Is this an easy A?
FairEffort
58/100and reviewing chapter problems before exams reliably produces strong grades, but skipping work does not.
; in person adds participation and office-hour recovery paths.
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
x x x and reviewing chapter problems before exams reliably produces strong grades, but skipping work does not.
x x x x; in person adds participation and office-hour recovery paths.
Is the course easy?
x x x and step-by-step, yet content and daily volume keep the course from feeling easy.
x x x x x; short online terms raise difficulty via pace.
Is attendance flexible?
He tracks lecture watching online and calls out inattention in person, so x x x x x.
Online tracks full video views; in person uses cold-calling and x x.
Is this professor recommended?
x x x x x x x x x and care, despite workload and a few harsh integrity conflicts.
Online recommendations dominate recent years; in person historical reviews are also strongly positive.
Course guide
Grading
Fair
54/100
x x and many x x x x x x and cheating-verification friction.
Format shift
x x x x and integrity stories; in person emphasizes opportunities to redeem.
Workload
Heavy
26/100
x x x x x x and long lecture videos are the defining feature of his courses.
Format shift
Online winter and summer sessions feel most overwhelming; in x x x x x.
Teaching experience
Good
84/100
x x x x x x, and genuine care make him a favorite for many math students.
Format shift
Online lecture quality is repeatedly praised; in person adds humor and office-hour warmth.
Assessment method
Balanced
48/100
Homework volume is huge, but x x x x x x x x x.
Format shift
Online uses MyMathLab tests and show-your-work submissions; in x x x x x x x x.
Luni fit check
Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.
Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.
Course format
Classroom format
Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
In person he is strict but x x x x, and builds strong foundations through heavy practice.
Main concern
Participation pressure and x x if you need a light class.
What students said
“x x x x x x x x! A real gem!”
“He is the x x x x x x x, but grow to love.”
“Yes, he is very strict but he means well and just wants the x x x x.”
Remote format
High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
Online is x x x x x x x x x; no cameras for many sections, heavy HW, tests like homework.
Main concern
x x x and occasional cheating-accusation Zoom checks.
What students said
“Asynchronous class, no cameras, no recordings. Just you by yourself watching and doing hmwk.”
“Prepare for x x x x”
“x x x x x, so as long as you do the hw you will do good in the class.”
Exam style
x x x x if you practice, with show-your-work checks and no widespread open-book claims.
Assessment risk
Standard
56/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
x x x x x and frequent testing without detailed proctoring software claims.
“Lots of x x x”
“You get an x x x x x x x x homework.”
x x x x x x; some students must submit scratch work or justify answers on Zoom.
“x x x x x, so as long as you do the hw you will do good in the class.”
“x x x x”
“this professor not only accused me of cheating and he made me get on zoom and justify my answer”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“If you truly want to LEARN and are willing to put in the work, take Professor Farzin! x x x x x x x x x x skip over any steps.”
“One of the x x x x.”
“x x x x x x x as a math course was one of the best!”
“Prepare for x x x x”
“He really cares about YOU and YOUR education.”
Theme 1
Theme 2
Theme 3
Data context
Analysis sample
21
Recent reviews read by the AI
20
Lifetime ratings
72/100
Evidence confidence
Twenty-one reviews with strong theme consistency and recent detail, but x x x and some older sparse comments.
Inside 21 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
13 reported outcomes
A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 1
B 1
C- 1
No reported values
No reported values
Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2