Saied Rafati

E98 · ENG98 · ENG10 · ENGR10 · E098 · 2KVMD9 · E10 · ENGR098 · ENGR010 · ENGR98 · ENGR10LAB · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 78/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 75%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

if you want real engineering learning and are willing to put in and lab time.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring but messy notesLots of homework and labsGroup projects heavyFair exams if you studyAccessible outside class

Cares deeply and helps outside class, but handwritten notes are often messy or .
, and group projects; .
Most students earn solid grades with effort; HW and reviews.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many students get As with homework, labs, and study, but and .

Online reviews more often stress self-study and notecards; , and attendance-linked success.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Intro sections feel manageable, but circuit and ENGR98 content is math-heavy and paced with long lectures and labs.

In-person E98 and ENGR98 comments emphasize harder technical pace; some online ENG10 reviews call content easier if you do the work.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and you will not pass, with participation and start-end attendance checks common.

; a few in-person reviews say attendance was not mandatory but still recommend showing up.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

and support, tempered by complaints about messy notes and heavy workload.

Online has more polarized takes on teaching clarity; in-person leans more positive if students attend and work.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and some curves appear, but tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

Online E10 comments call grading lenient; several in-person ENGR98 reviews call him a .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , group projects, and long lectures make the time load significant.

Format shift

Online summer courses often mention 2-hour lectures plus 2-hour labs; .

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Students say , and is accessible, though messy notes and hard-to-follow lectures hold him back for some.

Format shift

In-person praise for hands-on help is common; online more often criticizes messy annotated slides while .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and finals rather than pure exams or pure assignments.

Format shift

Both formats stress HW and labs; online ENGR98 also highlights midterms with notecards and a .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and lecture-heavy with ; students praise fairness and care when they show up and work.

Main concern

, and notes that are hard to use if .

What students said

“He's the but you gotta get ready to study hard and put in the effort. Finals and ”
E98

“the notes he writes and posts are illegible. His work skips a couple of steps and the notes are pretty useless when it comes to studying for tests if you did not attend the lectures.”
ENGR098

“Basically show up , and you'll get through it.”
E10

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections still feel lecture-plus-lab heavy; messy annotated slides frustrate some, but and .

Main concern

Messy lecture notes and online students.

What students said

“He put forth the effort in explaining everything for homework and lab. His lectures were very long, but he clearly explained everything.”
ENG98

“Lectures are powerpoints that he annotates messily over, and his notes and .”
ENGR098

“He allows a notecard on each midterm for notes. He is willing to help if .”
ENGR098

Exam style

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Exams are generally fair if and review; some courses allow a notecard and reviews before tests.

Similar to homeworkNotecard on midtermsFair finalsExam reviewsCan be hard but doable

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe fair midterms and finals, exam reviews, and .

Fair midterms and finalsExam reviewsOccasional curveDoable if you attend and do work

“Finals and ”
E98

“ . Final project was fair, final exam was fair.”
ENGR98

“Just . Graded fairly. .”
E098

Online

Online students report exams and finals that reward textbook study, and at least one notecard policy on midterms.

Similar to homeworkNotecard allowedHard but passable with HWReview sessions

“ .”
ENG98

“The midterms and but if you do the will pass. He allows a notecard on each midterm for notes.”
ENGR098

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“He's the but you gotta get ready to study hard and put in the effort. Finals and ”
Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews spanning online and in-person engineering courses, highlighting care, workload, notes quality, and fair-but-demanding exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Care and Access

74/100

“Very caring teacher, and overall amazing profesor.”

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“You have to really put in a lot of time for your class, and once you transfer you will be thankful you did.”

📝 Notes Friction

45/100

“the notes he writes and posts are illegible.”

👍

76/100

“I would recommend to anyone looking to taking EN98, but summer session is hard so be ready to work a lot!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He is always out there to help you to success in his class.
slight accent but hardly noticeable and is not at all unreasonable.
He's sometimes difficult to understand, but overall a great instructor.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

As long as you pay attention to the lectures and actually do the work, the .
and I think it was 88 to get A.
He grades very leniently! But use his notation.

Theme 3

🛠️ About Labs and Projects

especially the robotics and .
It's heavily group projected so, wish a good luck to have a good group
is the .

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

32 detailed reviews across many years, both online and in person, with consistent themes on care, workload, and messy notes.

Inside 32 stored ratings

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Reported outcomes

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31 reported outcomes

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🎯 Teaching Care and Access

📚 Workload Reality

📝 Notes Friction

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

🛠️ About Labs and Projects

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