Mina Heydari - Bellevue College

Professor: Mina Heydari

Department: TBD

College: Bellevue College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM131
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Read the power points and take notes before coming to class because she lectures really fast. Make sure you study everything because sometimes she tells us what is going to be on the test and sometimes its not. Be ready for labs and highlight because she can be mean if do something wrong. One good thing is that there is a 30 point extra credit

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM131
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Went to office hours and she was unwilling to help. She doesn't care. Unclear grading criteria. Unnecessarily rude. Will not answer questions. Tells you "you should already know this guys". Zero patience for those asking questions. Throws attitude when in a bad mood. Not a hard class but wanna feel frustrated the whole quarter? Take Mina's class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM131
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

There is no textbook and she posts powerpoints online but half of them are blank/don't relate to what we need to know for the class so basically no resources. There were questions on the exam that she specifically said we did not need to know. Powerpoints are not her own, tests are not her own. She don't even know whats on her own test. Stay away!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM162
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

17 days of summer quarter. To say the least, this was a challenging course. Professor Mina did her best to present the material in every chapter, and as fast as possible. We finished a chapter in about 2-3 days. Her exams are challenging too, she curved the exams for us. I found out when we were finally handed out our exams in the last 2 days.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHEM262
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I have had 2 quarters of organic with Dr. Heydari so far and am so glad I chose her. I did not know what a great science teacher was like until I ended up in her class. I would highly recommend listening to her lecture because she tends to make complex things seem more simple. She is pleasant and has answered all my questions in detail.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHEM162
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Mina is the best chemistry professor I have ever had! She explains concepts very clearly, and really cares about making sure that students do well in the class. There are 2 midterms, and 1 final (all multiple choice) which she prepares you well for, and the labs are easy-going and stress-free. There are a lot of extra credit opportunities as well!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM162
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took the accelerated course of Chem162 last summer and had a very good experience! Professor Heydari is a very good explainer and truly cares about students learning! I had this course before but took it again for a better grade, and I ended up with the grade I wanted. The tests are really similar to the homework and there is extra credit!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM161
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Pretty easy class. The tests were strait forward and she is very lenient. Although She is a bit unorganized and she doesnt respond to emails quickly. 3 tests, pre lab quizzes and homework per chapter.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM261
• 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:

She is very caring. Exam is similar to the homework.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEM261
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Mina is so nice, respectful, and helps students to the best of her ability! There are 3 exams and 1 HW assignment per chapter. The exams are similar to the HW and are fine! Her lectures are amazing and very clear! Be prepared for lab but as long as you read the lab instructions and do the work you will get full credit! Will take 261 again with her!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM140
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tough, rude at times, Tests were multiple choice. Tough class had to learn a lot on my own.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM161
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Mina is amazing I absolutely love her. I did feel lost those, however, During my first quarter with her. But her teaching style is very straight forward and the knowledge really sticks with me. Took her for chem 162 also, wish I can take chem 163 with her too

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM140
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Mina is very nice, and is one of the best chemistry professors I ever had! I learned so much that I couldn't understand before about chemistry, and the exams she gave are really similar to the practice tests! As long as you show up to the labs and put in effort you will get a 100%, and she offers a lot of extra credit to boost up your grade!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM140
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is the best Chem 140 teacher I have ever had! She explains things so clearly and concisely that I finally began to learn Chemistry after years of thinking it was too hard! Her lectures and labs are very helpful when I was taking her tests, and she gives lots of extra credit! She is very funny, and truly ares about how her students do in class!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM140
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Just make sure you show up to labs and do them correctly, she can be picky on the results but she still gives a lot of credit even if you do things wrong. Her accent can be a little hard to understand. Don't miss out on the three online homework assignments like how I did. All in all, easy class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM163
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is absolutely the best. she cares SO much about her students and helps them to improve their grades. take a class with her if you can, she is amazing.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHEM140
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I took this class without the use of a textbook. Her class in general is really easy and she barely checks your homework, oftentimes just giving you the full points for it. However, she can be a bit over-the-top with lab results, but even then she still gives you a lot of points for trying. Her lectures are sometimes hard to understand. She's okay

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEM140
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Heydari is a really nice teacher, when she explains something the first time, it will be difficult for you to understand it, but when she goes over it again you feel better about the lecture. There are 3 exams, and 3 big HW's with 50 questions. She gives lots of pages to practice on, but she only checks 1-2 pages out of 10. Take notes!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEM161
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I found that Professor Heydari was very nice, very intelligent, she really knew her stuff and was a valuable resource if you went into the study center or asked her one on one. But I really did not enjoy her lectures. I felt like neither they nor her lab instructions were helpful. CHEM161 turned out to just be a repeat of my high school chem class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM121
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Mina is hard to understand, her lectures aren't very informative, she admits to deleting emails from students because the students should just know things. She doesn't answer questions at all, she just expects you to know the material without her teaching it. She doesn't put up grades until the last week of the quarter. Online homework, three exams