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The best teacher I ever had. If you are going to a Chemistry major, he is the first and only choice. Not as hard as Denniston, but he's about his level. He has a lot of homeworks and practices to do at home, but most of them are worth while at the end.
He's a nice guy, but spend most of the time telling jokes instead of teaching, and he expect us to do all this assignment with he explaining it properly.
He is sooooooooooooo horrible. He makes stupid jokes all of the time. He expect too much from his students without explaing or teaching anything. He wants you to memorize the whole book so that you can do the lab.
Yeah, give quiz everyday which is 30% of class time. He spend another 50% of class time telling jokes and 20% for actaully talk about chemistry. He expect to remember LOADs OF MATERIAL for the quiz and the test. Don' take him.
He's a great guy and personality-wise I like him. The whole class agrees on that. His lectures are very hard to follow. He gives a test every class - and on brand new concepts and information that we haven't had enough time to assimilate. His tests are
he is funny,thats what he thinks,sleezy jokes,gobbles a lot,can't speak good,panics,goes on break 70%of time,expect quizes everyday,sits in oneplace,tones of questions on test,expect us to know the whole book.dont take him if u just wantto pass the course
He expects you to do your work. He does have help sessions available for all students. He does expect you to know your stuff which is good because you'll need it for other classes especially nursing. Pay Attention and Do your work and you'll do fine.
Do not walk run to the nearest exit. Do not let his jolly joke fool you. He is watching your every move. This is a Math class, and if its been a while since you have had or never had Chem, do not take him. Take Ms. Lampe.
Stupid teacher I ever had whole class deals with math stuff, don't ever take him unless you wanna lower your GPA by failing or getting a low C, or D grade................. Please don't take him...
He's a Great Teacher. Make sure you do your work and study hard.
He is a sucky teacher with very little to offer u as a student. he is "funny" but that is about it
I liked him, he seemed to have a great grasp of his field... just wasn't so great at getting it across to us.
Not an easy professor. Started with about 35 students down to about ten after 2nd test. Requires that you memorize a lot of info. If you study hard and go to the study sessions, you should do well. There is a lot of math, so be prepared.
don't take him!!!!!!!!!
HOR-RI-BLE. THIS GUY EXPECTS YOU KNOW EVERYTHING HE KNOWS ABOUT CHEMISTRY. I WAS NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE COMPLICATED MATHAMATICS PROBS. HES VERY HELPFUL IF YOU PASS THE CLASS BECAUSE HE OFFERS ALL THESE GOOD RECOMMENDATION, NURSING SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS, HELPFUL HELP SESSIONS, AND HE ALSO WILLING TO MEET WITH YOU IF YOU MISS A TEST.
Very good teacher. Not easy though. Expect alot, but if you come prepared for class and study material, you can do well in this class. Starts lab with lecture on material, then quiz, always essay. But, he tells you the questions and gives you time to study it. Then you do the lab. I learned alot from this professor.
He is not an easy teacher but is willing to help every student who needs it. I have earned so much from him. Great guy!! Lots of extra credit. Study hard and you will be fine. Don't listen to those other people, He's great!!
Goto math help sessions+Study your notes+come to class early+Study chemtutor and all handout study sheets+use given,find,formula,wking formula on all math probs=Easy A; Wilner will help you as much as you let him
I thought Mr. Wilner was great. This class, if you are not math-oriented person, will be extremely difficult under any circumstances. But Mr. Wilner extends himself for his students and if you want the help, it's there for you. He gives lots of extra credit--that really helps! If u are willing to make a sincere effort, he will meet you halfway.
Save yourself some time and money. He is a horrible teacher. I do not know why he is allowed to continue to steal money from unsuspecting students. Horrible, horrible, horrible. I cannot say it enough.
Mr.Wilner is a great teacher as long as you apply yourself and take the time to study!!!He will help you in every possible way that he can you just have to put up the effort.Chemistry isnt easy!! Wilner doesn't test(grade) you on what you don't know but what you do know and how you apply it(thats why there's plenty of xtra credit).
He's kinda confusing and has a warp sense of humor. He writes his own notes on the overhead so DONT BUY THE BOOK. Study hard and pay attention in class. It's a lot of math conversion and cancellations. The only thing good is his tests are over 100 pts. so you have more chances to score high. Learn the periodic table. Go to his help sessions o
He takes most of the lab time in a lecture room and leaves you with about 45 min on average to do the lab. He rambles on about everything that you already know from your lecture class. His quizzes are pretty straight forward but he doesn't know how to grade. He takes rediculous amounts of points away for small things. The average quiz grade was 70.
