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Judith Burstyn

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Raw average: 2.51/5 from 108 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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What students say

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CHEM 1042025-02-26

Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5

I loved her as a chem 104 professor, she was super helpful in office hours and wanted you to suceeed! She's the best!

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CHEM 1042025-01-25

Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5

CHEM104 can be challenging, but Professor Burstyn is helpful during office hours. Use Unstuck AI along with the textbook to stay on top of the material. Exams are tough but fair, just keep up with the work.

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CHEM 1042024-12-20

Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5

I had Prof. Burstyn last semester in the spring but just got to rating her now. I didn't love 104 but the lectures were helpful and I managed. I got pretty sick with mono right before the last midterm and she excused me from the whole thing and was very understanding, which I deeply appreciated. She was also very helpful in her office hours.

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104 · course not matched2024-11-17

Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5

Prof B was a great teacher! I will agree, she was a little bit behind in technology, but it was nothing that hindered lectures or understanding. Lectures are easy to understand and very clear. Very sweet, funny, and super entertaining as well. Her test averages were usually the highest across lectures. She's great! My roommate and I loved her.

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CHEM 1042024-11-11

Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5

Judith was an amazing chem 104 professor. Her lectures weren't the most exciting but they were easy to understand. She is super helpful in office hours and genuinely wants you to succeed. She is my favorite professor I've had at Madison.

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CHEM 1042024-06-12

Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5

It's chemistry so it's going to be hard but Professor Burstyn doesn't necessarily make it any easier. Lectures were pretty bad as she's not great with technology and would often make mistakes or not make any sense during practice problems. Going to discussion was much more helpful, especially if you have a good TA.

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Classes with Judith Burstyn

CHEM 299

Directed Study

1–4 credits

A mentored research project arranged with a faculty or academic staff member, offered as Directed Study in Chemistry.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Matt Bowman Tehshik Yoon+52 more

No recorded grade history

CHEM 682

Senior Honors Thesis

2–4 credits

Senior Honors Thesis involves mentored research for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Tehshik Yoon Pupa Gilbert+41 more

No recorded grade history

CHEM 692

Senior Thesis

2–6 credits

Senior Thesis is a mentored research course for students completing a senior thesis in Chemistry.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Tehshik Yoon Thomas Brunold+15 more

No recorded grade history

CHEM 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

Directed Study is an advanced mentored research project arranged with a faculty or academic staff member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Matt Bowman Tehshik Yoon+101 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

CHEM 990

Research

1–15 credits

Supervised research course where students exhibit broad understanding of chemical principles, conduct independent research, and collaborate with investigators.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Tehshik Yoon Pupa Gilbert+78 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

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Term	Course	Title
Spring 2027	CHEM 299	Directed Study
Spring 2027	CHEM 682	Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027	CHEM 692	Senior Thesis
Spring 2027	CHEM 699	Directed Study
Spring 2027	CHEM 990	Research
Fall 2026	CHEM 299	Directed Study
Fall 2026	CHEM 681	Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026	CHEM 691	Senior Thesis
Fall 2026	CHEM 699	Directed Study
Fall 2026	CHEM 990	Research

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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