Roman Ferede - Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA

Professor: Roman Ferede

Department: Physical Sciences

College: Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM11L
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She was my lab prof. Must have homework done when you come in; dont ask her any questions that are on it or shell get mad. Gives quizzes based off the hw. Gets mad if you come late. Explains what youll do and teaches a little bit. She helps each group if they ask. Will call you out if you do something she doesn't like. Do all the work and pass.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM24
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Information packed course. You need to put in a lot of effort to do great. NMR topics are easy. Overall, Dr. Ferede is a good professor. However, she lacks the compassion and coolness that make an average teacher great. She flatly Ignored my letter of recommendation request despite having one of the top grades.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM24
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Don't expect to learn much in this class, pretty much everything is you teaching yourself. To do well, make sure to turn everything in and stay organized, the mini quizzes are basically free points. The exam is exactly like the study guide she sends out. Know prelab and post- lab questions or you wont do well. Lots of busy work, try to start early.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM22
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof Ferede is truly a gem! she's ready to put all her hours in helping you to achieve a good grade. Her exams are not as hard as expected. Chem22 can be way harder but her exams are fair, no tricky questions. The text book is definitely required to go over. make sure to do those multiple questions, because 50% of her exam is on those same exact Qs

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHEM21
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

we always hear Ochem is difficult, but with her it is totally doable! She makes you work so hard, but in the end you can totally master it, and it is totally doable, just do not take tons of classes with this one cuz it is a handful! participation matters, you have to write long lab reports, and you have lots of homework, quizzes and exams, doable!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHEM21
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr Ferede is an excellent professor; she gives u all the tools u need to succeed in OChem and will even offer class review sessions if she thinks people are shakey on old material. You can take all questions to her office hr and she will help you work them out. She will also spell out what is required to do well- listen to her because she's right!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM24
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Ferede is a very tough professor and this is probably the toughest class I've taken thus far due to the work load. Many students complain because of the work load but I honestly can't see med school or other graduate schools being any easier. She will drill you with material and all you can do is suck it up. Overall, great professor.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM24
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Shes great!! yeah gives a lot of work but honestly, if youve taken chem 22 already, you know this stuff, and if you are taking 22 at the same time, doing her work helps reinsure concepts you are learning, she really works hard to be there and is there for you, but by all means try!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM24
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The amount of work required for this 2 unit lab class is UNREAL. On top of a pre-lab every week, u have to re-summarize the entire lab into a single page. Her emails are very unclear, and she enjoys hearing herself bark at students during the entire lab period. I don't know what she's trying to prove, but by all means, AVOID.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEM21
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

You have to work on stuff to get an A. Go to lecture, read textbook, do homework and extra credit works, and go to her office hour. She is there to help you and gives you lots of extra credit points. She explains things clearly. If you do your homework and extra stuff she gives you, tests are easy. I recommend her.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM12
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. Very helpful during office hours.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: 1353
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Ferede wants her students to succeed & she's very helpful. She stays after class, schedules time if you have a conflict, and she'll practice concepts with you, but always encourages you to put in the effort & go to tutoring. Exams and quizzes were predictable. Sometimes she was disorganized and the class was confused but we figured it out

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM11
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Ugh, why do people use Dr. Ferede's accent against her?! And why does it matter? It isn't like she is completely incomprehensible. I think she explained just fine and unlike others, her class was COMPLETELY FAIR!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM21
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

i took her chem 21 back in 2011 fall, she is a very helpful and nice professor. She gives a lot of extra credits. Do find her during her office hour!! she would be very helpful to teach you!!She is very caring to every students!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM12
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Ferede is amazing and has passion for chemistry and teaching.She is the professor that comes early and stays late. She is always extra helpful in office hours. The material is hard hello its upper division chemistry at the college level but her teaching ability is superb!! Put in the effort dont wait last min to do homework or ask for help.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM21
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

knows her stuff but the language barrier prevents her from being able to explain theoretical stuff. Tests are hard and long, and there is a lot work in general, but offers a bunch of extra credit which is often difficult to complete on top of all the other work from this class and any other classes you may take. Take only if youre truly dedicated

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHEM12
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

professor ferede is a decent professor, she knows her stuff and trys to be as helpful as possible however, there is a real language barrier that everyone seems to overlook here. Because of this she does not explain herself well when questioned so all her help will only go so far. Her test are not hard but they are long

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: OCHEM21
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Brilliant professor. Explains very well, so you need to read the textbook just to review. Gives a lot of of x-tra credit and partial credit, so if you actually have C, you will end up with B; if B, then will got an A. Very nice person. Highly recommend!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEM21
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you have a choice avoid this professor. You pay money to be taught, not only to be present. Lectures and notes end up being useless and incomprehensible. If you have time to teach yourself the material, a photographic memory, don't mind an extremely biased professor, lots of busywork to keep you from actually studying, then you will be fine.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM10
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I really liked Prof Ferede. I found her lectures to be clear most of the time and she is helpful if you need help. The lab was easy too and she wants her students to do well. Tests are really pretty easy, just do the work and you should be fine!