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Terrible. The class starts with him giving a lab quiz that you will probably fail unless you word it just the way you want it. Then you get to do a 2 hour prep lecture, and then have an hour to do the lab, which he will pester you about never completing because noone can do a lab that fast. Worse teacher I have ever had in my life. Never take him.
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If you are willing to put forth the effort, this class is an easy A. The quizzes are tough, but cover what needs to be covered. Mr. Wilner will spend time outside of class if you need extra help. and he is VERY easy to get in touch with. he has a sense of humor in class, as long as you don't mind the occasional groaner. I would recommend him.
fill out the notebook before class, pay attention during the lecture for the quiz info, and be prepared to banter with a studied old man. the first two will guarantee an "a"; the third will make passing the time before you make the "a" easier.
as long as you have your notebook ready for each class and go over the lecture, easy A
always have ur notebook ready, read ahead, use wilners website, and listen to the lecture and take notes even though it may be a little long. I would give wilner an A overall once u get used to him and his ways its a breeze. he was always willing to be very helpful and go the extra mile. love his fudge factor and his sense humor u'll get it later
Sometimes long winded. His way of pounding it into your head. Not always interesting, but this is school. Very helpful, will explain until you get it. Prepare for class, study, have notebooks ready. Will make an A if you put forth the effort. And for those who say " boring Only here cause I have to be". I bet Mr. Wilner still taught you something
HE IS A VERY EASY TEACHER...USUALY SENDS THE PREQUIZ QUESTIONSI N EAMAIL.
Mr. Wilner is an overall nice guy. But his teaching methods are out there. A normal class you go in and listen to him lecture for a hour and a half, then he gives a quiz and then you only have an hour to do the lab. If you take this class be ready to put in the time.
Very passionate when he teaches. If you are adequately prepared every week then it is a manageable A. There is always a lecture/review before each quiz.
not the easiest lab teacher. lectures for the first hour and forty five minutes, only get about an hour to actually do the lab. gives quizzes every class period, all essay answers (no multiple choice). need to know lab inside and out to do well on quizzes. he changes the lab procedure, must include changes in lab book.
This class is not an easy ride but this is not elementary school. If you do the work it's an easy A.
Mr. Wilner is a nice teacher. He is fun sometimes. He usually gives a lecture before the quiz, so if listen and take note down, you don't need to prepare for it before time. Because i never prepared for any quiz, but my quiz average is 95% because he drops two quiz grades. I like his class..
A very passionate teacher. Respect his students. Lectures for an hour, then you have five minutes to cram all the information for a very elaborate quiz, and then you do the lab. Make sure you are prepared for his class. He uses CHEMTUTOR.
JUST PLAIN OUT, HE SUCKS! He is VERY DISINTERESTED in students. When he is lecturing, he does not explain it throughly. He says "WE ARE GOING TO MOVE THROUGH THIS CLASS LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN THROUGH A SMALL TOWN." IF YOU CAN NOT FILL IN THE BIG GAPS OF WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT, DO NOT TAKE HIM!
He says that he is working on a project with another instructor to experiment with teaching styles. When you go to register, it does not say anything about this! I would think students would have the right to know if they were in a placebo experiment. If you cannot fill in the gaps like the person said below, then do not take him!
this teacher is really hard if you do not have any knowledge about chemistry. I drop this class because I was teaching myself and the teacher's explanaition never help me. his test are extremely hard and most of the questions are essay format.
He tries very hard to help you out. U Just have to put forth the effort, follow along, and listen. Make sure to come to class ready to learn, as he lectures before each quiz - every class. Everything he lectures about, will be on the quiz. As far as the lab itself, no biggie. Just pay attention (can't stress enough) & you will do FINE! I got an A!
His style of teaching is very hard to understand. He uses email to send you handouts so you can teach yourself while at home. In class, we take quizzes, discuss the quizzes, and then have only 10 minutes to learn! He is so smart in Chemistry that it is imposible for him to teach it on a begginers level. Good luck with him!!
If he is the only professor for the semester teaching chemistry, take a break! He is not worth the headache or the grade.Quizzes daily, changes his definitions frequently, and very hard to follow. Forget having a social life. You will be studying or in the tutorial lab every day. My motto: By any means necessary! Live by that.
This has been the most horrible experience my entire career in college. He is an AWFUL teacher. No peopleskills. How & why he is allowed to teach @ GPC is beyond me and the few people left in his clss. I have learned nothing from him. Just the tutor. DO NOT TAKE HIM. I truly hate my life right now! he is a complete idiot. Stay away from him!!!
