AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Mehrak Amirfazlian

CS70 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
14/100
RMP rating
1.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Skip CS70 with this professor unless you already know networking and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderAwful lecturesBrutal timed examsLots of homeworkConfusing course
  • Lectures are slide-reading and leave students confused and reliant on outside sources.
  • and content, even when open book.
  • Tough grading and and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Tough grading, brutal exams, and .

Online and ; online also stresses harsh timed midterms.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Networking content , and students need heavy outside reading.

Both formats call the .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and participation is emphasized.

Evidence is consistent for both online and in-person CS70.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

Students say , and that the class can ruin GPA.

and the single in-person review.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

Tags and comments emphasize tough grading even on small errors and .

Format shift

and in person.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and .

Format shift

Online and and labs.

Teaching experience

Awful

16/100

Students call lectures awful, unprofessional, and mostly textbook slide reading.

Format shift

; in-person focuses on overall difficulty.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

One midterm and .

Format shift

In-person notes midterm at 30%; online details 85 questions in 85 minutes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person CS70 is described as the hardest class at SMC with a and .

Main concern

Midterm is 30% with no review and if open book.

What students said

“This was easily the hardest class I've taken at SMC. The midterm was 30% of the grade with no review.”
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Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online CS70 feels confusing and unprofessional, with , and .

Main concern

Lectures skim material and .

What students said

“Professor is whack.They claimed I had minimal activity within the course, yet I have proof of completion of .”
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“THE . Midterm was 85 questions in 85 mintes.”
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“ and needing to use a lot of outside sources to cover material that was only briefly discussed about in class.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams may be open book but are timed so tightly and content-hard that they feel punitive.

Open BookBrutal Time LimitHard QuestionsNo ReviewHigh-Stakes Midterm

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but give barely enough time; midterm is 30% with no review.

Open BookInsufficient TimeNo Review
“The but it doesn't matter because you barely get enough time to read the questions.”
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Online

as 85 hard questions in 85 minutes with material not fully covered.

Timed MidtermHard QuestionsNot Fully Covered
“Midterm was 85 questions in 85 mintes. and . The questions are HARD and not all are questions were in the book or lecture notes.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you can instead of ruining your GPA”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews spanning 2023-2024, focusing on teaching, exams, and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Recommendation

8/100

“ if you can instead of ruining your GPA”

📚 Teaching Quality

16/100

“Professor Amirfazlian seems like a but her lectures are awful. She reads the .”

📝

28/100

“THE . Midterm was 85 questions in 85 mintes.”

⚖️

15/100

“she is very strict with .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She reads the .
  • the
  • teacher is extremely unprofessional!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • This was easily the hardest class I've taken at SMC.
  • SKIP if you are not a networks professional.

Theme 3

📝 About Exams

  • Midterm was 85 questions in 85 mintes.
  • you barely get enough time to read the questions
  • The midterm was 30% of the grade with no review.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Only four recent CS70 reviews, but tone and complaints are highly consistent.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 53

Course coverage

CS704 reviews

Reported outcomes

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