Gholam Zakeri - Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA

Professor: Gholam Zakeri

Department: Mathematics

College: Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH7
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

likes to find shortcuts when lecturing. Goes way too fast. Does not answer questions he deems unworthy. Makes 5-10 mistakes per class so messes me up. As if reading from the textbook when lecturing, wastes alot of times with jokes. He was stuck on 1 problem for an hour cause of his mistakes. Very bad explaining. Will embarrass you in front of class

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH15
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Although a nice teacher, he often looses track and makes mistakes when he does each problem. Also, he can be a hard grader on tests. Get ready to prep yourself.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH15
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: No
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

too much home work, bad lecture. Don't take his class

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH15
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Learn the whole book by urself if u want to take his class. He has changed!!!! I learn almost nothing from the class. Except for math15, I got all A for other math classes. never learn proof in his class, but you are gonna see it on the exam. not fair to take his class unless you have pass paper, because all these proofs are on the pass paper.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH15
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

By the end of the course I learned to like Zakeri. He can explain the material very well. I rarely had to read the book. His test are absolutely insane but everything he covers in lecture is fair game. He doesn't put anything on the exams that he hasnt shown in class. Other than that he's a funny dude and gives cool facts about math history.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH08
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is really good teacher. Even though his test was not that hard, he gave us extra credit for the exams 6 points . Also his lecture is very clear. As long as you do homework, his class is going to be easy A

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH11
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

wonderful teacher, he gave us interesting background about the material we studied. He has a phenomenal memory and math knowledge. I found him very inspiring and funny. Absolutely positively recommending him.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH11
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Zakeri is an awesome professor who really cares students. However, you need to pay attention to the lecture and really take some time to understand it. Practice is very important. He is a nice person and helped me a lot! He concerns about your academic success.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH15
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Never take Math 15 with him unless you are ready to teach yourself the whole book. His tests was easy, but now it's not.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH15
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Rude and stupid. Even cannot explain question clearly.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH8
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

If you are not good at algebra, his lecture won't be clear because he skip steps. He does his best to explain everything . At 1st part of the class he answers homework problem, and at 2nd part he covers a new material. 3 exam, 3 quiz, HW, and final. Read the book and his notes, study A LOT for his exams. He is very intelligent person.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH15
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Avoid taking Zakeri if you can or be prepared to teach yourself everything. I usually felt like going to class was a waste of time since.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: 4059
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He doesnt come to class with a plan so wastes most of class time doing HW instead of teaching. You probably wont learn much in class. Must know how to teach yourself or get a tutor. He can be rude & makes lots of mistakes. Exam questions require very strong algebra cause he makes up questions and they never give nice numbers. Hes also proof heavy.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH815
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Good morning class. Dr. Zakeri is that rare, exceptional gem on top of SMCs crown that is the Math Department. Hes a fatherly figure, a brotherly friend, a great teacher, and a true mathematician!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH815
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Above all, he has this sheer humbleness to him, despite or maybe because of his encyclopedic knowledge of math and mastery of the subject (hello, functional analysis and nonlinear hyperbolic PDEs).

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH815
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

You see some math professors walking the halls of the department and acting as if theyre the second coming of master algebraists like Lagrange and Jacobi. I suggest that they sit at Dr. Zakeris feet and learn math again, starting from root 4 all the way to Riemann manifolds!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH8
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Calc 2 ( math 8) was tough. I've worked harder for this than for any other class (about 15-20 hours + 5 CUs). If you're not thoroughly motivated, forget it. Also, expect having memorized all prerequisite formulas ( in particular trig) BEFORE starting this class, as there will be absolutely no cheat sheets or formula collections for your exams.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH11
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Mister Zakeri is from Buffalo New York, his is good in calculus but just the SMC book, if you ask him something from another book or especially other professors, you make a big enemy against yourself. He doesn't like other math professors and always talks such that he is the only good professor at SMC, he is very confusing.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH8
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

we are talking about a very unprofessional professor. His knowledge in math is not related to class, he takes a nap very often in class and lets the people from his native country take adventage of it. Unorganized and very low level.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH8
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Zakeri is stubborn, and unprofessional. He enjoys letting anybody down. He is strict to the common students, but he personally helps students if someone belongs to his native country. His class is not organized, and exam is hard. Avoid him if possible.