Professor
Rajat Maji
Most Helpful Review
Fall 2024 - Since the lectures are recorded, many students did not show up to the lecture. However, it is important to note that he covers everything you need for the exam during the lecture time. He gives plenty of practice examples on the board, slowly explain each mechanism step-by-step, and encourage us to participate and come to the board and solve them. The examples on the exam clearly mirrors the examples he covers during the lecture, neither super easy nor super hard. This professor has been a gem so far; he is very knowledgeable about the subject and his passion in teaching is contagious. He lectures very slowly, making sure you master the concept very well. The average on the midterm is low, yes, but I feel it has more to do with the students procrastinating rather than his teaching style. When I went to the discussion section, I felt many students are procrastinating to study for the midterm, which explains the low average score. I attended all lectures he had, sat in the front, constantly participated and asked questions, and managed to do very well on the exam. He has a nice personality, gives extra credit and I heard he curves at the end, so don't worry. I would highly recommend him because trust me, his exams are fair if you put in the effort, attend all the lectures and study well his practice problems.
Fall 2024 - Since the lectures are recorded, many students did not show up to the lecture. However, it is important to note that he covers everything you need for the exam during the lecture time. He gives plenty of practice examples on the board, slowly explain each mechanism step-by-step, and encourage us to participate and come to the board and solve them. The examples on the exam clearly mirrors the examples he covers during the lecture, neither super easy nor super hard. This professor has been a gem so far; he is very knowledgeable about the subject and his passion in teaching is contagious. He lectures very slowly, making sure you master the concept very well. The average on the midterm is low, yes, but I feel it has more to do with the students procrastinating rather than his teaching style. When I went to the discussion section, I felt many students are procrastinating to study for the midterm, which explains the low average score. I attended all lectures he had, sat in the front, constantly participated and asked questions, and managed to do very well on the exam. He has a nice personality, gives extra credit and I heard he curves at the end, so don't worry. I would highly recommend him because trust me, his exams are fair if you put in the effort, attend all the lectures and study well his practice problems.
Most Helpful Review
Fall 2023 - Lectures were recorded and he had lecture slides... but I think it's also important to take good notes of your own as the tests can be pretty in-depth. Maji was a good lecturer imo and I definitely learned a lot in this class. He also held regular office hours which were extremely helpful in grasping the concepts. The class was definitely not easy, but was thankfully curved. He also offered plenty of practice materials which are an absolute MUST to go over. Overall, I think CHEM 30A with Maji was cool.
Fall 2023 - Lectures were recorded and he had lecture slides... but I think it's also important to take good notes of your own as the tests can be pretty in-depth. Maji was a good lecturer imo and I definitely learned a lot in this class. He also held regular office hours which were extremely helpful in grasping the concepts. The class was definitely not easy, but was thankfully curved. He also offered plenty of practice materials which are an absolute MUST to go over. Overall, I think CHEM 30A with Maji was cool.