Reviews of professor Mahdi Norouzi

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had Nourozi for both 209 and 309 and he is one of the worst lecture professors I have ever had in any engineering class. He post videos that are not helpful and just as boring. Honestly just learn the material from the book or Jeff Hansen from youtube because it is nearly impossible to pay attention to his lecture. His grading is very exam heavy.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Lectures are long winded and read from the professors notes they are given. Very boring most of the time, but when it is clear he actually cares about what he is teaching he is a goof prof. Very smart dude, just hard to stay awake TBH. Super, SUPER helpful in office hours.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He takes too long to get to the point and diverges a lot in one idea or sentence causing loss of attention and distraction. He assigns extra video lectures and usually continues talking 15 to 30 minutes beyond class time to compensate for his slowness. Students have to stick around and listen to make sure they don't miss something important.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had Norouzi for machine design lab, and I did not particularly care for him. When asked questions, he would often say we should already know and not be too helpful. Nice guy, but not the greatest lab professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Take him! He is my favorite professor and gives clear explanations and answers questions effectively and with grace. His office hours are really helpful. He truly cares for students and creates great class culture. I will try to have Dr. Norouzi for more classes. Easy and fair grader. He offers extended lectures for those who want to stay - helpful

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the worst lecturers I've ever had, once I got used to the shear boredom it wasn't as bad, but still impossible for me to pay attention. However, he's a good guy, if you go to his office, or ask him questions he will help as much as he can. He is a fair grader, he will probably pass you if you are close and sees you are putting in effort.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Norouzi was always available and quick to answer questions

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Prof Norouzi is a funny guy but it was really hard to learn from him

Pros: provided notes, gave partial credit on exams, gave extensions if you asked

Cons: not many example problems, notes were chaotic, some necessary material was overlooked, he would say "You guys know this," instead of teaching the material

Take Pawloski or Jafari if possible!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Norouzi was not a good professor. He rambled for a couple hours, and then everyone had to rely on the textbook to learn everything. He sped through material and assigned massive homework for each chapter. He was also incredibly unhelpful during office hours and barely comprehended the material of the course himself. Would not recommend.