Bob Burk - Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Professor: Bob Burk

Department: Chemistry

College: Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1001
• 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:

He really know's what he is doing, his lectures are very interesting he gives opportunities to get extra marks, Although he assignments can be very long they really help to understand the course material, He is also accessible outside class easy to approach and very nice You would honestly enjoy this course

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1001
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Bob is an amazing prof he is really funny and answers all your questions in a nice manner He does give a lot of homework but the marks you get from it will be good He gives you opportunity to get bonus marks in the course Overall he is an amazing prof.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Bob is the best

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1002
• 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:

Very good lecturer, explains concepts with absolute clearity. He has a very good course layout where homework, lectures, and labs are integrated together. The course elements seemed to fit together well.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1001
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Hilarious, friendly, knowledge, and a fair grader. What more could you want? Course covers a lot of material, so don't fall behind!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1002
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Bob is a great professor who can explain first-year Chemistry clearly with some solid real examples. His class is hard and requires a lot of work to do well in.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1001
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Really good prof, super funny and pretty nice. Watching (VOD) or going to class is a MUST but he'll re-explain stuff to you if you see him in his office. Bob's VERY big on textbook readings, lots of midterm and assignment questions come from the textbook

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM10011002
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Fair grader. He means what he says. He WILL NOT, under ANY circumstances, round your grade. If you get a 49.9% in the course, he WILL fail you. No exceptions.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM10011002
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I LOVE Bob. He talks a little slow in real life but if you watch lectures on VOD you can put him at 1.5X speed. He gives you ALL the resources you need to ace his courses - from previous exams to tutorials to hallway sessions. Tutorials have almost all info/knowledge you'd need, I binged watched them before my exam and did great.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEM10011002
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Great prof! Explains things fairly thoroughly and is explicit about what you will need to know and what you won't. Gives many opportunities for bonus marks. Posts previous midterms/exams for practice and to give you an idea of his style. You definitely need to put in the work and ensure you do all online practice.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM10011002
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Bob's really fun and encourages participation from the class with demonstrations and explosions. Gives you a lot of chances to earn marks, but you've got to work for them and remember them since there's two assignment's each week.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM10011002
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Great professor to have in first year. He puts a lot of emphasis on the learning process and what you have to do to succeed. He makes you feel guilty when I wasn't on top of things, but as a first year student that's a good thing because it pushes you to get into good habits. His tests are challenging, but fair. Put in the work and you'll do well.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1001
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

You 100% need to put in the work. He gives many chances for bonus marks .(A total of 7%) It's very fast paced but do-able. online assignments can be harsh sometimes but if you talk to him about it, he'll change it.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Exams do not have any multiple choice aspects If you aren't confident in previous chemistry experience, get prepared to work twice as hard to get where he expects you to be Available fairly often for office hours Moves very fast, expects assignments to be done in minimal time

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1001
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He really knows his stuff well, and gives students lots of chances to get bonus marks. His exams are fair but there is so much to cover in the course, which makes the course hard.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Great prof. He really respects students that want to do well. Went to see him at his office hours a few times and he was so nice and really guided me on the right path. Failed my first midterm and wanted to do better so i regularly saw him and ended up getting an 80 on my second. Hard work pays off in his class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

very tough course had to drop because it requires so much time to do well in. if you are going to take this class have a background and chem and dont take more then 3 courses

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1001
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Bob gives out a lots of work... Understanding concepts is chemistry is hard as it is, and sometimes he doesn't tech you stuff you have to know. He'll spend 15 minutes on a story to illustrate something, rather than teaching you how to do the problems he expects you to do. Lots of homework time outside class, find someone to work through these with!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1001
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I love Burke, make sure to take his online classes... responds to emails quickly

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM10011002
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

One of the best profs for first year at Carleton. He actually makes chemistry fun to learn. Love his experiments in class!