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He's not a very good teacher, but he realy tries. He is understanding however, he's very flexible with curves and such.
horrible teacher. nice guy, but shouldnt be teaching
His tests are ridiculous. Chemistry at Stony Brook is already insane and this guy gives you tests without any formulas. Only good thing is the damn CURVE. Everyone fails :)
Requires work that is def. not worthwhile. His exams make absolutely no sense. I scored an A- in the course so I am not prejudiced. His lectures are boring and the recitations were his idea which makes him low in my books.
this guy tries really hard but just cant teach for****...basically he sucks if you get him your ****ed
Expect unclear, confusing lectures. Learn to teach yourself chemistry and form a study group. The only helpful part is the recitations (even though they are stupid they are better than the useless lectures)
Don't take this class if your intentions are to learn chemistry. Other than making frequent mistakes on class notes and forgetting how to answer problems, there really is nothing left. His TA is so much better. Class is extremely boring and has no life.
He really tries to help us understand. Hanson is so smart and he can't simplify anything. His test make no sense and his office hours don't help because he will watch you do it worng and smile in your face. In the end i learned no chemistry.
I disliked him while I had him, but in retrospect he wasn't half bad. Especially considering how bad it got with Che 131. The lectures aren't very helpful during exams. You just have to study off the textbook. It definitely isn't impossible to get an A though. Just don't rely on his lectures.
he is not care about his students in his lecture even the students are talking loudly.he gave hard quesitons on exams
I think Prof. Hanson means well, but he just has really bad teaching skills.. He's a really good guy, I think he does care about his students..Just study the textbook,lectures are pointless with him..
he's a nice guy, but ummm...he sux. try to avoid him, but you won't probably won't be able to because he's one of the only ones that teaches chem 132. enjoy :(
He is a horrible professor!!! Chem 132 is not an honors course but Hanson sure does teach like it is. He is a complicator! He himself gets confused about his own lecture notes because he makes it too confusing and w/ too many mistakes. I cant recommend anyone else because there is nobody else.
RUN AWAY!! this man will KILL your GPA (and your sanity). his tests are difficult and his lectures are useless.
He's a really nice guy and he smiles and laughs a lot but not a great chem teacher. He definitely means well and really wants his students to understand the material but it doesnt happen. You have to rely on the textbook. He's a very intelligent man but it's hard for him to simplify the material.
I just rated him higher cause I felt bad cause of all these other ones. He is nice, but...yea, but he really tries to simplify it just...yea.
I thought he was horrible at first but he really isnt so bad. His tests are not so crazy hard either. You just gotta do your readings and pay attention in lecture and you're good. He's really helpful during office hours so if you didnt understand him in lecture, go to his office so he can explain
Okay..I thought he was a really bad professor, but he's alright. He doesn't teach really well, but his tests are not as hard as Tongue's(IMO). He's a nice guy, and tries to be enthusiastic about the material.
eventhough i got a A- in the class, i thought he really isnt that clear. his lecture is horrible. you have to do ur own reading. he might be an intelligent guy, but he really cant teach.
He knows the material but the way he presents it is not clear. Once you read a book you get to understand what he is talkin about. Overall, a very nice guy, shows concern for students, available during office hours. Come to lecture and you will understand him.
doesnt really teach so well....u should understand the material by reading...and dun only depends on sample exam....anyway...he give good curve~~
Only one thing to say about him... JACK ASS... He smirks when you ask a question and does not help at all. He sucks as a teacher and has no clue what is going on.
He is soo hard! He doesn't explain anything, he just reads his powerpoint notes and dismisses students' questions. In one lecture, he straight out refused to further explain a difficult equation, and half my class walked out. He is only helpful if you religiously go to his office hours. His exams don't really reflect his lectures at all.
He may be hard but he is a good teacher. Although i learned a lot of the material on my own, its because he pushed us to actually learn it instead of plugging in numbers into eqations. I understand chemistry very well now because of him. Also good explainer at office hours.
He makes too many mistakes in class, and tests too tricky, doesn't explain material clearly, he is a tough chem proff. but gives a fair curve, his tests are hard and like i said VERY TRICKY!
Personally, I thought Hanson was an alright professor. He does try to help you when you go to him. When my remote controller messed up for half the term and I didnt realize it, he still gave me the full class credit when I explained it to him. Overall, he wasn't that bad although of course, Tonge was better.
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Don't take the class if Hanson is teaching because it complicates everything. He tend to leave imporant things out of a chapter while teaching it during lecture. He also talks too fast. When he gives an in-class problem he goes over it really fast even though you might not get it. If you take his class you have to make sure you come everyday.
He seems to explain things kinda poorly, but he does make the effort...his tests seem easy, but they are also kinda tricky
He talks fast....basically...the textbook is more interesting. His exams are based more on the book than the lecture notes....so make sure you read your book!..
more lighthearted and easy going than the sometimes robotic Mr.Tonge he may spend too much time on easy concepts and too little on the difficult ones. His tests are notably trickier, grades including mine plumeted on his exam.
he is a horrble professor
Although I was never particularly good in Chemistry, I understood even less when Hanson took over the lectures. Like others have said, he "explains" the harder concepts in much less detail than the easier ones.
He really does take a lot of time on easy questions and doesn't go over the hard ones with enough time and clarity. His lectures are pretty boring and he basically told everyone a few times to drink beer while you study with friends for exams. I'm sure you'll get a lot of studying done like that
I was surprised at how bad he really is. He doesn't do a good job of explaining things at all. He even gets questions wrong on his own tests. I actually had to go to his office on two separate occasions to discuss a question on a test that I got wrong and it turns out that HE got it wrong, not me. Does this guy know anything about chemistry?
This guy has one goal: to crush anybody's dream of becoming a doctor or any career that involves chemistry as a requirement. He does not explain well. The book that he wrote for recitation is as bad as him. He should be BANNED from teaching. And he should take his red book with him too... :-(
He cant teach. His tests are so damn hard. He made me hate chemistry.
He cant teach for crap and makes WAY TOOO MUCH MONEY for what he does and needs to learn how to teach students better and needs to better his people skills. Hard A** tests that he puts random things on ie the PH of unpolluted rainwater..WTF? I think he should stop teaching and go live in a cave.
he sucks! his tests are so hard i don't think he could even pass them, he shouldn't teach
He's the kind of professor who's an EXTREMELY nice guy but isn't really the best at teaching. I know for sure he really cares for his students and want them to do well, but his lectures are strangely taught with a lot of extra information that often confuses students. Read the textbook, consult TAs, study in groups.
he is a horrible teacher.. he has people spend more time working in groups than teaching. sometimes he confuses himself while teaching. his tests dont match up with his lectures. he asks trick questions so that you get the answers wrong and then tells you "well life is tough"
test are hard.......He really sucks as a teacher, i don't even know why the school hired him to teach chemistry. That's a question worth an answer!
The tests are retarted, the CAPAs are retarted, recitation is retarted, Lectures are retarted .....and oh yea boring.
