Scott Browning - University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Professor: Scott Browning

Department: Chemistry

College: University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHM136
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great professor, he explains things exceptionally well, and is very passionate about his lectures which makes you feel that vibe as well. As for his tests you must do the homework,and ask someone for help for anything you are unsure of. Also if you are someone who is lazy and procrastinates, you will not do well! So work for it! Good luck

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHM136
• 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:

If he curved up his ridiculously low average tests, he'd be the greatest prof ever.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHM136
• 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:

He is a great, knowledgeable professor. His tests are harder, but as long as you do all the problems in the textbook you will be fine. Trust me, I just finished my first chem midterm and he made the test. You don't have to go to lectures, just make sure you go through the textbook and understand every single thing covered.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHM136
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is a great professor and his lectures are very informative. However, his tests are unreasonably difficult. The term test was one of the hardest tests I wrote out of all my courses in Life Sci.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHM136
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Be sure to do all the homework. He'll teach you the important stuff and does a good job at it, but organic chem requires a lot of thinking, practice, and drawing hexagons. REMEMBER ALL THE REACTIONS, there are a lot of them. His tests aren't the hardest but they're long. If you finish in that 1 hour, you're either a genius or you just gave up.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHM136
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a great lecturer, easy to understand, very patient with students and he encourages class discussions. His tests however are brutal. The midterms marks are always curved and half of the class failed. I think it was mainly bc the midterms were an hour long, so it doesn't give you a lot of time to review.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHM136
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Tests are the hardest from him in organic chemistry. That being said, I approached him multiple times saying the test wasn't fair, and he didn't get angry. He asked me why and I explained. And his reply was that we should wait for the results and see. When 1st midterm marks were out, it was heavily curved. Reasonable grade.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHM136
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

People have different opinions on his lectures but his exams are definitely hard. You have to know the material by heart.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHM136
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Getting 4.0 in his course is definitely possible but you have to know the material inside and out. Prof. Brownings term tests arent meant for the 1 hour time limit (theyre relatively harder than other professors) but his questions are fair. The final, which is 3 hours, lets you really prove your understanding so dont slack or lose hope early.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHM136
• 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:

Many people complain about how hard Prof Browing's tests are even before taking them but it really depends on how well you understand the concepts. The content of this course were new to me, yet I still did well so it depends on how much effort you put into the material and getting the right help when you need it.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHM136
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a brilliant and extremely fair teacher, as long as you do the homework in the assigned tutorials, you could easily get a 4.0

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHM136
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Prof Browning is very enthusiastic, and explains concepts very well, including visually with his large model set. However, his tests are very challenging, so you better know everything inside and out.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHM138
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's a great prof in terms of his lectures, as he goes through the material slowly and explains things well. But his tests are brutal, the midterm average was a 55%, and he's known for averages often being even lower. So it's kind of a weird situation as you love him in lectures but when the test comes around you wanna scream

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHM136
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Love Browning! Kind of slow at times, but you will benefit from the pace if you don't like relying on textbooks--honestly, not even necessary if you go to class and take notes. Test was hard but fair if you did past midterms--very similar structure, question types and some repeats from previous years. Overall caring, funny and a good prof!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHM139
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Test is too difficult and it destroyed my confidence

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHM136
• 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:

One of the best profs! Lectures were very organized. He explained stuff pretty clear and in detail. After attending his lectures I felt I really learned something. You might not even need to refer to the textbook if you pay enough attention in his lectures, becaues he explains things so well!!!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHM139
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is genuinely a pretty nice guy and engaging lecturer, but everyone who thinks that his exams are fair for the content taught is lying to themselves. The exams were not reflective of the difficulty of content learned during the course, and while you may argue that he just wants you to "apply your knowledge," his exams are on a whole other level.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHM138
• 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:

Browning is a great prof. His lectures are great and very informative but his term tests are tough. Go to his office hours and chem help, make sure you completely understand certain topics before the term test.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHM136
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Do not get me wrong, his lectures are great. He clearly explains the basic concepts. However, do not be fooled! The tests ask questions about much more difficult concepts than the homework questions will. There are definitely professors who won't make your life half as hard as professor Browning will make your life.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHM136
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Turn back now. He intentionally makes the tests a million times harder than they need to be. Take the class with another prof if you can, I think he just gets off on crushing students' GPAs (and dreams).