Mark Engen - Winona State University

Professor: Mark Engen

Department: TBD

College: Winona State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM213
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Engen is a great professor overall, he's actually known to be one of the smartest and got offered jobs at Ivy leagues. Respect that. He gives a decent amount of homework, but you can get extra credit for it. Study for tests and show up to class and you should do well.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM213
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is the one who made me like Chemistry, He is very easy to approach and responds to every question you have. If you are having difficulties in Chemistry, Dr. Engen is your best choice.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM213
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

As chemistry professors go, Engen is a great choice. Still test heavy with 4 exams and a final but he is there is you need help and goes into lots of detail to explain things in lecture. If you have to take chemistry, go with Engen.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM213
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I had him for both 212&213. He's a really nice guy but be prepared to study! Tests 45% of your grade and lab is 20%. Lab isn't too bad and concepts talked about in lab will show up on the exams. There is a lot of hw and sometimes it's helpful sometimes it's not. HW is 15% so be prepared for lots of reading and assignments. EC is given w/ extra hw

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHEM212
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Attendance is not mandatory but definitely helps. Super easy to follow and explains things really clearly. Easy to pay attention as he has an interesting tone of voice. He was my favorite professor first semester freshman year, would definitely recommend!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHEM212
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Lecutures are not madatpry, but I highly recommend going as he takes most of the time to do practice problems on everything you need to know for the test. Hes an amazing prof and tries very hard to make sure everyone is succeeding in his class.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM212
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Make sure to attend all lectures. I missed a few and it was very difficult to catch up. He provides examples of problems, that are not in his online notes, that are basically copy and paste from the homework

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM213
• 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:

Dr. Engen is a great professor, extremely glad that I took him for Chem II. An A is definitely attainable, the one thing about his exams is that they aren't worth a ton of points, so solving one problem incorrectly can hurt you quite a bit, however he's a relatively easy grader. EC is offered on homework, and exams aren't too tough

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM213
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Mark is a great guy and a great teacher. He does a great job of teaching the material and making it easy to understand. He is approachable, too. It is not really necessary to go to lecture because all of his slides are posted and he does not waver from them much. His tests are straightforward and he also offers a extra credit in homework

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEM212
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is not challenging as long as you show up for class (yes you have to show up for lecture. There are a good amount of things that he covers that are not written in his notes. ) As long as you understand the homework, you will do fine on the exams.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM212
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Overall, Engen is a good professor. He gives out homework, but a fair amount. Plus, doing the homework is very helpful for the tests. He will do practice problems on the board which basically match up on what you do in the homework.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM212
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Engen is a super nice professor. He makes it very easy to get an A in his class. He has a lot of online homework but you only have to do 50% of it to get an A and 75% is extra credit. His practice exams are almost identical to the real exams which makes getting an A pretty easy. Would definitely recommend him!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM212
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He was very monotoned at first, i didn't really like him the first couple weeks. But as you get to know him, i started to enjoy his humor more. He's great one on one

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM320
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Really good at explaining

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM212
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Engen is seriously one of my favorite professors. He gives you practice tests to study with, and it is pretty much the same exact thing as the test you will take with different numbers. His labs although give you 3 hours never last more than 2, so you always leave early which is a plus.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Engen is a great professor! He goes through the material a good pace and explains all on the concepts very thoroughly.. there is a good amount of homework but you only have to do 50% of it to get full credit so it really helps you out if you do not understand a problem. He also give partial credit on his exams! Would definitely take again and again

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 213
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Out of all the professors that teach Chemistry 213, he is the most recommended by students on campus. His exams cover exactly what would be expected. He is willing to help with any homework questions in class. The content of the course was explained in a clear fashion.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good professor, very helpful in lab. Keep subjects fresh in mind before test. Exams are fairly hard.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEM212
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He's a pretty boring teacher, but he knows what he's talking about. His tests are based pretty much exactly on the lectures, so if you show up to class and listen, you'll pass. I'm taking him again next semester for CHEM 213.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

no