Hanson is one of those guys you wish you DIDNT have. He def knows his chemistry... but he definitely cannot teach it. He tells you something is gonna be on the test :so study hard" but then put something else completely. With him, you're on your own, so READ READ READ and COMPREHEND cause he's tricky!!
basically, this professor made me change my major because he totally steered me away from ever taking a science course again....
Absolutely horrible horrible professor. Cant teach chemistry if his life depended on it. Nice guy but nice isnt helpful when it comes to passing the tests.
he is a really nice guy but his tests are hard and he makes himself confused when teaching. You might as well read the textbook its more helpful then him.
I don't know what you're all talking about...yea his tests are hard but welcome to college...i studied before every exam and i came out with an A-, if you don't belong in the premed track than dont take chemistry.
He is such a nice guy. He is there to help you during office hours and really wants students to think for themselves and do well in chem. However, his tests are really hard and sometimes confuses himself on tests, but there is a curve on the tests :)
Yea theres a 5 point curve, big deal when the class average on the midterms and finals is 40-50/100. Only 30 people got an A out of 1000 and he seems proud of that when he tells his class. Doesn't know how to teach, and it amazes me that he's writing a book on teaching. Chemistry is a weed out course, so they want you to do bad. Don't take this cla
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he is so so unorganized!!! never never take his class. his exams are so "special". you will easily get wrong. he will put something he never tough in class into the exam.
He is a horrible professor. Though he does know his material I have to give him that, but he does not, I REPEAT, does not know how to TEACH. I don't know why SBU still lets him teach because he can't to save his life and on top of that not very helpful and that book he wrote is useless also. Take him if you must, you have been warned.
Professor Hanson is a priceless and a professional chemist. He is clear, helpful and does his best to help students. His exams are just the right exams. I would recommend him to anybody.
this guy cannot teach..he barely teaches u anything in the lec and instead just gives u cps question after cps question..so my suggestion make sure u read the textbook and teach everything to urself when u have him for the 1st half of semester!! hes a nice guy- he'll help u if u need it, but a really bad prof and the tests are HARD! study study!
some of my friends are B - A students and don't even study. I personally struggle for a B-, C+.IMO difficult professor with tricky exams which Hansen insists one must "comprehend at the cognitive level." class grade is based on an absolute scale. My roommate an A student does not even use the textbook, or even own it. there ya go
Horrible. watch out. tests are hard and all he does is give cps questions in lecture.
he is okay. his exam questions are wordy, he's a bit tough. really study for this man, he'll give you questions from ethanol to corn and the government, Seriously!!!!!
worst you will ever have. lots of questions are on the lectures.
he wrote the foundations of chemistry workbook. enough said.
If you dont have to take this class, dont. this professor makes his lectures confusing and his test are tricky. He is not helpful to students. He is quick to put down students and deviate you from your dreams, dont let him succeed!!! the material is interesting itself, just not taught by him
His test require reading skill, not chem skill. He get his ques from the Foundation book. I hate his questions for the midterms and he took questions from the midterm and paste on the finals. SO HARD this teacher.
i m definitly admit that he is not a caring professor.but i think his lecture is the clearest and straight forward.wut he taught in class is all on the test~also his test is not tricky at all and straigt forward~his tests are easier than CHE 131~i dont understand y u criticize him~take him if u have chance~read the book is ur job~he is done his job
ok this prof. does not know how to explain things. alot of CPS. u need to read d book n teach everythin to urself. go to d TAs for help. the exams r not always st8 forwarded, so do alot of probz n be sure to check units while takin all d exams. he is not helpful n does not know how to answer questions. final was fair n midterms werent that bad.
He is the worst professor you can have. I had him for two semester so I know what I am talking about. He will screw you over one way or another. He can't teach and the school still keeps him. They really need to get a better guy to teach chem because Hanson can't. Though I do have to give him credit that he does know his stuff but can't teach.
I have never had a professor at stony brook with as little regard for students as Hanson. When tests grades are low he blames it on the students and wont take any responsibility upon himself. Didn't want to cancel class during snow storm b/c it was gonna turn to rain early, WHAT ABOUT AFTER DARK!? Tests questions are wordy to throw you off.Terrible
I personally liked him. I hated the CPS and would've avoided lectures if I could, but since i had to be there, he was a good lecturer. Students were always talking and sleeping during lecture - and then complaining that he was a bad teacher. No one ever the read book and people always cheated on CAPA. No wonder they did badly. Good professor!
we should protest or somethin and kick him out of stony brook. this school isnt a fukking chemistry boot camp,his lectures are the most confusing shyt eva,even an asian fool like me damm confused, now im afraid i will never get into nyu med school or any other damm med school, tests are crazy hard to get a B on, but easy to pass with a C or D.
lectures are confusing and freaken boring.confusing cps questions suddenly pop up. there are biweekly CAPA quizzes that get so hard few can finish them. and trust me nobody finishes his exams early, they are so hard. average was 62%(and that was only for the first exam!!!)i got 52%.instead of just talking cant we do sumthin to get him fired??damm!!
He is not bad, and tries to help students to learn chemistry, but he does not succeed in doing that. I think he has to improve his teaching skills, I understand that he was a researcher, but he really needs to learn how to speak using normal english language, because usually he explains ordinary things making them very complicated.
It is chemistry..so of course it's gonna be tough..but Hanson makes it harder than it should be..no joke..I'm doing WAY better in Organic Chem than I did in his INTRO TO CHEM class..just goes to show..
he is a horrible professor. cant follow what the heck hes saying. tests are crazy, you'll be very lucky to get a B. he says the tests are hard because we havnt completely understood the material. the other people are wrong, he DOES NOT know his chemistry, if he was truelly as enlightened then he would explain it better, so that i can understand him
He's one of the most horrible professor I've ever met. If you go with him with a question that might be easy for him he'll make you feel retarded. His lectures are so confusing. I rather just read the textbook or something else. Even his exams are like omg...
Basically he takes the material multiplies the difficulty by 32543432432 and that's what's on the test. WAYYYY harder than it really has to be. Also, he LOVES conversions and making questions as confusing and tricky as possible. It's not about if you know the material its basically if you can play his mind games. i`m doing better in orgo..go figure
Hanson was the worst professor at teaching.
Very bad chem teacher. Everyone does terrible on tests, even the smart students. He loves to ramble on in lecture, and yells at us when we are talking b.c, well, hes boring! If it wasn't for recitations I would be failing miserably, right now I'm just making it.
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This professor is terrible, he reads off of his powerpoints and doesnt even put them up before the lecture. you just sit in lecture confused even if you read the book prior to the lecture, he confuses you with the way he "attempts" to explain things. Tests are very difficult he doesnt care if you pass. His goal is to make chemistry impossible.
