Matthew Elrod - Oberlin College

Professor: Matthew Elrod

Department: TBD

College: Oberlin College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Elroy was a great lecturer and got me to mostly understand what was going on despite the fact that I hadn't taken chem since my freshman year in HS. I didn't do a lot of the textbook readings and instead went to the OWLS sessions which were much more helpful for me. Lastly he's very fair and organized with the way his class is run and his grading.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Elrod was my favorite professor this year, and he made chemistry genuinely enjoyable. He is always available to help and was very clear about what you had to know for the tests. His classes were often very exciting, as he would bring in experiments to show chemistry concepts, rather than just explaining them on a whiteboard. Great guy!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM339
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Extremely well organized and clear in presentation of material. He always starts on time, he always gets through exactly what he wants to, and always ends right when the class is supposed to end. His homework is tedious but helps you understand the material. He is knit-picky in grading, so double check all your work before you turn it in.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM339
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

SO hARD

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHEM101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Elrod made me love chem! He's a great lecturer & explains concepts very clearly. Homework is fair (answer all the questions, correctness aside, you get 34 pts) DO problem sets! They are essential to internalizing lecture topics & reviewing for exams. Quizzes cover prob set topics. Helpful out of class, but you'll do poorly if you skip his lectures

Rating # 6

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Elrod is the man. He's one of the less intimidating chem professors I've had, and is just generally a really easy-going guy. He's a great lecturer and very clear in his expectations. He helped me through a rough semester and I learned a ton. Take anything you can with him!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM208
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor, great class. Clear and easy to understand, interesting and engaging, available and helpful at office hours. I also did research with Elrod and really enjoyed working with him.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Take 101 with Elrod!!! He is such a clear, engaging, dynamic professor, and made me genuinely enjoy chemistry. He uses a lot of hands-on demonstrations and encourages students to reach out for help if need be. Amazing guy!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM101
• 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:

Make sure you take 101 with Elrod. He explains everything clearly and step-by-step, is engaging in class with great demonstrations, and ties everything into current environmental issues. He's a genius in the enviro chem field and is game to talk anytime. He will make you love chem!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEM101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Wonderful, brilliant, and impassioned! Elrod cares deeply about environmental issues and ties his activism into lectures. He makes chemistry understandable and tries very hard to make it exciting, engaging students through in-class experiments and video clips. He is extremely accessible during office hours and wants his students to do well.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM208
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best Chemistry Professor!!! Clear, understanding, approachable and almost adorable! Loved him, i had no interest in the class but by the end of the class, my interest life was beyond 100%. Highly recommended!!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM339
• 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:

Easily the best chem/biochem prof.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM339
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Best chemistry prof at Oberlin.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM339
• 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:

Elrod is one of the best professors I've ever had. His lectures are really engaging, and he makes the fundamentals of quantum theory really accessible by saying things in a clear, understandable way. His exams are not easy, but are *very* similar to homework problems. Totally do-able class. Fun labs. Nice guy, super helpful.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great class! If you're taking Chem 101 to meet the Envs major requirements, Elrod is a must.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM349
• 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:

A great professor, even when I thought I was lost he managed to show me that what I had just learned tied all together and "worked". Quantum chemistry is hard and builds up bit by bit, but Elrod teaches you everything you need to know right when you need to know it. Plus he's such an awesome cool nerd.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: QUANTUMCHEM
• 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:

Great lecturer who manages to make quantum mechanics crystal-clear. Does a very good job at pointing out the key points in a complex derivation, and at illustrating the important qualitative, as well as quantitative, results of the theory. Always friendly and helpful. The workload is extensive (long lab reports!), but he grades very leniently.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEMISTRY349
• 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:

Very clear and well-organized in lecture. Takes great pains to illustrate physical significance of the material; this could easily feel like an applied math course, but it does not. Keeps extensive unofficial office hours, and is always very helpful and willing to answer questions. Exams are long, but conceptually straightforward.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEM101
• 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:

Really really really really great professor. Very clear and straightforward.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM101
• 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:

nice guy good teacher