[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:19.902949+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwMDcwNjQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:506714","instructor_name":"Song Jin","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2018-05-11 11:08:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Its a disorganised course . He is an awesome researcher but not a great lecturer. Youre gonna have to work hard.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/506714","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:19.902949+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3MzE2NDEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:506714","instructor_name":"Song Jin","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2016-12-02 20:27:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"While he is sometimes hard to understand, he really is a brilliant guy. It is a must when you take this class to go to office hours. The TAs and professor are helpful, they help you get to the answer from the knowledge that you have. He is also understanding about situations, he wants his students to succeed. If you put in the effort you will pass.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/506714","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:19.902949+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2NDUwNDcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:506714","instructor_name":"Song Jin","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2016-05-03 14:02:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"Song Jin is a researcher, not a professor. He is a very intelligent man but he is an awful teacher. The class itself is unorganized, the lecture and lab should be 2 separate classes as each require 8 hours a week, and the homework and tests ask you to go way above and beyond anything you're taught. This class made me decide to not be a chem major.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/506714","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:19.902949+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MzUzNDY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:506714","instructor_name":"Song Jin","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2016-04-22 01:54:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"He seems to enjoy to topic and like teaching it.  He usually procrastinates on assigning homework, so deadlines will come quickly.  He'll extend them if enough students express distress, though.  The group project will be explained very poorly, though.  Plan well and make sure you pick your group wisely.  Exams are reasonable and homework based.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/506714","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:19.902949+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1ODI1NzEw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:506714","instructor_name":"Song Jin","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2015-12-26 01:38:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"Amazing professor.  Yes, his tests can be tough and he can be confusing at times.  But labs and homeworks aren't that hard, and his thick Asian accent really helps break things up!  He is very helpful if you ask him for help.  Great, quirky guy, who really makes Chemistry a lot of fun!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/506714","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:19.902949+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1MjU3MDg1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:506714","instructor_name":"Song Jin","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2015-10-15 16:08:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is not helpful-he would not answer my questions. Professor Jin is an intelligent man who knows chemistry, but he can't explain it in lecture. His lectures largely consist of him mumbling at the board under his breath. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/506714","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:19.902949+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzMTgwODAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:506714","instructor_name":"Song Jin","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2014-05-06 20:32:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Jin does talk a bit fast with a slight accent and covers a lot of material during lecture, but use his office hours and the TA. The exams are straight from the homework so study his homework sets. He provides all the equations and the exam is pretty explanatory. A lot easier than other Analytical Professors!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/506714","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:19.902949+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4NTk5OTA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:506714","instructor_name":"Song Jin","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2011-05-14 03:03:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Really nice guy and explains things well in lecture. Exams are really fair and just like the homework & book problems. The class is a lot of work, but it's pretty easy to pull of decent grade with the lenient grading scale. It's not as bad as everyone says. The average gpa in the class was 3.37, so around a B/AB range.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/506714","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:19.902949+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4NTA5MTQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:506714","instructor_name":"Song Jin","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2011-05-02 17:47:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"Talks very fast and incomprehensibly at times. Lectures are also fairly disorganized. Pretty average overall.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/506714","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:19.902949+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNzg4NDky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:506714","instructor_name":"Song Jin","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2007-12-10 14:07:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Talks under his breath, hard to understand.  Covers material quickly.  Gives confusing problem sets that he says are just like the exams, but they aren't really.  I would recomend another professor if you can","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/506714","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:19.902949+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNDY2NTIz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:506714","instructor_name":"Song Jin","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2007-09-09 17:56:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good at covering everything that will be on the exam. Explains things if you ask him. The class is difficult but if you look over all your notes and read the book you will do fine. Good professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/506714","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:19.902949+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzMjE3MDc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:506714","instructor_name":"Song Jin","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2007-05-27 16:23:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"No Comments","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/506714","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:19.902949+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTU2NDM5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:506714","instructor_name":"Song Jin","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2007-05-12 23:03:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"clear handwriting and explanations.