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JEFFREY MARTELL

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Raw average: 4.94/5 from 16 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 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Martell I the best professor I have had at UW-Madison by FAR. He genuinely cares about making connections with his students while also prioritizing our success in his class. I HIGHLY recommend attending his lectures and making use of his office hours!
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CHEM 345
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
If you have the privilege of Dr. Martell teaching your semester, TAKE HIS CLASS. He makes complicated, advanced topics feel simple and understandable. Dr. Martel takes pauses during his lectures for students to ask questions, which deeply enriches the class and calls on students by name, even those in the back! He truly cares beyond the classroom.
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CHEM 345
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
I love his lectures! He makes ochem easier to understand and is completely enthusiastic about teaching. Importantly, he encourages questions and is so delighted when people ask questions that it creates such an engaging class.
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CHEM 345
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Willing to help students! He tries to break down ochem into something easy. I know a lot of people recommend Esselman but I actually prefer Martell due to the slower pace he goes at during lecture (and you don't fall behind).
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CHEM 345
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Martell is one of the best professors I've had at UW-Madison! He explains mechanisms really well and there are very little misconceptions in his lectures. He always asked people's names, and often remembered them, when they asked a question, which shows how much he cares about his students. Highly recommend!!
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Classes with JEFFREY MARTELL

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Spring 2026CHEM 299Directed Study
Spring 2026CHEM 345Organic Chemistry II
Spring 2026CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2026CHEM 990Research
Fall 2025BIOCHEM/CHEM 704Chemical Biology
Fall 2025CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2025CHEM 990Research
Spring 2025CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2025CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Spring 2025CHEM 990Research
Fall 2024CHEM 299Directed Study
Fall 2024CHEM 641Advanced Organic Chemistry
Fall 2024CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Fall 2024CHEM 990Research
Spring 2024CHEM 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2024CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2024CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Spring 2024CHEM 990Research
Fall 2023CHEM 641Advanced Organic Chemistry
Fall 2023CHEM 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2023CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Fall 2023CHEM 990Research
Spring 2023CHEM 345Organic Chemistry II
Spring 2023CHEM 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2023CHEM 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2023CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2023CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Spring 2023CHEM 990Research
Fall 2022CHEM 641Advanced Organic Chemistry
Fall 2022CHEM 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2022CHEM 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2022CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2022CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Fall 2022CHEM 990Research
Spring 2022CHEM 345Organic Chemistry II
Spring 2022CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2022CHEM 990Research
Fall 2021CHEM 641Advanced Organic Chemistry
Fall 2021CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2021CHEM 990Research
Fall 2020CHEM 641Advanced Organic Chemistry
Fall 2020CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2020CHEM 990Research
Spring 2020CHEM 345Organic Chemistry II
Spring 2020CHEM 990Research
Fall 2019CHEM 641Advanced Organic Chemistry
Fall 2019CHEM 990Research

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