He is pretty good. He's really into chemistry and likes teaching it. The material is not that easy but he tries to help you understand the best he can. He's not the greatest at answering questions, but overall a pretty decent teacher. I like how he does demos too.

Does a good job at explaining topics. Sometimes ran out of time to finish lectures. Practice on your own and in discussion is necessary. Lot's of people complained about this course, but they likely weren't using all resources that were available. With a few more years of experience, I expect him to be a very good (also funny) professor.

Mock exams really help!

I'm not sure why everyone is complaining about Andino. I've gone to every lecture and paid attention to what he has said and I've been doing fine. If I was confused about something I could go to his office hours and he'd explain everything nicely. It's not his job to baby you through the material. This is college.

Andino started out really awful, but it's only his first year teaching, so I understand. He quickly adapted his lectures to fit our needs. Although he does skip around sometimes, if you pay attentions and ask questions, you'll do fine. He's very kind and open to questions during lecture.

I actually enjoy Andino. Now that he's gotten into the groove of things, I definitely think hes a worthy professor. He does a good job of letting us know what is going to be on the exam and gives us more than enough practice material. Office hours are worthwhile too. He really tries to make sure you understand the material.

No room for mistakes and very harsh (e.g. failed a whole lab for 800 students because of one messy balance), but passionate about the subject. On the bright side, the TAs are great.

Professor Andino was a very intuitive professor who knew what he was talking about all the time. On the other hand, we noticed that he had a hard time communicating his vast knowledge unless we went to office hours. Overall, very nice lecturer.

Andino's lectures are not very informative as he tends to go through his lecture slides which he posts online afterwards. He will send emails reminding you of due dates for online quizzes and such which is helpful if you miss a lecture. Office hours are very frequent and very helpful for specific questions. Take Andino

He's a great person, and loves to help, but lectures are boring. The first exam is pretty easy, the second one is really hard, and the third was alright. I like the structure of Andino's class better than Ray's, but I like how Ray does more practice problems in class. If you can, take Ray, because Kell for organic chem is the worst teacher ever.

Professor Andino is a great guy. He's really nice and you can tell that he cares about his students. Go to office hours!

Before taking this class, I heard so many bad things about Andino, but they are all wrong! He is by far my favorite professor I have ever had. He is always available for office hours and wants all of his students to succeed. The exams are challenging but definitely manageable by attending his review sessions and going to office hours! TAKE HIM!

Andino is passionate about the subject and really wants you to learn. That being said, he is very available and helpful during office hours. Lectures are generally pretty interesting, but not always very easily understood. Tests are usually harder than homework, but they're still manageable. Overall, would definitely recommend!

If you need to take Chem and only are in it for the GPA, take Andino. His tests I found were much easier than what i've heard from other students with different professors. Also, you can retake exams online and gain back 30% of what you missed. Not a bad lecturer either, you still need to work for your grade though.

Dr. Adino is very passionate about teaching the students and gives great examples in class to help us understand the concepts. He might be a little disorganized and uptight, but he is always there to help the students. He also makes ice cream for the highest scoring section and student, so that is a plus :)

made chemistry enjoyable. amazing professor and person. make use of office hours he really wants to help you. retake quizzes helped boost exam grades and exams are pretty straightforward. take andino

Andino is a great guy! He truly cares about making his students understand the material. If you care about the topic and show that you want to put effort into his class, then he will put effort into making sure you do well. Don't go on your phone/laptop in class bc he will roast you for it and it's disrespectful. I have learned so much from him

Very knowledgable and explains concepts very thoroughly. Sometimes falls behind in lecture and you have to teach yourself. Some curve balls on exams. Overall good professor though

This man used a SCOOTER BOARD in class!

I read many of bad reviews about Professor Andino before taking the class and got pretty discouraged. However, after nearly finishing the semester, I am confused as to why so many people dislike him. Put in the effort and you'll get the result you want. I've learned a lot from his class. Great lecturer and very engaging.

I heard that Andino was a tough professor, but I had a great time in chem 104. I have an extremely high grade and feel like exams and homework weren't bad at all. He responded to emails quickly and answered questions well. Overall, he was very kind and wanted his classes to succeed!

Good teacher and explains things well in lecture and unlike most chem professors his exams are very straightforward and very similar to the homework. Exams are only 15 questions however so if you get a few wrong your grade drops tremendously and hes not lenient with curving or anything so be careful

Overall he was very good at teaching us the information we needed and was very accessible both through email and by having lot of office hours. He does however, make you work for all the points you get but if you do the homework, the extra credit assignment (an additional 2.5%), go to lecture, and ask questions, you should do well.

