super caring to her students and is always willing to help those who ask
Dr. Rabah is an OK choice, earns a 4 because she really cares. Copious curves throughout the course & extra credit boosts on exams help a ton. The content is so dry & sometimes too much is taught that obviously won't be on exams. Practice exams and HW are often nothing like the actual exams, go to review sessions and ask questions instead!
Dr. Rabah is a very kind professor, and has exams back very quickly. This class is computation and statistics heavy, but she does well to explain the nuances of the chemistry lab and instrumentation concepts which bridge the knowledge gap. Come to class and do the tophat questions, as just answering gives 50% credit. A 80%+ Tophat rounds to 100%
I wouldn't take her if you don't do well with just a few examples. Test heavy. Lectures are sometimes confusing.
Come to class! Graded on three exams, a final, hw, and participation in class. The final can replace lowest exam. Great in office hours, really cares about her students.
She is a great professor if you pay attention in class. She gives out a lot of extra credit, and her tests are easy to understand. To ace her test, look at all the questions done in class and redo them, look over the solution in Achieve slightly, and do the practice exam without help. Go to the review session, if you can, so you can ask questions.
Dr. Rabah makes tough information easy to understand in lecture. There are a few homework assignments a semester, and three exams, which are fair with no "tricks." Attendance and participation isn't mandatory, but extra credit is given for doing the in-class Top-hat questions. Very reachable outside of class via email.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
74%
Textbook Required
79%
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