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IVE HERMANS

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Raw average: 2.71/5 from 41 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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CHEM 345
Quality 3/5Difficulty 5/5
He's very kind and overall not a bad professor. His lectures can get slow. Esselman is probably a better option but it's not the end of the world if Hermans is the only time slot you can attend
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CHEM 345
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Honestly, a 2.6 seems quite low for him. I enjoy his lectures; yes, they're premade but it's laid out very clearly. I think he genuinely cares about how his students, it's just up to you to reach out for help. He's a nice guy and doesn't make you feel stupid when you ask questions. I would be in his class for ochem 2 if I could. He's a solid 3.5
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CHEM 345
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Hermans wasn't the best lecturer, and you could tell he was just reading off the pre-made slides with little care to effectively teach. He's not very enthusiastic and just doesn't seem to care about his students or their standing in the class.
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CHEM 345
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
This professor did not act like he wanted his students to pass. I would not recommend.
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CHEM 345
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Not to be harsh but Prof Hermans was the worst lecturer Ive ever had. He taught OChem off of a powerpoint slide, sped through important content calling it obvious, and called out students in class for asking for help/a study guide. He ripped dad jokes a lot which I appreciated but I highly recommend taking a different professor.
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CHEM 345
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
Prof. Hermans rarely draws mechanisms on the board, but instead uses powerpoints as the main teaching tool. He is very knowledgeable about the subject, but blasts through the slides way too fast for anyone to get anything useful out of lecture, even if you looked at the slides before class.
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Classes with IVE HERMANS

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Spring 2026CHEM 990Research
Fall 2025CBE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2025CHEM 990Research
Spring 2025CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2025CBE 990Thesis-research
Spring 2025CHEM 345Organic Chemistry II
Spring 2025CHEM 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2025CHEM 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2025CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2025CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Spring 2025CHEM 990Research
Fall 2024CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2024CBE 990Thesis-research
Fall 2024CHEM 343Organic Chemistry I
Fall 2024CHEM 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2024CHEM 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2024CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2024CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Fall 2024CHEM 990Research
Spring 2024CBE 599Special Problems
Spring 2024CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2024CBE 990Thesis-research
Spring 2024CBE/CHEM 505Aspects of Industrial Chemistry and Business Fundamentals
Spring 2024CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2024CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Spring 2024CHEM 990Research
Fall 2023CBE 599Special Problems
Fall 2023CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2023CBE 990Thesis-research
Fall 2023CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2023CHEM 801Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
Fall 2023CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Fall 2023CHEM 990Research
Spring 2023CBE 599Special Problems
Spring 2023CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2023CBE 990Thesis-research
Spring 2023CHEM 345Organic Chemistry II
Spring 2023CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2023CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Spring 2023CHEM 990Research
Fall 2022CBE 599Special Problems
Fall 2022CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2022CBE 990Thesis-research
Fall 2022CHEM 299Directed Study
Fall 2022CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2022CHEM 801Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
Fall 2022CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Fall 2022CHEM 990Research
Spring 2022CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2022CBE 990Thesis-research
Spring 2022CBE/CHEM 505Aspects of Industrial Chemistry and Business Fundamentals
Spring 2022CHEM 299Directed Study
Spring 2022CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2022CHEM 990Research
Fall 2021CBE 599Special Problems
Fall 2021CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2021CBE 990Thesis-research
Fall 2021CHEM 299Directed Study
Fall 2021CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2021CHEM 990Research
Fall 2020CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2020CBE 990Thesis-research
Fall 2020CHEM 990Research
Spring 2020CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2020CBE 990Thesis-research
Spring 2020CBE/CHEM 505Aspects of Industrial Chemistry and Business Fundamentals
Spring 2020CHEM 299Directed Study
Spring 2020CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2020CHEM 990Research
Fall 2019CBE 599Special Problems
Fall 2019CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2019CBE 990Thesis-research
Fall 2019CHEM 345Organic Chemistry II
Fall 2019CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2019CHEM 990Research
Spring 2019CBE 599Special Problems
Spring 2019CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2019CBE 990Thesis-research
Spring 2019CHEM 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2019CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2018CBE 599Special Problems
Fall 2018CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2018CBE 990Thesis-research
Fall 2018CHEM 345Organic Chemistry II
Fall 2018CHEM 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2018CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2018CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2018CBE 990Thesis-research
Spring 2018CBE/CHEM 505Aspects of Industrial Chemistry and Business Fundamentals
Spring 2018CHEM 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2018CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2017CBE 489Honors in Research
Fall 2017CBE 599Special Problems
Fall 2017CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2017CBE 990Thesis-research
Fall 2017CHEM 345Organic Chemistry II
Fall 2017CHEM 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2017CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2017CBE 489Honors in Research
Spring 2017CBE 599Special Problems

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