Paul Harrison - McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Professor: Paul Harrison

Department: Science

College: McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM20A3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Despite all the negative reviews he gets for teaching a difficult course, Dr. Harrison explained concepts clearly and obviously wants the best for his students! His lectures are straightforward and he's very open to meeting with students to help them out. A great prof, and I would take his course again.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: 2OA3
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Definitely the best person to take orgo with. I easily got an A in his course with knowledge from first year chemistry and 2 days of studying before the exam

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM2OB3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A really good guy with a unique sense of humor.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: 2OA3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Enroll in his course!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: 3OA3
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great guy, really strange way of talking but really mostly cause he gets sidetracked. Funny guy in a lot of different ways, partially because all he does is teach now and you can tell he hasnt been in the lab in years. Fantastically funny mannerisms and relatable cynicism that you tend to only hear from students. Never found a single class hard.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 2OA3
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

if you're already bad at chem like I am, if you take this course with him you're going to cry. Extremely difficult, he told us he would curve us because class ave was like 52 on the midterm. Guess what, he didn't curve the class after. don't take this. save yourself. go to york. change your degreee. change schools.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM2E03
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Paul was a decent teacher, his tests were unfair, and difficult, but his exams are reasonable. He tests mostly HARDER questions which can be made easy with a VERY good grasp of basic concepts, and proper logic. Overall, expect to practice, and read a lot to do well in his class (Organic Chemistry for Dummies was very helpful).

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGORGO3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Inspirational man. I was considering switching out of engineering into some chemistry major just to have this man teach me some more.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM2OA3
• 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:

funniest prof ive had. his tests and exams are i think really fair. they seem difficult but it is because it is orgo chem but he does a sufficient job of preparing you for it. he was my favourite chem teacher. only problem is sometimes he digresses from the lecture content to talk about things like the discoveries of unrelated chemicals, etc.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 2OA3
• 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:

Brilliant man. I highly recommend this prof, as his knowledge in chemistry is just as excellent as his skills at teaching.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM2OA3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

hes a tough prof but really wants you to learn organic chem well. lectures were really interesting and he makes concepts really clear. i didnt even have to use much of the textbook. highly recommend this guy

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: 2OA3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I enjoyed his lectures - he jokes around a lot. He explains everything well, but you MUST read the textbook. It's organic chemistry; you gotta really grind in this course to get a high mark, no matter what prof it is. Lol at the people who didn't work hard enough and hate on him afterwards.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: 2OA3
• 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:

He's a funny prof, and explains concepts well. It's a difficult course, so idk why people are blaming him for it. In my opinion, I enjoyed the course. As long as you study hard and devote more time to this course, you'll do just fine.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 2OA3
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a cool guy, but you learn way more from the textbook than his lectures. Marking for short answers was surprisingly lenient. All his tests are doable if you put the work into it (aside from that one really difficult question every test). Not the best prof I've had, but the course is not as bad as people say it is.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM20A3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lectures--PAY ATTENTION and GO. Don't go to just chat with your friends. Give him the chance and attention and the less you'll have to learn by yourself. Labs--easy to pass. GO TO THE CHEM HELP CENTER. THEY WILL BE YOUR SAVING GRACE. Do the assignments, iClickers and tutorials --it'll make studying for the exam easier.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM2OA3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible man who takes pleasure in ruining peoples GPAs, and an even worse professor with zero teaching capabilities.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHEM20A3
• 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:

Dr. Harrison regurgitates the textbook, at a fast pace. Midterm was fair. Assignments were difficult. Final Exam was extremely difficult, have many impossible questions. Practice problems in the textbook helped understand concepts. However Labs were fun as you got to learn and practice many new techniques.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 2AO3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

worst prof i've had

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: 2OA3
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Use your textbook. This guy paces and sweats more than a marathon runner. He does make jokes and tries to be engaging but it is organic chemistry. The midterm was impossible, the exam I didn't even finish. But the labs are great and actually fun. If you are not good at chem, you won't do well. I remember crying over this class a lot. Don't do it.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 2OA3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The tests are extremely hard (it is organic chemistry what else do you expect) but this prof is easy to understand, hilarious, willing to answer questions and genuinely seems like he wants his students to do well. The course is hard, not him.