Ata Anzali

Simply put, this course was a LOT of reading and writing. Compared to other FYSEs, this course was significantly more difficult. The grading was really easy since he only (seriously) graded 2-3 assignments and he gave us several drafts for each assignment, but you DID have to do all the assigned work to receive your participation grade.

This class was undoubtedly very interesting. Prof. Anzali was clearly passionate about the material, and he was good at explaining. I would say he does have quite a temper, so don't get on his bad side. He also is a fairly tough grader, but it helps you improve your writing, though he's still very strict about the language you use, so be careful and make sure you can back up anything you write. I would not take this class again because despite his enthusiasm, the material in itself was a little underwhelming and not satisfying my personal expectations for this class.

This class was undoubtedly very interesting. Prof. Anzali was clearly passionate about the material, and he was good at explaining. I would say he does have quite a temper, so don't get on his bad side. He also is a fairly tough grader, but it helps you improve your writing, though he's still very strict about the language you use, s …Read more

The material in this class was quite intriguing. The class was very fast paced though with TONS of reading. There were many times where we'd have lengthy readings and paper due on the same day. You absolutely could not just skim the reading, because our discussions were based on intricate details within the reading, and the Prof. would just take us down a very narrow rabbit hole. Even if I did the reading, I still felt very lost. Grading was a lil wonky too, as the Prof. made me rewrite my papers multiple times. This class was 100% the most stressful class I have ever taken, and would not recommend to freshman.

The material in this class was quite intriguing. The class was very fast paced though with TONS of reading. There were many times where we'd have lengthy readings and paper due on the same day. You absolutely could not just skim the reading, because our discussions were based on intricate details within the reading, and the Prof. wou …Read more