Audrey Hammerich - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Professor: Audrey Hammerich

Department: Chemistry

College: University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM124
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Exam questions are nothing like the material she covers in class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM124
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Her exams are tough but they are curved and so are her quizzes! It depends on the class average though. Watch a lot of YT videos, go to discussion sessions or TA office hours!!!!!!!!!!!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM124
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The material is a little difficult to get. I did not purchase the book and I'm still passing. She does expect you to put in effort; if you contact her for help she will make time to help you grasp as much as you can. Truly not as bad as her score on here. 100x Better than the other professors for this course. She's really sweet and adorable.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM343
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Her lectures are ridiculously confusing. It consists of her simply standing there for 50 minutes and deriving equations, which only serves to confuse students even more. The worst professor I've taken at UIC. She also gives insane amounts of homework, and her test averages are extremely low. Avoid at all costs.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHE124
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Hammerich is one of the hardest Chem professors at UIC. She treats CHEM II as if it was a 400 level course. However, she curves the quizzes, every single page of the exam, the whole exam, and the final grade so you can't really complain. Read, study, and practice the problem sets and you will be fine. DO NOT SLACK OFF!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHEM124
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

SIMPLY THE BEST!!!!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1124
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I thought that she was a great teacher. After reading the reviews I was worried about taking her but she was the best professor I've had so far. I think people do not like her because she has a very old fashioned teaching style but I loved it. She would use one of those projectors that I hadn't seen since elementary school and write everything out.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM346
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: No
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Mega nice

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM124
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Hammerich truly is one of the hardest professors I have ever had at UIC tough one of the cleverest and most caring ones. She sincerely wants you to succeed in her class and is willing to help you whenever you need so. Her office doors are always open to anyone who struggles in class and she is very amusing some times. The class is HIGHLY curved

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEM124
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

A lot of people claim she is the worst but they don't work for it. Prof. Hammerisch is tough but an 80 and above is considered an A without the curve. The exams are hard but she curves every exam AND the final grade so you can't really complain. Don't need to attend lectures but make sure you know you study a lot and attend discussions.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM340
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I had a perfect 4.0, all A's in my previous classes until this class. The lectures just confuse you. Her lectures damage brain cells and they make you stupider. Avoid any class she teachers, you will regret it. Your money will be wasted if you take her classes.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM124
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I have enough credits to have a Bachelor degree and then some. Decent person I think, but worst professor I have ever had. Lectures are confusing and don't teach me anything. I had As in every other class but a C in hers. I barely passed. I worked hard and studied 16 hrs without sleep for the final and still barely passed. AVOID THIS PROFESSOR.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM340
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!!! This is THE WORST professor I have ever taken at UIC. If you see this professor teaching CHEM 340, wait or take the class at another college. The exams are insane and the lectures make no sense. Her curving of the grades is a trick, it will not be a good curve. RUN!!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM124
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Hammerich has been truly an amazing Chemistry teacher. She truly cares for her students and really wants them to understand the material. The reason why so many people had a hard time in her class is because they did not want to read the book. Overall a fantastic teacher and I only wish she would teach Organic Chem 1

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM340
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Compared to other pchem professors at UIC, she can make hard material digestible. I really enjoyed her lectures as they are engaging. She is also a nice and interesting person to talk to outside of class. She is good because she likes what she does! I also like hes sense of humor and found some of her mannerisms amusing in a good way of course.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM124
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr. Hammerich is overwhelmingly a difficult professor, but she does care. Her teaching style is hectic and seems geared towards those who have already taken chemistry. Be prepared for tangents in lecture. However, the class is curved nicely and there are opportunities to raise your grade through showing improvement. She isn't awful, but not easy.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHEM124
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Hammerich is definitely one of the hardest professors I have ever had throughout my studies of General Chemistry, however, she provides lots of practice problems and cares about the success of her students. The class is curved so even if you get a low grade, you might be getting a C in the class. Take her if you wanna challenge yourself.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEM124
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Does not explain any concepts thoroughly during lectures. You barely understand what she is talking about because she has a habit of fling through concepts and expecting to understand them all. Does not use Slides/Powerpoint for lecture; uses a projector. Lecture notes are on a Word Document shared through her website. Also doesn't use Blackboard.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEM222
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Average professor. This class I feel was not too different from General Chemistry II so I paid very little attention and still passed. She makes small mistakes like addition and multiplication errors, but not wrong equations. Do the online homework and you are set for the exams. Anyone who says shes a bad professor probably doesnt know how to study

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She's a terrible professor,makes a lot of mistakes while teaching , sometimes giving the wrong equations. Her lectures are a waste of time. She spends most of her time explaining graphs instead of going over problems. Her exams and quizzes are way different from sapling and assigned homework. Please future CHEM 222 students don't take her.