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This class could not be made interesting even if Brad Pitt taught it, but I enjoyed Shelley a lot. He's very funny and he grades generously. You must study A LOT for him, but he's pleasant enough to make it worth your while.

He's a good guy. He always tries to be funny in the class. Focus your study on what he shows you on his slides. He'll definitely asks most of the question in the test from his slides. Be prepare to have quiz everyweek before the labs. He's a nice grade, though.

Great teacher, I took this class a year and a half ago and we still chat when we run into each other on campus. His class was a lot of fun and he would change around labs that he heard had never worked and would make them work (extracting DNA)

hes pretty cool

Was very disorganized early on in the quarter. Often appeared scattered. Class got quite a ways behind. Asks questions on quizzes/exams that make you think about what you've learned, not just regurgitate stuff from the text book. Overall, a pretty good instructor - just needs to improve on organization.

Though the start of the quarter was relativelty unorganized and unclear, he proved through time that he is indeed among the most commendable, scholarly professors out there. His assignments are both stimulating and material-geared! If you are a slacker, though, resist from taking his class- as excessive self-teaching is necessary for success.

Great teacher, always interesting and makes you laugh while explaining relative content. Very highly recommended to any other science teacher I've had

The class is straight forward (just read the book)& pay attention 2 his lectures. He has a good personality, funny,very intellegent,makes the class interesting, & not boring. The downside, he's disorganized but overall highly recommended.

If I have choice I will take all the chem classes w/ him. I mean he is the best one.Easy A. Just read the notes and PPT he posted online before the test,u will get an A for sure!

He was really really nice to me on multiple occasions I think because he saw that I was trying hard. He is very accomodating if you honestly want to learn. Quizzes can be tricky, the key is to read the mulitple choice questions at the end of the textbook before the quiz and memorize the answers. I liked him. He's a Leo/Virgo cusper.

Christopher Shelley is a great professor.... he make's things easy for u ... once u take his class, u'll start liking him... he's really funny.. i have taken BIO 101 with Chris and i'll recommend u all that if u wanna take bio 101, just take Chris...

Chris is a nice man. Easy going, good sense of humor, and always helpful. He expects what all professors expect, and that is for students to do the work needed to do well. His expectations are fair (not easy per se). My only complaint if I had to pick one is, he can get distracted sometimes during lectures and end up less than to the point.

nice guy. you need to study a lot from the book to do well. his tests/quizzes are hard but he grades them pretty easy by giving lots of partial credit.

Chris is a great teacher! He's really funny and makes the class fun in general. Read the book cuz he has a tendency to go off on unrelated tangents when you ask questions. Overall a really good teacher. If you show him that you care and are trying you'll pass no matter what your "grade" is, he'll make it better. No homework easy exams!

Very good teacher. Does his best to try to explain things to you. His powerpoint outline is exactly like what's in the textbook, so just go through it and you'll be good. Very down to earth type of guy. He expects you to study and sort of know what's going on, but is willing to clarify for you even further. I also had him for Chem 140.

I LOVED him!! He kept the lectures interesting by adding anectdotes and funny little comments. You do have to be sharp and pay attention, and he was a little disorganized as far as notifying us when to expect tests, but I would absolutely take his class again, he was good at making the info stick in your memory.

nice funny helpful teacher. good class with good teachr and good grade if you attend and study.

chris is a great teacher!!!suckas that dont want to put the work in say hes bad but they are just lazy fools. hes pretty understanding of any situation as long as you arent afraid to talk with him. all around good teacher.

Chris is the best Chem prof that I have ever had. I wish that he would teach beyond the first few introductory classes. Here is some advice: If he seems to be going on a tangent, listen and take notes because it really is relevant and it may show up on the exam. Study what he talks about in class and you should get an easy A.

Chris Shelley is a great teacher for Biology! He is very organized, and if you pay attention in class and go over the textbook, you'll do fine. The class material is hard, but Christ does a great job teaching it.

Great professor! Took him fall 2008. Easy to understand, very helpful if needed. Make sure not to miss any labs.

Chris is a great teacher. He is dedicated and it shows. He is one of the smartest instructors I have ever had. It was truly a joy to go to his class! If you are a hard working and enjoy having fun while learning, take a class with him. You have to work for your "A" but he will guide you every step of the way.

Excellent professor. Incredibly engaging with material that can often be dry. You must study the book and do your homework. This is not the class to sleep through. Very helpful if you go to him with questions. If he goes off on a tangent, be sure to restate your question again if you feel he didn't answer completely.

Chris is a great teacher! He is my favorite chemistry teacher. Pay attention to what he says in class and do the homework problems that he recommends and you should do fine.

Quizzes and tests are very fair as they are basic checks of concepts you should know. Provides online practice quizzes with answers that are very helpful when it comes to quizzes. Read the textbook prior to his class so that the lecture will make sense.

Shelley's a nice enough guy, and a good enough teacher. He's sometimes a little hard to follow, and his tests and quizzes pertain heavily to what he talks about in class. If you pay attention, you should do fine. My one complaint is that he doesnt assign much work and a test score can make or break you in this class. Again though; its notthat hard.

