Professor: Hal White
Department: Science
College: University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: CHEM527
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
There is this term used in psychology called "learned helplessness," and I think it applies here. It doesn't matter how or what you study, you will fail the exams. He expects nothing less than mastery of biochemistry or omniscience, despite all the fluffy "you only need to know the ESSENTIALS" nonsense he says in lecture.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: CHEM527
- Grade Received: C-
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is absolutely ridiculous. His expectations of students are way to high. Sure it's a 500 level class but how is someone going to test you on material he A) didn't cover or B) isn't even in the text. "You are responsible for everything" Worse teacher ever. Avoid him like the plague!
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: CHEM527
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This is undoubtedly the hardest B+/A- I have probably ever worked for in my undergraduate career. Dr. White is a nice guy, and is really interested in chemistry. Very stubborn, and is often confrontational when students tell him that his exam wording is vague and open to interpretation. Exams are DEATH. Avg is usually around a low 50 / high 40.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: CHEM527
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I was really looking forward to taking this class & have a great interest in biochem, but his structure of the class/teaching methods are terrible. Thoroughly reading the textbook/taking detailed notes doesn't help either. He assumes you have a perfect knowledge of calc/chem/bio & spend all of your time on his class. Bad grade = inevitable.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: CHEM527
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Had the hardest tests I've ever had in college in this class. I'm a science student with GPA of 3.7. Tests are EXTREMELY hard. 99% of the contents are not covered in class. Have to read the whole book VERY carefully to be able to answer questions.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: CHEM342
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The people with low ratings are poor, disinterested, ignorant students. Hal is not lazy. He puts more effort into this class than i've ever seen. I had a terrible group, and i learned way way more because i had to teach the other people which increases understanding. Very knowledgeable, insanely helpful, brilliantly constructed class.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: CHEM342
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
PBL is a great way of learning. It's hard and you'll work your butt off for an A, but it's worth it. Once you're out of undergrad., there's no professors with answers for you anymore and you're on your own. PBL prepares you for this.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: CHEM342
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Hal is a knowledgable person but i don't like his way of teaching. If you ask a question he will never directly give an answer. class definitely is work a lot of stuff is learned on your own. Not an easy A at all. B is pretty easy to get.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: CHEM342
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
It's hard to rate Dr. White. He's an incredibly nice and man who truly cares about teaching. But his class and his PBL method are just bad. He's horribly misguided in his idea that students learn best through group work. Basically, it's like communism- the best students carry the worst students and everyone gets the same grade.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: CHEM643
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
PBL was invented by lazy professors who don't want to teach and therefore make up a fancy name for a teaching technique where you supposedly learn from real life case studies in groups. Well guess what, If you're in a group with idiots you dont learn. Dr. Whiteis definitely overrated so it is my duty to lower his rating.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: CHEM643
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Let's just say it is a hard class. Lots of work, especially for the case study problem. It is impossible to study for the exam, cuz you either know it or you don't. Dr. White is a good guy, just is really a hard prof.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: CHEM342
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
PBL is a way to make the students "interested" in the class, which means, you're on your own a lot. Work your butt off to learn.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: CHEM342
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
PBL is a great way to learn. He makes you work for it, but then you retain everything that much more. Tests are difficult, more logic than knowledge. If you honestly enjoy CHEM/BIOCHEM then you will enjoy the class. GO TO CLASS!
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: CHEM342
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
not a bad class i guess except the 8am part of it with mandatory attendence. heavy workload and expects a lot but grading is pretty lenient if youre looking for the B range.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: CHEM342
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
PBL class. 8AM sucked but got to work in groups. He knows SO much and you really learn alot if you do the work. If you go to calls on time everyday you will be on his good side. There is NO way to study for the exam.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: CHEM342
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Excellent teacher! Cares a lot about his students and is always there to help you. He used the problem based learning method of teaching in this class effectively. He's my favorite chem professor, and this class is a favorite as well.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: CHEM
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: CHEM342
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
subjective, hard grader, work hard and he'll like you
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: CHEM642
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Excellent Professor, You will learn SO much!Tests are hard, but you can do well
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