I DROPPED THE CLASS!!!!! He is obviously a very smart man, and knows his stuff. However, he doesn't teach it very well. Over half the class dropped him. Nice guy, but not so good at teaching the material...

I've been taking courses for 3 years...I took him in my first year and still remember how God awful he was...if you want to learn without spending hundreds of dollars re-taking classes...then don't take him

Okay this class was crazy hard.i have never stressed over a class in my life! I have great grades and almost fail this class. he is very confusing and his study packets do not go with his test.he most def goes over every word in the book plus other books...his name is in the Health chem book. he is to smart to teach student. Can't break things down

wow. my entire semester went to crap because of this guy. he was a horrible teacher. he knows and understand wayy too much to be a professor at TCC. but he's very very nice so it's hard getting in arguments with him over grades. I would NOT recommend him to ANYONE!

I completely loathe this man. My rating may a bit bias because of my previous statement but i took college level chemistry in high school and understood it. He uses powerpoint but doesnt know how to use it correctly and plays bluegrass music, which to me have no relevance. Not satisfied at all with his teaching methods.

Boring, hard to understand, monotone. I drew throughout entire semester instead of listening. OWL and the book are your only allies here, use them. Take ALL the extra credit you can get, you'll need it. Tests are hard, asks questions that don't seem relevant.

Terrible. Worst chemistry class ever. Do not take him.

Horrible DO NOT TAKE HIM! Nice guy but far too difficult. TONS of homework that does not translate to the tests. Tests are very short (25 questions for a 3 chapter test) so the margin for error is small. My class avg for the first test was a 67 and 52 for the second test, but he refuses to do anything to help. Tests not what you're told to study.

Hands down the worst instructor I've ever had. Test averages were 63, 52, 52, and 48. He refuses to curve tests even though it is clearly something wrong with his teaching style. You will not get an A in this class. You will barely get a C if you're lucky. He is unhelpful and sometimes condescending. Head to the Norfolk campus for this course.

I failed his class, but when I retook it with a different professor I got an A. There is something wrong with that if you ask me. Oh, and he makes you learn graduate level information. That might be why I and the majority of the class failed, since this was a freshman level class.

Doesn't give titles or topics when he begins a lesson. He just starts talking and talks about random things. They never seem related and are never related to anything from the previous class. His voice is not very exciting and can put you to sleep even if you come in wide awake. I don't recommend him if you know nothing about chemistry.

Absolute worst professor I have ever had. His lectures are just power points and he goes so fast you literally cannot even write down what is on the powerpoint. Try to study from the book but his tests are nothing like it. He's great for lab, but take someone else for lecture.

The WORST professor I have ever had. I've never had a problem with chemistry until this class. He makes all of the work 10 times harder than it needs to be. I'm not a lazy student and work my butt off to get good grades and cannot manage to do well in this course. DO NOT TAKE DAVID WINTERS.

DO NOT TAKE!! Please take ANYONE else, especially if you care about your GPA. This was the last class I had to take before applying to Nursing school and I was a wreck the entire time, as was the rest of the class. He was very confusing with how he taught, the grading system and feedback. Tests didn't follow what he "taught". He needs to retire.

Run far away. This professor needed to retire a long time ago. He doesn't know how to teach AT ALL. His tests do not follow the practice exams or what he tries to teach in lecture. He doesn't explain anything in a way that you can understand or learn from. The idea of extra credit was appreciated but impossible. For your sanity, take someone else.

Terrible. Terrible. Professor. I would never take him again. I've taken chemistry before and did fine. But it's a completely different story with him. His lectures don't make sense and you pretty much have to teach yourself chemistry if you want to pass. Luckily I had a lab professor who helped me understand everything. Do not take!!!!

So bad. I feel bad because he seems like a nice and caring guy, but his lectures are just awful. I taught myself the entire semester. It just doesn't seem as if he knows how to teach the information very well. Although, if you have to take him, definitely do ALL of the extra credit, because it's enough to bring you up an entire letter grade

Professor Winters knows the material but his teaching structure is not feasible. It is entirely too much coursework and he is not very good at delivering material to students in a manner that they can understand. I have to retake this course. :(

Mr. Winters was very nice and very knowledgeable, but I was a straight A student before taking his class. I took chem in high school and did well, but this class was on a whole other level. It was unnecessarily difficult and most of the time his lectures were impossible to understand. I would not recommend at all.

Not only is he a harsh grader, he cannot teach. He makes the material more harder than it is. Ive taken this course before at a actual university and the difficulty was nowhere near. take this rating seriously. He is the type of professor that discourages students to major in science because they feel too dumb in reality its him.

This prof. has a hard time with doing the problems on the board without explaining. By the time I finished writing the problem on the board and he would be already done with the problem. This class is a last resort.

Awful professor, tests are extremely difficult and he barely explains what hes lecturing about. Now i have to retake this class even though i passed the lab with an A. If you have another option for a professor i would take it immediately instead of waiting like i did and being stuck with him.

AVOID AT ALL COST. Lectures are heavy with information, all textbooks and lab manuals are online and you have to purchase. Test are very hard. Mainly 25 questions and heavy information. Had to rely on YouTube and was struggling with my study group. 3/4 of the class dropped. Avoid at all cost. For my nursing peers take CHM 111 instead.

It was more difficult than it should have been. The majority of the class dropped the lecture and lab. The textbook did not supplement the online homework. His tests come from another source, so they tend to not cover the same material. He thinks it is normal to have a class averge in the 60s. RUN. SAVE YOURSELF. I had a 3.8 GPA before taking him.

