CMPSC 40
MAJEDI M
Maryam Majedi
2.6
113 reviews

114
2.6
CS40 . Majedi M 27 Days Ago

Great professor, if you particpate in class. She awards participation, and it is super easy to just show up to lecture and listen. She really cares about her students, especially the ones that will put in the effort. That is all you have to do for this class. Put in effort and learn and you will get an A. She deserves a higher overall rating

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CS40 . Majedi M 4 Months Ago

She is a good professor who cares about your learning.

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CS40 . Majedi M 9 Months Ago

This was a difficult class, but she did her best to support her students during OH. Her lectures weren't super clear but there were a lot of opportunities to get your questions answered outside class and get more practice. Final was easy compared to the midterm. Overall, super caring but a little unclear in terms of expectations and teaching.

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CS40 . Majedi M 9 Months Ago

Gives a HUGE advantage to students that go to her OH and participate in class. Isn't the best lecturer, but her teaching team sets up a good amt of resources to learn everything regardless. She made the midterm really hard to scare everyone (score of it is replaceable w/ online textbook work) and then made the Final super doable.

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CS40 . Majedi M 9 Months Ago

Before taking her class, I was appalled by the abysmally low rating on this platform, but I don't think she deserves this low rating. She's a very caring professor and supports struggling students who show effort, even if they don't have the best scores. Lectures are unorganized, and the homeworks were really time-consuming though.

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CS40 . Majedi M 9 Months Ago

CS 40 is hard because its discrete math. Professor Majedi is caring and kind. To succeed in this course, you need to PUT IN THE EFFORT. Majedi tries her best to teach us and help us thrive, and she does a pretty good job. Go to exam jams if you need more help. She offers to many recourses, but you need to take initiative to work hard to succeed.

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CS40 . Majedi M 9 Months Ago

Majedi really wants you as a student to succeed. I have been to her OH, and she is such a kind person and gives candy to everyone. Even during the final she did. She truly wants the best for her students and is very genuine. CS 40 is really hard but that's just the nature of the material - majedi tries her best to help us understand. Very kind.

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CS40 . Majedi M 10 Months Ago

Terrible Lectures, clearly not capable of explaining concepts. She has a pretty clear intention to make her class as difficult as possible. Gatekeeping studying materials, not fully filling out/explaining logic in lecture notes. If you can avoid her, AVOID HER. Do not take her class unless you have no other choice

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CS40 . Majedi M 11 Months Ago

The lectures were not very great — the slides were hard to follow along with and it felt like she was going all over the place. However, she is very passionate about wanting us to succeed, so she is very accessible outside of class and makes it easy to ask questions. But she gatekeeps practice final/midterm material, which seems contradictory.

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CS40 . Majedi M 1 Year, 11 Days Ago

Terrible lectures, hard to understand, test heavy

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CS40 . Majedi M 1 Year, 1 Month Ago

Both her biweekly quizzes and homework are not the easiest but her office hours help immensely. She really does care a lot about her students, to the point where she extended her office hours by two hours into 10:30 pm once. Very open to requests for homework/quiz deadlines and willing to help.

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CS40 . Majedi M 1 Year, 2 Months Ago

She is caring, the exams were fair. Some homework may take a lot of time, do not be afraid to ask for extensions. Learned a lot through her class. Clear guidelines and requirements.

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CS40 . Majedi M 1 Year, 2 Months Ago

Having had a miserable time with Majedi for CS16 a year ago, I was glad to find that she had noticeably improved as a professor. Her lectures are still remarkably boring, but her grading and exam difficulty was more fair than in her CS16 course last year. I think I could have done well if the course content itself wasn't so challenging to grasp.

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CS40 . Majedi M 2 Years Ago

Only bad thing I would have to say is lectures were hard to follow. HW I thought was good at making you understand the concepts, but it is graded harshly so keep that in mind. OH were super helpful and if you want to boost your grade always cover the hws in OH. Tests are really easy if you know the material.

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CS40 . Majedi M 2 Years Ago

Very poor lectures that are full of mistakes and inconsistencies. She doesn't seem to understand the material well and it shows. Does not prepare you well and you will learn very little during lectures, even though most of the hw, slides, handouts are all taken from UCSD's CSE 20. The difficulty of the final was fair but expect to self study.

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CS40 . Majedi M 2 Years Ago

Homework was biweekly zyBooks (which cost $64) & weekly packets (last 3 were very long, & TAs' grading could be a bit nitpicky). Majedi gave handouts to annotate for each lecture (we could bring 3 to the final). No midterm, just biweekly open-note online quizzes. Final was very manageable time/content-wise, as she asked TAs & students for feedback.

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CS40 . Majedi M 2 Years Ago

While the course itself was really hard, it is still very doable if you keep up with the material. Majedi isn't the best lecturer and the structure of the sections could be better, but she was kind enough to curve the class in the end by 2 letter grades which really saved my grade.

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CS40 . Majedi M 2 Years Ago

Lectures are confusing, disorganized, and sleep-inducing. I learned more from the 50 minute section than I learned in 2.5 weekly hours of lecture. Get ready to teach yourself most of the content because she won't. I will say her TAs are pretty good so definitely take advantage of that. But don't expect much from Majedi herself.

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CS16 . Majedi M A Month Ago

Made the class 10x harder than it should be for a intro c++ class. Midterms were difficult and the averages on the first two midterms were under 65%. She offers a 3% grade boost if you attend all lectures and office hours, but ur grade will be cooked no matter what. Avoid her at all costs.

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CS16 . Majedi M A Month Ago

If possible, avoid taking her classes.

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CS16 . Majedi M A Month Ago

lwk learned nothing in this class, the class is super easy and the midterms were also not that bad. the final was really easy. she is not a good lecturer and often times gets stuff wrong (but the question could be beyond the scope of the course so i cant blame her). take another prof if u can

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CS16 . Majedi M A Month Ago

Mention Majedi's name to anyone and you will get a look of dread. She is a sweet person, but a notoriously tough grader. She made the first midterm purposefully difficult to "challenge us"... say goodbye to GPA-based scholarships. Big grading curve to those who attend office hours though.

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CS16 . Majedi M 2 Months Ago

Class is hard by design to challenge you to actually learn. Very nice. Highly recommend talking to her after class and going to office hours.

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CS16 . Majedi M 2 Months Ago

Her lectures are fantastic and super clear. The first exam can be a bit tough, attending office hours really helps. There are plenty of opportunities to make up points. She truly values hard work and gives credit for it. She's incredibly friendly, sharp-minded, and I highly recommend building a connection with her.

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