Michael Melvin - Bellevue College

Professor: Michael Melvin

Department: TBD

College: Bellevue College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM163
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

One of the toughest teachers I've ever taken. His exams are hard and really test you on if you know the material. Michael is a good teacher, though kind of boring to pay attention to. He never makes eye contact when you talk to him and is always doing something weird with his lips, but he gets nicer if you stick around til the end of the quarter!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM163
• 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:

How is this guy not rated higher??? Michael is a rock star chemistry teacher. If you go to class and pay attention you will learn the material. Take his classes if you get the chance!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHE163
• 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:

Please give credit for this talented guy.I took Chem 161 and Chem 163 with him and he is really cool.I am a non native English speaker and he understand me perfectly and I recommend him for students that may have communication barrier.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM163
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He loves his cats more than his students, but he is a lot better than people give him credit for. He speaks very well and is very articulate. He's really helpful during office hours and his tests are just like his previous quizzes. He's a fair and generous grader. I wish I took him for 162 and 163!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHEM163
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I've had him for 2 classes (161 & 163), while is very difficult, he is a fair grader. Wants his students to drive on and keep trying, not lose hope because of a few bad grades. Lab: ask him questions when you're stuck, he always answers and wont dock you. Post labs are entirely individual work, no sharing. He will help w/ post-labs during OH.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHEM163
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

As an international student, I think he is an excellent professor and challenging. I am an idiot, but I am doing okay at his chem 163(summer quarter) so far and with two A grades from other classes. This is the last quarter at BC for me. I think knowledge is more important than GPA.BTY, I am going to get an A at this class. I will see my final.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM162
• 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:

He makes you look stupid when you ask him questions, instead of teaching and explaining he would ask you questions instead. His favorite phrase "we went over this in class" translation "leave me alone". He must hate teaching and hate people in general, not approachable. He gives very hard confusing tests that make you fail, Do not take his class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM163
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I recommend not taking his class. His writing is terrible small and ugly. Talking too much everytime. Never let you finish ur question, he tries to talk over you. The test is always really long as hell and extra credit for genius people. His speaking is real fast and wishper like a little cat.Hard grader on lab. Quizzes every day...

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM163
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible horrible teacher. He makes you look like a fool if you don't understand something. He writes everything on the board such as practice problems which becomes confusing cause he skips around and too much info in your class notes. Expect a quiz almost everytime you go to class. Also, expect harsh grading. I highly recommend not taking him.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEM162
• 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:

His leactures are clear, you gotta attend his class because he does not post any notes of the lectures online. He does a lot of practice in a class which is helpful but he does not reply to your emails and looks very annoyed when you ask him questions. He does not explain labs and does not help with them. He curves his test because they are hard!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM163
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Melvin teaches 163 exceptionally well! Class attendance is mandatory but if you go to class, pay attention and are diligent about studying you can't help but get a good grade. I am very surprised he isn't rated better, lectures are well structured and incredibly clear. If you have questions he makes sure you get answers after class. TAKE MELVIN!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM163
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Melvin is very hard to approach with questions. If you ask a question, he looks at you like you're stupid and proceeds to reply, 'I went over this in lecture'. However, he does seem to answer girls much better. He hardly used the book, and practice problems were virtually non-existent(except for old quizzes) and had nothing to do with test material

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM163
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great guy. Helpful in labs. He goes really fast in his lectures, know your math! This class is all calculations. Study hard as there are pop quizzes and four midterm type exams. 76% of your grade is from tests. No HW. Grades hard on tests. Very little partial credit given. Takes a lot off for math mistakes. The most I have studied for any class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM163
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really wanted to like Michael, but I just couldn't. Very impatient, unprofessional (he cursed at me in lab), and somewhat OCD. He tried to teach us nuclear chemistry in 10 minutes and then put it on the final! He desperately needs to relearn pedagogy and understand that the point of teaching is not to trick students. NOT RECOMMENDED!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Michael is great!! I know that he doesn't answer a lot of questions outside of class but his lectures are great. Go to his lectures (my mistakes) and answers all your lab work questions. Study your lecture notes, and take a clear, clean notes. The lecture notes will save your life in his class. His final was almost 14 pages long.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM106
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Michael is an ok instructor. Lectures are good and fairly easy to follow, however if you do have questions he is condescending in his response making it difficult to go to him with questions. His grading is fair, but he takes a long time to get graded material back and you may not know you don't understand a concept until immediately before a test.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHEM163
• 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:

HORRIBLE---Teacher will not answer any questions and will not help in any way. He teaches to stroke his ego. Tests are unreal. A lot of math in this class and he expects (doesn't teach) you to know how to do all math problems. WOULD NEVER TAKE AGAIN.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEM121
• 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:

This teacher is horrible. I ended up having to drop out of the class because his methods were so unbearable. He talks SO quietly that you might as well be standing against the white board to hear him. This class drained me, I was close to falling asleep everyday, because it was like a silent room. He also gets irritated when you ask a question.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEM163
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

As long as you study the lecture notes and previous quizzes, you will be able to get an A in this class. This class has a lot of math and Michael was very good at explaining complex math problems from equilibrium and buffer. At the end of the quarter, I was sad he doesn't teach organic chemistry.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM161
• 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:

This class was the first time I actually understood chemistry. He is very fair - if you don't make it to certain material, you're not tested on it. If you attempt an answer/know the process he gives you partial credit. If you don't understand something ask him - he will help you! Great teacher!