God help you if you have this "professor." Get out while you still have your sanity. Lectures are horrible, exams are impossible. He doesn't teach, he reads off his power points. And if you don't understand, you can always refer to the textbook... that he wrote.. Don't take him or you will regret it.
i can't express how much i hate this professor. i shouldn't even call him a professor. more like a short man whose goal in life is to make (even the smartest) students feel stupid. i doubt he would be able to teach without his powerpoints & there's really no use studying because his tests are ridiculous
He tries hard but the truth is he can't teach. He's makes the easiest things extremely complex and takes pride in people failing. Bottom line, he's a nice guy but avoid taking his class.
I really think this guy needs to have his teaching skills developed more. He seems to understand what he is saying, and it makes sense to him. So i guess it is alright...
He is Rediculous. Needs to learn a better teaching method. SOO happy to have lacey now.
No joke, this guy was probably the worse professor I've ever had....His teaching method flat out sucks, he has a lack of understanding toward students, and is UNFAIR! I had a 89.7 average in his class and he wouldnt round it to a 90 for an A.
Hes a good guy. Funny in a sarcastic way. gets pissed over the way people mock him behind his back, or to his face in some cases. Hes not that bad, hes just fighting off a bad reputation for not sucking up to students and teaching a hard course.
He doesn't lecture too well, but he is fair with his exams. Questions are similar to home works and lucids. He always readily responds to e-mailed questions. Its not his fault the course material may be difficult.
hanson is probably the WORST professor on campus!!! doesnt know hoe to teach, makes the material harder to comprehend and his tests are terrible!! dont take him if u dont have too!!! he's really bad
ok so here is the scoop, he is well organized with his lectures but he takes his aggression out on the students through his tests, he does not care about much besides giving you the information and moving on, overall I think he is a bad teacher. And having lacey the next half isnt much better so just pray and get through it.
The worst professor I've had. He doesn't know how to explain anything and gives the ridicously hard exams. The online quizzes are difficult well. I recommend having a side tutor.
The worst professor I've had as of yet! He is utterly rude when responding to questions. His lectures slides are ok but he basically reads them. HE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT STUDENTS! He spent a whole lecture defending himself when there was a 50% average on one of the tests. He said a monkey would test better than half his students. AVOID TAKING HIM!
I have to say he is ok. His tests are very hard, but if you did what you are supposed to do and have average intellegence you should be fine. I got an A in his first exam and his second exam i screwed up, because of overstudying and lack of sleep. If you sit in the front and dare to ask questions in lectures you should leave understand the material
His exams are absolutely impossible, his teaching method is to read directly off the powerpoint,(anyone can do that), and he basically told us that half our class are dumber than monkeys. Maybe it never occurred to him that a monkey could teach better than him.
he's terrible--don't take chem if he's teaching it. Most people got C's. If you work fairly hard, maybe you'll get a B. Don't depend on an A...at all
Hansen expects a lot of work from the students, but the teacher, himself, puts in a lot of work. He expects you to read the assigned readings before class, so that you are a productive student that gets the most bang for the lecture (Hint). Do the QRT's, make use of office hours and definitely use the Chem learning center.
He's a good teacher. The class is hard though. If you go to lecture, pay attention, read the chapter everyday, work on the problems he gives in lecture, do the homework, go to office hours and ask questions, then you'll do fine. Every student should do their own studying and not depend on the professor. The professor are only there to lecture n
I really don't get why so many people are complaining about him. His lecture notes were very good, much better than Lacey's, and his exams were fair. Use the notes, read the book, and do plenty of problems; this is college kids, you have to actually think! As for the previous comment that says to not depend on an A at all, i got an A- so it depends
infamous GPA killer
Please avoid him horrible teacher. no help from him what so ever, I cannot believe he is still teaching.
good professor
Ok chemistry is supposed to be hard but this guy makes it even harder and when he switches off with lacey the only difference is the difficulty in the exams but the quality of teaching is still terrible. Be prepared for a low grade.
The only reason i got a B in this class is because i had taken AP chem in high school and already knew a lot of the material. Not a good class. It was almost as if he was happy to know we weren't doing well. the TA wasn't much help either.. BOO
has good lecture notes, but can't stand to listen to him and his not funny jokes for long. easy tests is you read textbooks.
He really isnt a bad guy if you go to class and read the notes you cant fail tests are fair I loved the class thought it was easy
He is one of the worst teachers I have ever encountered, I have never had such numerous times in one class in which I study as much as possible and still get a low grade, please avoid this teacher, he will destroy your gpa.
Not an easy teacher, not at easy subject. Prepare for a rough time, but he's really not THAT awful. He's fair.
Just do problem he assigns for HWK. Don't just copy answers from the back of the book. Sit in the front of the lecture (people who sit in the back don't really get it) and print out his lecture notes. Read parts of the book you don't understand, and the quizzes aren't that hard if you really read through the book. He's a bit mean, but he does teach
Go to Lecture. Review the practice exams he is tough but fair study alot and keep up with the HW and you will get a decent grade don't bother with the TA's most of them know less than you and those that do know what they are talking are not willing to help. Use the Chem learning center it helps with Capa quizzes
I'm not going to bash him, but I didn?t enjoy his class. He thinks chemistry is the most important class you will take and doesn?t take into consideration most students are full time. Go to his lectures it's important so you can get your participation points which help in the end. If another teacher is offered, take them instead.
The material itself is difficult, and his tests are hard but manageable if you study. Everyone seems to hate him, but he is not that horrible. However, do not ask him for help at any cost, he will humiliate you. He is really hard on his students. Attend lecture for clicker points, but you probably won't learn that much in it. Read the textbook!!
he likes what he's teaching but forgets that students are learning difficult material for the first time. he seems mean in lecture, but he was very helpful when i needed special attention outside of lecture. he grades on a curve and the test questions are designed to make you think and apply lots of concepts so that makes it hard
Worst chem teacher, TA's are even worse.
This guy is a lunatic. The majority of the students in 132 are going to fail if he keeps this up. He goes over absolutely nothing in class. He goes over the same questions over and over again. Concepts are extremely difficult to understand, and this guy makes it even harder by not going over most of the material and also making it very confusing.
excellent professor. explains material very well. he tells you what is on the test, so there is no reason not to get an A. interesting lectures also.
I enjoy going to the lectures because they are so helpful for his test. If you listen during lecture you will get an A, but you must work hard.
Don't expect to get out of his class with even a decent grade without putting in a few hours of work each week. All natural sciences require work, this class is no different. Online quizzes weekly are fairly easy, classes ARE mandatory, expect weekly homework (may not be the case depending on your TA for recitations). You EARN your grade from him.
Good. Know the material presented to students helpful when addressed specific problems to him. Would recommend him. Will take another chem with him if possible
On top of being ignorant and a bigot, (he thinks coal is clean energy and china is in "the tropics") Hanson is inept, lazy and rude. He sits and clicks through powerpoint slides during his lectures, but never actually teaches. A monkey could do a better job teaching, if all it required was clicking buttons.
