Prof. Burda is very friendly and down to earth, and the classroom environment is very comfortable. The class was about 1/3 his lectures (straight from PPT) and 2/3 student presentations (some painful to sit through). However, he somehow motivates you to learn the material. I think it's because he's such a nice guy.

Prof. Burda asks for participation and ideally wanted us to read the material ahead of time. Nevertheless, he explained each topic thoughtfully. I enjoyed learning from his lectures. He is very knowledgable, helpful and a good guy.

Very well versed professor, he teaches intro to physical chemistry (CHEM 301) at CWRU. Open-book tests, easy homework, and very laid back teaching style.

Chem 301 is difficult content-wise; which is why Burda is very understanding about all the other parts of the class. He teaches straight from the book, HW is graded for completion, the pop quizzes are tough, but the tests are open-book and not too bad. For a difficult concept many hate, I think he does a solid job teaching it.

Dr. Burda is a true gem that loves what he teaches. On exams he now only allows one cheat sheet but the material is clear with his explanations and extra book work.

Dr. Burda makes the notorious P-Chem really approachable and understandable. Well, as much as can be done for the subject. The HW is completion based and a nice grade boost. Tests are very straight-forward and not particularly challenging. Read the book, Dr. Burda's lectures are straight from it.

Burda's Pchem class is a walk in the park compared to other STEM classes. Exams were online this semester and were straightforward but had an emphasis on experimental design and concepts. The homework is graded by completion and is a nice grade boost. Just do the book problems and you'll be solid.

Best pchem Professor

Makes Pchem very approachable since he knows most of us don't need it for our future careers. Open book tests and homework graded for completion are good as well. Reading the textbook and taking notes makes getting a good grade very easy. He's also so nice!!

Seriously the nicest man and he really cares about student success. Makes pchem very approachable, which seems like a paradox, but he really does make it easy for students! I would definitely take his class again if I could.

He is very friendly and tries to engage with the class. He understands that school is not our life and can balance learning with work well. His lectures set up what you need to know for the exams well. He is caring and one of the nicest professors!!!!

Professor Burda is very caring and caters to students of all interest levels in physical chemistry. He clearly conveys his expectations for the class in order to minimize confusion and is great at teaching the course material in a concise and understandable fashion. Professor Burda clearly cares about his students and wants them to succeed

Dr. Burda sets this class up so that students succeed. His lectures are funny and his exams are at home which make it easier to focus on comprehending the material. I recommend this class. Use your cheat sheet wisely and focus on understanding what he is teaching. Generally easy to do well in this class.

great professor, I learned a lot

Great Professor! Lots of chances for extra credits! Lecture slides are sometimes hard to comprehend, but Prof Burda's clarification is straightforward.

Lots of extra credit opportunity exams are take home and cheat sheet allowed

Professor Burda is definitely one of the best professors at case! He cares about students a lot. His lectures are interesting and easy to follow and understand. He allows us to bring one cheat sheet to every exam!

Someone who loves to teach and always has a smile on his face. lectures are based on the textbook, Will emphasizes the most important parts. He wants every student to do well and is happy to accommodate. It is most important to practice problems. Even when I do not want to come to class, his love for the content makes me want to go.

Prof. Burda is excellent at teaching introductory physical chemistry to students who may not have a strong chemistry background. He explains concepts well and in an understandable manner and includes some historical background which is not on the exams but serves to make the lecture more interesting.

He follows the textbook very closely and his quizzes always nearly come straight from the lecture slides. However, he can be difficult to hear as he tends to move away from the mic and doesn't make an effort to quiet down the class when it gets louder. He clearly loves what he's teaching and it makes it inspiring to attend class.

Professor Burda has a very clear grading criteria and lecture notes which help me a lot! His classes are interesting, sometimes you may see some interesting videos and experiments! One cheat sheet is permitted in each exam, and extra credits are given!

Dr. Burda is very knowledgable about physical chemistry and attempts to engage students as much as possible. He teaches directly off the textbook for his lectures. The exams are not too difficult but not easy, and it is sometimes difficult to understand what he is looking for on the written questions.

Professor Burda teaches right out of the textbook. This sets very clear expectations for what we are supposed to know for the exams, so there are no surprises at such a critical moment. However, this also makes for some seriously dry lectures.

His exams were very conceptual. It is clear that he wants students to do well in his class with the extra credit he gives.

