Reviews of professor Nima Vafai

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
With no doubt, Professor Vafai is very knowledgeable. His lectures are very helpful and you will learn a lot of stuff that would help you in your real-life jobs. I took Financial with him before but his derivatives class was the best. You need to study hard for this subject but there would be a curve in the end.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Vafai is a cool guy. He does care about the students and wants the best for his students. However, he does not have a lot of power in this course because it is departmental. The tests are extremely hard. The overall course is very challenging. Prof Vafai is truly trying his best though.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He did not read off of a powerpoint like most of the other professors do. Additionally, he has a great sense of humor which helps the class be fun and not so boring as other classes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This by far has been the hardest class I've taken. HW is long, and hard. Sometimes the formulas are wrong on Pearson so you can't do the problem.. He is a cool guy and cares for the students. Although the test come from the hw is impossible to remember every step, some questions have 10 steps and they are on the test. The final was intense.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is a really cool professor. He always shows up in the class with a lot of energy and his class has a really good vibe. I took this class last semester and dropped it. He explains everything clearly and in depth. I really enjoyed taking this class with him.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This wasn't the professor that originally chose, because she didn't teach this course anymore. Don't take him 32 people failed the first test and 55 people failed the second. In the groupme everyone was scared about failing this class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Honestly, not a bad guy. He really does try, it's just the fact that the class is departmental and based on percentile. So you're basically competing with each other to get a better grade. Memorize and practice the HW problems. The final was 46 questions; 35 were conceptual so prepare for that! Few EC opp here and there. Midterms are just like HW.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really appreciated how Professor Vafai incorporated how to use and interpret financial related websites such as yahoo finance and WSJ paper. The class was structured well, and I really liked the homework assignments versus the entire grade being reliant on exams. The homework helped ensure I understood the topics prior to the exam.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class is the most challenging class Ive ever had. However, if you attend the class, work hard enough and do the hw you exams should be under control.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Vafai is a good professor, I really liked how he included real world examples of what we were learning in each module. The one thing I can say is that the HW is timed and he only gives you 3 chances to complete it. The class material is fairly easy to understand, watch the lectures and you'll get the grade you desire.