Worst professor I've ever had. Had an agenda. Believes global warming is not our problem. Does not want to help students learn-he belittles students to make himself feel more competent.
he is quite possibly the worst teacher/professor ive ever had. my 2nd grade teacher coudve done a better job teaching chem. He seems uninterestedinthe subject, and mostof the material on the exams arent coverd in the text book. Itis pretty tough to do well in his class. if ur taking che 132 and have to take him, have fun, guareenteed u wont enjoyit
Don't listen to whoever says he's a bad professor. If you care about your grade and really pay attention in class(instead of chatting with your friends, which most of the students do), then you will do fine in class. the topics in CHE 132 are much harder than 131 so students blame the prof. for getting a bad grade on the exam. it's unfair to him!!!
The person below me is either hanson or a suckup TA.Hanson doesn't teach well at all.Pay attention during recitation and read the textbook to get an A.Don't depend on him being a good teacher and explaining everything because he's terrible.I got an A- b/c I did everything out of the textbook
David Hanson is one of my favorite professors here. I do not see why people say he is a bad teacher, maybe I am just that gifted in chemistry. The textbook is your friend, he gives away this fact on a daily basis. LOVE the textbook, and really pay attention to his lectures.
Watchout for his midterms/final. They are designed to trick you and you have to be extra careful when calculating. Other than that, he teaches very well and is very approachable after class.
Coming from a specialized high school and graduating from chemistry major before, Professor Hanson is one of the worst chemistry teachers I've ever had. Mainly because he doesn't have any passion for teaching and doesn't know how to teacher. He has too many mistakes on his slideshows and isn't familiar with his lectures.
He's a good professor. He speaks clearly and he tells you what you need to do to succeed in the class. He also puts a great emphasis on lectures but sometimes his clicker questions are hard. That being said, CHE 132 is a difficult class. Attend lecture, read the book, and do the HW, you will get an A. Very few people do all 3.
Class is ridiculous, just like bio and physics, these classes are designed to weed the people out who think they are smart enough for med school and the like, but really aren't. Establish an intimate relationship with the textbook and lecture notes. If you do the hw's, quizzes, and go to recitation you should have at least a B. to get above that...
he is a nice and good teacher. go to lecture, do HW and read the text book, u will be ok and at least get a A-
It's definately not an easy class, but if you study the textbook and lecture slides, you'll do well. This is college, Hanson is a professor, he's not going to hold your hand like hs teachers did. He teaches you what you need to know, and then it's your job to go out and study to learn it. Go to lecture, clicker questions are on the test alot.
This class is NOT an easy A - it's not curved. Plus, bad teaching, and purposefully wordy exam questions aimed at tricking students. It's not impossible to do well, but just don't expect anything from the prof. It's sad that our tuition pays for such inadequate, yet overpaid professors while the more competant TA's and adjuncts are so underpaid.
this class is defiantly not an easy A - the material is hard and hanson is a terrible teacher - makes a lot of mistakes he also isn't helpful during "office hours" - its unfortunate hes allowed to teach there are many chem professors that would be better for this class
Hanson is by far the worst professor I've ever had. I understand that chemistry is a difficult subject, especially at a heavily science-based school. However, Hanson has a tendency to try to trick students with his questions, rather than giving questions based on knowledge alone. Will also try to make you feel stupid. I would not recommend
Its useless to read the textbk and do the hw if you don't understand (workshop and TAs are useless). And forget about asking Hanson a question-if its a question he expects you to know the answer to, he'll make you feel like an idiot. All he does is read his lecture slides and expects you to figure out questions on your own. Terrible teacher.
this guy is making my first college experience awful. He is not clear in what he says and makes you feel stupid if you do not understand something. Today he was talking about how easy something was and said even your average waitress or bartender could do it. He was basically calling them stupid. He is just an arrogant person. Avoid his class!
He sucks. Get a new professor quick.
horrible professor. avoid at all cost
Believe all the negative responses at all cost. It will save your future college career and your valued motivation to strive for success. He is not a professor, he is a con artist.
He thinks being arrogant is a sign of intelligence or being noteworthy. What he doesn't know is that he doesn't know how to teach or inspire students to wanting to learn. Thus lacking his ability to be a professor. He is just sham.
He made my first semester ever in college absolutely horrible. He cares only about his research and not whether or not you understand the material. he often calls on other students to try and explain it to the class because the students don't understand him otherwise. AVOID HIM LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDED ON IT!!!!
there is almost no point in going to lecture. he is ridiculous, he teaches nothing and wastes your time. tests are fair if you study the assignments on lucid and his powerpoints. you wont pass if you rely on nothing but his lectures. read the textbook
The worst professor every in my life!! He should be teaching any more!! He S**!!
he is a terrible teacher. any time a student asks a question, he treats you as if you are dumb and don't know anything. take good notes from the cengage homeworks and you will do fine on the lucid quizes. most of the questions he uses are from earlier tests, so just study review sheets and previous tests.
Coming from someone who received a B in his CHE 129 class, he is still a horrible professor.I have attended every lecture, done every homework, taken notes on every word of the textbook, and done every end of chapter question, and it is still incredibly confusing. He puts forth no effort to clarify things during class time. AVOID.
Everyone hates him, but I think he really cares about his students. The work is burdensome. You HAVE to do the QRTs and pay attention in lecture and recitation. If you do all the work, you will pass. If not, probably fail. And his lecture questions are a killer. TIP: Take the afternoon lecture and get answers from someone in previous one.
I don't think he's as bad a professor as everyone makes him out to be. Hard class, but it is chem. If you listen in lecture and read the text you'll do fine. Just avoid sitting in the front of his lectures because you can smell his breath. lol
He is very persistent in doing QRTs and has tough lecture questions. You pretty much HAVE to keep up with the readings otherwise you won't do well.
Best Chemistry Professor ever. He is VERY helpful. You dont have do any of the LUCID work or the QRT questions and you can still pass. Just go to class every now and then to do the Clicker questions. Read the text book whenever you feel like it and you'll do just fine.He is very helpful during office hours. Test are very EASY. LOL dont take this cl
Hanson's problem isn't that he doesn't care about his students,it's that he doesn't understand that the class information does not come as natural to most people as it does to him. If you don't understand the information he just assumes that you're not doing any of the work. Make sure you read the textbooks before tests or you probably won't pass
Not as bad as everyone makes him out to be. If you just read the textbook and do the QRT's like he tells you to, you will do great on the tests. Definitely go to his review before the test, he basically gives you the answers to most of the questions.
Absolutely horrible professor. His tests do not simply test your understanding of the concepts, rather they test how well you can jump through his hurdles. If that wasn't bad enough, he is also arrogant and condescending to students, and wastes time in lecture over things that will not be on the test.
He keeps telling us "No Cs." Then he tells us after the exam, "I'm really happy when the avg is 65%," which is a C. He's so pompous thinking he "advises" the president, is smarter than HS sci teachers. He acts so nice to his students when there's a camera guy filming the class, walks around and helps people. No camera guy- he yell at us.