Professor Shelley doesn't hold your hand, but in my opinion, college instructors shouldn't. The concepts build on themselves... If you miss them the first time around then they're hard to build on. Take the time to read, work through problems, and review class notes and you'll succeed! He's entertaining and offers to help regularly!

The best ever! He never asks for homework wasting our time! If you have a previous knowledge about chemistry, you should take him for sure!

Really excited about teaching. If you must take chemistry you would be cheating yourself if you didn't take a class from Chris S.

I took Dr Shelley.Honestly, he is nice and very helpful but you must read your book and work hard by your own. If your overall is A, you don't have to take final exam.

This isn't the type of class where you expect to know everything by listening to the lectures. You're going to need to spend time reading the textbook on your own for an A. If you are very serious about learning, don't take this class. Shelley will often times get distracted and talk about something irrelevant. His jokes are pretty funny though.

I absolutely love this teacher! He is so nice and helpful. Yes, he can ramble on about his family and other things, but he makes the class very exciting and makes you actually want to learn chemistry.

Easy teacher coming for a freshman class. Rambles and over explains, but I knew most of the material already so it may be better for the in-experienced in chem.

I have taken 2 chemistry courses with Dr. S and have really enjoyed both. His classes are relaxed and I am always excited to go. He is an excellent professor, he makes the time go by quickly and he has great jokes! He is very nice and understanding if you have any problems or questions.

Shelley is quite the character, he's outgoing and makes the class entertaining. He's class was extremely easy since he really didn't require us to do much work; take-home midterm, a final that didn't affect our grade, skipped several labs, and 1 quiz. He skims through each chapter and for the rest of the class period, he just tells jokes/stories.

CHRIS IS THE BEST CHEM TEACHER AT BC. SERIOUSLY. If you can take his class, DO IT, eeven if its at 7:30 in the morning, it will be worth it!

Overall, fun class, funny guy. This class was helpful in preparing students for Chem 161162163. There is a lab with this class, but labs are not factored into your grade. Try to learn all you can from this class so you can be ready for future Chem courses.

Amazing

Easy, straight forward, and hilarious. Gets side tracked easily though. Doesn't make the class harder than it should be, which is nice since most of us won't ever use biochem in our future professions.

Such an amazing professor! He really teaches us the introduction to organic chemistry just like the course says. He's not hard at all but is super funny, talks a lot, and will definitely inspire you to be a happier person. Love love loved him! Easy A

Okay, if you WANT to learn from him, you will, but it's not necessary to pass the class. He'll give you an A, pretty much whether you show up or not. If you want to learn the subject though, he will help you and his lectures will stick in your brain because he makes them enjoyable and funny.

Chris is a great professor--really chill. After lectures, he asks if there's any questions and any additional help he has office hours in the science center during his office hours. The textbook is used mainly to prep you for lectures, homework is not really expected but suggested to take higher level courses.

Gives good lectures and posts lectures on canvas for review. Suggested to use the McGraw-Hill biology homework to help you succeed in the class, but there's no homework mandatory/assigned.

Shelley is a funny prof. to be honest. He talks a lot about random stuff during his lectures, including his "kingdom of Shelley" which refers to his family. Anyways he basically doesn't give hw or tests. If you really want to understand something don't take him, ESP if you wanna move up to 161. Take him ONLY if you want A and nothing else matters.

Shelley was a great professor. He was super funny but he also seemed to care about his students. He answered all questions that I had. If you study what he goes over in class, you should be able to get an A.

Chris was a super funny professor! He made lectures fun and easy to listen to. He likes to draw with his lectures which is funny. He assigns homework but does not require you to turn it in, it's for your own benefit. He doesn't take attendance but you will miss information if you miss a class day. I would definitely take his class again!

He might not be a great teacher, but is a great person. I really enjoyed his class.

I LOVE Chris. I am currently taking him for Biology 160 and he is an amazing teacher. He is hilarious and will make the hardest topics fun and easy to understand. I am not great at biology but with Chris, Ii understand biology and have found a love for Bio. He grades very easily and if you want an easy A, take him! JUST DO IT!!

Chris Shelley is actually the best teacher of life, I seriously enjoyed his class so much, he is one of the most hilarious teachers I've ever had, he makes biology fun and easy to learn. Not only that but he actually cares about his students! We love you Chris Shelley, stay cool!

UM so his class was literally a joke. He's an amazing person but terrible professor. I got an A and I can't tell you the first thing about biology. If you want an easy A and to never come to class, take him. If you want to learn biology DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS BECAUSE YOU WON'T LEARN UNLESS YOU READ THE TEXTBOOK AND TEACH YOURSELF.

He is really nice. Did not have mandatory attendance or homework. I did not even buy my book. However, his lectures are different. His teaching technique is not usual. He uses a lot of outside stories and attempts to relate them to class. However, it helped me remember certain things. He is an A and not a tough grader. Questions are answered.

