Professor: David Blackburn
Department: Science
College: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: CHEM1041
- 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:
Advice for older/mature students who value professionalism and understand the accumulating cost of college: avoid this instructor like the Plague. You will not only feel ripped off and discouraged, but frustrated to the point where your other classes suffer due to the time required to merely earn a passing grade.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: CHEM1041
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Likes to belittle his students. Rebuffs constructive criticism. He needs to take a course on good technical writing--his course materials/powerpoints are very poorly written and confusing. Good guy to have a beer with but a terrible teacher and communicator. He is now at Century College.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: CHEM1404
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
a good teacher, but sometimes speaks too fast
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: CHEM1041
- 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:
Worst teacher ever. useless lectures, he went over everything way too fast. He also is a major perv.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: CHEM2101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I felt that he made the material more confusing than it needed to be.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: BIOL1021
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
An okay chemistry professor. Uses a fill in the blank sheet to follow along with during lectures.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: CHEM2021
- 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:
Most of the people flaming Dave Blackburn are just angry that they didn't get an A in his class. I personally studied for his tests and payed attention in lecture and got an easy A.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: CHEM2101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Good guy, terrible teacher.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: CHEM2101
- 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:
This class was the worst experience with chemistry that I've had as a chem major. His lectures were useless, his tests were impossibly hard for the homework and lectures, and his arrogance made him unapproachable and uninteresting. If you have the chance, take ANY other professor!
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: CHEM1021
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I do not like how he teaches. Too much talking but not enough notes. And I don't find his lame jokes funny at all. I should have switched to the other professor the first week!!
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: CHEM2101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Blackburn is a decent speaker, but his lectures are a waste of time. He covered material in a very general manner, and always made mistakes when working out example problems. He spent 3/4 of lecture playing with his MS Excel spreadsheet which was pointless. I earned a B+ in his class without attending most lectures or really trying at all.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: 10211022
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Kermit the Frog, I never went to any of his classes, never bought the book and I still pulled off a C+ both semesters
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: CHEM1021
- 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: N/A
Comment:
Professor is unapproachable, uninteresting, and only concerned with hearing himself speak.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: 1021
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
this guy bites. exams are not what deserve to be called fair. material presented was done like a mensa puzzle. i earned a B+ but i would never take him again.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: 10112122
- 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:
His lectures are great, his tests are hard. I liked him enough to take all of my gen chem through him but he does have a reputation for being tough. He's very clear and occassionally blows things up in class (intentionally).
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: CHEM1022
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
pretty tricky
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: CHEM1022
- 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:
somewhat arrogant but smart and a pretty good teacher
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: CHEM1021
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: CHEM1022
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: CHEM1021
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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