Professor Ratings & Grade Distribution Data for Melekeh Nasiri

Melekeh Nasiri

Professor (2007 – 2011)
UC Davis (UCD)
Chemistry

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3.3333

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Rated by 33 students

2.47

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across 3 classes

Fall 2011 Schedule

No classes for this semester.

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CHE 118A

Organic Chem Health Sci

2

She seems very knowledgeable about the subject at hand, but her general communication is lacking. Tests are ridiculous compared to the practice exams, and do not correlate with one another. Requires lots of time out of class, when you would expect to pick up things in class - you don't.

Professor rated by: Film Studies Student on November 23, 2009

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CHE 008B

Organic Chemistry-Brief

1

Pros: Tries to be entertaining, very sweet as a person, makes her diagrams very clear

Cons: Thick accent, hard to understand, not very approachable, teaches theory but not application

Dr. Nasiri doesn't seem so bad until you get to the exam. She teaches all of the theory and the steps that go with it, but very little in the way of thinking and problem-solving - and her exams are HARD. Some of it seems like it is intentionally hard or tricky. I attended every class, studied on my own with the practice exams, and went to every review session, and barely made the average (which was a FORTY, in a class of ~200 people!) on each exam. If you want to learn concepts, she's great, but if you want to learn application (or get a good grade) stay away from her.

Professor rated by: Animal Science Student on December 6, 2010

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CHE 118C

Organic Chem Health Sci

1

Pros: She is nice. Averages are pretty low most of the time.

Cons: She expects you to know everything you are suppose to know up to 118B.

Overall, CHE 118 series is no joke, especially with Nasiri. This quarter we had a 6 quizzes, all taken during your lab time. Subject matter is pretty difficult to retain; that is, some of the material was just so overwhelming and unless this is your priority class that could be trouble since there are a lot of reactions and mechanisms to memorize (emphasis on "a lot")

Professor rated by: Psychology Student on December 6, 2010

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CHE 118C

Organic Chem Health Sci

4

Pros: Very enthusiastic about the material, very clear during lectures!

Cons: Tough tests! Accent, but you definitely get used to it very quickly. :)

OChem is OChem--it'll always be hard. I avoided Nasiri until my last quarter of OChem because of all the terrible rumors I had heard about her and her tests, but she was actually great! Very clear, and the fact that she expects a lot out of her students only encouraged me to work harder for my grade.

Professor rated by: Animal Science Student on April 17, 2011

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CHE 118A

Organic Chem Health Sci

4

Pros: very helpful, truly wants each student to succeed

Cons: exams are very difficult and require a high level of understanding

Read before going to class - her lectures are very clear but you will get much more out of it if you have read beforehand. If you have questions, go to OH. She is happy to help!

Professor rated by: Molecular and Cellular Biology Student on July 21, 2011

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CHE 118A

Organic Chem Health Sci

4

Pros: She really tries to give real life examples in a normal situation, so that you understand the concepts.

Cons: The tests are hard, and it makes you wish you studied harder, but she only gives you one practice test.

Professor rated by: Molecular and Cellular Biology Student on November 20, 2011

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CHE 118C

Organic Chem Health Sci

3

Cons: her notes on the board are getting messy

it's nasiri. her tests are hard. avgs are low. final grades don't make sense. but she is better than other teachers

Professor rated by: Neurobiology,Physio & Behavior Student on December 8, 2010

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CHE 118B

Organic Chem Health Sci

4

Nasiri is a great professor. She's interesting and tries to make the subject easy....but it's not. Her tests are ridiculous though. I still recommend her.

Professor rated by: Environmental Toxicology Student on December 7, 2010

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CHE 118A

Organic Chem Health Sci

4

Pros: lecture material very close to the textbook

Cons: practice exam is not very similar with the actual exam

exam are fair, very good curve

Professor rated by: Med - Biological Chemistry Student on May 13, 2011

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CHE 118A

Organic Chem Health Sci

4

Pros: Her lectures clearly present the material.

Cons: It seems as though she wishes to punish her less enthusiastic students.

Professor rated by: Biochemistry & Molec Biol Grad Student on June 22, 2010

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CHE 118C

Organic Chem Health Sci

2

Cons: She's a hard teacher. You really need to memorize EVERYTHING in this class. Her tests are really hard as well.

Professor rated by: Biological Sciences Student on May 19, 2011

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CHE 118A

Organic Chem Health Sci

5

She's a great teacher but watch out for her tests they are tricky. Make sure you pay attention to detail.

Professor rated by: Neurobiology,Physio & Behavior Student on February 3, 2010

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CHE 118A

Organic Chem Health Sci

3

Pros: Funny and interesting lady, not boring at times.

Cons: Hard to understand her and not really a good lecturer.

Professor rated by: Neurobiology,Physio & Behavior Student on December 11, 2010

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CHE 118A

Organic Chem Health Sci

5

Pros: She is very knowledgeable on the subject

Cons: The language barrier was a bit difficult to work with sometimes

Professor rated by: Animal Biology Student on November 20, 2010

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CHE 118B

Organic Chem Health Sci

2

Cons: Accent is hard to understand.

Practice tests are manageable, but the actual exams are much tougher.

Professor rated by: Biological Sciences Student on April 16, 2011

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CHE 118A

Organic Chem Health Sci

4

Tests are extremely hard and it doesn't seem that you can prepare for them enough

Professor rated by: Biotechnology Student on December 1, 2009

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CHE 118A

Organic Chem Health Sci

3

Very knowledgeable however her tests tend to throw students off guard

Professor rated by: Microbiology Student on December 2, 2009

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CHE 118B

Organic Chem Health Sci

5

Pros: Concepts are clearly explained

No trick questions

Cons: Hard Exams

Professor rated by: Engineering Biomedical Student on March 5, 2012

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CHE 118A

Organic Chem Health Sci

4

Pros: Good lecturer

Cons: Midterms and finals are really hard

Professor rated by: Biochemistry & Molec Biol Grad Student on May 14, 2011

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CHE 118A

Organic Chem Health Sci

4

Pros: Work hard, you will do GREAT.

Professor rated by: Biochemistry & Molec Biol Grad Student on April 16, 2011

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