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/506714","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:19.902949+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExOTk2ODAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:506714","instructor_name":"Song Jin","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2006-06-12 13:14:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"This guy is straight up hilarious! He is probably the best lecturer i have had, even though others would say "what the hell?" His class is hard, after all, it is ANALytical chemistry. He is very willing to help students out (he saved my groups ass on our project for the honors section), very great guy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/506714","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:41:56.821712+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEwODc3NDE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:414685","instructor_name":"Edwin Sibert","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2005-11-10 18:17:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"He sucks, he doesn't know anything he talks about, it's such a hard class and a waste of time.  Do not take any class with this professor.  He's horrible, absolutely horrible, you will want to die.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/414685","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:41:56.821712+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NDE1MDA=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:414685","instructor_name":"Edwin Sibert","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2005-05-11 22:30:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"teches material well but still really hard class, exams are very difficult but graded fairly and have large curve, labs arent too bad and pertain to lectures, the project is a beast...","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/414685","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:41:56.821712+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3NjU3MDg=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:414685","instructor_name":"Edwin Sibert","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2005-05-02 20:42:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very nice and understanding. Material is hard, tests are hard, but the curve is fair.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/414685","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:41:56.821712+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MDgyNTY=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:414685","instructor_name":"Edwin Sibert","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2005-03-27 12:38:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"very informative","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/414685","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:41:56.821712+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxODU2NjE=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:414685","instructor_name":"Edwin Sibert","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2004-05-25 15:46:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"The class is very hard. Understanding the material is very difficult, and the honor's project is even worse. Exams impossible, but all have big curves. Lectures are very fast and difficult to follow. Labs are helpful. Overall, the class is graded fairly.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/414685","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:51.084927+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwNTIwOTc4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:968436","instructor_name":"Jeanne Hamers","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2012-07-26 20:37:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Nice lady. Terrible project lab that takes up 90% of your life and has little to do the rest of the course. Homework can be time consuming. The concepts and material for the class are easy. The ridiculous amount of \"busy\" work reduces time that can be spent on any other class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/968436","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:51.084927+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMjc2MjIy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:968436","instructor_name":"Jeanne Hamers","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2012-05-14 12:31:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"Challenging exams and homework, lots of studying required. READ THE BOOK! Very helpful to read every chapter it is the best way to grasp the concepts in addition to the homework problems. Very helpful professor outside of class and always willing to help.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/968436","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:51.084927+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMjcxMTIy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:968436","instructor_name":"Jeanne Hamers","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2012-05-13 15:38:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hard class. Chances are pretty good you'll be frustrated once or twice while doing homework or labs for this class. If so, go to her office hours! She is so helpful and will talk you through everything. She really cares that we understood what we were learning. Honestly, she's adorable and one of the nicest and most approachable profs I've had!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/968436","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:51.084927+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0OTg0MTYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:968436","instructor_name":"Jeanne Hamers","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2008-11-12 21:01:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"She is one of the most dedicated professors I have ever met. She tends to make her classes have an unbelievably high level of work, but she is willing to spend as much time with her students as is required to get them to master the material. Students come away from her classes with a wealth of knowledge.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/968436","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:51.084927+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0NzQxNjE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:968436","instructor_name":"Jeanne Hamers","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2008-08-14 11:13:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great professor, nicest person ever.  329 is a very difficult class, long homeworks, two lab reports a week, and exams are pretty difficult.  If you work hard and go into office hours a B is attainable.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/968436","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:51.084927+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0NDcxODQw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:968436","instructor_name":"Jeanne Hamers","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2008-05-14 23:07:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"Nicest professor ever. Hard class. Hard tests. Too many labs. Bad project lab. VERY TIME CONSUMING. Very helpful during office hours. Did I mention she is nice?","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/968436","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:51.084927+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0Mjk0Mjgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:968436","instructor_name":"Jeanne Hamers","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2008-04-15 12:33:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"This course is difficult! If you want to suceed in this class you have to work extremely hard. There are long labs, really difficult homeworks, and tough exams. In my opinion Dr. Hamers is a great prof. She truly cares about the success of her students and is really  helpful during office hours. If you have to take 329, take it w/ Dr Hamers!