Professor: Ronald Halterman
Department: Chemistry
College: University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: CHEM3064
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very good professor! Clear in his lectures and has a good format for using the slides (though it's important to go over them before class). Has a strange final grading system (average of 3 midterms becomes lowest midterm - by letter grade), but explains it up front and is fair and helpful for a class like this. Best chemistry professor I've had.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: OCHEM1
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
A very hard class! All our tests were free response. Best advice is to read the book, really keep up with the material, and attend class. Don't just answer questions but actually know the chemistry behind the answer. If you do these things you should get the grade you want to get.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: CHEM3053
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Halterman is extremely helpful when you need him. He provides office hours and is willing to meet extra times if you need it. It's a hard class and he's a tough professor but he gives great curves and if you work hard, you'll do well. I made an A in his class. I'd recommend him.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: CHEM3053
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Halterman is a great guy. 80% is an A. Free answer tests. Read the book and you will do well. He is very helpful would rcommend
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: CHEM3053
- 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:
I took Dr. Halterman's honors organic 1 class. I received an A. Class is not hard if willing to put time into the class. Dr halterman really wants to see his students excel in his class and has plenty of office hours he even attends the action centers. Gives homeworks and practice test. Great prof!
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: CHEM3153
- 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:
Halterman is a great guy, and a good person. O CHEM is not easy by any means, but if you are willing to work, you can make the grades you want. The curves are so crazy, it is almost impossible to do poorly in the class. Like anything else worth doing, you'll get out of it what you put in.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: CHEM3053
- 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 guy is a horrible professor. He really knows his chemistry, but he would rather work on his own projects than work with his students. He gives curves, but only becuase if he didnt nobody would ever have a decent grade. His office hours are very limited and he does not communicate well with his students. He holds grudges if you ask questions
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: CHEM3053
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Explains well and is nice, but has a very weird grading scale. However after final grades everything added up for me to have a B, but he gave me a C, and would not explain why he chose to round my grade that way. Seemed once the course was 'over', he did not wish or feel obligated to help a student. Went incommunicado after two emails.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: CHEM3153
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I took it online. Big mistake. I did learn a lot but the tests destroyed me.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: CHEM3053
- 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:
Obviously organic is hard! halterman knows his stuff, but sometimes he isn't always clear. his grading scale is strange. nice guy though, tries so hard to make funny jokes. be prepared to work extremely hard! he takes chemistry seriously. he tries to help his students as best as he can with study sessions, but those don't always help.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: CHEM3053
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Good lecturer. Knows the material, and has a lenient grading scale. Hard work is still mandatory. Is a very detail-oriented professor, and will deduct a lot of points for incomplete explanations/reasoning even on correct answers. Is clear of what he expects from his students, though there is no mistaking that his class is a challenge.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: ORGANIC
- 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 has to give huge curves or else the whole class would probably fail. knows his stuff but doesnt explain well. gives tests that are way too long for the amount of class time available. whats the point of studying if you cant even get to half the test questions? avoid taking if possible
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: ORG3153
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I took the online course and I struggled. I studied everyday, but it did not help me and he graded so harshly. Do not take this course!
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: OCHEM12
- 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:
HE IS A GREAT PROFESSOR! I TOOK BOTH O-CHEM1&2 WITH HIM, WHICH I THINK IS BETTER THAN SWITCHING BTW PROFESSORS FOR ONE COURSE. I RECOMMENED HIM FOR EVERYBODY WHO WILL TAKE O-CHEM.ON-LINE COURSE IS NOT AS SCARY AS IT SOUNDS. I THINK HE IS MUCH BETTER THAN REGULAR CLASSROOM PROFS.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: CHEM3153
- 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:
He is a nice guy who is really interested in helping you learn organic very in depth. He's friendly. Tests are hard but that's the nature of the class. His lectures are very thorough.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: OCHEM1
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I'm glad he has moved on to teaching honors where he should be.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: CHEM3053
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: CHEM3152
- 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:
Reapeats at the end of the day alot.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: CHEM3153
- 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:
I gave a four for easiness, but keep in mind that organic chemistry is never easy! The class was not easy, but I think that he made the material about as easy as it gets and the grading process is very fair.
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