Andino gets a bad rep man. His lectures are directly correlated to the homework and the homework is directly correlated with exams which I think is more than what most profs even do. You can get up to 10% more on exams with the ratakes which are unproctored. Make sure to practice a lotttttt. You can tell he loves his job & chemistry, very inspiring

Lectures are very easy to follow but there is a lot of work. Honestly the fairest of UIUC chem prof. And I've taken classes with 3 of them

Dr Andino cares students a lot with lots of office hours. He presents lectures clearly with practice problems to help review and do homework. Homework and Pre-lectures are due on the last day, giving more time to finish. Exams and quizzes are tricky, but Prairie-learn tells you answers and grades immediately after finishing it. Always Practice!

My experience with Dr. Andino was good, granted I took him Spring 2021 so, my lectures were online and I chose to do Merit for the class, which gave me extra practice out of class. I would recommend doing all of the homework because the the exams are very similar and be very careful because they are only 15 questions long.

Andino was very helpful this semester. i met with him privately every week for personal office hours and i found that he explained topics so much better during these hours. we had great conversations that went beyond chemistry and i learned that he not only is passionate about his job but is also a great person. he truly wants everyone to pass.

Lectures are not the most useful, but you can understand the material pretty easily on your own. Easy exams where the questions are just like homework. Have exam retakes. Quizzes are collaborative Just do the homework and you will be fine.

Chem 104 is a very math heavy course which can be difficult, but there are so many resources at your disposal which helps when navigating topics. As long as you pay attention in discussion and do all of the homework you will do pretty well in the class. Lectures are pretty engaging and if you miss one they are uploaded online after.

There is homework and prelecture video due every lecture that you HAVE TO WATCH to understand what is going on during lecture. All the tests are in the CBTF and he makes the tests representative of the homeworks and practice tests. You really have to pay attention, but he offers 5% extra credit overall and lets you earn back points on tests.

I really don't understand why andino has such a low rating. Exams were exactly like the HW and lectures were always entertaining, so I don't think exam averages really reflected his way of teaching.Extra credit also helps if you don't do too well on an exam. Definitely recommend andino for 104.

Andino's class was very easy if you understand chemistry and are willing to sit down and grind a lab report on mediocre dining hall food and willpower. Hopefully you get a good TA because its pretty much luck of the draw and will be the main impact of your grade.

Great professor, difficult exams. His lectures were very entertaining! I would definitely take him again. Be prepared to spend half your time studying though.

Great professor - cares about his students. Make use of your TA's office hours because they're the ones that grade your reports. Lab reports take anywhere between 5 and 12 hours and there's one due every week

I actually really liked him. Andino is a rlly good professor. His test averages are low, but the tests are not weighted that much in the gradebook so people usually get a letter grade ish or more in the class than their test average. Take notes on the prelecture videos so during class you can add small things he talks about. SO much extra credit.

Dr. Andino is very approachable and caring. Exams are very much like the homework, practice homeworks, and practice exams. Go to office hours! Don't wait until the last week to get the bonus, I beg (it gets very crowded). The final exam is 30%, which brought my grade from an A to a B+, so prioritize it if you could.

Dr. Andino is the professor you want to take CHEM 104 with. His lectures are entertaining and thought provoking, while still addressing the core principles and concepts of the material at hand. He also provides you with all the resources you need to succeed. Additionally, his tests are very fair. There are no trick questions.

Andino was a very good chemistry professor and spoke in a way that made understanding the topics very clear. The tests can be kind of difficult, but they are very similar in style to the practice problems/homework that he gives on PraireLearn and the practice reviews that take place in discussion.

Professor Andino is a good lecturer and cares about his students. He assigns fair and manageable homework. However his exam grading is unfair. CBTF with no partial credit, his exam averages are 50s-60s. He said there'd likely be a curve for the final if everyone did bad (average was same as the midterms), but he didn't curve. Grade went from A to B

His teaching ability is exactly average, not remarkably amazing or awful. If you pay attention to the prelectures/lectures, you should understand the brunt of the material. There is no partial credit on the exams which can be tough considering the very large or very small numbers you are calculating.

Andino is a pretty good professor. He is able to lecture well and is accessible outside of class frequently during office hours. His tests are challenging due to being in the CBTF and offering no partial credit, but they aren't impossible to do. No major complaints, nothing done exceptionally well. Just overall a pretty good professor.