Hanson isn't THAT bad actually. If you read through his lecture notes, you should be able to get at least a C. If you also attend Solomon's or Jason's chem tutoring sessions, you can get at least a B. The course isn't that difficult, but if you go in thinking "I hate chem" no matter how hard you study, you won't do well. Have a positive attitude =)
I got an A- in Mayr's class last semester in 131 so I thought chem with Hanson was going to be a breeze. NOT THE CASE AT ALL. I slave over my textbook and I still do bad. during his 3rd exam, every single seat in the library was full and three quarters of them were taken by kids with chemistry textbooks
Great professor. Don't listen to all those other hateful comments. Really wants us to succeed. Willing to help. People that do bad in his class just don't study. Go to class, do all the QRT questions assigned, do the Lucid problems and you'll easily get a good grade in this class. His teaching methods work wonders if you stick with it :)
Everyone thinks he's a jerk cuz he's so strict,his exams are like hell,he's been too sensitive about the clickr and the laser pointer problem.But I do think he is a honest and trustworthy professor,while most of the students takes easy on the clickr academic dishonesty he pointed it out and punished them. He's the greatest professor i've ever seen.
has his own teaching method which he thinks is the only way to learn. too bad it sucks for all those who can't learn according to his method. also, he claims he is trying to help you understand material, yet all he does is prepare you to be a better test taker. this isn't the sats anymore...
The class itself isn't hard but hes just mean.He doesn't care about the students but acts like he does.He thinks he's the best prof out there.He's so pompous,he's always bragging about himself.And if you ask him a question,he makes you feel so stupid.He's not a terrible teacher, he's actually quite good.But he seriously needs an attitude adjustment
yes he has quite an attitude and belittles us in class but just go to the review sessions before the test and he tells you a few ques that will be on it. and there are idiots who blame him bc they party too much nd dont study enough and then expectthe test to be easy. HELLO IT IS a 4 CREDIT CLASS! YOU HAVE TO BUST YOUR BUTT STUDYING NOT PARTYING
he def uses tricky wording on the midterms. but does add a lot of easy questions to the final. as long as you attend every class and thoroughly read the textbook you should at least get a B. YOU MUST read the textbook, the ppl in my rec class never got anything bc they only sat in class bored,didnt look at lecture notes and never read their txtbk
Going to his class is like pulling teeth. He taught me very little and I used the textbook a great deal. As a student who earned an A in his class through much studying, I can say that he is a terrible person, academically speaking. He treats all students like they are immature 18 year olds. Avoid him at all costs.
This class is very hard and I hate chem but I managed a B-. Hanson is a good teacher, way better than Meyer (CHE131), in my opinion. He can be mean, but he can teach pretty well, doesn't have an indecipherable accent, and can sometimes be nice. Advice: do well on the midterms & rd the txtbk and lecture notes.
STAY AWAY. You have to study like hell and the lectures hardly ever help. Extremely hard class in comparison to all the other 100 level classes I've taken. Not good at all!
Had him last yr. This class screwed my GPA too, but I realized that maybe I should've taken this course later in my college career. He has a detached teaching style & you really don't learn much from him, he does trick students into the wrong answer. If you can afford it, take it later on, maybe w/ another prof. If not, do TONS of outside studying.
thinks all college students are hard workers. he's not a very popular guy but I do agree with the fact that wannabe doctors in the class should get a bad grade. There are classes to weed out the idiots on their attempt to make it to med school. This class is one of them. but for the record I hate him too.
He's an okay professor. I got an A- in the class which isn't that bad at all. Pay close attention to the lecture slides, and the QRTs. Also go to the review lecture before every test, he gives away at least a few questions. Better than Mayr :) I got a B+ in 131 and an A- in 132.
Hate hate hate this man! Spells out the course for you. Doing all the QRT's=A because exam questions are just that with different numbers. Does not put up the lecture slides on bboard. Doesn't give any motivation to try because it's all spelled out for you (to me, personally) Beware with getting clicker answers from morning class..screwed many peop
Professor Hanson is a great professor. He provides multiple sources to study from. He is always available and open for assistance. The course is challenging, as it should be. If you put in the effort and work you will do well. He has prepared me well for the MCAT. I received an A in the class due to his superior teaching and study resources.
This class gets rid of the wannabe premeds. I thank him for teaching me to stop slacking off, but he's a god awful teacher with very tricky tests. I had a B in 131, and a B- in this class, but I learned here that i cant slack off so much. Got A s in Organic 1&2, so there is hope for those that do poorly in 132 like me. STUDY!
He isnt really that bad, your just lazy if you get less then a C. I mean I understand the complaints if your like me and his unnecessary trickiness gets you out of an A, but other wise getting a B/B+/A- isn't that hard with some work
His class is pretty hard. you really do have to study a lot to get a good grade- although grading is very generous. He has a really nice personality-I got a lot of help from him and he is very patient&understanding.
Introductory class designed to filter out unworthy pre-health students so relatively difficult. Tricky tests, he's very cocky.
he. can't. teach. his clicker questions suck balls. his lecture is useless AND boring. take it with any other teacher, and you'll actually LIKE chemistry. he makes the subject so very dull
I don't get why people complain about this guy. He has the most organized lecture notes and clicker questions of any professor I had during freshman year. He will always teach you exactly what you need to know, and tell you the topics on his exams in a nice list at the start of class. Chem will always be a challenge, you just have be up for it
This professor made my life a living hell. He basically makes you feel stupid, useless and slow if you dont understand his lectures seconds after he teaches them. And forget about asking questions, he is demeaning and condescending. Clearly he is more interested in his own research and not helping students. DO NOT take chem with him!!
although he may come off as a tool i have had nothing but good experiences with professor hanson. Overall i think hes ok
He is one of those professors that makes you hate stony brook. He only teaches methods of how to retain information, but he doesn't teach you any information which is ironic. Listen to me. DO NOT TAKE HIM in any circumstance. I wouldn't be coming here to waste my time and write for the hell of it. Take with a different prof fall semester.
Professor Hanson is a very challenging professor. Exam averages are always F's. Not the best "teacher" but if you can make it through the semester, you'll be fine. READ THE TEXTBOOK. You have to teach yourself almost everything and don't expect the test questions to be like anything you've gone over in class. Definitely a teach-yourself class.
Hanson is notorious for being perhaps the worst professor at Stony. However, he is a really nice guy and does want students to do better- just doesnt know how to teach these students. Read the BOOK, go to the CHEM LEARNING ENTER and do smartworks and you will be fine
horrible teacher. cannot teach for life. uses the workbook he wrote during lecture, which doesn't explain anything.
Okay, do not take this geyser no matter what. I mean in no circumstance. He doesn't teach. Tests are hard. He basically just teaches us how to make connections in our brain and methods of learning, not Chemistry. Hate this man. He made my GPA drop. He is on my list.
He is not easy probably the hardest teacher you will come across at Stony Brook. The amount of work is stupid and almost unfair. The key to his class is to do every last thing he assigns. Any piece of information in the textbook the slides lucid or anything he mentions is fair game on the exams. Its not easy but u will learn chemistry
Test questions and lecture notes have not affiliation whatsoever. The test questions are like a foreign language. Nobody knows where they come from. Go back to Iowa, or Montana, or wherever the hell you came from.
