Richard Oakley - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Professor: Richard Oakley

Department: Chemistry

College: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Had him in fall 2014 for chem 120 and I have to say this guy is the greatest

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He was really passionate about certain portions of the course, which would encourage him to go off topic. I've fallen asleep in many of the classes, if I decided to show up, of course. The content is basically review and when he teaches, he teaches well. He really cares about getting the point cross - if you have questions, never hesitate to ask.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

His grad students call him the boss, I call him Prof Oakleboss. My favourite professor and I have had some quality professors. Gave me some excellent advice when I did the class in Fall, if you're putting in the work he is there for you. Top quality and I daresay I do not have enough superlatives to refer to him.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Oakley was my favourite prof last semester! He's got the wry British humour thing going on, and he makes his own slideshow that is infinitely better than the course notes the other sections have to use (and no clickers!). He also gives past test questions at the end of each section to study with. I'm really missing him this term with Marta.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Lectures can get kind of dry, but easily the nicest professor you'll have.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is very chill, cool, funny!!!! One of the best XD I always felt that lectures passed by extremely fast. He is also very nice to students... since I once accidentally ran into his office outside of the office hours and he was very nice.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pretty good overall. Clear, helpful, always gets back to you, friendly, etc. Uses a mic that malfunctions sometimes so can be hard to understand. Posts all the PowerPoints online so taking notes is a non issue. Wouldn't recommend skipping, slides don't make much sense if you aren't there to hear him explain what Popeye has to do with chemistry.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a really nice and funny guy but I wish he used the course notes, it would have made the course a lot easier. I attended all the lectures but they weren't really helpful. I don't really learn from seeing already solved problems on powerpoint slides- I have to see how to do the steps. I mainly learned from watching Bissonnette's videos online.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Typical Prof, glasses, formally dressed even has a mustache. He sometimes get`s lost in his slides, but material isn`t that difficult. Formal class, easy class, good university class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best prof ever!!! He actually helped you understand course material and went over emails in class to benefit everyone.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

My favourite chem prof ever! (had Bissonnette for CHEM 123, and although his notes are better, I'd choose Oakley over Bissonnette every time). Really loves chemistry, is very nice and tries very hard to help his students. Love the chem-related side stories. Love the accent. Love the prof! Oakley FTW!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Make sure you attend his classes! His notes are not as good as Bissonette's, but if you go to class and listen to what he says, you should be fine! Study using the assignments for the final exam, do not bother with the textbook questions unless you need practise!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great prof! Awesome notes and reviews from past midterms, which are really helpful!Get Dr. Oakley, Power, or Bissonnette. Avoid Dara Gilbert and Tchir at all costs!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Awesome prof!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

oakley is such a nice guy andactually cares about his students and wants them to do well. awesome accent too!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hands down, the best CHEM prof ever. A wonderful man that wanted his students to be sucessful. He actually broke the math down (not huge strings of equations). He was teriffic. I am happy for him that he has moved on to better things, but wish I could still get him for a CHEM Prof. Best wishes Dr. Oakley!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

good

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Oakley seemed like a nice guy and his course notes were pretty thorough but i didn't find the lectures helpful in learning course material. If you want a good mark go to the tutorials instead (or as well) as lectures and do the practice exams and online assignments over the stuff in the text book. Oakley offers lots of old exams, use them to study!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

His slides are great, especially since they are available on his website. Material is pretty boring, but he tries to make it interesting. He'll always take the time to help you clear up things you don't quite get.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a really great prof, definently the best prof I've ever had. His lecture slides are really clear and he cares about his students. All around great guy!