Labs are disorganized. Demands a lab book be kept and doesn't use the lab book your purchase. He will however help anyone that needs extra help.Do not take him even if he is the last avaliable lab teacher, you will have to work too hard and even then you will not know where you stand until the final grades are posted.
He is very helpful he will go above and beyond to help you. He sents out tooooooooo many emails that has a bunch of nothing on it. He lectures for a long long long time lets just say for an 1 hour or more. He gives quizzes every week and expects for you to know it right away.He does not now how to grade papers. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.
This teacher is horrible! He doesnt know how to teach at all..He gives a pop quiz before every lab and expects you to know the matieral and tries to teach it at the last minute. His grading is stupid! Please dont take him if you care about your gpa
Wilner is an amazing professor. Honestly, I enjoyed his class far beyond my lecture class (Boochee). If you want a smart, funny and above all patient teacher, take Wilner. You wont regret it. I felt like I earned my A, but I am not a science person, so it was a challenge, but Wilner taught everything in class, plus gave tutoring...Take Wilner!
Wilner is an amazing professor. Honestly, I enjoyed his class far beyond my lecture class (Boochee). If you want a smart, funny and above all patient teacher, take Wilner. You wont regret it. I felt like I earned my A, but I am not a science person, so it was a challenge, but Wilner taught everything in class, plus gave tutoring...Take Wilner!
He is the worst teacher i have ever had. The only thing i can say is RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HI lab was a little every where if you don't understand chem you prouble don't want to take him but he will teach but make it imposible to get an A
Mr. Wilner is not as bad as people think. Yes, he does not know how to teach with clarity. yes, he goes back and forth the textbook with not paralelism. Yes, he makes bad jokes. I study real hard, i went to tutorials almost every Saturday, i did not missed any class....i got an "A" in his class and lab. :)
He gives quizzes every class, 2 lab reports, mid term and final, his quizzes are easy but, he want details, but he does know his material
Yes, Mr. Wilner tells obnoxious jokes. Yes Mr. Wilner can be VERY loud. And yes, Mr. Wilner lectures for very long periods of time. But to his credit, he will make sure you understand IF you're trying to learn. Mr. Wilner is a big, soft, teddy bear with a n off-centered sense of humor. Take his class! His A's & B's are easy!
Mr. Wilner is cool, but loud. I took him on Saturday. On the first day of class we watched a safety video and ten minutes later we had to take a quiz. The quizzes is what I hated the most. Every class we had a quizz and he would spend about an hour going over it which didn't leave us with enough time to do the lab. Surprisingly I got an A.
Mr. Wilner is an awesome instructor. He really helped chemistry come alive for me. It it had not been for his style of teaching I would not have made it through my lecture. I would highly recommend him you won't be disappointed.
Mr Wilner is a good teacher with a genuine interest in helping all his students understand the concepts.He was very helpful and very willing to explain and re-explain. He gives quizzes in every class but he gives you time to prepare. I highly recommend him!
Mr. Wilner is a great teacher! He really enjoys what he does and wants the students to enjoy chemistry as well. He doesn't mind helping you if you have questions. Also, there are quizzes in each class but he gives you a chance to prepare. He also encourages you to work with your classmates. I highly recommend him as a chemistry professor!
I'm all for eccentricity, but Mr. Wilner's over the top--to the point where the things we needed to learn got lost in the minutiae of when to write with blue ink and when to write with black ink, and how to prepare a header for a report page. He was very nice, very helpful, but this class was much more chaotic and difficult than it needed to be.
Mr. Wilner seems nice but i found his jokes offensive. He gives a quiz every class and even some curves. But he is disorganized and in poor health and so he sits and yells from his chair and doesn't help in the labs. He tells stories that have nothing to do with the assignment and leaves us all confused. Labs are rushed with little understanding.
He was a cheerful teacher and all but he talked about things not relevant to class as well as talking so much we didn't get a chance to enjoy or even finish the labs. He taught CHEM lab as if it was a English class and those quizzes were ridiculous with having to remember and write out instead of multiple choice. over the top never again!!
What do I say!! Sometimes labs were ok, other times they were very stressful, but I learned alot from him.If you are not willing to learn under pressure, reconsider!!
Wilner's jokes are offensive and if you ask a question he says you have a learning disability. His people skills are not up to par for an instructor. He's an adjunct that should be removed from the department. STAY AWAY! Go to another campus if he is the only one left! And it's hard to understand him because he's always sick, coughing and sneezing!
