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JOHN WRIGHT

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Raw average: 2.20/5 from 10 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 329
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
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.
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CHEM 329
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
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.
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CHEM 329
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
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.
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CHEM 329
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
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
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CHEM 329
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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CHEM 329
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
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, h… Read full reviewShow less
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.)
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Classes with JOHN WRIGHT

CHEM 990

Research

1–15 credits

CHEM 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised research projects with individual faculty members.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Tehshik YoonThomas Brunold+64 more

No recorded grade history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026CHEM 990Research
Fall 2025CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Fall 2025CHEM 990Research
Spring 2025CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Spring 2025CHEM 990Research
Fall 2024CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Fall 2024CHEM 990Research
Spring 2024CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Spring 2024CHEM 990Research
Fall 2023CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Fall 2023CHEM 990Research
Spring 2023CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Spring 2023CHEM 990Research
Fall 2022CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Fall 2022CHEM 990Research
Spring 2022CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2022CHEM 990Research
Fall 2021CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2020CHEM 623Experimental Spectroscopy
Spring 2019CHEM 329Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Fall 2018CHEM 299Directed Study
Spring 2018CHEM 623Experimental Spectroscopy
Spring 2017CHEM 329Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Spring 2017CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2016CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2016CHEM 623Experimental Spectroscopy
Spring 2016CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2015CHEM 923Genomic Sciences Program Seminar
Spring 2015CHEM 299Directed Study
Spring 2015CHEM 623Experimental Spectroscopy
Spring 2015CHEM 923Genomic Sciences Program Seminar
Fall 2014CHEM 923Genomic Sciences Program Seminar
Spring 2014CHEM 923Genomic Sciences Program Seminar
Fall 2013CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2013CHEM 923Genomic Sciences Program Seminar
Spring 2013CHEM 299Directed Study
Spring 2013CHEM 524Chemical Instrumentation
Fall 2012CHEM 299Directed Study
Fall 2012CHEM 923Genomic Sciences Program Seminar
Spring 2012CHEM 623Experimental Spectroscopy
Spring 2012CHEM 923Genomic Sciences Program Seminar
Fall 2011CHEM 923Genomic Sciences Program Seminar
Spring 2011CHEM 524Chemical Instrumentation
Spring 2011CHEM 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2011CHEM 923Genomic Sciences Program Seminar
Fall 2010CHEM 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2010CHEM 923Genomic Sciences Program Seminar
Fall 2010EPD 654Teaching in Science and Engineering
Spring 2010CHEM 623Experimental Spectroscopy
Spring 2010CHEM 923Genomic Sciences Program Seminar
Fall 2009CHEM 923Genomic Sciences Program Seminar
Spring 2009CHEM 329Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Spring 2009CHEM 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2009CHEM 923Genomic Sciences Program Seminar
Fall 2008CHEM 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2008CHEM 923Genomic Sciences Program Seminar
Spring 2008CHEM 623Experimental Spectroscopy
Spring 2008CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2008CHEM 923Genomic Sciences Program Seminar
Fall 2007CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2007CHEM 923Genomic Sciences Program Seminar
Spring 2007CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2007CHEM 923Genomic Sciences Program Seminar
Fall 2006CHEM 699Directed Study

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