Farshid Zand

CHEM100 · CHEM231231L · CHEM152 · CHEM233 · CHEM231 · OCHEM233 · CHEM101 · CHEM100L · OCHEM231 · 59 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 44/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
Take again: 33.33%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you want rigorous OChem and will use office hours aggressively; otherwise many students say look elsewhere.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing OChemTough ExamsFavoritism ComplaintsHelpful When You EngageUnclear Grade Status

and genuine care, while many others report favoritism and .
, and often carry most of the grade.
, so this is a high-risk choice unless you thrive under tough science standards.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

As are possible with heavy study and help-seeking, but , and As uncommon.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Organic chemistry is repeatedly described as hard, with long exams and heavy outside study expected.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory and stress that lecture is crucial for .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

, and many reviews urge students to and fairness concerns.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

26/100

Frequent complaints about tough grading, little partial credit, vague standing, and favoritism.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Students report lots of outside study, practice problems, and .

Format shift

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Lecture quality is often praised, but inconsistency, mistakes, and fairness issues pull the experience down.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and a cumulative final dominate; .

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

: strong lectures and care for some, favoritism and brutal exams for others.

Main concern

, and repeated favoritism complaints.

What students said

“Zand is the .”
CHEM231

“Horrible professor! Stay away at all cost.”
CHEM233

“Lectures one thing and .”
OCHEM233

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exams are frequently described as long, hard, and sometimes mismatched with lecture, with little partial credit.

Hard ExamsCumulative FinalLimited Partial CreditLecture Based TestsUnpredictable Questions

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and high-stakes, often with limited partial credit and uncertain grade transparency until late.

Hard Long ExamsCumulative FinalNo Or Limited Partial CreditReview Sessions Before Exams

“4 exams, extremely long and .”
CHEM233

“3 exams and a . .”
CHEM231

“He has not partial credit .Organic one and two without partial credit is an 80 percent failure.”
CHEM233

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ ! Lectures one thing and . Gets irritated when students ask too many questions.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, balancing praise for lectures with repeated fairness and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Zand is the . If there is any chance of understanding O Chem, its through him.”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

34/100

“Horrible professor! Stay away at all cost.”

⚖️

26/100

“he grades people based on his personal preference.”

🧪

30/100

“4 exams, extremely long and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures are AMAZING and VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND STRAIGHT FORWARD.
Zand cares for the success of his students, and gives plenty of examples
He teaches wrong information and would not admit it.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

He is a , and gives .
You'll have NO idea of where you stand in the class until end of semester
unless you're a female.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character And Fairness

students success.
he shows STRONG favoritism in his interactions as well as .
he takes your effort in to consideration when inputting grades.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

split between strong lecture praise and serious fairness and exam complaints.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524

4 out of 511

3 out of 56

2 out of 510

1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Farshid Zand

x x x if you want rigorous OChem and will use office hours aggressively; otherwise many students say look elsewhere.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

⚖️ x x

🧪 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

❤️ About Character And Fairness

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want rigorous OChem and will use office hours aggressively; otherwise many students say look elsewhere.

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