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/968436","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:51.084927+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MjgwMDY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:968436","instructor_name":"Jeanne Hamers","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2008-04-11 23:45:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"Class is hard and time consuming. Lot of homework. Exams usually make you run out of time. But Dr. Hamers would do anything to help you out. She extends her office hours as much as possible. She immediately answers every single email questions. And she visits labs often to help students. She tries her best so if you do also you can get an A.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/968436","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:49.937025+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NzEwMjE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1479875","instructor_name":"Jeannine Szczech","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2012-01-11 12:56:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Material wasn't very interesting and lectures can be rather dull, but she does a great job of explaining the material. Can be a bit harsh sometimes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1479875","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:56.679613+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNjQxNTky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1215728","instructor_name":"John Wright","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2020-09-12 14:35:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Wright is a nice person, but he does not explain the concepts well. A lot of the information you have to ask for help from the TAs to understand or you need to figure out yourself. The labs do not align with the lecture material at all. The homework is difficult because you can't understand the lecture. You need a good TA.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1215728","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:56.679613+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxODg0MTc4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1215728","instructor_name":"John Wright","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2019-05-15 21:38:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"John Wright's version of CHEM 329 was a dumpster fire. Lecture was useless, lab was disjointed from the lecture, and tests and homework were sometimes just completely wrong. Was extremely unhelpful in his responses to questions on Piazza. FURTHERMORE, the grading scale was changed w/o notice and NOT in the students' favor. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1215728","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:56.679613+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxNzk5NzUw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1215728","instructor_name":"John Wright","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2019-05-07 18:55:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"John Wright may have been the most disorganized professor I have ever had the displeasure of taking a class with. He ended up ghosting the TAs and the students when asked about pretty much anything for the class. He was also so disorganized that he got confused by his own lectures and homeworks regularly, leading to this class becoming frustrating.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1215728","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:56.679613+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxNzc0Njg5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1215728","instructor_name":"John Wright","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2019-05-05 16:15:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"I don't even know why I kept going to every lecture. 3/4 of the time was spent on him rambling about unrelated topics or correcting his own mistakes. The labs and the project were interesting, but the lectures and homework were just utter disasters","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1215728","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:56.679613+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxNjY5Njg5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1215728","instructor_name":"John Wright","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2019-04-25 01:05:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"There was a huge disconnect between lecture, lab, and homework. Out of 100 people in the class, only 30 people attended lectures because they weren't necessary. Exams had same format as homework, which wasn't taught in lecture. He's a great guy, but wasn't super helpful towards getting a good grade. Honestly feel like I learned nothing.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1215728","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:56.679613+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxNTU0MjY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1215728","instructor_name":"John Wright","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2019-04-09 02:36:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lecture is confusing even for Prof Wright. He gets confused by his own examples often. Concepts "learned" in lecture have little to no application for the lab. Homework has to be coded in Python, which is not explained properly, homework problems are riddled with mistakes (homework is pretty easy once you get it though, and you grade it yourself.)","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1215728","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:56.679613+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4NTkyODg4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1215728","instructor_name":"John Wright","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2017-08-07 17:45:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"This was probably the most difficult class of the year. With that being said, the class format was a bit different, not bad, but different. HW was a huge part of the class and lectures informative, but sprinkled with errors.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1215728","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:56.679613+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4MzU4NDQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1215728","instructor_name":"John Wright","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2017-05-21 21:20:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"We were guinea pigs for his experiment (no midterms homework most important) which was cool yet no one knew how to do tests (final exam was rough). Get Lida as your TA for all help necessary and you will do fine. Weekly hw w/confusing questions. form good study/project groups. 3 proj labs w/lab report at end of each. material fairly simple yet hard","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1215728","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:56.679613+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4MDU5NzI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1215728","instructor_name":"John Wright","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2017-04-17 10:24:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's really nice but messes up problems on the board a lot makes it kind of confusing however there are no exams and you grade your own homework every week","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1215728","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:56.679613+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2MTYxNDY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1215728","instructor_name":"John Wright","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2009-08-30 11:22:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good and clear lectures, very personable and approchable during office hours. Homework is as hard as the tests so you will be very prepared.