Chem 317 was just an advisory class for those who were taking Chem 300. Overall, he did a good job on going over subjects that were discussed in Chem 300. At times, he goes more in depth which gave me more understanding of the concepts more than my Chem 300 professor. Hopefully, he teaches a higher Chem class because I would definitely take him.

Chem 317 was an advisory so class wasn't so hard. He just basically gives us workshops involving the topics we covered in Chem 300. He's good at clarifying and will always help if you need it. He's a great professor and I think the only problem others might have with him is his strong accent. As for myself, I understand him fluently.

I learned more from his chem 317 class than I ever did from my chem 300 class. In additional lectures helps you understand the topic better. Classes are once a week. Each week you earn 10 points for attended and 50 points for completing the workshop. Workshops are graded on completeness rather than correct answers.

This Professor is outstanding! He works hard himself, and goes the extra mile to help anyone in his class understand. He gives very good examples and most importantly, knows exactly how to break down concepts into smaller steps, and keeps class discussions on track. Enthusiastic and motivating teacher! Take any chem class you can from him.

Hands down the BEST Chemistry teacher EVER! Chem isn't the easiest subject, but he really knows how to make concepts easy and clear. He also teaches you neat ways of memorizing things. I hope he teaches chem 400 and the O-chem series because I would really like to have him again. Take him!

Professor Dao was outstanding! His lectures were very clear and pertinent to the subject matter. No curve balls on tests. In fact, his lectures were so good that I hardly had to reference my text book. I highly recommend him!

Great Professor! He does the lecture notes with you so it's always the perfect speed. There are quizzes once a week that are straight from the lecture so make sure you are studying the whole time, not just before the test. I got an A and didn't open my textbook once!

Prof Dao is the MOST OUTSTANDING chemistry professor. he did a great job teaching us chemistry. he is always very encouraging, motivating, available to help, and goes the extra miles for his students. make sure you attend the chemistry cafe. don't slack off and you will get the grade you deserve. HIGHLY recommend him to those wanting to learn.

It's a tough class, and it would be with any teacher. Dr. Dao uses a generous grading scale and makes himself very available during his office hours. He cares about students doing well and his quizzes test what he has taught. You have to stay on top of the material.

Professor Dao was a great professor. He makes you work for your grade, but it is totally worth it at the end. He provides his own lectures through print out, which means the book was barely used unless for further clarity. He is over and above on helping out his students and will slow down if you ask. I would take him again. STUDY is the key!

Very helpful and wants you to pass but also a very hard class. Only downfall is he is not very good understanding the DSPS system. But is overall a pretty good teacher.

Seriously the sweetest most genuine professor. He cares so much about his students. It's chemistry so of coarse it's gonna make you pull your hair but he makes it all worth it. He brings coffee and cookies for his students to study sessions held once a week. If you show you care and study a bit he rewards those who stick till the end!!! (FLC)

Dao is one of the best chem teachers on campus. He have an accent , but his lectures are great. He is the type of teacher that works hard to help his students. When you go to his office he will answer all your questions. His quizzes & slides will prepare u for exams. He is a must take . I think he is cool and awesome.

Professor Dao is an excellent professor. He has printouts during lecture for you to take notes and they make studying easier. There is homework and a quiz sometimes every week. There are no curveballs on the exams, just study hard and you will do fine. He is very helpful during office hours and he will answer all your questions. I recommend him.

Great lectures although can be dense. Hard subject and you MUST put in the time. An A is possible but there are a lot of components from online hw, supplemental hw, online quizzes, discussion, and lab reports. Quiz once a week. He is challenging but pretty fair. Adorable guy that I would hang out with

If you want to learn Chemistry, and build a solid foundation, take him. His test may be challenging, but if you put in the time and work, you can get an A. "You are here to learn how to study, once you learn that, you will be successful" -Binh Dao Something along those lines haha

Dao is a very thorough teacher. He is strict & class is hard, but he gives you plenty of tools to help with clarification. When he says study a lot & spend time completing all the work/practice problems, it really is true. His supplemental lecture packet is organized really well and helpful. He is extremely knowledgable. Can also be really funny!

