James Burgess - Case Western Reserve University

Professor: James Burgess

Department: TBD

College: Case Western Reserve University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A real sweetheart of a guy, but unfortunately a terrible teacher. He's enthusiastic but doesn't explain himself at all. Frustrating class. You can get an A pretty easily by doing his practice problems and haggling for partial credit, but if you actually want to learn something, prepare to read the book cover to cover.

Rating # 2

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I love Dr. Burgess, his class is so laid back. He shows a real passion for the subject which makes it easy for someone like me, who generally despises pchem to want to show up in the morning.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy, but lectures are very disorganized and if you don't read the book before hand you get lost quickly. He fudged the grades throughout the semester which made it relatively easy to get an A. I went to lecture but learned most of the concepts from the book.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is really nice but not a good lecturer..Exams are really easy but you probably end up learning nothing.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHEM105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Sper nice guy but not a great lecturer. But his easy tests make up for that. If you've taken AP Chem, his class will be a breeze. Also, it's easy to negotiate your way to a higher grade. Take advantage of that.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHEM105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Overall a disorganized professor. You lose attention very fast in his classes. You also end up over-preparing for his tests and end up having to talk to him to argue your answer back. However, Burgess is an extremely nice person and will do his best to give you points back. His is one of those people you hate to hate because of his personality.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Burgess is a really nice guy he just can't teach...at all. If you memorize the reading and get the book's study guide you should do alright.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Burgess is really a nice guy. He is just not a good teacher. Generally he goes over the same concepts over and over and yet I still feel like I'm not even learning those. I really do like the guy but he is making me hate chemistry and I would be totally lost if I had never taken chemistry before.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The professor is very kind. But it's really easy to get sleepy in the lecture..

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEM111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His teaching style is useless if you actually want to learn chemistry. He doesn't teach anything out of the book and quizzes over random topics in lecture (that are unrelated to the curriculum). You will be completely unprepared for ENGR 145.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He teaches Popular Science 101, not CHEM 111. Tells stories, doesn't actually teach chemistry. If you don't like chemistry, this is the perfect class for you. Easiest A ever.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM304
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy course, but he is somewhat disorganized. Just do well in the labs.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He gave hand outs that had were about 5% useful equations, and 95% pictures and graphs. This was the only reason anyone had to come to lecture. Most of the time was spent on research topics and stories. Entertaining, but not really engaging. The tests were fairly easy.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM304
• 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:

Hardcore uncensored science!!! Hilarious person and has his teaching priorities straight- gets people interested and a little riled up rather than push pages and pages of exercises.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Course felt more like a "pop-sci" overview of the subject than a 300 level class. Prof occasionally brings up cool research topics, but mostly wastes time telling stories. He often comes unprepared and leaves early to prepare for lectures he's always attending. Easy exams, though. 9/10 questions come straight from the book. Read and skip.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Terrible instructor. He may have the knowledge but does not know how to teach physical chemistry. Fills his lectures with analogies, but a closer examination shows he teaches absolutely nothing.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHEM301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He doesn't teach so much as he just likes the sound of his voice. His stories are occasionally funny, but normally he just makes me want to sleep.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEM301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Most disorganized professor I've ever had. Tests are straight forward, though some random sentences are pulled out of the book and you are asked to fill in one word of the sentence and that question will be worth as much as a full essay. Material is easy, just go to class. My friend thinks he hates liberals. Tells funny stories, but not much else.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEM301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He doesn't really teach all that much, tells funny stories instead He'll give you handouts of what he wants you to know. He is a nice guy and is open to questions if you go and ask him.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM305
• 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:

funny guy - doesnt make us do hardcore work for knowledge that he knows we will never use - only teaches usefull chem - makes interesting