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1215728","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:07.735805+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTk3NTgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:925714","instructor_name":"Joshua Coon","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2010-05-13 21:20:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"No need to use the book. I felt that what he taught was not necessarily Analytical Chemistry. We learned little to no mathematical calculations and   exams were ridiculous. He is a researcher first and a professor only because he has to be. Very unapproachable and focused on his own research in class rather than material.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/925714","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:07.735805+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc3NDc4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:925714","instructor_name":"Joshua Coon","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2010-05-11 19:57:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"No need to buy the text book. He only tests the material included in class notes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/925714","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:07.735805+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTU0MDE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:925714","instructor_name":"Joshua Coon","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2010-05-08 18:50:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's a researcher first and professor second.  Because of this, his class was pretty easy. A lot of people complained about him, but I thought he was knowledgeable and the class was never overwhelming.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/925714","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:07.735805+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NjU1MDI2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:925714","instructor_name":"Joshua Coon","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2009-12-29 17:44:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"Only teaches because its required for his job. Fairly hostile to students. Used last years exam when half the class was given it it section, completely unorganized and confused. If you get stuck with him make sure to get previous years final, he said he was going to use it again.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/925714","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:07.735805+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1NjA5Mjcw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:925714","instructor_name":"Joshua Coon","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2009-04-05 16:57:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor****is an amazing professor.  He speaks very clearly and presents excellent examples to help students understand the material.  Tests are very straight forward and follow previous exams.  The textbook is not essential to understand course material, just pay attention in class.  I would strongly suggest this professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/925714","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:07.735805+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1Mzk4ODcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:925714","instructor_name":"Joshua Coon","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2009-01-21 14:34:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a fine lecturer.  You really don't use the book that much and the exams are based directly from the notes.  The labs can be difficult, but really, this is a fairly easy class.  Speaks english.  Isn't at office hours very much, but the TA's can help and there is really no need to go see him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/925714","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:07.735805+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MTg1MDc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:925714","instructor_name":"Joshua Coon","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2008-12-13 17:21:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"I surprised at all of the bad ratings.  He's not a bad professor.  I would say that lecture is mandatory because his tests are based entirely on lecture material.  If you listen to lecture you will do well, he doesn't try to trick you with obscure questions not discussed like past chemistry professors I have had.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/925714","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:25:09.079074+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTI2NjIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1902841","instructor_name":"Kyoung-Shin Choi","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2023-05-15 16:26:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Choi is very passionate about chemistry and gives great lectures. There is a textbook for the class, but exams are written based almost entirely off of homework and lecture slides. There is a large project lab for the class, which is poorly designed and incredibly confusing. People say it is an easy grade, but I found it was graded harshly. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1902841","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:25:09.079074+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NzY3MzMx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1902841","instructor_name":"Kyoung-Shin Choi","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2021-05-11 21:02:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"Took the joint class with buchberger and Choi. Choi's lectures were great and she gave quick feedback on any questions over email. Her tests were easy so long as you understood the homework. Project lab sucked, having a grade dependent on idiots is never good. However, the group projects are a marginal part of the grade so just do well on exams.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1902841","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:25:09.079074+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwMDAzNDA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1902841","instructor_name":"Kyoung-Shin Choi","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2018-05-06 18:19:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"She is one of the most amazing lecturers I have had, and I would highly recommend taking any class taught by her as she makes everything crystal clear in terms of expectations. On top of that, she is hilarious! She puts a lot of work into teaching and expects her students to reciprocate that, which makes for a fantastic professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1902841","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:25:09.079074+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwMDAyNTQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1902841","instructor_name":"Kyoung-Shin Choi","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2018-05-06 16:31:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"Her lectures and lecture notes are reasonably clear. She follows the textbook almost word for word, so the best way to get a good grade is to read the book and do practice problems at the end of chapters. Weekly homework assignments are end of chapter problems for a completion grade, solutions available in the book, the solutions manual or on chegg","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1902841","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:41.263202+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4NTAzNjY3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2236147","instructor_name":"Leith Samad","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2017-07-03 13:12:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"Samad was very nervous and it was obvious that this was his first course. He was not helpful when I attended office hours and graded textbook homework really hard. Invest in the solutions guide. The exams are much easier than the homework/practice exams. If you read the text book and make sure you understand the pre lab before lab you will be fine.