He's an amazing professor! Though he is strict and pushes us a lot, it really does give you a strong background in chemistry! He's very helpful but his class is a lot of work. Be prepared to spend a lot of time studying.

Your grade is based on how hard you work. He will warn you about that and he is right. He is very happy to help you during office hours and chemistry cafe. Go to Beacon tutoring, keep up with the work, and you'll be fine. He wants you to do well and offers lots of extra credit. I find chemistry very difficult and still managed an A.

I took Dao for both Chem 300 and 400. Lectures are easy to follow and gives lecture handouts to help with studying. He explains things clearly during his office hours. The most important thing about this class it to STUDY! Tests and quizzes are multiple choice. You can easily get a "B" or an "A" if you just put in the time. Cool guy. Take him!

Be prepared to work a bare minimum of 10 hours a week outside of class if you want to pass. Dao provides notes for every lecture and is very thorough in his teaching, but he expects you to put significant time into studying. Seek outside resources such as tutoring to help you (he even gives you extra credit for it) and you will do well.

Great Professor, clear and inspiring lectures, discussions and labs. Harder than Chem 300, but easier than my other classes (the 400 series in math and physics). An ideal amount of homework except that copying down the pre-lab doesn't increase lab preparedness. Grades discussions by group despite not giving enough time to check group-mates accuracy

Dr. Dao is a wonderful person and cares about his students. He has a great sense of humor and will work with you if you have a good attitude and put in the effort. That being said, this is a difficult class with a lot of content to cover. Roughly 20 hours of work a week outside of class, which include lab, discussion, homework and study time.

Straight up most inspirational professor ever. He wants you to pass. You have to do the work, but all the info is in lecture. Take him.

Yes, there is a lot of homework, but if you do the assignments, the exams will be much easier. Although I had a hard time with the homework, I was able to sail through exams thanks to it. You will have to put in a lot of hours, but he sets everything up to help you do well. Take advantage of extra credit - he gives a lot.

This is a true 5 unit chemistry class. There's no way you can just go through the motions. Lots of graded work. Actually checks discussion/HW/pre&post labs for completion and accuracy. Expect to stay until the last second of class. I was way more prepared for 401 than others who had easier prof's for 400. Premed/bio/chem majors should take Dao.

Hard work for his classes, but ready to help. It's all about your effort; if you are willing to do the HW and discussions and attend lectures, you'll pass exams easy.

tough but fair. recommend to students. Great lectures and learned so much from Dr. Dao. He is really inspiring and makes it clear you must work hard. I have never taken chemistry before but still got A. there is three exams, decent amount of hw, weekly quiz and a final. Extra credit opportunities that will help your grade. Really great class

Professor Dao's classes are hard, however, they will give you the fundamental knowledge you need to succeed in future classes. Homeworks are a lot, quizzes are hard, however, if you utilize his office hours, take the time to do the homework and do some more researches on your own, then an A is not that hard.

Took his summer Chem 300 class. Lectures are very clear and he teaches very well and thoroughly. We had a quiz everyday which was difficult but if you study hard you will do fine! Do ALL of the extra credit -- it will pay off and help your grade so much! No joke, studies outside of this class at least 20 hours on my own. Difficult but very do-able

I had Dr Dao for CHEM300&400 and he is an amazing professor. I learned so much from him and I am doing very well in my upper division chemistry courses at UCD. Prof Dao's courses are not for whiners. You don't have to be smart to get A's in his class, but you have to actually spend time studying. 10+ hours a week.

It's interesting reading all the reviews on here-- clearly not many people have had experience with competent professors. Dr. Dao is inspirational, intelligent, and a great teacher. Yes, sometimes he's hard to understand. He won't give out A's unless they're deserved. But he absolutely 100% does care. If you want to learn and learn well, take him.

