Mark Waner - John Carroll University

Professor: Mark Waner

Department: TBD

College: John Carroll University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CH108
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Grades qualitatively instead of quantitatively. This means that you could completely understand the material, but hell take a few points off for each of your explanations. Never felt like my exam grades matched up with my understanding of the topics.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CH141
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are really fun and he uses a lot of real-life examples. You HAVE to read the book before lecture otherwise you'll be lost. He gives helpful practice exams. Never seen a prof so willing to help students & so caring about their success but he makes you work for it. He is passionate about chem which makes his lectures so entertaining.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CH141AND142
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I loved Dr. Waner. He was always there to help and when I wasn't able to make his office hours, I would email him and he would always find time for me to meet with him. His tests are very similar to the practice problems and between that and reading the book the tests were very manageable. His lectures were sometimes boring but other times engaging

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CH141
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is extremely enthusiastic during his lectures He can sometimes seem patronizing as he often explains concepts basically using older concepts before getting into the nitty gritty There is a lot of written homework usually 1 or 2 each week on concepts that haven't been learned yet but they are graded based on completion so only effort matters

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CH141AND142
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Waner was one of my favorite professors. He truly cares about his students, and he is very helpful in and out of class. Definitely recommend!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CH142
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Waner lectures in a very patronizing tone, but it's one that you'll enjoy. He's very knowledgeable in his field and explains things clearly. His tests are more than fair and are nearly identical to his practices exams. Extremely lenient grader. You will need to turn in many homework assignments and have weekly (pop?) quizzes but great overall.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: GENCHEM2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is very enthusiastic about chemistry. He teaches a lot of concepts in class, but that is it. He rarely does examples in class, which makes doing the homework very tough. You have to teach yourself all the problems because he only teaches the concepts. This also makes the exams very tough because you have learn the problems by yourself.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEMISTRY141
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's an extremely enthusiastic guy when it comes to Chemistry, but he gets too excited and gets off track too often. He is constantly trying to teach you a whole new chapter in the last 5 minutes of class. He will schedule an exam on example chapters 4 and 5, but the week before the exam he'll teach you chapters 6 and 7.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CH144
• 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:

Dr. Waner is a really nice guy! He really knows chemistry and is really good at explaining concepts. The tests were unfair and he grades hard. You really have to work for your grade. But he's very approachable and helpful!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CH141
• 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:

Extremely helpful! Did much better with him than my professor second semester. Explains everything well and is approachable when you have questions. Brings reactions to class to illustrate what's being taught.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GENCHM2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Waner is a nice guy and always willing to help, but second semester was tough! I studied hard for all the tests and still I felt the tests could be unfair. He was good at explaining chemistry, but didn't give good enough examples to be prepared for the test.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM142
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

the beginning of this class was fun and interesting. towards the end, he got really boring and the material got tougher. he is very nice and willing to help. most of the class fell asleep towards the end of the semester. it took a lot to stay awake in that class. see him if you have any trouble, he's soo nice!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CH365
• 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:

a really tough professor. you will have to work hard for your grade but is very generous with points on exams. very helpful and always willing. lectures straight out of the text so i took my notes in the margins. hes the best but not an easy A.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CH143
• 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:

he's somewhat of a tough teacher and you'll need to work somewhat but he's always willing to help you whenever you need it. he really wants the student to learn/understand and as long as you show him effort, you'll pass

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEMISTRY
• 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:

He is very clear in class, very organized, very helpful. His tests arent that bad, just over prepare for the first one. I didnt do as good as i wanted to on the first one but it was probably my fault. I got A's on the next two tests. I'm not a big fan of his quizzes, but he does grade homework just on completion, so its all good. Take him!!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CH141AND142
• 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:

Really good teacher in my opinion...and not incredibly hard, was able to pull an A for first and a B+ second semester. His tests progressively got harder, but they were pretty fair. He's very willing to give help, just can be kind of fast-paced in class. His neon lab goggles kick butt though and he does the coolest demos. High recommendation.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CH141
• 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:

very very hard...thats all you need to know.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: GENCHEM2
• 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:

class was challenging, but he was good at explaining things. always makes time for studnets, go to his office to get help if you need it. nice guy

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: GEN141
• 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:

Awesome professor and great guy. Overall, really good teacher too. He's always willing to give you help outside of class on ANYTHING, reviews for tests, explains everything until it's crystal, and is a fair grader. Highly recommended.

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Kind of a d-bag, and a toolshed. Class was easy as hell, made my HS honors chem class look tough. If you had any advanced chem in HS take this to get the req. Used to go wasted to his class to stay awake, never had a clue We used to call it Alchys chemistry, easy as hell, and go to class slammed