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Mathematics

Farshad Chitchian

MATHG115 · G115 · CRN51170 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

unless and use outside help when lectures do not work for you.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing ExperienceHeavy HomeworkAttendance RequiredRude When ChallengedOffice Hours Help
  • Reviews are sharply split, with two students praising his care and three warning strongly against taking him.
  • Students , and heavy studying.
  • Negative reviews repeatedly describe poor explanations, frustration with questions, and rude behavior.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible, but only with , and serious studying.

All grade-effort evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online evidence.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The material and exams become hard when students cannot follow his explanations or need outside help to keep up.

Only in-person reviews describe course challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Multiple reviews say showing up is essential and tags explicitly warn that skipping means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Most reviewers warn against taking him because they describe poor explanations, rude responses, and a .

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Grades are possible with major effort, but comments , and little guidance make grading feel strict.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Reviews directly mention lots of , and the need for sustained studying and outside help.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

A few students find him caring and understandable, but , and lack of support.

Format shift

Teaching evidence is entirely in person and strongly mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

80/100

, and suffering during exams more than assignments.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews describe a high-risk class where some students succeed with effort and help, while and hostile interactions.

Main concern

Students may need heavy self-study because and support are poor.

What students said

“It can be BRUTAL if you don't put in the effort.”
G115
“show up to class, pay attention, take notes, go to the stats lab and ask the tutors for help and you can make an A.”
MATHG115
“When you don't understand something or have a question he gets frustrated and angry.”
CRN51170
“Do not sign up for him.”
MATHG115

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly prove proctoring or book policy, but as difficult and stressful.

Difficult ExamsExam Tricks From Office HoursHeavy Study Required

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as brutal or stressful, but do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book status, or .

Difficult ExamsExam Tricks From Office HoursHeavy Study Required
“he gives off the tricks that would be on the .”
G115
“It can be BRUTAL if you don't put in the effort.”
G115
“He basically wants you to suffer during the exams.”
MATHG115

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Do not sign up for him. I REPEAT, do NOT sign up for his class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“He doesn't try to explain anything, he expects you to know it..”

👍 Recommendation Risk

34/100

“Over and your money will be better spent elsewhere.”

📚 Workload Pressure

25/100

“It can be BRUTAL if you don't put in the effort.”

⚠️ Classroom Support

42/100

“When you don't understand something or have a question he gets frustrated and angry.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Farshad is quirky and does his lectures in a way thats easy to understand.
  • He doesn't try to explain anything, he expects you to know it..
  • He doesn't show care for his students and has issues completing problems correctly!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • study study study.
  • show up to class, pay attention, take notes, go to the stats lab and ask the tutors for help and you can make an A.
  • It can be BRUTAL if you don't put in the effort.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Experience

  • because I wasted my time, money, and grade.
  • Do not sign up for him.
  • When you don't understand something or have a question he gets frustrated and angry.

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Five reviews from a short time span give specific but polarized evidence, so reliability is moderate.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

G1152 reviews
MATHG1152 reviews
CRN511701 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2