Roya Beheshti
2 courses · 26 reviews
All Reviews
Phenomenal Calc 3 professor. Her lectures were very well placed and she explained things very clearly. She was also so warm, kind, and willing to help any student with questions. Highly recommend
1/24/2026
Wonderful professor! She provides a lot of examples with different scenarios for each theorem, which helps a lot with my understanding of how to apply. She explains the theorem in a clear way which fits our current level of math. Very friendly at questions and wonderful graphs drawn when explaining.
5/3/2025
Somewhat hard to understand at times due to microphone issues and accent, but very sincere and understanding teacher who wants the best for her students.
4/30/2025
Beheshti is great in my opinion. I seriously have loved Calc III with her this semester. She clearly knows her stuff about math and is very caring in the lecture hall; always answers questions kindly and clearly and I have always felt well prepared for the class after watching her lectures. Slight (middle-eastern?) accent but no issue there.
4/29/2025
Beheshti is a truly knowledgeable and down to earth professor who knows how to teach the material in an effective and clear way. The tests were fairly straightforward and covered the content at the same level of difficulty as recitation problems, examples from lecture, and homework problems did. Basically, if you do the work you should be fine.
12/18/2019
Someone down there said it best. In most classes I do well, and I've always felt like I could succeed if I put enough effort it. However, this class has been a completely different story. The tests are SO HARD. Behsheti teaches calc and knows her stuff., but the tests are incredibly advanced and nothing like anything we learn.
12/13/2019
Great lecturer. Draws intuitive diagrams to illustrate calculus concepts. She knows what she is doing. In my opinion, people who give her bad ratings on RateMyProfessor either don't attend lecture or don't read the textbook, etc.. As long as you are attentive, you will get the grade you want. Thanks for a great semester.
11/27/2019
Not a fan. She knows what she's talking about and is helpful in office hours but simply doesn't know how to teach. Her lectures are almost useless; she moves super fast, makes errors, doesn't post slides, and makes you feel dumb for asking a question. I had straight A's my whole life and a 36 on the ACT but I think I'm going to get a B or C.
11/19/2019
Difficult, but very fair class. Exam questions are based off homework + lecture examples, so it's good to go to lecture if you're not a calculus wiz! One of the better professors in the math department at WashU
12/22/2016
Beheshti is a very fair professor, definitely one of the better math professors at Wash U. She really tries to explain concepts in class rather than just write out a formula and tell you to memorize it. As long as you memorize how to do the example problems in class and in the homework, you're golden.
5/16/2016
She's awesome. She doesn't come off as super nice or friendly, but once you talk to her she's really nice and wants to help you. Exams aren't easy, but they are fair. Gives you lists of problems from old exams to study which are really helpful.
5/11/2016
she's super sweet. I wish I had appreciated her while I had her because now I've had such horrible math professors.
10/28/2015
Lectures are really nice and clear. Homework challenging but helpful for exams. She will give you lots of tips on study material for exams -- old homework, extra problems, past exams. Exams can be hard but are very fair -- no surprise or impossible problems. She also just seems like a genuinely nice and dedicated professor. I'd for sure take again.
7/2/2015
Solid teacher, some people find her hard to understand because of accent. Tests are pretty easy to prepare (just do the past tests on math department site). All in all, a solid class.
4/16/2015
She speaks very quickly in her lectures. The Webassign problems teach you just as much as she does, so you if you skip a few lectures it's fine. Very intelligent woman and her tests are pretty easy.
12/9/2014
I adore Beheshti. I don't think her accent is that difficult to understand and her tests are pretty easy. She is a good lecturer, but she doesn't stop for anything between "Good morning everyone" and "I'm out of time," sometimes not even to breathe. Lectures aren't taped though, so go to class.
11/19/2014
Excellent professor! Very clear and actually tests on what she teaches. She is very helpful to students and I would highly recommend her. Tests are all multiple choice , but as far as I know, the average grade for the class is pretty high.
11/18/2014
Her lectures were pretty clear. Tests are really easy, straight from homework and suggested problems (average was a 80). Make sure to learn how to do the Webassign problems. (solutions are posted)
11/12/2014
Behesthi has really good intentions of being a good lecturer, but intentions don't always match outcome. Her accent is very hard to understand for a lecture, but she will be very sweet and helpful in office hours.I decided to never attend class and just teach myself from the textbook and managed to get an A. Overall easy and helpful, very nice lady
8/18/2014
Professor Beheshti is extremely caring and genuinely wants all of her students to do well! The tests were fair, but the material was tough.
5/5/2014
Her notes were very clear, and going to her office hours helped me a lot.
12/21/2012
I thought she was fine, but I'm also pretty good at figuring out concepts on my own. Plenty of people never went to class and found reading the book to be more worthwhile. Don't bother asking questions in class; you probably won't understand her answer. Exams varied in difficulty but were overall pretty fair.
12/15/2012
Beheshti seems to be an excellent mathematician who is bored silly teaching Calculus. Her lectures are mind-numbingly dull and consist mostly of example problems. Her tests are much harder than the practice quizzes, often including twists and complications that she never showed us in class. The TA was a much better teacher than she was.
7/16/2009
She is unbelievably difficult to understand when you can actually hear her. She just does examples from notes, and is very poor at answering questions. The tests are unreasonably hard and require tricks to do several problems. The TA was a much better teacher than her. "xesquared pi half"
12/15/2008