Milos Dolnik - Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

Professor: Milos Dolnik

Department: Chemistry

College: Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM19
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher. Explains difficult concepts in a way that I can understand them.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM18B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy, makes a genuine effort in imparting the core concepts and information. He'll tell you what you're doing wrong and how you can fix it, but isn't mean or judgemental about it. Don't be flippant to him or screw around during the lectures, though, or he'll get frustrated pretty quickly. Overall, good choice, just be willing to work.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM18A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Definitely not a good professor. Will not give you an answer when you take the time to go see him and ask for help. Will give you the "I don't know, you tell me" more often than not. TA's are also not helpful, cannot understand them. Can't reach the graders they won't answer your email. Bad grade? He will just tell you you don't know the info.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: 18A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

very tough grader-unnecessarily so

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHEM18A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Generally explains things clearly but lectures are extremely boring. Lab grading is harsh.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHEM18
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Terrible professor.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM18
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

MAGIC CHEMISTRY! Lab lectures are kind of boring but he knows and tries to keep the interest.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM18B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Milks is great, really in depth linking if lab proven knowledge to what we learn in lecture. He is also hilarious.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM18A
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

doesn't seem like he wants to be there; takes forever to explain everything, most of the concepts are covered in Novak's lectures so it doesn't matter that his explanations fall short

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 18
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hated the class

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM18
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The way lab reports are graded is pretty harsh at first, but it gets better once you learn what he is looking for. Tests involve a lot of memorization. He is extremely helpful and friendly if the student tries to get to know him. Lectures are boring.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM18A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He speaks veeeeeeery slowly. It gets a bit tedious....

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM18B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures were painfully boring (I needed facebook to keep me awake) but he did seem to care about his students. Tests are manageable but be prepared to memorize things that are only relevant to the labs (as in equations that only work in the one way we used them).

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM18A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher! He loves chemistry and will meet with you for as long as you need in order to understand the material. Many people mentioned that his tests are ridiculously hard which is not true. Tests are very fair, and consistent with concepts from prelabs, and questions following labs. Go to TA office hours for help understanding the material.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM18
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He was extremely helpful. Whenever you need help his office hours were readily available. His tests were a little too difficult for his teaching style however.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM4
• 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:

Absolutely horrible professor. Talks over you when you ask for help. The class is ridiculously demanding for just half a credit. The effort you put in is NOT worth it at all.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CLAB1
• 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:

A hard grader no doubt about that, but he will sit with you for 45min. during office hour explaining anything you could remotely find confusing. Practically lives in his office on weekdays. Goes above and beyond to make sure his grading scheme is fair, including controlling for variation btw TAs. Awesome lecturer, cares about his students.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEM18A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Person below me: he ended up giving everyone minimum 9/12 pts for that typo, so relax. labs are graded pretty hard and are time consuming, and tests are insane, but if you study and work hard you will ace this class. the average on the tests is usually 65, but the curve at the end of the semester is very fair; you get the grade you earn.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEM19
• 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:

Important to attend his lectures; the quizzes really add up. Exams are difficult; average of 45-60%. I took the Honors track; the grading scale is honestly much more rigid than it is for the 18 section. I once worked on the same lab with a roommate in 18; she got a 98% while I got a 75%. If you are opting for the honors track; brace yourself!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM18
• 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:

he sucks...lab sucks...killed my interest in science