Gary Glick - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Professor: Gary Glick

Department: Chemistry

College: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Might be good for a seminar course, but not for a legit chem course. Wrote some irrelevant exam. How grading is done is NOT clear at all - your final grade is either hit or miss. Your experience will depend greatly on your GSI. Clearly shows that he has no desire to be there.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Glick was always really helpful and had high expectations for the class. He always brought food to class and would always let you know exactly where you stood, no bs.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He was really engaging and you could tell he really cared about the class. Great professor and a mentor.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM211
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This lab was not enjoyable. First lecture: 200+ people, last lecture: 20 people showed up. Lab reports were merely graded as check+, check, check-. No rubric for grading either. Your final grade once it is assigned at the end of the semester is the biggest surprise ever. You can do all the work and still end up with a bad grade.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHEM211
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Please take this class with a good GSI. Or you will get frustrated each time you get your graded lab report returned to you. Writing lab reports require skills, and Glick made it difficult to master them. Glick + bad GSI cause chem 211 = PE + Technical Writing. Take it with Nolta. She does not give a final exam and makes it really interesting.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHEM211
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst class ever. Wanna think that you did well in the class but then get a much lower grade than you expect? That's Glick. Your grade for this lab was all dependent on your GSI as well as who else was in your lab. Your lab reports were given a check+, check, or check-, which didn't really have any meaning.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Worthless professor who is only teaching to ensure his company will continue to receive university funding. So unhelpful and arrogant. The actual lab isn't hard but the lectures are useless and the exam was pointless given that more than a few questions on it was material that wasn't ever actually covered. Avoid him!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM211
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

No need to go to lecture because he doesn't give much new info. Final exam is hard but highly curved. Easy class overall if you have a good GSI.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Even if you do well in the lab and average on the final, you won't get a good grade. No clear information on what grades are based on. Only get a few graded labs back & if you try to calculate a final grade based on that and the score on the final, you get a different (lower) grade than what you should get based on the grading scale they send out.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEM211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Although this class was very frustrating due to the unclear grading scale/expectations, I don't think Glick is a hard grader. The final was pretty odd in that there were probably 10 questions that we never learned specifically, but I don't think anyone got them so the curve was pretty steep. A lot of your grade comes down to your GSI's lab scores.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM211
• 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:

This is the worst teacher I've ever had. This man knows nothing about teaching whatsoever. I had perfects on all the labs but when it came to the final he made it ridiculously hard. Avoid any class that he may teach. The guys worth millions and couldn't care less about anyone other than himself.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM211
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This is the worst prof I will hopefully ever have. Never said what was on the final exam and expected us to remember concepts from AP chem. I really don't even know how he is a professor. I felt like a 1st grader with his grading scale of good, very good, or excellent. DO NOT TAKE THIS WITH GLICK.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM211
• 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:

Not worth taking this class with Glick. He is not helpful, looks down on his students and expects us to know information that is not even orgo related. I wish I took this class with Nolta. You are better off deferring a semester than taking it with him. The final tested non-orgo concepts and was ridiculous.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM211
• 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:

The worst class I have taken at umich so far! He is not helpful, condescending and the grade you will receive is a shock. The final was ridiculous testing concepts that are not even orgo related but gen chem related. Your better off deferring a semester of lab than taking it with him.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 211
• 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:

Harder than the orgo lecture. He does not care at all, expects his students to magically know information and is very condescending and rude. The final he gave was ridiculous testing non- orgo related concepts and even the orgo related concepts that he tested are not from orgo 1! your better off deferring a semester of lab than taking it with him.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM211
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This guy was condescending and made no effort to teach his class. He gives zero about his students and this is very clear in both his appearance and attendance at lecture. Avoid at all costs as he is scum.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHEM211
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

First off, no one went to lecture because it was completely pointless and a waste of time. Then he gives us a final for a ONE CREDIT LAB, which might I add is ridiculous because it contains content we never even cover in lecture. Worst professor I have ever met.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEM211
• 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:

Go through EVERY detail in the lab coursepack. Circle the unnoticeable words. Even if it asks you to die in an extremely small font, do it! Have a VERY good relationship with your GSI who may pick on you when grading your lab reports. Love him or her if possible! Seek help or you will make many mistakes. It's even harder than chem 210 with Nolta!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEM211
• 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 made a hard exam. He said in his announcement the days before the final exam, "During each of the two last lectures, I discussed what would be on the final exam, what to study for, and how to study. Neither Tyler or I will respond to such questions by email. If you are confused, please look back at your notes from the last lectures."

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM211
• 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:

It is highly GSI dependent.5 lab reports. My GSI asked me to turn in the last one by the end of the class, but another GSI said the due date was the end of the week at his office hour. For the first two , I got the grading sheets, but for the last three, he only circled two or three places and gave me "Very Good" (B) without grading sheets.