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John Berry

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Raw average: 3.98/5 from 46 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 511
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
He is the best chemistry professor! His explanations are really clear and paced slowly which shows that he cares about students learning the material, rather than taking the test and forget about it all. His homework and the take-home exams are fair game and help to understand the material. Also, he's a really kind guy.
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CHEM 104
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Funny guy and keeps lectures interesting, but is a pretty unfair grader (watch out for multiple-part answers on tests and make sure you get part a) right, otherwise you'll get parts b) through f) wrong, for example)
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CHEM 511
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
He is extremely helpful, if you take the effort to see him in his office when you have questions, and is one of the nicest professors I have ever had in college.
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CHEM 104
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Horrible professor. Really rude and unwavering when it came to exam questions. Just cares about significant figures and not actual learning. Avoid Berry. Only 12% of the 400 person class got A's...the other Chem 104 classes were more at 25%.
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