Prof Dao has a THICK accent, but he KNOWS it and tries to work around it. Unlike some professors, the difficulty in this class has more to do with the density of the information he conveys, rather than the obtuseness of the instructor. Honestly one of the better professors I have had, over the past 8 years!

Thick accent, but decent teacher. Tons of extra credit, but not a reason to skip assignments. Tests are multiple choice + free response. Without solid algebra background, may be difficult. Textbook offered digitally; never needed since fill-in-yourself notes was mandatory purchase. Don't expect easy class, but prof very open to helping if you need.

The best Chemistry professor in the Los Rios District. His lectures were very clear, and he made sure that we understood everything. I highly recommend this professor. He offers a lot of extra credit. Make sure to pay attention in class and study a lot. I took his 8 week CHEM 300 & 8 week CHEM 400 class.

He's very honest, keeps it 100% real with you from the start that if you don't work your butt off you won't do well in this class. He also makes it abundantly clear that while this class can be hard as heck, if you study and do all of the homework you will do fine. He can be a bit strict at times, but really it's because he cares a lot.

Honestly he did give a-lot of homework to do. But I'm taking Chem 400 over the summer and I have to admit he really does prepare you for future upcoming chemistry classes. He always seems to be open to question and he's straight up about your grade.

Professor Dao is the best chem professor you will ever encounter. You need to be ready to work tho!!! But good luck.

Took this awesome guy for Chem 300 and just took Chem 400 with him and finished my final today! Dao is hands down the BEST for chemistry. His exams are tough as heck, and he makes you work for your grades. But he is always uplifting his students, because he cares THAT much. He may come off harsh, but it's because he wants his students to excel.

I've had Dao for three semesters, when I first took him I took his 8 week 300 class and I did horrible. But then I took him for 300 again and my perspective changed, he is a tough grader but he is just very passionate when it comes to teaching chemistry properly, I learned to love chem and after taking his advice I earned an A

Dao generally cares about your success but you must earn it, he puts in extra time to make sure his students succeed. He has plenty of office hours and does chem cafe "free tutoring". He does give out plenty of homework and it seems like a lot but the class itself is a lot of work. You must put in the work!!

An amazing professor. 1 of the best on campus and the best chemistry prof I've taken. Honestly don't listen to the negative reviews. Chem isn't easy. His exams are too hard ONLY if you DON'T put in hard work. Otherwise, they are reasonable. He really cares about his students and goes above and to offer his time to help you succeed and really cares.

Great professor, really passionate about teaching , also really funny.

I had Professor Dao for both CHEM 300 & 400. He is a best professor in the chemistry department. His lectures are very interesting. He helps student a lot with some study tips and practice problems so you could be ready for the exams and quizzes. He's male version of OPRAH, because he's drops one low exam & quiz score & gives a lot of extra credit.

Some complain that his class is difficult but that is because he teaches a difficult class. His teaching is quite thorough though. He makes sure to go over every step and does not skip a step to maks sure that you know what you need to. His accent is THICK but understandable. Take this class if youre willing to work hard, if you're not, you'll fail

Dao is very passionate about chemistry and goes out of his way to help his students. He hosts his office hours in the tutoring lab (lh115) and gives you ec coffee and snacks if you come. He does not assign homework instead makes you rewrite your lecture notes. 1 exam 1 quiz are dropped. Attend lectures, do your notes, ask ?s and you will do fine

He is a caring professor. His lectures are easy to understand. I wish he would give traditional homework instead of 5x3x1. There's quizzes every week, 3 tests and a final exam (ACS exam.) He puts a lot of ranking questions on quizzes and exams. I would definetly take this professor again. He didnt use any book this semester. We used small greenbook

Dao excerts high confidence in his teaching. He always had an answer to your question. Weekly quizzes and HW due (known as 5x3x1) methods to help students keep up and understand the material. No curve balls on exams! Final is ACS exam so study up! As a science course you got to put in work for the grade you want. Dao makes himself accessible!!

