Farid Faridpak - California State University Long Beach

Professor: Farid Faridpak

Department: Mathematics

College: California State University Long Beach

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH111
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Expect to work right away on the first day of class. Online HW due every Sunday, 2-4 WebAssign assignments with 30+ questions. Teaches of the book and his accent sometimes makes it hard to understand. He has no office hours and doesn't email you back. Exams and quizzes can be hard. There are professors more helpful than him please don't take.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH111
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The material is not hard to understand, it is pretty easy. He is horrible at explaining and is very confusing. He flies through lessons and expects everyone to get it off of one lecture. He is the worst at answering questions. Someone needed help and he said "too bad." Study the book and you'll understand the material way better than he teaches it.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH370A
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Faridpak was an okay teacher, kind of quiet and lots of lectures. He rushed through many sections and even handed out notes to a section he had no time to teach. He rarely gave me partial credit. The material isnt the most difficult, but he taught it in a way that makes it confusing and hes not the best at answering student questions.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH370
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Extremely tough grader but the material is easy. The class consists of weekly quizzes, 3 midterms and 1 final. He can be rude to students. HW is turned in once a month before a test. The tests are heavily based off of the HW. Do the HW and you will at least get a B in the class. The class is easy to pass...

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH370A
• 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:

My experiences with this professor have been a roller coaster - a lot of it dealing with the fact that we were both having to deal with personal stress. But in the end, he taught the course very effectively and recognized my efforts to learn and improve with the math. Overall very good teacher

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 370A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a fair professor teaching a difficult course. All homework assignments are outlined at the beginning of the year and while he is a somewhat strict grader, you can contest any points that you lost. Quizzes are plenty but they are not extremely difficult provided you do the homework for the section beforehand.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH370A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He assigns homework, but it all helps because his homework is like his quizzes is like his tests. He's an interesting guy and I genuinely enjoyed his class. He does grade a bit hard, but the subject is pretty easy, so with a decent amount of studying you should be able to get an A. Pretty much the only thing you use the textbook for is homework.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: 370A
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Faridpak taught Math370a fine and the subject isn't hard. He gives a decent amount of homework and weekly quizzes that are just like the homework. The exams are similar to the homework too. I would not take his class again because he is a TOUGH GRADER. If you do not do the problem correctly, there is no partial credit! Basically all or nothing!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH123
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I did not like him at all. He would always tell our class how stupid we were and how nobody had an A because he DOES NOT curve. There are better teachers. He's a guaranteed C . Awful attitude. Take it with someone else. He also gets a sick thrill/laugh when he sees how many people he can make drop the class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH111
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's the best math teacher I've ever had. If you can't understand the material, he'll help you. The exams and quizzes are fairly easy and he won't give you tough questions on them. The only thing is he assigns way too much homework but most of it does help.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 3382
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor Farid is a great professor. It wasn't until I took another math teacher that made me really appreciate his teaching methods. He's friendly, smart and helpful. He has no problem doing problems over and over until you get it. Every chapter, there is a test (Math 123B) and homework. I am planning to take STATS with him this fall.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH111
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really crappy professor for Math 111. He is very lazy when it comes to answering questions. Final Exam Review copied and pasted from somewhere else. No original examples, all from book. Overall just a really bad professor for this course.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH123
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a really good professor, but Calc II isn't an easy class. So if you want to do well you need to put in some effort. His tests aren't too bad but the final is killer. The way he curves is he takes the average of your two highest exams and replaces your lowest (there are 3 exams not including the final and this doesn't apply to the final).

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's the worst teacher I've ever had. He gives study guides for the exams but they were of no help. The quizzes are similar to the homework, but the tests weren't like either. He goes too fast and doesn't explain the concepts clearly. When a question is asked, he goes around it. Do your GPA a favor and don't take him. I had to withdraw

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH123
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is one of the best Math professor, teaches very well and wants everyone to learn, therefore his exams are not easy. They are some what challenging, you can get an A only if you start string from the begining

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Faridpak is extremely helpful in his lectures. He tends to rephrase a lot of what he is saying to make it simpler to understand. His tests are EASY as long as you do the assigned homework. I have managed to skip a couple of classes here and there and get a decent grade, but that's because I did the homework. When I ask questions, he answers clearly

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH123
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tests are actually quite easy compared to other teachers, but with that being said, they're not curved whatsoever. He's incredibly knit picky when it comes to grading the exams, so recheck your answers multiple times. His office hours are too early to compensate for help and most of the time he's not even there. Lectures are quite solid though.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH123
• 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:

Solid teacher, the material is tough and there is not much you can do about that. I was surprised about the grade i got, a few other classmates felt the same way. Solid teacher just be aware of that final grade...

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH123
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Faridpak is a helluva guy. The course material was a challenge, but he'll do anything within his power to help you understand. He teaches at a pace where it is possible for a review sesh before every exam. During activity/class he will answer any problems from the homework you ask. His office hours are sparse, but overall, Faridpak is a good choice

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH123
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I am currently taking his class and he is an excellent professor. I'm a student that usually gets good grades anyways, but not exactly the most studious either. For me, he makes calculus fairly easy. He's easy to approach and the lectures are very clear. Take him!