Reviews of professor Nagib Balfakih

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This professor is very hard to understand. Will not let you retake quizes if missed due to being admitted to the hospital. When asked for help the professor will simple say why dont you get it? it is easy. Then would walk away. If you need to pass chemistry I highly suggest taking someone else.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is difficult to communicate with/ask questions to. He becomes frustrated if you do not understand the lecture during class. Relatively forgetful about homework. Class period is normally full of practice.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Balfakih was a very entertaining teacher to have! He has a very quirky personality which can sometimes rub people the wrong way but I thought he was hilarious! Group participation is big in this class and can net you extra points on assignments and tests. Some questions on the test are confusing, that is the only problem I had.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This instructor's extremely nice & wants the class to have fun but is hard to understand due to accent & tone/volume. When you ask for a repeat of information the instructor didn't express topic much clearer. I have to admit 90% of what I learned in this class was from internet video sources. About 10 students in class felt the same way.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took this class over the summer and do not recommend it. He was not good at explaining concepts and I ended up learning more on youtube. He often mocked you in front of the class if you needed help and made many mistakes on the grading key. He would not let us review our tests and graded extra credit as a regular assignment. Many did not pass.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I enjoyed taking chemistry with professor Balfakih. He is so passionate about what he teaches. You will do well if you attend classes and take notes. I highly recommend taking the course with him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
It has been a privilege to study under Dr. Balfakih. Amazing man. He is very smart and knows his stuff. He genuinely cares about student success. If you apply yourself and complete all the required work, you will do very well.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is an awesome professor. I was impressed with his response to the Covid-19 situation. He made it so easy for us to learn as if we were in class. He provided videos for lab experiments and data to complete lab sections. We worked in groups via Zoom. He is caring and genuinely wants you to do well, but you have to work for it. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Hard class, teacher is hard but cool personality, wouldn't recommend if you don't know much about chemistry

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Very nice professor and wants you to pass! You HAVE to pay attention in class to understand material/equations and sit in front so you can hear better because he does have an accent. Very understanding when I had to miss classes because of my sick kids. Watch the videos in his modules. Classes/quizzes start on time at the beginning of class.