The answer choices on the exam are so closely related that makes it absolutely ridiculous.
he;s really not bad at all.
really bad teacher. cant teach with hard tests
I do everything I should do in order to pass, yet I'm barely pulling a C. He created new rules that now not only weed out people, but hurt the struggling student. His exams are horrid, he goes through notes too fast and he won't post them online so we can catch what we miss. Doesn't help that he's disrespectful face to face. Ugh. AVOID HIM.
He gets pissed when students talk in class which he should. He cares about students but sometime make some comments that seems like he is trying to humiliate students. His exams are okay. You should be fine if you do whatever you are supposed to do. he loves to put tricky questions in the exam so be aware of that.
yes, he really is as bad as everyone says he is.
Not the best professor. He makes tests heavily based on concepts which isn't bad if you know whats going on, but if you're so so at chemistry its a huge ahhh!!!! :(
I came from CHE 131 with an A- and I am now with a B- in CHE 132. Although I haven't been keeping up with the reading, he is very unclear and does not teach Chemistry well. In my opinion, he should go back to teaching 129 and let teachers like Roy Lacey or Carlos Simmerling teach 132.
His Exams are ridiculous. Don't take him. He expects you to remember every single detail from his lecture which is not possible when you are sitting in a big lecture hall with 500 other students. He cares about students but he is a stubborn old dude. I had an A in CHE 131 but now doing horrible in CHE 132!
Prof. Hanson acts like EVERYONE in the class wants to go to medical school and somehow feels the need to make it as difficult as possible and weed out people. But in fact, hello, this is only a 100 level chemistry course!!! There are many many other sudents who have to go through chemistry but are not premed but still have to take the class.
Hansen probably knows a lot, but doesn't know how to teach it. My friends and I do every smartwork, every extra recitation assignment, gets most of the clicker questions right, reads the textbook at least 5 times before each exam and we still get grades around 50-60 on exams. Tricky tests and he himself is unfriendly.
Lemme tell you something..Don't take him. You might think you are smart but still don't take him. Take Bio or Physics instead this semester. He is stubborn and also a terrible teacher. STAY AWAY FROM HIM! All this comments like mine in ratemyprofessor can't be wrong
Look below for references. -.-
I honestly don't think even Harvard students would figure out how to handle his method of so-called "teaching." If he even teaches... I'm sure it's an easy consensus here that he's the worst professor on campus. He's rude, tricky, thinks that all students take ONLY his class, and has horrible tests. Too bad there's no other option for CHE 132.
He was the most horrible teacher I've ever had and discouraged me far beyond any other human being could ever have the capacity to do. He's horrible and unworthy of teaching students with high aspirations and very little experience in chemistry. AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS.
I went into this class from 131 which I did really well in, and I have no idea if I can even pass this semester. The guy is terrible at explaining concepts to people, and his tests are ridiculously hard even if you keep up with the readings, homeworks and study for a week before the exams. Absolutely terrible professor
He lost my Scantron for midterm 2 which he says he did not LOST the scantron but JUST CANNOT FIND. (seriously, what's the difference? lost and can't find?)I have 5 days for this semester and he still CANNOT find my scantron. I tried to meet up with him, but he ignores me every time.
Lectures unclear, material poorly covered, demands 12hrs/week from students outside of class, asks trick questions before explaining concepts and on exams.
Horrible. Terrible. Instead of a heart, he has a black hole that sucks the hopes and dreams out of anyone aspiring to be a doctor. Avoid. He's the absolute worst that this school has to offer.
Worst professor I've ever had. He does not make sense one bit and cannot teach. His tests are beyond ridiculous. Isn't there a board or something that monitors professors' ability to teach??
David Hanson is a challenging yet rigorousr professor with good intentions. If you cannot handle his course, then consider yourself a weed-out student.
Read other comments. While chem is a 'weed out' course, this does not excuse a TERRIBLE teacher. The good comments say "He makes you learn it on your own."... What's the point of a teacher if you can learn it on your own? Lectures terrible, homework and quizzes overbearing amount of work, exams and final difficult.
Definitely difficult for an intro chem course. You have to work extremely hard. Barely any curve esp if you've done consistently throughout the year
Do yourself a favor. Buy the book, teach yourself EVERYTHING in the section BEFORE class. If you don't read the book, you WILL NOT pass this class. His lectures are useless but you need to go to class for the clicker questions. Just read the book.
Professor Hanson is an alright guy, he gets a bad reputation for making general chemistry difficult. However, he tells you exactly what you need to know for exams. So if you go to lecture, read the book, and follow his "success criteria" you will do fine in the course. He actually does want students to do well.
know the textbook.
Regardless whether you took AP Chem, you still gotta work in this class. Midterms are 25 multiple choice questions so its 4 points off for each wrong answer. Also, he "says" that the class is scaled but actually he curves everyone's grades in the end. He gets really mad about people talking while he's teaching so STAY AWAY from afternoon lecture.
I don't think he really curves anything. I'm not complaining that I got an A-, but I feel really bad for my friends who couldn't do well and studied often. His lectures are downright awful and he asks if anyone has a question but then ignores students who have their hands raised because he only looks at the first two rows. Try to avoid this class.
Truly an awful teacher, ignores hands being raised even directly after asking if there where any questions, insults students for many things. Daily rants end up wasting most of the time he complains about not having. Only reason he is still around is because he has a workbook that stony brook uses.
Hanson isn't as bad as everyone says he is. He really wants students to do well, but you will have to do a lot of work to get an A. He tells you what you need to know for the exam and gives small hints in lecture. YOU MUST READ THE BOOK AND GO TO LECTURE. If you do those 2 things you will probably be okay.
looks nice, but he is very mean
He teaches this class like it's a 200 level class. He's also really mean. His accent makes him sound nice, but he really isn't.
Teaches the class like a level 300!! Won't give practice exams because the clicker questions are the practice...if that makes sense. Doesn't explain clear enough to answer clickers too!! ALWAYS starts lecture with a question more than 50% get wrong. Definitely AVOID if you want a good grade in chem.
DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE!!!I know plenty of intelligent people that got Ds and Cs because of him "teaching" the class.
I absolutely hate this professor with a passion. He gives way too much work for a 100 level course in chemistry. Workshops, smartworks, Vocoast, and lectures are way too much work and intro class. His testes are crazy hard and ridiculous. He needs to wake up and understand we are not going for Pre-med. ughhh
worst.professor.ever. he absolutely sucks at teaching and gives an unnecessary amount of work. this is a 100 level course, calm down. he makes his exams so he can trick you. i literally memorize the textbook and still get 70's on his exams. avoid him at all costs. WILL ruin your GPA
People need to stop blaming Hanson and actually do the work! Its not the professor thats hard, its the subject! I really don't like chemistry but Hansons so sweet and he tries as best as he can to help his students. He has office hours that he's said no one comes to but if you go, he's actually really helpful.