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2236147","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:24.314115+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxODU4MDE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2492821","instructor_name":"Lida Khalafi","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2019-05-13 16:52:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"I wouldn't recommend taking this Professor. She writes pretty small and messily on a whiteboard for notes and she will say "any questions?" without looking around for questions and then moving on even if hands are raised. She also does not respond to emails even if you follow the guidelines she puts in the syllabus. Not my favorite professor","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2492821","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:24.314115+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxODUwNTU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2492821","instructor_name":"Lida Khalafi","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2019-05-12 16:01:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Khalafi is a great professor. She uses the whiteboard during lectures to write out problems instead of just using slides. The class overall is a lot of work, but the group project is fun and the homework is helpful for understanding material. The exams are fair. She's very helpful if you need to meet outside of class, and you can tell she cares","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2492821","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:15.970330+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2Mjk3Njc4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:638529","instructor_name":"Linda Zelewski","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2016-04-14 14:11:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof Zelewski isn't the worst lecturer. She definitely knows her stuff and does a good job of getting the information out in lecture. The lecture problems are also very helpful in that they get concepts out there and can help teach them. Her tests are very difficult but partial credit is offered. Her lectures are a bit disorganized at times too.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/638529","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:15.970330+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MTE4MDM0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:638529","instructor_name":"Linda Zelewski","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2011-01-11 02:47:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lots of work and time required.  I loved chemistry before this class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/638529","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:22:52.203029+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDU1ODU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3133498","instructor_name":"Lloyd Smith","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2026-05-07 03:49:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"No information was gained from the lectures. Extremely tough (almost unfair) grading all throughout the semester, especially the final presentation. Test questions are difficult to decipher what you're actually supposed to know. He uses AI in lectures, but him and Dr. B would have freaked out if any student ever used it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3133498","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:22:52.203029+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDMwMTAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3133498","instructor_name":"Lloyd Smith","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2026-05-05 14:20:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"the worst lecturer, if you have him as your professor save yourself from this man. Take it with someone else and reap the benefits. Thinks printing off AI overviews is 'teaching' such a joke.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3133498","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:22:52.203029+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyODkyNzQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3133498","instructor_name":"Lloyd Smith","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2026-04-21 21:48:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"ok so... he's a not so great teacher BUT he's chiller than Dr. B who used to teach the class and thank god she not allowed to bc she's bad. Anyway he post stuff with AI and you can't understand it and he just wants to talk about his research, but in hindsight it could 100% be worse. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3133498","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:22:52.203029+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNjMyMjA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3133498","instructor_name":"Lloyd Smith","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2026-02-21 18:27:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"The lecture notes are hand written and the handwriting is not very nice, also he just reads off them in the class. I stopped joining to lecture after the second day.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3133498","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:22:52.203029+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNDM4NzI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3133498","instructor_name":"Lloyd Smith","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2026-01-05 14:59:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures were horribly disorganized and he went off on tangents irrelevant to the course material. Expectations for exams, labs and discussions were unclear and/or left to the TAs. He wasn't very accessible outside of class except for email and 50 mins of office hours before every exam (I will say, he is nice during those times though). ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3133498","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:22:52.203029+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzM2OTAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3133498","instructor_name":"Lloyd Smith","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2025-12-18 22:56:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"The worst lecturer.