Russell Geanangel - University of Houston, Houston, TX

Professor: Russell Geanangel

Department: Chemistry

College: University of Houston, Houston, TX

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1331
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Geanangel understands chemistry very well and is knowledgeable in the subject. He is probably the best Chemistry I teacher at the University of Houston. Unfortunately, often times you will find yourself falling asleep in class as his voice is a bit boring. If you take notes in class, do homework multiple times, and study, you'll pass!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: 1331
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Geanangel is an adorable old man but a very tough grader. His tests are impossible to pass if you do not study, but the way he curves helps a lot. For instance if you made a C in the class you actually have a B as your final grade. However, no tests are dropped and there is a homework due every week. Good luck! He is unfortunately a boring lecturer

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: 1331
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This Course was not difficult overall. His lectures are like the text book but he barely gives any extra credit. It's not difficult if you study your materials. Test are kinda tough but you'll get use to it. It's not really a blowoff class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: 1331
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is a great teacher

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: 1331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's very passionate about chemistry, but the problem is that he expects you to read the textbook before you come to class, then teaches as if you know everything. The problem with this, is that the textbook is incredibly difficult to understand. He's a nice guy, but I barely passed the class. Buying his online lectures through iBooks saved me

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 1331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor ever. Doesn't know how to teach. He just reads off of a power point and calls it a day. It is sad because he seems like such a nice guy, but teaching should not be his profession. Class was down to 300 before the first exam even came around. By the time that the first exam passed, no one stayed in class. Will destroy your GPA!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1331
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The people complaining got weeded out and should change career goals. I took him Fall 2011 right out of high school and got an A. He uses home made powerpoints and required blackboard hw counting the highest of 6 attempts. Has three casa 20 point exams with no drop tests and one 34 point final. 30 mins daily hands on practice should do the trick.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Got an A in CHEM 1301 with bott but got worse grades with Geanangle. This class is much harder and has 10x more studying and hw. It was painful to stay awake and be concentrated on his lectures. For exams, I missed a lot of conceptual problems, so reading the book is very important. This course has the same grading scale as OCHEM so an A is tough.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class I had to teach everything myself. Don't take Geanangel. AWFUL professor. Save yourself a semester and just don't take him. Your grades come from tests primarily, if you talk to him about a failing first test, he won't do anything. No drop tests, and no curves for those hopeless/failing students who talk to him in his office hours .

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Run!!!!!!! I have never ever work so hard for a chemistry class! This class is very very hard to manage with cal, bio, etc. if you can't do well in here then you won't survive in chem 2. Very challenging course and not an easy A. If you find yourself struggling in any science courses , I strongly recommend you to drop before it's too late. RUN!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Don't take this guy. He doesn't care about his students and he can't teach chemistry. If you want to work your butt off to get an A then good luck

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1331
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is by far the worse chemistry teacher. If you want to learn and understand, you won't get it from him. He doesn't care about his students at all.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Lets just say this class requires more studying and work than calculus 1431! Make sure you research about your professors first because this professor is not the professor you want as your first chemistry class. Exams are really hard. Notes are easy examples then the test is way harder. DO NOT take this class. It was hard and very boring.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is the worst chemistry teacher, choose a different professor like Bott. After exam two the class went from 500 to 200 students. He is that bad. Not many people come to class because class is useless. Less than 10 percent of class get the A. Avoid this professor!!!!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Choose another professor. This class was really tough. The professor was useless, just read slides off of power points. He was boring. He cannot teach. This semester, the average for exam 2 was a 59. He did not curve. No curves in this class. Exams are really tough. STAY AWAY! Will ruin your GPA.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1331
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Lecture are not helpful, this is a complete self learning class. Professor does not understand how to teach in the now and students suffer greatly. Everyone I know has suffered in the exams and have had to resort to study groups.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a pretty boring teacher, but you can tell he likes chemistry a lot and he's pretty helpful outside of class. I stopped going to lectures cuz they're basically useless. Just study the book and use the clutch prep website and you'll be fine.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 1331
• 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:

Definitely a great professor! I learned a lot from his lectures. If you put effort in his class, it'll really pay off in the end. Rarely read the book, but it would have been really helpful if I did. Overall great professor.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Geanangel had very boring lectures. His notes were descriptive, but confusing at the same time. Even when you felt prepared, the tests were difficult. If you didn't read the textbook, you probably had no idea what was going on in class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Geanangel's lectures are okay if you keep up with reading, but i didn't so I didn't attend class.(Preferred it;]) He puts up all his notes on bb and I learned heavily from the textbook. Be prepared for your final!! 1% of your grade per question! Take him if you can self learn and don't want to attend class. Don't think chem1331 prof matters much.