Very detailed lectures. If you pay attention and do what he asks, you will get an A. It is not difficult, but its not a free A. If you take the time to study for the quizzes you will do well. He always tells you exactly what will be on the quizzes so you know what to study for. He takes the time to explain everything and welcomes questions.
I took Chem lab with him and He is a good teacher..his joke are w...but he is fine... every day he give u a quiz, but before the quiz he post the questions and give you time to study.. He allows you to make up test even though if you don't have a good excuse..
Wilner is the worst prof I've ever had! The amount of work for this 1 credit lab is far greater than the amount of work for the 3 credit chem class. His instruction is very unclear & he gets nasty if you ask for clarification. He makes you copy everything from your lab book to a notebook, which takes a long time & absurd. Avoid him at all costs!
I really like his class. You have to try and follow directions, but you should be able to do that by now. Yes you have a essay type quiz every lab (he gives you the answers before) but you also get a small part of your grade for your effort. He seems to care that you really learn
Wilner is good teacher.. he actually helped me understand concepts that i did not understand in my Lecture, he will take the time to explain things to you to make sure you understand. Im not good with science or math so that is sayin alot. You have quiz every week be he also gives you the answers. Good Teacher Glad I took him!
He is a very good professor that helped me learn what I didn't in the lecture. He does make us right out what is in the lab book but it is more for the benefit that we understand what we are doing in the lab. He also quizzes us but that is to help boost up our grade in the class. I would take his class again if I had to opportunity.
professor Wilner is a great teacher and will help you whenever you don't understand something. he yells alot but means no harm, I guess because he is old. there is about 2 lab reports in his class and it is fairly easy if you follow the template that he gives out. Very good teacher, I recommend everyone to take him
So basically, this professor is a nice person. A bit different in his personality, but definitely funny, nice, and his class is entertaining. HIS CLASS IS NOT EASY THOUGH... he wil email you a billion things to read and go over. His Lab reports are cool, but over all... His class is for those taking 6 to 9 credits per semester. No full load W/ CHEM
He's a good teacher, just DO YOUR OWN LAB and you should be good, he's funny and kinda crazy ....also dont copy info from other students or let students copy your info on Notebooks....
Very detailed professor. Provides lots of instructions via icollege. As long as u follow directions and read prior to class, you will make an A. There is a quiz in every lab prior to learing the material. Therefore you must be prepared for EVERY class.
He gives a quiz every week which I think is over the top for a lab class. So you will get about 15 quiz's,when in the lecture you only get 4 test total. He also is all over the place when teaching. He minimal will do demonstrations, you will be own your own.If you just want to get by take his course,if you want to really learn chemistry don't
He is the most stupid and bitter teacher I have ever seen. run away from him, he's not a teacher. he's wrong
I was really excited about taking Chem 1151L but he made it so hard! I had to drop it to save my GPA. He is not clear and although he is smart, he is too smart for his own good! Run not walk away from this teacher!
Terrible. Do not take his class even if he is the last professor left. I had to withdraw to keep from failing. He is rude, blunt, and very unhelpful. He always has an obnoxious response to everything. Worst teacher ever. He gives 3 times as many tests as the actual lecture. He made this class difficult for no reason.
Do not ever take his class if you can in anyway avoid it. He confuses himself when attempting to teach, contradicts himself, makes facts up - and when proven wrong acts like it is no big deal. He has unnecessary rules, prohibits any form of helping a fellow classmate understand the material. More homework than any other class I have had, combined!
Prof Wilner clearly wants his students to learn the material. His expectations are clear from day one, and the syllabus. He is fair, the reviews I read from other students sound like they were written by students who expected a participation trophy, but who also failed to follow simple instructions. Your grade will reflect your effort. Ask ???
Please do not take this professor if you have a job and taking full time classes. I had to drop this lab, which killed my lecture class as well because it is just too much for a lab class. Quiz every class, too much writing (basically coping the entire book to your notebook-Does not make sense). Too little of explanation too much requirement.
Professor Wilner will walk you through the course and give you a very solid opportunity to make a good grade. He does give a bit of homework, but his quizzes are not hard, and he is very willing to take the xtra time to help you with the math or anything you might be struggling with. He really cares about his students.
Prof. Wilner really gets a bad rap. Yes he is a little cooky but he IS a chemistry teacher. He cared about my grade, he offered Saturday help for anyone that needed more instruction. He told jokes and had us laughing. Yes there were quizzes every class but he showed you the exact questions, who else does that? I got a B in this class. Loved it
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