Not a bad professor at all. Just go to lecture, do the homework, and READ THE TEXTBOOK and you'll be fine. Very fair professor overall.
People should just stop complaining. He's the only one who teaches CHE 132 now. Just deal with it and don't piss him off in class, it's that simple. If you don't put in work, you'll probably be one of the people who'll end up hating him.
Pros: enthusiastic about teaching and chem, will answer any questions to the best of his ability, gives students the resources to do well. Cons: I find his in-class explanations of material to be a bit confusing and incomplete, he will never be an easy A teacher. Advice: read the chapter before class, do the practice work he recommends.
I had Hanson for 129 a 132 i agree he is hard and i hated him with a passion. But i will tell u this he prepares you for any chemistry course you will ever have to take. Def not fair to those who uust have to take him as a pre-req.
Prof. Hansen wants you to do well, but he has abstract methods. He wants you to actually understand the material not just throw it up on the exams so his questions are like that. Grade is out of 600 pointd first 3 tests are 100 each final is 200 and the last 100 is based on lecutre quiz resortation and che 130
Hanson is a really good guy and his class requires you to work hard. I did OK on his tests and did all the clickers and quizes and the extra credit and came out of this class with a B+. He's a nice guy who wants you to do well but you REALLY have to do pre-reading to understand or you will be confused during lecture. good guy, average teacher.
So many people demonize this man. However, he is not as bad as people say. One important thing to note is that he wants you to learn the material for yourself. He doesn't want you to rely on easy teaching. So studying, and studying a lot, is a must. This class is not as scary as people make it seem.
I sat in the front row today. I looked into his eyes and saw nothing. He is a shell of a man who feeds on the splintered hopes and dreams of pre-med students. I struggle to put into words the utter distain I have for this man.
Hanson is a brilliant person who, is wrongfully hated on by a majority of students. He teaches what you need to know, and has been doing it for over 40 years. His tests are "tricky", but he tells you exactly what the tricks are going to be, so its not bad at all. Basically he's isn't evil.
kind professor. but too much homework, most of which are not helpful at all. don't like his class
Hanson is one of the greatest professors in this school. He is kind, patient, cares about you learning, and wants you to do well. The people who hate on him probably would have done bad in any Intro Chem class.
Hanson's lectures are essentially pointless but his office hours are extremely helpful if you have questions. I did not find going to lecture to be beneficial.
maybe prof. hanson is trying to make the course easier, but what he is actually doing is the opposite.. many of his rules make no sense to me..
does a decent job explaining the basics and expects you to go home and master it for 10-12 hours a week. I find this to be accurate to get an A if you didn't already have AP chemistry. He isn't too bad of a teacher as people say, you just have to do a lot of work by yourself. The class is also slightly too difficult in my opinion.
I think he's a pretty good lecturer; makes you pay attention by putting blank boxes in his slides that you're supposed to copy during lecture. His tests are sometimes hard, sometimes not. Just need to study for it. You're not gonna get an A if you don't work for it.
He is not as bad as his reputation. Just need to do some work outside of lectures and you should do okay. the amount of work he expects his students to do is unrealistic though.
good professor bad person, his exams are hard. but if you want the good grades you need to work hard.
Hanson is a really great professor compared to Meyer. At least Hanson's lecture slides and lectures are slightly helpful. Meyer on the other hand is useless. I highly recommend reading the textbook and using that as your study material.
He curved the final averages so even though I was in the A- range I ended up with an A (maybe it was because I got a 100 on the final).
The most essential words you will ever read in regard to taking his Chem 132 class: READ THE TEXTBOOK. I barely attended any of his lectures, but after carefully studying the assigned chapters from the textbook and doing the practice problems, I managed to get an A-. He isn't as bad as some of the other comments say he is, but is pretty difficult.
Better than what people say. Myers is worse. He is actually the better of the two. His questions are tricky so make sure to double check if you have time.
He's really not that bad. The trick to doing well in the class is making the text book your new best friend. It's easy to get lost in his class but as long as you read and do the hw you'll be fine.
CORRECTION!! I personally have done well in this course, I do not like his teaching methods, he only goes over vague lesson on his powerpoints and does not elaborate, and when you do ask for him to elaborate he laughs and answers horribly. You will have to teach yourself everything. Also expect to insulted!!!! In class. HARDER THAN CHEM 131!
Teaching should never be done through power point slides. Teachers who use power point are often the worst because they don't care about providing quality lectures. Avoid power point teachers at all costs.
I have been at this school for 3 years now and I have NEVER had a professor who was so unapproachable. I blame my poor grade on my former lack of study skills, however this professor is impossible. He is rude, close-minded, and pompous. Unfortunately, this is a mandatory pre-health, science major class/teacher. Best of luck
He is so confusing. His lectures and notes are not clear at all. He tries to trick you on the tests. Not recommend him at all. The only thing I liked about him was his bad jokes.
People saying "it's not the teacher it's the class" are absurd. Raineri & Tooker are a billion times better than Mayr or Hanson. You shouldn't have to rely on a textbook to learn gen chem. It's not as difficult as calc or orgo. On top of his arrogance/disdain for students Hanson specializes in "chemical education," which he is outrageously bad at.
Hanson is a great professor. He teaches everything you need to know to for the class and does a great job doing it. You should pay attention in class, if you go (you should), or read over his note at least.
honestly, please for your own sake DO NOT take this class. he would tell you to google or wikipedia certain variables you need to know or laughs if you get the question wrong. he maybe the best in his field but he can NOT TEACH. Aleks will be your best friend just practice that.
If you get the chance to pick between this professor and a different one, DO NOT PICK HANSON.
Literally reads the notes off the lecture slides...if it weren't for clicker questions for attendance, I would be fully capable of reading these lecture slides on my own. The only program Aleks gives better instruction and explanations.
Hands down the worst professor I've encountered in my three years of college. I stopped going to lectures because there is no use of them. I don't mind losing the clicker points to spare me the time wasted while attending his lectures. Stay home, do ALEKS, read the text book and you'll do fine; there is no need for Hanson.
He's really not that bad, you just have to put the effort in. His tests are based off the end of the chapter questions so make sure you do those. ALEKS also helps a lot. If you want to do well in this class just read the textbook and do the homework, you'll be fine.
This professor is the worst I have ever taken at Stony Brook University. He does not care about the students, laughs if you get a question wrong and basically calls you out as "stupid" in front of a lecture hall. He is no help to his students, unfortunately, you have to take it. Best of luck.
I simply cannot understand how people on here defend him. He was out due to an injury for a month and our replacement professor pretty much PROVED that the material is not the sole reason this class is so hard. yes its tough material but his teaching ability is awful. i'm sure hes a brilliant chemist but his lectures are just him reading the slides
The absolute worst professor a student can take, makes the class 100% harder bc he has no clue how to teach at all, class averages are very low on exams, and he does not help fix the problem by not allowing his students to even copy down the notes before he blows through them. DO NOT TAKE HIM!