As a bio person, the content from PChem is a bit dull for me, but Professor Burda tries his best to make it interesting and doesn't bore us with the niche formulas from the textbook. He also asks questions about the theory behind the examples provided, rather than just having us plug and chug numbers the entire time.

Dr. Burda is a very kind professor that genuinely cares if his students do well. I would suggest reviewing well before every exam and making sure you go to class to sign in for attendance. His review sheets are dense but helpful for his exams.

Professor Burda's lectures were pretty straightforward and expectations were made clear from the beginning of class. Only 4 exams, no cumulative final exam, and homeworks are easy to follow. Definitely makes physical chemistry not as intimidating as it sounds. Take the class!

Doing the homework is a good way of learning the material, I just wish there were concrete due dates for them so I could see them in my calendar. Exams are easier when taken from home, so ask him to take them from home from the beginning of the semester. Overall, this is an easy class if you attend the lectures and read/scan the textbook.

Prof. Burda taught the course content consistent with the textbook, which is helpful for people who don't like Physics. HW is graded for completion. The tests are sometimes tough but open-book, so enough flexibility is given and there is no need to memorize the derivation of all the fomulae.

Professor Burda is a really nice guy. He gives a lot of attention to students' feedback and adjusts the class accordingly. Extra credit is offered, and homework is graded upon completion with the solution provided. Exams (quizzes) are not difficult if you remember the concepts from class.

Dr. Burda is an extremely nice individual and he is very passionate about what he teaches. He's extremely receptive to student feedback and always makes time to address students' questions after class. Exams are online and in-person attendance for lectures is required. 1 homework per week and lots of extra credit.

Do the homework, make and use a prep/cheat sheet for the exams, it really helps remember the concepts. This subject is difficult for me (it's not just using formulas to solve problems), but I found it very helpful to rewatch each lecture in Echo360 to fill in notes I missed in class (I write slowly and tend to miss things while I am writing).

Burda is an enthusiastic professor who makes what is otherwise a dry subject, such as pchem, relatively interesting. His exams tend to be more conceptually based, with calculation questions there primarily just to supplement the theory. Rewatch the lectures and do the in-chapter problems and HW and you'll be fine.

Professor Burda is very passionate about what teaches and explains lectures very well. He doesn't like to follow the textbook but it can be very useful when doing the weekly homework's or studying for one of the four quizzes. I really enjoyed his class, he has a very charming personality, and I loved how he was always smiling during lectures.

Introductory Physical Chemsitry is a lecture-heavy class. I found that he often moved away from equations and bullet points before I could write them down, but the slides are available on canvas. The quizzes are difficult, but not unreasonable. There were a few questions that seemed overly specific I wish we did more problems in class.

Professor Burda makes this subject much more bearable. He is always helpful and available when you have questions. I did not love the annotated pdf of the textbook, but it helps to write notes while watching the Echo360. Some of the conceptual quiz questions are difficult, but he will give credit for making a good attempt and displaying knowledge.

I did not listen to his lectures because they are bad. I went over his lecture slides by myself and whenever I got stuck, I went straight to the text book for understanding. But, his exam questions are easy. The questions are very basic so you do not have to worry about complicated calculations, as long as you have solid understanding of concepts.

Professor Burda really cares about his students and he really knows his stuff. His lectures are a bit hard to follow if you don't read the textbook. His exams are concept heavy so make sure to do the homework, read the book, and following along his notes in the lecture slides and you'll be fine.

Dr. Burda is a caring and kind professor, he is very knowledgeable and passionate about the subject matter that he teaches and all he wants is for you to learn it. He understands that not everyone is going to become a physical chemist. His lectures are very dry and monotonous, exams are extremely application based despite being open note.

Good professor, lectures can be dense and the homeworks tough, but overall tests test what you know. Do the reading and attend lectures, and you'll do fine.

Professor Burda is one of the nicest professor I know and loves to help you out. I will say that the lectures are a bit boring since he reads off of a pdf of notes straight from textbook. Otherwise an easy class.

He is clearly a very passionate person and really is kind to his students. However, the lectures are very dry and hard to pay attention to.

Very good professor, no complaints, take him if you can

Cares about his students and is passionate about the subject. Lectures can be hard to get through as it feels like he is just reading formulas off slides sometimes. He allows a cheat sheet for each exam; pay attention in class and do the homework. The tests are not too difficult, lots of partial credit to. I recommend Professor Burda for PCHEM.

Dr. Burda knows what he is talking about. He posts his lecture slides and they are very detailed. As long as you go through all of them, the exams are pretty easy.

