Reviews of professor Alireza Rafiee

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I was hoping for a much higher grade from PCS181, but this prof made the course much harder than it should be, as most of the questions in the weekly quizzes were never seen before.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He has very uninteresting lectures where he is unable to stay on topic. He talks about the non-important things multiple times and barely touches what is going to be on his quizzes. He is rude when responding to questions and assignment feedback. This course seemed interesting, but with this prof, not so much.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE WITH THIS PROF. Lectures are terrible and tests are super hard. Pretty sure 70% of what is on tests is not even part of the course. His assignment was extremely difficult as well. He expects everyone to have a Physics or Science background and does not treat this course as introductory. This class ruined my mental health.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I'm actually quite surprised that he doesn't have a high rating because he really deserves it. If you want a light course this is the one for you (with this prof)! The weekly quizzes are easy, the discussion posts (only like 4) are also easy. He is easily approachable though email. There is a report that is worth 20%, but its not that hard.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He seems passionate about his work and is easy to access outside of class, he is organized and gives reminders for assignments/quizzes. His zoom classes are just him playing old lecture videos, his midterms are pretty difficult and application based. If he is giving such hard midterms he should at least give us some practice questions.