Sogol Jahanbekam - San Jose State University

Professor: Sogol Jahanbekam
Department: Mathematics
College: San Jose State University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: MATH179
  • Grade Received: C
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: No
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
As the other user have already pointed out, she required you to solve many problems under 30 minutes mark for her exam. Her exam and hw questions are really tricky because she only provide one or two sentence instructions for her question, but expect you to fully explain what she want or else you lose points. Hard to get an A/B, I hope she curve.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: MATH179
  • Grade Received: F
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Don't know what is wrong with this professor. Clearly the rating on this site does not reflect any of her qualities. The materials in this class is super easy. HOWEVER, the way she grade you will be extremely tough. She let you have 30 minutes to do 8 questions and upload it on time. She grade your answer harshly under a 30 minute exam. Not fair!!!
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: MATH177
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
She's a strong communicator and is really responsive to the needs of the class. Homeworks are similar to exams, gives practice exams which prepare you well for actual exams. The class was lecture-heavy, but she lets you skip the final if you score >95% on all three exams, so it's a worthwhile tradeoff to avoid an extra headache come finals.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: MATH177
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: No
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Jahanbekam is easily one of the best professors that I have ever had in my college experience. Everything about her class is very well organized. The professor makes up all of her own homeworks and lectures. She grades everything in a timely fashion and gives good feedback. If I needed to take graph theory I would definitely take her.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: MATH177
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Prenominal teacher! Explains the crucial topics clearly and in detail. She has the uncanny ability to come up with examples on the spot. Textbooks are optional. Drops the lowest homework and test score. Show up and take good notes and you'll be OK. If you're a math major who still needs electives, take this class!!
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: MATH49299
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I had my MATH179 and 177 with Prof. Jahan. She is awesome. She does examples step by step during lectures, with clear handwriting and good explanation. Don't miss class, if u do, ask classmates for notes, her every single class is solid and you will learn new stuff. If u study well and listen to the lecture this class should be an easy A.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: M177
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
She is a tough grader. She expects beyond what she teaches in her lectures for her homework solutions. I had to always clarify homework questions with her since she can be confusing on how she wants her answers.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: MATH42
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
She's so good at teaching it's actually jaw dropping. She can think of great examples off the top of her head and gives as many examples as the class desires. Always asks "do you guys want another example?" which I absolutely loved!!! We need more math teachers like her at SJSU, she makes the subject very fun and I actually understood the concepts.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: MATH42
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
She knows exactly what she's doing and will stop at nothing to get the class to understand. She will say something super funny once in a while. She doesn't take attendance and participation isn't part of the grade, but unless you are super confident about the material for that week I wouldn't skip class. Great teacher, great personality.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: MATH42
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Wow Its crazy how awesome this class is. I mean I found it easier than my high school math courses, yet people tell me Math 42 is suppose to be a really difficult class. Prof Js lectures are very clear and she is very very open to questions. She actually waits in silence to let people ask her something. Her weekly homework is very doable. AWESOME
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: MATH42
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Really good math professor! Does not just read off a presentation for lectures and instead gives multiple examples she makes up off the top of her head which are helpful. Class can seem a bit fast paced, but she is more than willing to help in office hours. 2 midterms and a final - all are very much doable and average was around a B.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: MATH129A
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
literally the best math professor I've had so far. 3 midterms and a final. If you do well on all 3 midterms, you can skip the final. If you don't, she drops the lowest midterm score. Also drops the 2 lowest hw scores. She is absolutely fantastic at not losing your attention in class and is extremely approachable regarding any doubts. A true gem!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: MATH179
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
She is a great lecturer and very clear with what she expects on the exams. There were 8 HW(drops lowest), textbook use is minimal so make sure you show up to lecture and take good notes. The practice exams give you a very good idea of the exam. Really made the class simple and straight forward. The averages were very high(77-80) on exams. Easy B.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: MATH129A
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
By far one of the BEST math professors here; the exams, however, were rough. Averages were around 70-75s. Here's a little tip: don't study her study guide, study your lecture notes. The study guides are used as a decoy to see who really paid attention in lecture, and this is why a lot of people failed the midterms. Really good professor, however.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: MATH129A
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She is definitely one of the best professors around. She is incredibly caring and will answer any questions that are asked. She goes in depth in her lectures, providing a ton of examples and is very thorough. Her tests are based on her lectures. Her tests have father few questions, so messing up on one will hurt. Despite this, definitely take her!
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: MATH129A
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This professor is extremely good! She somehow can memorize things and improvise very fast. While there are no lecture slides, she explains all the work in class very, very well. Class can does get boring from time to time, but she's an amazing professor in doing things step by step and making sure that everyone understands before moving on.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: MATH42
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: No
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Math is fun, but Jahanbekam is such a smart and excellent teacher that she makes it 100x better. She easily conjures examples off the top of her head, explains concepts thoroughly, answers questions concisely, and rarely has to reference her own notes. When she does, it's only ever once. She has a genuine personality and can be humorous at times.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: MATH42
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Sogol's Math 42 is pretty straightforward. She does plenty of examples for the class and lectures off of her notes. Homework load is very reasonable, exams are fairly challenging and test you on the concepts. A lot of her exam questions come from lecture & hw. Don't miss class because there are no online slides. Textbook isnt mandatory but helps.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: MATH42
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
She is an amazing professor! One of the best professors I have ever had. Her tests are similar to her lectures, homework, and study guides. Her lectures are amazing as well, she explains clearly and slowly making sure students understand before she moves onto the next lesson. I would take her next time if I could. For real she is the best :)
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