He talked so quietly I didn't know what he was saying most of the time. I had him for lab, he would demonstrate the lab assignment so fast and quietly I had to figure out the assignment on my own 95% of the time. VERY PICKY GRADER. Gives extra credit but it hardly helped. If you miss one lab you might as well have failed already. DO NOT RECOMMEND

Nice guy, but he's really quiet. I just graduated high school, and I thought that I was struggling in high school, but boy am I struggling now.

He was nice

please... i am telling you now... do NOT choose winters for this class. It's my first semester of college and i have literally been teaching myself EVERYTHING from the textbook. i mean he's a nice guy and all... the kind of guy you'd wanna sit by a camp fire with and tell ghost stories... but he is not good at teaching whatsoever.

Winter is cold and cool, Winters is not. He gives a problem, and then makes 4 variants of it. He talks in a quiet voice. His tests are not anything like he taught. He gives extra credit, but it does nothing too boost your grade. His test average before extra credit was 50, and with extra credit the average is in the 60s. He gives tons of handouts!!

I did not take Chemistry in high school. This professor teaches like you already know the basics and skips over everything! Nothing he taught was on the test. If you asked him to explain he barely answered your question. Worse class I ever took! Dont take this professor if you want to pass this class.

His lectures are very hard to follow as he would skip around often and would do pratice problems and not explain his steps well but still expect you to do it the same way on the test. The test are hard and I usually ran out of time and couldn't finish. Homework is not too hard and it's worth a big percentage of your grade. Lots of extra credit...

This was the worst chemistry class I have been in. I only took this class for my major. The class is very unorganized and highly confusing. He does not respond to emails nor concerns. He just throws work at you every second of the day and we have not thoroughly learned anything. Just teach yourself!

I'm taking his class in person but shifted to online because of the pandemic. He is NOT considerate about the work loads, instead he made it three times harder, TWO quizzes due ON THE SAME DAY, and scheduled the tests NOT on our class days. If you want to be successful, do NOT take him. I just had no choice that's why I took his class. Very awful.

Not a good teacher. He is uninspiring. He is boring. He is old, quiet, assumes we know a lot, makes chem hard. He gives extra credit; DO IT; worth your time. He wears 6 suits (minus the jacket). Class got so bad I heard students crying. TIP- take quality lecture notes), do WebAssign assigned, and cry a lot! Our class avg- 58% at end of semester.

The hardest class I have ever taken. I spent at least 8 hours a day studying. You teach yourself 90% of the material, there is so much hw, you don't even have time to teach yourself everything. Class averages of tests were often 60 and below. He barely helps. He does offer extra credit, you'll need it to get anywhere close to a B/A. Don't take him.

This is my first time leaving a review on this website. In short, this class has made me lose my love for chemistry. Every single semester I had principals list, including in other science courses, and I have lost that due to this class. He is nonreliable, nonresponsive, and used expensive programs that took long times to complete.

Okay, he might not be the best, but I am glad I took him. IK 99% of us(incl me) didn't do well, but his class truly opened my eyes to what college/TCC is; taking darn good notes, some profs won't be good, how to be resourceful, how to self teach, cram, and take time to do Extra Credit. It will be hard, but his class is more than atoms & sig figs.

I could watch paint dry in his class. He is so dull. He gives extra credit (do it). Tests are really hard; class averages 50-60% every time, and acts like its nothing. I think I'll be a stripper, rather than an doctor. If you have to take him, just wait for another prof. Spend at least 3 hrs daily studying outside lecture. PS. Chegg helps to extent

Do NOT take chemistry with this professor. Everyone is failing and he doesn't bat an eye. He encourages students to do extra credit work to up their grade. In lectures, he mumbles and it's hard to understand him with his mask on. He always ask if there's any questions. when asked he often replies with short answers or can't understand the question

For the first half of the semester, the homework that was assigned via online services didn't even match with what we were learning. Half the classed dropped out. I'll leave it there.

Difficult teaching style, does not adequately explain intermediary steps to solving various chemistry problems. Respectfully, in my opinion, he would do well as a graduate studies teacher but perhaps not for students who need an introductory course on chemistry.

I would never take his class again. He doesn't give extra credit in lab. He grades extremely hard with rounding and sfs. He isn't helpful with understanding math or questions. I don't think he should be teaching in a community college. He has a horrible grading system where if you submit an assignment in the wrong folder online it's an automatic 0.

I would not recommend him. Very difficult teaching style, he grades very hard, not very helpful in understanding the lab questions. You barely can read his handwriting. The overall final exam average was 55. Save your stress and time. This is your sign to pick a different prof even tho its the only one that fits in your schedule.

Worst class ever! Very boring and doesn't teach effectively; I've had to learn most of the material on my own, which has been nearly impossible to handle with my other coursework. He doesn't explain the concepts behind what he's teaching, so I have no real understanding of the material. Class test avgs were consistently failing; pls don't take him!

7:35 AM lectures were terrible; fell asleep because he was that boring. Yes, early class, but still. Not a good lecturer, and tests/finals were hard as heck. Doesn't prepare you. You can do all the problems in the world, and still not pass. Gives XC, but that can't save your grade; maybe only by 3 points OVR. Lab is bland. 80% drop after Test 1.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. I wont go into everything that mad this class unbearable but just know if you take this class, I wish you the best of luck.