HE IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER TAKEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. DO NOT TAKE HANSON IF YOU HAVE HOPES OF SUCCEEDING IN CHEMISTRY. NOT MOTIVATIONAL, NOT HELPFUL, ABSOLUTELY EVIL AND DISRESPECTFUL TO ALL THOSE WHO ATTEND HIS LECTURE. COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME, ABSOLUTELY HATE THIS MAN AND THIS COURSE.
The absolute worst professor. He is extremely rude and unprofessional. He laughs when you get the question wrong. He goes through slides too quickly, and gets angry when you ask him to go back to the previous slide. The exams are extremely difficult, and he does nothing to try to help you. Do not take this professor!
Everything you hear is true. This man will destroy your life and have a ball doing it. He's mean and has his nasty moments in class. Expects a lot out of you, almost unrealistic.
He is probably one of the worst teachers I have ever had. His lack of enthusiasm and clarity not only make this class dull, but extremely difficult as well. Impossible to pass/do well without reading the textbook. On one of the midterms, the class average was a 54.
Horrible professor, tests are absolutely ridiculous. Basically falsified all Aleks due dates which messed with everybody's study time. Rude, immature, not helpful at all. If you miss a class you cant even look at the lecture material you missed as he refuses to post them with the SUPER IMPORTANT information even right before the final. HORRIBLE.
This is as honest and helpful as I can be. This course will be one of the most diffult courses of your life, if you did take AP chemistry. He is not a good professor by any means but because of this you need to put a lot of time in reading the text book and doing practice problems. This call is all about studying after class about 6 hours a week
Hanson is a man who tries but is an unsuccessful teacher. The material is very difficult which requires about 6-7 hours of studying. Need to do well on the first test because it is the easiest and gets progressively more difficult on the next two. The man is a nice man but people who don't tend to put in the effort tend to blame him. Stay relaxed!!
The class is difficult and this guy does not help. Requires at least 6 hours a week of studying and do not expect this guy to be of much help.
Hanson is a terrible professor. He spends more time telling you how to learn than teaching the material. He has no idea how to teach and is rude and arrogant. Avoid him at all costs
This man needs to stop teaching. Honestly the worst professor at Stony. He doesnt even lecture! all he does is read of slides and mumble
Horrible professor. Sucks at teaching and slides don't help
This is my second semester having him as a professor. He knows what he is talking about but he doesn't connect with the students, he tries to but fails. His exams are tricky and the questions are annoying! Going to him for help, helps to clarify some areas. But honestly the lecture itself was useless to me. **Read and reread the textbook! it helps!
WORST CHEM LECTURER AT STONY! his slides are not helpful at all and ignores questions during lecture. all he basically does is stand and read and then waits for everyone to be dead silent (which is never)
One of the worst professors at Stony Brook. Provides blank lecture notes to study for exams. Cannot explain concepts well. Takes the approach of learning to an entirely different level. Wastes time lecturing about "cognitive thinking" rather than the actual course material. As others said, either read the textbook or look for other resources.
No good. Plain and simple. Would suggest that any student avoid him, he is bland + even worse condescending. Addresses the class as a whole while insulting your intelligence. Not good at explaining or teaching, I loved chemistry before Stony Brook chemistry and Professor Hanson.
Honestly, one of the worst classes I've ever taken. He's condescending and rude, and his exams in no way reflect the material taught in class. If you have to take this class, I'm very sorry. Get a tutor.
Horrible teacher. Arrogant (literally always brings up the fact that he studied with Richard Feynmann at CalTech), condescending (he laughs when people get questions wrong), and makes it difficult for his students to succeed. His tests do not reflect the material covered in lecture, and his lecture notes have blanks over all of the important parts.
Really Stony Brook? What a joke. I made sure I waited until the summer to take CHE 132 because this guy was such a sad excuse of a professor. Being that I'm actually interested in chemistry it was quite a let down to be introduced to it by Hanson. He had no passion or desire to be teaching, read the rest of the comments if you don't believe me.
Spends the class teaching about teaching styles instead of teaching chemistry.
This class is easy, but Hanson is just a bad professor. He is the worst professor I've had so far. He wants students to do well, but he just isn't good at teaching. Overall, he's a nice guy but he's a bad teacher
Hanson is an awful professor. He's a poor lecturer and provides unclear and often useless powerpoints. Moreover, his tests are horrible! They don't test your ability to know the syllabus but what he feels you should know. On a side note, ALEKS is the most merciless HW spftware ever.
Professor Hanson is the worst teacher I have ever had in my Stony Brook Career. He is arrogant, and unhelpful when it comes to answering questions. His tests are extremely challenging and are only based off of a few concepts he covers quickly in lecture. In order to succeed you should study his clicker questions and review TEXTBOOK questions only.
I did well because I taught myself. He is a very smart man but a bad teacher. It is because they are all making the lessons so complicated using bs resources such as a text/online hw/notes/rec./clickers etc. Just keep is simple stupid- He would look so much better if he would stop complicating the lessons- I did well too so it is not a bias.
Its time to retire. Lectures are dry and quiet, you can barely hear him. His most frequent quote is I'm not going to go over this because its in the textbook. WHY AM I EVEN GOING TO CLASS If science and math aren't your strong suit he really isn't helping the cause. You sit and look at the slides and he blows through them without teaching.
He is only good if you go to him during his office hours. He is not good at teaching lectures. Attendance is mandatory for clicker questions.
Dr. Hanson is not easy. However, he is not as bad as some people say. People who write reviews on him for 129 and 132 generally have no idea what they are talking about and are just looking to make an excuse for their own incompetency. Put in the work and the grade is there for you. He actually has some pretty interesting things to say.
Topic material moves very quickly. It's almost impossible to actually pass the course without the curve. The tests are way harder than the "practice tests" he gives about before each test. There are four tests per semester. Very condescending towards the students in class.
He means well, and if you ask for help he will try to help you. He however is very confusing when it comes to explanations. He often messes up and tells us to "forget what he said" which often leads to a misunderstanding. Tests aren't too bad, but smart work is tedious if you dont teach yourself the work
Hanson might want students to do well but his students will never succeed. Time is spent criticizing the ways in which students tackle problems. He rarely teaches chemistry and instead teaches how to analyze properly. The important formulas and concepts take a back seat to him explaining how to analyze the question instead of solvingexplaining it.
This was the worst class I have ever taken. His voice is very soft so it is hard to hear him. There are a total of 15 Smartwork quizzes - try to score 100 on all of them (ask friends for help, go to tutoring). You are required to buy a clicker. I used the textbook maybe twice. Get ready to learn on your own.
Barely understood him in class. Had difficulty paying attention! Has a mono-tone voice and didn't explain the material very well Didn't like this class what so ever!
He is horrible
This guy saved my life Hahahaha,! Highest grade of my career !1
i don't go to this school and i already hate him
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