John Veinot - University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

Professor: John Veinot

Department: Science

College: University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst prof I ever had.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM333
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible! Lectures were pointless and completely boring. Exams are extremely difficult and went way further then anything that was taught. Strongly suggest not taking anything with him.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM333
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Veinot is an amazing professor. Yes his exams are hard and the material seems all over the place. But it is not his fault. Material chemistry pulls from different branches of chemistry. If you listen to his lectures carefully you'll understand how complex the subject is. After 4 years, he's the only prof that reminded me why I enjoy chem.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM333
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Awful professor. Disorganized does not have a clue how to teach. Test are super hard and tests on material not taught in class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHEM333
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

nice funny guy but wish there was a text book because he talks too much about uses of chemistry rather then what he has on slides, and not enough examples of math needed for tests

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHEM103
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

You will discuss silicon for hours on end. VSEPR theory will seem to be the only topic covered

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is the worst prof that I ever had. Before coming to his lecture I liked the chemistry but I lost my interest in chemistry after attending his lecture. His tests are tough and his lectures are boring.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Drop his class and run away as fast as you can from this prof. Do not recommend him.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Super awful. Lectures were pretty well useless. Midterms and final were extremely difficult and went far beyond what was taught. Completely inconsistent with teaching material as things showed up that hadn't been discussed at all. Do not take any class with him..

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEM103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This professor needs to work on delivering content in his lectures. Ended up learning a lot more about his daughter and his holidays then chemistry. He should really consider taking a workshop on teaching style.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM103
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very disorganized professor, posts written notes online, but they are out of order all the time, his eClass is disorganized. His lectures are not so great, and he talks about other things during class like his daughter and his trips to Germany, stuff that isn't relevant at all to the content of the class. I learned everything from the textbook.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I ended up seeing the other chem prof lecturer for help the entire semester. That has got to say something.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst class I have ever taken.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Really bad prof. Class notes were disorganized and hard to follow. Avoid him.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Really not a very good prof. Test were very very difficult and did not seem to follow material learned in lectures. Avoid him.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is an awful professor. Lectures consisted of him writing pretty much useless notes the entire time. His exams really were very very hard. Do not take him if possible.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHEM103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Not a very good professor. His teaching style was very hard to follow. His notes were pretty much useless. Exams were unbelievably difficult. Would not recommend.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEM101
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Would for sure recommend taking this course with another prof. Very weak chemistry prof. Lots of learning from the textbook in order to survive the course as lecture material was inconsistent with exams. Prof was not very helpful and was not very nice when asked for help. Good luck if you get him.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEM103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Overall not a great prof. Most of the learning was done from the textbook, and his notes were essentially useless. There was a clear disconnect between what he thought he was teaching and what he was actually teaching. Very unclear what was on the final, and tests were unrealistically difficult. Avoid him.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM101
• 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:

He's actually a pretty cool professor. The lectures notes are useful to study so that we don't end up reading excess stuff from the textbook and his example final gives a good indication of what we could expect on this year's final. Overall a great professor.