Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
Very good teacher for intro chemistry. The exams were all straightforward and easy (and best of all in class). Lectures were often entertaining because he blew stuff up.Rate My Professors ↗
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BASSAM SHAKHASHIRI
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He blows stuff up all the time in lecture which is sweet. His exams are very straightforward and no tricks. He genuinely has a passion for teaching and passing on knowledge to others.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Demonstrations in lecture were cool, but he was often unclear and LOVED asking us questions and refusing to answer them aloud when no one knew them. Basically all exams were based on workbook problems. Reading the textbook was almost useless. He also refused to write much of anything on the board.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 1/5
Exams are really easy, just do all the practice problems and you will do good. But a horrible teacher, really unorganixedRate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
His lectures are interesting, and if you do the work problems he recommends, you should do fine on his exams. He's a nice and enthusiastic teacher. I'm glad I took it with him.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
shakhashiri is awesome! he has fun teaching and you can tell her really enjoys his job. the class isn't hard at all and he basically gives you ever exam prior to the test. there are practice exams that are literately the exam. its an easy A and his lectures aren't boring at all.Rate My Professors ↗
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