Dr. Burda's class goes through the material in a lot of detail, but you have to look at the lecture slides on your own to really get all the information out of them, there are lots of specifics that he seems to not have time to cover in class, and most of your grade comes from 4 small exams, but otherwise the class was great. He's a super nice guy.

Dr. Burda is a very patient and kind person. I think he is just extremely busy outside of this course, so it can be difficult to gain any supplemental help. That being said, the prep notes are very helpful and the exams are not taken in the classroom since the classroom was too small. He provides some extra credit near the end of the semester.

Professor Burda is really excited about teaching class so it's quite easy to pay attention and concepts aren't difficult to grasp. Material is heavily based off of the textbook, which is what he lectures from. Grading isn't so nice since exams are not many points, and they make up a large portion of your overall grade so each point really matters.

each test is worth a lot of points but there are plenty of opportunities for extra credit and attendance credit

He is really passionate about what he is teaching. The tests are based heavily on the lecture and textbook content and mostly theoretical understanding of the topics rather than problem solving. Overall a pretty fair class for a difficult subject.

Dr. Burda clearly loves physical chemistry and you can see his excitement every day in class. The class is lecture heavy but if you pay attention the canvas tests shouldn't be too difficult.

Dr. Burda is a very respectful, kind, and caring professor. He is very passionate about teaching his students. With this said, it is difficult to stay engaged during lecture partly because of the material, but also because Dr. Burda primarily teaches directly from the textbook. Many EC opportunities. Overall, Dr. Burda is a very good professor

The professor pulls almost all of the lecture material from the textbook, so if you want to be prepared for class and understand it better, read the textbook ahead of time.

One of the sweetest professors on campus. I am required to take this for my major however it ended up being one of my favorite classes. Burda is caring and very passionate about his work. Class was interesting. If you do the homework and extra book problems like end of chapter and in chapter, you will be fine!

Super nice and passionate about what he teaches. The lectures weren't very helpful and content can be confusing at times, but the class is still pretty easy considering the difficult content. His lecture notes are also straight from the textbook and homework is graded for completion.

Dr. Burda is pretty chill, kinda funny. Exams are usually fair as long as you read the textbook and lecture notes.

Pchem class itself is hard but chem301 is not. Professor usually gives a lot of extra points though.

Dr. Burda is one of the kindest professors you could meet. He genuinely cares about all of his students, and is more than willing to work with people when they are struggling. The class is fairly straightforward and expectations are made clear.

He is a fair professor and his class is somewhat challenging but not too bad.

The content in pchem can be challenging at times. The professor seems really into the coursework he teaches which is very nice. Reading the textbook helps a lot if you are struggling to keep up with the lectures he gives.

Dr. Burda made pchem very approachable - I was pretty afraid coming into the class, but the way he explained content was more than enough. Lectures are primarily just reviewing textbook readings & exams are more concept and experiment heavy than calculation heavy. Attendance is graded.

Professor Burda provides very helpful lecture notes. If you study the lecture notes and practice extra problems on the textbook, you should be fine.

Burda's method of teaching incorporates much of the information from the textbook he assigns for the class. However, the way that he helps us understand the material by effectively boiling down the relevant content into note packets for his students is extremely helpful. Not only that, but his lectures are always presented well and with care.

Dr. Burda was very kind and caring towards everyone. He really wanted us to learn the material well. I liked how he explained the text in-depth with real life examples. Would highly recommend him as an instructor.

Dr. Burda is an extremely kind and caring professor who clearly is an expert in his field and loves pchem. However, his class is almost entirely dependant on reading the book chapters, with is lectures consisting of just reading through the chapters during class too fast to actually take notes. Still enjoyed the class though

Chemistry as taught by a Chemist. Nothing unexpected.

good prof who was flexible!

Dr. Burda is a really sweet human being but his lectures are difficult to follow and stay engaged in. If you do the homeworks and study the textbook notes you should be fine! Reach out to people who have taken the class before because they can also be helpful in answering questions because he's sometimes hard to get ahold of.

Professor Burda is an extremely passionate lecturer and chemist, so you will be able to learn A LOT in his class if you put in the effort to read the textbook, follow along with the course material, and ask questions! He is also pretty flexible and offers lots of extra credit. Read the lecture notes + textbook & do the homework and you will pass.

Very Respectful. Helpful. Very kind while grading tests. Cares about his students. Can get good grade if you read his notes carefully. Make sure to look at the diagrams on his lectures.

The lectures/notes and examples in the book were the main basis for exams.