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.

he makes none of the worksheet content and they are all reused from other professors. the practice exams and quizzes were also not made by him so it is hard to know what he expects on an exam. he does not communicate with TAs and no one knew what was going to be on the monday midterm until friday evening.

As amazing as a professor Maji is, his exams are brutally difficult. The average in the class after the first midterm is currently a 55% which is an F, as the average on his first midterm was a 32/60. I'd highly advise against his class, as he expects too much from student knowledge and his exams are beyond ruthless. Again, the average grade in the class right now is a 55% F. Let that sink in, over half of the class has an F currently..

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.

This was by no means an easy class, but it is primarily due to the content. Tests are well written, but are very tough (averages for the midterms this quarter were around 52%); you have to learn everything he talks about during lecture very thoroughly. Prof. Maji does not follow slides or the textbook exactly, but the examples he draws on the board will contain all the information you need to know. Consequently, how well you are able to learn the content strongly depends on the amount you participate in class. I would highly recommend to ask questions about the content, visit his office hours, and most importantly, GET TO CLASS EARLY AND DO THE EXAMPLE PROBLEMS ON THE BOARD. Maji is very helpful and will support you if you get lost, but you have to make the initiative yourself.