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Excellent professor! I would take him for everything I could!

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awesome...his lectures are fun and interesting...buy the study guide!!!!!!!!!! if you do the multiple choice q's in that, and you get them right, you will Ace the test :)

Very interesting lectures with info you can apply to real life.

He tells you everything you need you know for the tests in class...he also offers ways to make up points if you need to.

He is a really great teacher! He taught me more in that lower level class than I learned all semester in my upper level class taught by another teacher.

This was a great class. The study guide was really helpful.

great teacher, very fun.

Very good teacher. Econ was actually interesting.

You will learn a lot! He does an excellent job lecturing and is funny. He tends to go at a fast pace as the semester progresses, but don't be afraid to ask questions. He will only test you on material that he goes over-no surprises!

My friends and I still do Ferdowsi impressions. "If you have 2 calculator and 3 robot, you must give up 1 robot to get 1 more calculator" Every class he'd walk in, point, and say Good Morning even though it was 1 p.m. I still say it every time

awesome teacher really cares awesome teacher DO NOT TAKE AFIFI IF YOU WANT TO PASS

This guy is as good as a professor gets. You have chances for extra credit, and you have about 9 tests in a semester, upping your chances for an A even if you fail one. He is extremely funny and makes Economics interesting. I would take him again!

funny nice teacher. I liked his class. his grading system is very helpful but his tests can be sort of difficult.

he is so funny. you will laugh. "you have two minutes to do this and hurry up." "if you dont look at study guide dont come to class you will fail" "why you dont know, you dont study" "good morning" "2 minutes o

he is very intelligent, i enjoyed him throughout the year.

I thought he was a pretty good teacher for such a boring subject. But its really funny because he thinks econ. is the best thing in the world. "Read the book, its facsinating" Offers extra credit, you get extra points for perfect attendance.

He is so fun to listen to...his accent is so adorable! Lectures are fun and he makes the concepts understandable. The tests are a little work, but the class is worth it.

I love this guy he made econ so much fun.

He's great at this. Reading some of his past ratings, I think I can say that his tests have changed since '03. His lectures are extremely insightful. READ THE BOOK. He offers a great deal of extra credit. His attendance policy can both help and hurt you.

Very into his subject. Lots of extra credit. Must study for tests, notes are very helpful. Go to class and you will do fine. Study guide is not worth the money.

Great Professor! You will love him! Take notes and study what he tells you to and you'll do fine. He makes this boring subject interesting by adding humor to it. He is one of the funniest professors here and you'll love him. Sign up for Ferdowsi!

Easy, easy... if you're taking economics, definitely choose this guy. I just studied the day before the test and I got an A in the class :)

Ferdowsi is a great teacher. He is very consistent and dependable. Econ isn't my best subject but his lectures have given me a lot of insite into the world of economics. If you read, study notes, and do study guide,the test are a very fair.

Very good professor. Gives students every opportunity to get an A. Take notes and study what he tells you to and you'll do fine.

Get the SLA, do the extra credit and don't miss class and you'll be in the A range.

He is consistant, dependable and very funny. He keeps his lectures interesting by adding jokes. I failed the class my freshman year (because I had more than 7 absences), dropped it my junior year and finally passed it with a B. I could have easily gotten an A had I taken advantage of xtra credit.

FYI to all you ppl out there bashing MY father, the evil econ teacher, i am his daughter and will haunt you down!!! I am just kidding. :)

Dr. F is definitely 1 of the best professors I have ever had class with @ FSU. I learned a lot in his class. He is very easy to understand and anyway, people who only speak 1 language (English) have no right to criticize the accents of people who can speak 2 languages. Try 2 speak in their language and not have an accent, it's impossible. A+++ prof

I can't remember the course numbers that I took with Ferdowsi, but it was the first Econ and Labor Economics. He is awesome. One of the best profs I had at FSU. I had no trouble understanding him. He is brilliant and keeps class interesting. I highly recommend him over any other Econ professors at FSU.

Take him for 221 but Brandley for 222. He does know his stuff, no question about that.

He knows his stuff, but the class was hard. He gives you 2 opportunities to boost your grade. One is an assignment and the other is to not miss any of his classes. The only hitch is that he doesn't accept excused abs. either.

eFerdowsi is actually a pretty good teacher, he knows his stuff. The class is hard, no doubt about that, but study, pay attention and go to class and you'll do fine. He doesnt just standin front of the room and lecture, he's active, which makes the class not so boring. He's a nice guy and pretty funny.

A bit of an accent but very easy to understand. He wants you to learn the stuff and is demanding but he does care. By the end of the sem I started to actually like the stuff - scarry!

His accent is very understandable (and hilarious!) and his tests are pretty easy (they come straight from the notes, so you don't have to read the book). Sometimes his lectures are boring and you want to go to sleep, but that's mainly because of the subject matter and not him. I'd recommend him to anyone who needs to take 221.

Takes material straight from the book. Uses examples that are easy to understand. Attendence is not required, but perfect attendence will increase your grade. Tests are short and all multiple choice. Easy if you show up.

great gyy. very easy

He is so funny most of the time. He's got a very sarcastic way of teaching. If you pay attention and read everything 66 times and take wonderful notes and try to know everything for the rest of your life then your golden. haha. thats how he says it in class. I loved this class. He made a hard class alot easier. And theres some extra credit!!!

