Reviews of professor Amir Motlagh

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This guy is a horrible professor. He seems like a nice guy at first, but then comes your first assignments. He quizzes and gives homework on topics that aren't covered in class. Super tough grader, doesn't respond to emails. Take someone else.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I think Motlagh is the best one to take for enviro compared to others who teach it. You'll get used to his accent, like you would for any other professor who is not a white American. His quizzes are a bit hard, but if you do all the practice probs he gives, you will do well on quizzes and exams since they are similar imo. Need to put in the work.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great guy, class could not be more straightforward. Lots of group work so get a good team, some HW, and a final. He is super busy outside of class, but ask anything during class and he'll answer clearly. He knows what he's teaching and you get used to his accent, it's not bad. Great elective to take, highly recommend if you're into water/enviro.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Exams can be tough. This class requires a strong background in chemistry, particularly for the first exam. Becomiing comfortable with stoichiometry as well as acid/base chemistry, will give you an advantage in this course. Quizzes are tough as well, but he offers extra credit which increase your quiz scores. Lab experiments are interesting.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took this class twice because I failed the first time. The class will be tough if you are not good at chemistry and have a strong basis in acids and bases. The professor takes very long to grade assignments and for a 2 unit class, it feels like a 5 unit for the work you must do.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
An underrated professor forsure! Really nice grader, great lectures, and understanding person. Take him for the lab as well if you can. He's hard to contact outside of class, but 150 isn't too hard if you take it with him.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very nice guy, who seemed very over loaded. The class time was wasted, none of his directions were straight forward, and too much class time was spent reviewing previous classes. When it came to the projects we basically had to learn everything in 2 days and try to come up with a layout. Very very frustrating, unorganized class .