Reviews of professor Mohamed Saber

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Worst professor I have ever had. Doesn't care if you pass or fail. It's obvious that he's a smart guy, but he's an awful teacher. He'll say a sentence and expect you to know it with no explanation at all. Never again.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Saber is really a nice guy. I like him a lot and maybe if I attended class more often, Id have a better understanding of chemistry. It was very hard to stay engaged in lecture especially with everyone just as confused as me. I recommend starting ALEKS topics before attending class to be able to follow along. Only 2 tests: Midterm and Final.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Saber is a great professor and clearly very knowledgable about his craft. Sometimes he would over complicate things, but as a whole I think he does a great job teaching and providing resources. Grading is tough, quizzes/exams determine your grade, little leniency, ended with a 87.5 (88A) and had to take a B. That is my biggest disappointment.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Saber is a great person, but is not the best professor. His lectures were sometimes difficult to follow, but is very willing to answer questions. However, if you took AP Chemistry in high school, this class should be an easy A. Practice quizzes and exams are almost identical to the actual ones. Very lenient with iClicker cutoff percentage.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He was not helpful at all. When you would go to office hours to get help he would ask if you "had a specific question" when you were reaching out to better understand class material. I feel like unless you are already super good at chem this class is impossible. This class will take all your time.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Saber is nice professor, but very difficult to understand with a heavy accent. ALEKS, the homework / online learning program, was a major pain, but is required for all CHEM courses. He would conduct experiments during lectures, which was pretty neat and sometimes dismissed class early. I take him again semester and plan on earning an A.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Saber seems like a well meaning guy, but his lectures are almost incomprehensible. Very slow but tough to understand, and if you aren't that familiar with chemistry you will have to put in an exorbitant amount of work to pass. Not good for an entry level class. Also, his due dates are seemingly picked by throwing darts at a board.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Overall, Saber comes across as a guy that's probably too smart to be teaching an intro class. Sometimes the lectures are confusing because he overcomplicates, but you can tell he loves what he does. Homework is easy, both tests had practice tests that were pretty close if not the same as the actual test, and the canvas quizzes are tricky but doable