If you attend this class every day it is not very difficult to get an A. Offers extra credit assignments and extra credit for perfect attendance. Buy the study guide with the textbook.

The only real complaint I have is that the exams are always on a friday!!! Also having class after the exams gets kind of old. Everything else about the class is great though. Take him for econ :)

Great professor. Very clear on the materials covered. Very organized. And funny guy. He makes ECONOMICS a whole lot of fun. His exams are not that hard except for that Chapter 14 exam - that one was a killer. Just read and do that study guides. Even though i got a B from that class, I learned alot! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! YOU'LL NEVER REGRET IT

I really like this professor (def. taking him for 222), and he is pretty funny. Also, with the half-grade boost for perfect attendance and 10 points in extra credit (the whole class is 135 points), it's easy do good. Just read the summaries and do the multiple choice in the (required) study guide before every test, and you should do great!

Professor Ferdoswi is a funny guy. He jokes around a lot during the class. The class is easy if you take good notes. He offers extra credit during the semester, up to ten points. Perfect attendance gives you ten extra points as well. There are 135 points total, including the the 20 extra credit points. Your only grades are on 8 tests.

Read the book + study guide, then easy A!

I can't believe how badly Ferdowsi got rated. He's such a good teacher. Obviously, he is foreign but his English is not bad at all and he knows what he's doing. He gives great examples to help students understand the material. Study guide is necessary for passing this class. Perfect attendance = half a letter grade boost. More EC is available too.

Liked him. Kind of funny at times. His english is good. I can understand him just fine. I would recommend him. Class was easy if you pay attention and take notes.

Great Prof, recommended. Funny guy, he tries to make class interesting and he's very willing to help if there's confusion with the material. Must go to all his lectures to do well.

Good professor! I definitely recommend taking his class if you want to learn econ and get a good grade. If you buy the study guide and take the practice quizzes, you will get an A. Interesting lectures. Uses a lot of graphs. Gives 8 quizzes during the semester covering 1-2 chapters, 10-20 questions a piece, which make up your entire grade.

Great teacher, he likes to joke around and makes fun of students to better understand material. Tests basically come right from the study guide and you must review it to do good on the tests. Easy A! He gives lots of extra points for perfect attendance and writing current events.

Funny guy. Never taken an econ course but he made it pretty easy to understand. Straightforward tests and lectures, sometimes the graphs get a little confusing. BUY THE WORKBOOK! All the questions for the tests come from that.

He is an awesome professor. I have no interest in economics but he explains everything very well. Funny guy, easy to talk to, and very helpful. I highly recommend him! If you pay attention to lecture and do the study guide you'll ace the test. He bumps your grade up a whole bracket for attending every class and offers extra credit.

Ferdowsi makes econ really straight forward. He loves to use the study guide for his tests. If you read the book, go over notes and do the study guide then you will have a good grade. He also offers extra credit for econ articles and perfect attendance.

Great teacher. Makes economics easy to understand and easier to follow. I found him pretty funny. He does have an accent and uses a "custom book" so it is harder to find used but its totally worth the A!

Take him! He is fun, interesting and uses everyday examples to explain concepts discussed in class. He gives extra credit for class attendance and article summaries. If you don't understand something he is more than willing to help you understand it. If you go to class and read the book you will get an A.

Great teacher, helpful and easy to understand, take advantage of the extra credit and you will have no problems getting an A

Take this guy! No joke, i thought it was going to be hard because of his language but he makes it easy! I didn't have any interest in Econ. Now I love it and knowing the things I do from this class!

He is a good teacher and if you need help he is more than happy to help. The only thing is he has mandatory attendance but I didn't think it was too hard. just read the chapters and show up to class you will get a least a B

He is a very good professor but you need to show up to class. His accent is not very strong overall I rate him a good professor

Hard to fail if you come to the classes. Offers a lot of opportunities for little grade boosts. Quizzes and tests are a little difficult, but his grading scale leaves some leeway. If you use the study guide in the "good book", as he calls it, you'll have a much easier time with the test. Super funny, not exactly the most helpful though.

Although his accent made things difficult in the beginning, he is such a nice guy. He makes jokes about little things that are really funny and he's very good at explaining things in depth so that the tests are a breeze. Just pay attention and try to think about what he's saying and you'll do just fine.

Best professor at Ferris. Extremely intelligent, funny, and helpful. Anyone who gives him a bad rating must have failed his class. I would recommend anyone to take his class, even if econ isn't required for your major.

He has an Indian accent so it's hard to understand him the first week of class, but it gets easier. He tries to make this class easy, and likes to make jokes about the material. His tests are short and there's no homework, but he offers 10 extra credit papers. Also, if you never miss a class, he bumps your grade up a bracket (B+ becomes A-).

Great professor! He talks slow and is very thorough. Gives 10 points extra credits if you read the articles assigned and write summaries for those. If you have perfect attendance, he will also bump your grade up (B+ to A-). Has online homework but not for graded. Most of the test questions are from these online homework. Would recommend to take him

While his accent is heavy and his handwriting is atrocious, he teaches the material well and follows the textbook to the letter. All assignments are tests or quizzes and are very easy, he goes over many of the questions in the optional online homework. He also offers extra credit papers, and has a great sense of humor if you pay attention.

Sweet, soothing voice. 10/10 would take again.