Professor: Kersey Black
Department: Chemistry
College: Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: CHEM116
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Black is by far the worst professor I have had during my college trajectory. This class is taught in the following way: students are expected to read the textbook, and in class the professor does not lecture/substantiate on the readings, but rather does practice problems- not an effective method of teaching. Highly do not recommend Prof.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: CHEM116
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is not helpful at all. He is not clear during lecture and during office hours.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: CHEM116
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He knows a lot of Ochem but he is not the best at teaching students with only a passing interest. He knows a ton and is a nice guy. I did badly under him but I got straight A's in 116 and 117 (and was more interested) after I took 116 again and 117 for the first time, with someone else. I can't help but think this reflects on him a bit.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: CHEM116117
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: CHEM116117
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Suck it up, it's o-chem and it's not easy. He provides excellent explanations that make you understand WHY so that you can apply things broadly. He expects broad understanding, so you'd better have it. Also, replaces lowest test score with grade on final exam. this is huge, everyone bombs at least one test.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: CHEM117
- 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:
He is a teacher that expects a lot, and classtime does not seem very well used. If you are a huge nerd who wants to live/breath ochem I think he would be a GREAT prof. He caters for those that put ochem above all else and are pretty much the nerds of the school, if you arnt that choose a different prof.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: CHEM116
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great teacher, loves the subject.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: CHEM116AND117
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Awesome experience, loves his subject, and it shows!He teaches you how to critically think, instead of sheer memorization. Learn the concepts and you'll do well on the tests...that's it, plain and simple. Takes a lot of time to do practice problems, but my friend and I did ****loads of practice probs and the tests were easy,nothing unexpected.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: CHEM117
- 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:
He's useless in office hours, and classes are too large to afford individual attention. He's enthusiastic, but a lot of class time is wasted while people struggle through problems that theylack the background knowledge to solve. He expects students to le
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: OCHEM1STSEM
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He expects you to learn the material and read the book. If you do that, highlight a****load, and UNDERSTAND every practice problem, you'll do well on the exams. His exams are focused on lectures so not many surprises, especially if you know the practice problems.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: CHEM116
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
you have to do a lot of work outside of class, but overall this class is really good.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: CHEM116AND15
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
His teaching style suited me perfectly for ochem but, when I had him during his one semester of teaching gen chem, it didn't transition over very well. He takes a more problem-based approach and, refreshingly, doesn't lecture at you. If you have to take ochem, take Black. Decent lab prof too.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: CHEM116
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Black is AWESOME, take him if you can.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: CHEM116
- 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:
Nice guy, but he does things his way and only his way. If you have a question and he doesn't feel like answering it, you're out of luck.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: CHEM116
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's an Ochem professor. He means well but his teaching style just doesn't feel conducive to many students learning styles. The lectures are more like tutorials.
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