Look under your chairs, you get an A, you get an A, EVERYBODY GETS AN A. But seriously if you failed bio before, you need something for credits, or dont plan on continuing bio, this is your best class if you want to actually learn for a long term career where this information is applicable, RUN, You'll get so many As you'll get tired of it

Funny, sometime mean, overall good professor. I recommend for Chemistry 140. Not a hard grader, easy class.

I think he is a very relate-able teacher. Makes class really enjoyable so I am not sure why anyone would want to skip. He is super funny and I think he is very friendly. I really enjoyed sitting in his lectures! He is always in the science center for help.

Easiest teacher of all time, but don't take if you actually want to learn anything about biology.

Yes it was an easy A but, Chris is super intelligent! If you want to learn in his class you totally can. You have to be self motivated. He makes himself accessible in the science center. You're paying all this money, go to class. He's such a nice and friendly guy! Don't let his goofy side fool you, he's super smart. Just a laid back teacher!

I loved him as a professor! He is very energetic for his classes which made it more fun! He makes the topics relatable, (as someone who never liked bio) he made it very enjoyable! The day if the final was awesome, (you have better heard of the song Thunderstruck by the end of the quarter!)

He is hilarious and his classes are fun to attend. If you are easily offended, don't take him. He is intelligent. If you have questions about anything, he makes it clear and make sure you understand it. He is fair.

I miss that class. He's witty and understanding. It took me a few quarters with different teachers to realize that Chris is in fact an awesome professor.

whelp hes a good teacher but doesnt really go over that much. Dont take this class as a prep for chem 161. NOT A GOOD PREP TEACHER. Take him for an A, but other then that hes cool.

this teacher is fun in class. if you want to learn or have question you need to go to his office hours. he is more serious and will explain better. if you are will to be prepared some question, he will help you understand.

Originally the class was supposed to be in person (Spring Qtr). Because of COVID, it was moved online. Prof. Shelly is a very fun and kind person, but he is definitely not a teacher you want to have online if you actually want to learn chem. Essentially, the whole class was just read a chapter of the textbook and complete the homework, no tests.

Chris class is great for people who learn by working through examples. Lecture time was used to review what you read in the textbook & assigned workbook problems. He will go over concepts as many times as needed for you to understand but is a big joker that doesnt always vibe with everyone. He was very clear on what will be graded in lecture.

Awesome professor. Easy class. Just learn stuff without being tested.

He's hilarious! He made summer quarter awesome. No tests or hw. Just one final exam (same problems as workbook). You work on the workbook on your own time throughout the quarter. There are also lectures where he'll go over things but most of the learning you do from the book. He made it so stress-free! Just watch the videos he posts as extra help.

Chris was an amazing professor and I enjoyed taking his class. He was hilarious and very laid back but if you are easily offended you may not appreciate that. You get out of the class what you put in since he grades by participation and the final exam. Make sure to ask questions otherwise he will assume that you know the information already.

Professor Shelley Is an awesome Teacher. Before you take his class make sure you watch his syllabus video to prepare yourself for the course material. I was hybrid, we would meet in labs and do the rest of the work on our own. If you're looking for a lecture about the textbook, search for the chapter on YouTube.

Easy A! Show up, do the lab workbook assignments and participate. He didn't grade on much. The only graded work was the final. We could use the front and back flaps of the lab workbook for our notes on the final. A lot of dad jokes though. Easily distracted but helps you if you ask. Not everyones style.

He was really chill and could tell he wanted his students to succeed. Super funny too I really liked his personality. Boring lectures though but what lectures aren't boring? Only graded assignment was the final, which was scary, but it ended up being really easy, just 20 questions and as long as you practice the homework you are golden.

An extremely tolerant professor who gets an A easily.

Professor Shelley is a wonderful teacher, I thoroughly enjoyed his class. He is very knowledgable and his sense of humor is amazing! He made summer quarter very stress free and very fun!

Honestly my favorite teacher ever, however, you have to learn almost everything on your own. I didn't do that, so now I'm cramming the day before the final.

Professor Shelley was one of my favorite classes Ive taken. Very caring and really helpful. Always come ready with questions because you will go over them in class. Lectures a lot and sometimes it drags but everything he talks about it related to what youre learning. He also jokes around a lot, so if youre sensitive, dont take his class. Lol.

Those of you who rated Chris poorly have no sense of humor and are easily offended by harmless jokes. If you took the time to get to know Chris, you would realize that he is incredibly caring. This was a very fun, easy class! Would recommend to all!

Shelley was really laid back. Everyone got 100s on quizzes and was given access to previous exams for studying. I took this course because I didn't take high school chemistry, and it was definitely worth it. He explained conversions well, as well as many other concepts in 161. He can go on a lot of side tangents, but he's a great professor.

He is really funny. This class is easy if you already know about chemistry, but he remains motivated, still joking around, even when the class gets involved. Get you cupcakes after the quarter is done. My favorite professor. Def taking this class again.

Peak teacher icl. He's funny and got off topic but if you asked him questions about the topics no matter how many times he's gone over them he's willing to explain just don't do it when class ends (he doesn't like it) but you had to teach yourself for this class(easy). didn't grade quizzes, no hw. midterm i did so bad on but clutched up on final.