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Surprisingly chill, a fan of sarcasm, very inspirational if you'd like to have a conversation with him. Posts lecture notes which help exam preparation a lot; accessible in OH; encourages questions in class; kind in exam grading. Abt 115: insane workload, you have to do everything.Rate My Professors ↗
Very respectful to students and does his best to make sure you understand the material. Cold calls in class sometimes but will help you through it if you don't know the answer. Very transparent about expectations.Rate My Professors ↗
He tries to be funny, and has an unintelligent sense of sarcasm. But he is extremely narcissistic. He loves controlling people under him. There is no kindness and empathy in him. He treats students with different standard and he puts some personalities down. You know what I mean. I have seen and heard about him mistreating students many times.Rate My Professors ↗
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Marty encourages questions and participation to make sure the material is being understood. The exams were never too difficult, and they were usually very similar to the practice exams. He wants everyone to succeed and shows a true passion for what he is teaching. The workload was a lot but he was very accessible if anyone ever needed help.Rate My Professors ↗
Zanni seems like a great guy, pretty accessible outside of class, but lacked empathy and patience and taught very quickly for what was supposed to be an entry-level course. Chem103 is definitely a "weeding-out" class. I went to tutoring regularly and attended each lecture/lab and managed to pass, but I wish I had taken AP Chem.Rate My Professors ↗
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