Reviews of professor Zahra Alavi

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is an amazing physics professor. Her class is tough, but she is always available in office hours to further explain concepts. Our class was moved online halfway through the semester, but her class was not affected. She really wanted us to do well in her class and I loved having her as a professor.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Poor communication, seems distracted and unable to focus

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Lectures are repetitive and aren't structured well. Most classes are watching the same derivations repeatedly without any example problems.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is a nice person but her lectures are very unorganized and it makes it hard to follow along. She also thinks everything is easy and thinks that everyone understands right away. She will skip steps during calculations and expects you to be able to derive equations, but you do get a notecard on the tests.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
SUPER EASY CLASS. We only had a few quizzes, homework once in a while, and 1 10 min presentation on a topic of our choice. (which is the final). If you need to take this class and it's open I highly recommend it. The lectures can be a little boring at times but If your genuinely interested in astronomy take it. No textbook as well

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Lectures are clear and follow the book, with examples done in class. Homework is minimal and easy. Tests are fair. Final grade is based on a curve. She is always available to help outside of class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Alavi actually cares about her students, which is great. The class isn't easy, but if you apply yourself, you'll do well.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Alavi's lectures were hard to follow. She goes too fast and doesn't fully answer examples. She's very nice and helpful if you go to her office, and her tests weren't too bad. I was always confused in class and the homework didn't make sense. A little all over the place.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Her class is flexible, almost unpredictable (unclear syllabus - grading scale, number of tests and deadlines, etc.). She changes dates or switch to online very often. Her lectures are ok, but they are all posted online which is helpful. HW is based on participation. She talks/moves fast and spends a lot of time on reviewing last class period.