I can not say enough how great Dao is. He is clearly passionate about chemistry which makes learning easier. I went into this class just for credit toward my degree with no interest in chemistry and came out having learned alot as well as having adopted great study techniques. He offers coffee, cookies, and credit twice a week for study help.

I was not a fan of him initially. He had a thick accent and seemed to be very unreasonable. However, I realized I was not used to a professor who expected us to treat the course like a full-time job. He was very informative and diligent. He responded to all my questions. There was an adjustment period for online but he figured it out.

Asynchronous online Fall 2020. 1st chem class in almost 20 years for me. Dao was an inspiration for getting me into chemistry and explaining things I in a way I could understand. I took another chem class simultaneously, and Dao was so much easier to understand than my other prof. He really wants you to understand the overarching concepts.

Prof Dao teaches a hard class, so you have to put in the effort. If you enjoy science his lectures will be very interesting. Theres about 4 hrs worth of lectures a week, and lots of homework. In all, if you pay attention, take notes, and do the work its fairly easy. He also gives TONS of extra credit. I enjoyed his class, so I would recommend!

Organic chemistry is not an extremely hard subject. But it can be if you don't have a good professor. Dao designs his class for students to exceed. There are weekly quizzes which force you to participate in the class and study. The exams are very straightforward and are basically variations of the problems he does in class. Grading is lenient.

I recommend this professor for people who need that extra push when it comes to studying. You are asked to purchase a lab and lecture manual (2 different manuals). You fill in the lectures and turn into canvas. The way the lectures are formatted requires you to pay attention and practice the material. Prof. Does a great job explaining the material.

Grade is out of 86 to get an A. For 420 I think if you added all the possible extra credit there was about 10%(of the whole grade) if you committed everything in this class. That means you can get by with about 75% and still get an A. HOWEVER. This class is like taking 3 classes if you commit everything into it. Best Ochem professor in SCC.

Dao is the best professor for ochem. The class is very heavy and I spent most of my semester on it, but Dao offers a lot of extra credit to help grades. Quiz every Monday, lecture notes and rewritten notes every week. Ochem is a hard class, but with Dao an A is around an 85% and there is over 100 points extra credit. Also he drops the lowest exam.

Professor Dao cares about his students and wants them to pass his class. I took CHEM 300 over the summer and it was tough. Professor Dao made this very clear several times before and when class stated as not to mislead anyone. He has a strong accent but once you can get adjusted to it, he is a very knowledgeable professor.

Professor Dao is a wonderful professor. He has a thick accent but annunciates really well so it is not that hard to understand. He offers tons of extra credit so as long as you do the work you can get an A. If you do not understand a topic go to his office hours and he will ensure you understand it.

3/4 class dropped. Dao's class ISN'T easy, and he warned it would be like a full-time job. 2 hrs of vid lect, a packet of "lab" HW, Pearson Mastering HW, Discussion, & short quiz. Quiz, exam, lecture, office hour, and study group have extra credit! Prof made me understand PERFECTLY! If you want to understand, TAKE HIM!!!

Profr. Dao, is really nice and available if you should need him. He usually answers emails in 2 business days. He has a YouTube channel and his lectures were helpful. I was glad I took him bc he helped prepare me for chem 400. Now I am in chem 401. There is no cake walk in chemistry no matter who you take. You must put in the work to see results!

Dao's class is a challenge, but with dedication and using resources like Unstuck study, you can succeed. The lectures are a bit roundabout, so supplementing with external help is key. Despite the workload, the extra credit opportunities make it doable to get a solid grade.

Dr. Dao is a great professor. I took his Chem 300, Organic Chemistry I and II, and got A's in all. He's very supportive. If you attend office hours, tutoring, and do the “1,3,5 notes,” getting a B or higher isn't too hard. He made chemistry less scary and helped me succeed.