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I had him for organic chem 343 in fall 1975. Loved it (was pre-med; got into med school). There were 5 exams; if you got an A on the first 4, then you got an A for the class and skipped #5, the final. I screwed up the second exam (actually missed a whole page!), so took the final. Exams were hard but fair; can't say anything bad about him.Rate My Professors ↗
Absolutely terrible. I got an A on 2 of the 3 midterms, a B on the other, did well in discussion and lab but still wound up with a B. The normalization of discussions screwed me completely and I was completely turned off by his teaching style (which is based off of tangents). Try to avoid him if possible.Rate My Professors ↗
Whitlock is a horrible professor. His lectures made no sense most of the time and he went on tangents. His test may be open book and note but do not rely on your book because his tests are difficult! Do not go to his office hours he refuses to talk about your grade and makes you feel dumb. He is rude and if you're emotional you will cry. TAs help!Rate My Professors ↗
Whitlock is awesome once you figure out how to approach his class. First, DO read the book thoroughly and do lots of practice problems. GO to EVERY discussion, and get help from your TA. Do all of his previous exams. If you do that, you can enjoy his hilarious/pointless lectures. His class is like 80% exams, but his exams are open book/notes.Rate My Professors ↗
Go to class and pay attention. Goes over problems on exams.Rate My Professors ↗
Whitlock is absolutely ridiculous. He's a pretty awful professor, honestly and isn't really even that comprehensive (not covering titration in the acid/base unit? Come on), but his pessimistic rants are often hilarious. Take Whitlock if you want an easy A, not if you want to understand chemistry. Tests are open note and not too hard if you study.
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