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!Rate My Professors ↗
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Judith Burstyn
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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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Judith Burstyn
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