The Science of Textiles - Performance & Properties
DS 251 introduces the science of textiles, covering fiber properties, fabric behavior, and sustainability in design.
Summary
Historical reviews of Majid Sarmadi: Reviewers report high difficulty, noting that lectures move too quickly for note-taking and that the swatch kit is unnecessary. Success reportedly requires significant independent study using the textbook rather than relying on lecture content.
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Professors
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Majid Sarmadi describe a difficult course with fast-paced, lecture-heavy instruction that many found hard to follow. While some students felt the material was useless for their major or that lectures contradicted the textbook, others noted he tried to make classes interesting and that exams were manageable with book study.
MAJID SARMADI is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Majid Sarmadi’s DS 251 is historically described as difficult and fast-paced, with lectures that often read directly from slides. While some find the material confusing or irrelevant to their major, others note that studying the textbook can make exams manageable.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.90 GPA, 93.0% A/AB (n=43 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.32 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.81 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=36 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Majid Sarmadi: Reviewers report high difficulty, noting that lectures move too quickly for note-taking and that the swatch kit is unnecessary. Success reportedly requires significant independent study using the textbook rather than relying on lecture content.
Historical reviews of Majid Sarmadi: Students found the lectures long and the instructor’s personal anecdotes distracting. One reviewer felt the content was useless for their major, while another learned a lot but found the experience not super enjoyable due to the instructor's pride in his achievements.
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About this comparison
1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
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Model & dataset provenance
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