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3133498","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:22:52.203029+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjM4Nzk0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3133498","instructor_name":"Lloyd Smith","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2025-12-14 03:55:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"Genuinely the worst lecturer I have ever had the displeasure of learning from at UW Madison. Zero of the lectures had any reference to the homework or exams. He would prattle on about his research and his projects. Important info was buried under terrible handwriting and AI overviews. (ironic because he blamed our terrible exam scores on AI)","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3133498","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:22:52.203029+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMTYyMDY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3133498","instructor_name":"Lloyd Smith","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2025-12-11 00:18:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"Genuinely awful. Like so bad. Lectures off of google AI screenshots and then when everyone does bad on an insanely hard exam unrelated to subjects applicable to class he says everyone is using AI and is stupid. I went to every single lecture and cannot say a single one was worth it. Talks about himself and his research the entire class like I gaf","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3133498","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:22:52.203029+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMDgxMDIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3133498","instructor_name":"Lloyd Smith","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2025-12-07 17:42:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good guy, horrible lecturer. Dr.B is like the devil ok his shoulder, whispering in his ear about AI and cheating. No wonder she got barred from teaching the course. Easy homework, extremely difficult exam. Smith doesn't prepare you for anything. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3133498","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:22:52.203029+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMDMyNzM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3133498","instructor_name":"Lloyd Smith","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2025-12-04 15:23:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"His lectures are bad. Doesnt post slides beforehand, barely explains anything, sometimes shows you his written notes with his bad handwriting and then doesn't explain anything. Constantly shows you AI google searches and uses that to explain things. On our 1st exam our avg was 45 and he called us STUPID & said it was bc we were using AI for our hw","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3133498","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:40.843479+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4ODQ5MzM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1889449","instructor_name":"Robert Hamers","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2024-01-08 19:28:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures can be boring but everything he covers in class is on the slides (which are very helpful) and is clear about what will be on exams as homework is similar to exams. He is amazing and helpful in office hours. Class is very lab heavy so exams do not matter as much which is really helpful. Going to class is very necessary to do well on exams.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1889449","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:40.843479+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NzQyNTU1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1889449","instructor_name":"Robert Hamers","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2023-12-19 17:07:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Hamers was generally pretty good, very kind and knowledgeable about course material. He would often hold extra office hours and reviews for homework/exams. The only thing was that his lectures were often pretty boring, and he didn't always talk loud enough. Group project sucked but that's pretty typical so I can't really fault him for that.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1889449","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:40.843479+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MDE2MzYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1889449","instructor_name":"Robert Hamers","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2017-12-01 21:14:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"He lets the TA's grade the exams inconsistently. So, when you want to get a regrade, he will spend months on end stalling until the end of the semester to avoid confrontation from you and his TA's. For group projects, my back still hurts from all of work I had to do for my incompetent members. I approached him about this problem and he did nothing","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1889449","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:40.843479+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4MzQwMjE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1889449","instructor_name":"Robert Hamers","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2017-05-18 11:39:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hamers is a great guy but not a great lecturer. You will have to teach yourself via the book/YouTube/Wikipedia. Also the honors project is incredibly tedious, time consuming, and generally a pain in the butt. Way more work than 4 credits would suggest.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1889449","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:40.843479+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NjU1NDI2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1889449","instructor_name":"Robert Hamers","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2017-01-02 11:46:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"His tests were extremely fair, with most of the questions being variations of the practice exams and past homework. If you do all of the homework and the past exams, you will do fine on the exams. He is late on giving out homework assignments, though.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1889449","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:40.843479+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTM0Mzgz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1889449","instructor_name":"Robert Hamers","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2015-08-19 15:54:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tests are clearly correlated with the lectures. Pay attention to lectures and the tests should be straightforward.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1889449","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:40.843479+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0NDE2ODA1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1889449","instructor_name":"Robert Hamers","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2015-02-26 20:44:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Hamers is clearly brilliant and did a terrific job teaching the lecture portion of this class. Exams are straight forward and consistent with lecture.  Lab, however, is incredibly frustrating and does not parallel lecture well at all.  The project is also very dry and time consuming.  Like I said previously, lecture and exams are good. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1889449","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:40.843479+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjcxMDQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1889449","instructor_name":"Robert Hamers","course_label":"CHEM329","course_id":"CHEM 329","course_uid":"course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21","review_date":"2014-05-17 21:27:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"Brilliant guy and super knowledgeable. Class a bit disorganized because of travel schedule and LONG exams, but pretty easy class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1889449","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0}]