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eh, maybe I just don't get chemistry
treats students like children
you gotta like chem to be good in it with this prof
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Awesome.
His p point presentations are great and on the web. Is his name Deos or Demos
Great Professor
Great professor, If you want to study and are willing to do work he is for you!
Excellent professor. Clear and concise. Doesn't waste time and very fair.
No teaching ability
He is a good professor. he may have his bad days but he is only human.
Very smart guy, doesn't BS around.
He is a good professor, some individuals just try to annoy him on purpose!
If you are a girl, TAKE HIM. Sexy on the eyes so you can avoid the boring class
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will yell at you
Smart, but angry. I was scared to ask for an extra scantron during final.
The best teach I have had at pace
he doent just teach, he cares. if you want to learn chem take him
insightfull, taught me to think outside the box. worked hard and learned a ton.
Treated me as a peer but taugt me as a disciple.
what to learn chem and enjoy you self? take demos
I was scared to try chem. When I met demos I lost those fears
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I am now majoring in chem bec of this man. Need I say more??
great prof, knows the material wants his student to learn, higly recemended
he marries teaching and learning. He is like a pastor of thought.
i love him bec he loves his craft...take this man
Excellent teacher. Very helpfull and is always there for you. Take him!!!
constantly reinvents himself through his teaching ability. He is the bomb
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he completes my education. hip-hip-horray
gets mad and has an attitude when we ask questions...he's rude
Didn't learn anything in his class, was a waste of the semester
I never liked chem until his class, I love his teaching style
I love him, he's the best
gets mad when you ask him questions. Tests are alright
just awful
HE'S A NICE GUY!! EASY A IF YOU DO THE REVIEW QUESTIONS. BUT WON'T LEARN MUCH.
he's great, I had him for history and philosophy of science he is extremely educated on the subject and is very easygoing and fun to listen to
he's hot
the man doesn't have the skills to be teaching
He subbed two days for our summer chem course, and I found him to be pompous, and very arrogant. He made fun of the students who didn't understand what he was teaching, and called us up to the blackboard like second graders.
Demos is great...has a great heart and is willing to help if he sees you are working hard...study the pool!
May have easy tests, but the man is frightening. His temper is WAY out of control and he treats students like garbage for no reason. I did well and I still can't stand him.
I do not agree with below post, professor explains material good, if u listen to him in class you should do well and get your A,he is one of the best science professors at Pace,and there is nothing frightening in him, HE IS VERY HELPFUL!
Explains good,clear and has a good sense of humor. I recommend his classes.
Good professor take his class you will know chemistry.
If you pay attention and do the work you will do fine. The people saying he's not good never showed up to class and want everything there way. He's a good professor and very knowledgable in this area.
good professor and great sense of humor
very smart man. Should not be wasting time teaching in Pace. Class could be made more fun and interesting. Kinda Boring.
GREAT professor!!!Explains very good, very helpful,Pace needs more professors like him.
nice guy tests are pretty hard
very clear,helpful, explains really good, i really enjoyed this class. Pace needs more professors as Dr. Demos!!!
personally, im not the biggest fan of chemistry. still, i think demos is a great professor. the fact that we have the same lecture notes as he does and the fact that if anything our site is always uploaded is very helpful. not quite fond of the exams.
He really knows his stuff but understanding all the material is difficult. Once you get passed his lectures on tuition, he's quite humerous. Good class.
Dude...the tests are extremely difficult...i understand most of the material before ther exam but it doesn't help much...explain the extra credit point system and if i got the last ec points, how do i find out...please clarify...i need to pass with a B!!!
Demos is actually a good guy ... his test are difficult but people fail to attemp to understand a weeks proir to test ... coming on this site and disrespecting him is not cool.Yeah his test aare difficult but who said Chem was EASY.His
Demos is a nice guy, but his teching style could be a little different.If he gave more examples and explained more in depth how to do the problems, students would understand the material better.
If you have to choose between Demos and Kabbani choose Demos. He is more helpful and tries harder. His test come straight from review. The only thing he nneds to do is explain how to do the problems and show us how to apply formulas to the problems.
Demos is a good professor but is lacking in a very significant educational skill. One of the fundamentals of teaching any subject is to work out calculations by hand not on a stupid powerpoint slide. There are so many steps not clearly expressed on slides
Demos is a great guy with a good personality, although he teaches a little fast and does not fully explain things. Luckily, he grades on the curve
The pool questions do not reflect what was taught in class. He needs to go over more pool like questions instead of easy ones that will not be on the test. Each step is not explained to the fullest therefore making it harder to understand.
Although sometimes I misunderstand what is being taught in class,Demos is very passionate about what he teaches and his students.The person leavig these mean messages should stop!Your not judging his teaching but ruining his integrity as a professor.
I agree. Our professor is one of the better professors at Pace. He loves his line of work and teaches it to his best of his ability. He doesnt hate on no 1. Keep doing your thing priofessor!
Demos is an absolutly amazing teacher, he truely cares and he really wants us to do well in his class. The person that is leaving those messages is a coward - speak to Demos if you're having a hard time in his class, he'll help you understand.
Than why do you all rate him so low if you admire him so much?
Prof.Demos tries and he is actaully a good Prof. he reason as to why you continue to come on this site to insult him is unknown but if you have a problem with him you should go talk to him.
He is a great !college! professor. True, There is a lot of material in chem but A. tries to make it as manageable as possible with his humorous comments and the extra credit pnts. He is very caring and intelligent person; you can count on his support.
not good
Really Good Teacher, Some of the material is out right hard, but teaches to the best of ablity
unbelievable
Teaches the theory behind the chemistry not so much the mathematical problems that you need to pass the class. Tests are VERY fair, usually leans toward the easier side of the material rather then the hard. If people are having problems its the material
take him
AVOID!!! Couldn't care less about his students and will make you wanna change not just your major but schools as well
he's way cool and gives easy exams. trust me. i took him and i was glad i had the experience to be in his class. take him. you will know what i mean.
1st semester everyone did bad on exams and then he gave practice problems which were the same as in the exams. People did not catch on to this till later where in the 2nd semester suddenly everyone cheated for A's people memorized answers and learned zero
It was the "Grace of GOD", thank you JESUS, for guiding me through Physical Chemistry. Physical Chemistry is a nasty course to learn. Dr. Demos is a nice guy.
strict professor, but gives great notes. if you do the assigned homework and study for the exams you'll be ok.
he is unclear whike teaching
Stand up guy, really wants to see his students pass but makes sure they learn chem, everyone has their opinions and mine is that Demos gets his job done and the people who **** about him are the people who should not be taking a difficult major. maybe they should consider being a comunication major
confusing, stutters alot, isnt a good teacher at all. goes over theories and such but not whats ont he test.
he stutters alot and is not clear in his explaination
A very nice man who will go out of his way to make sure his students learn the material they need to know. If you do your homework, it is difficult to mess up on the tests. His current students should realize how lucky they are to have him as a professor.
A nice guy, listens and takes into considerations the opinions of his students, very fair. Gives good notes and if you do your hw, tests should nt be too hard. People should really stop writing nasty comments about him because its not true at all.
A really great guy who really wants his students to succeed. So much that he makes it easier for them. DO YOUR WORK and you'll pass. People need to stop trying to blame him for being irresponsible. Chemistry is hard, do your homework and maybe you'll get it. Its your call people. Great instructor!
The course is hard period, not just the teacher. The only problems I had was that there were huge errors on 2 of the 4 tests we took. Sometimes is unclear. Is much clearer and considerate if you go and talk to him.
a really nice guy, you dont have to go to class, notes are online, goes over theory in class no problems, exams are homework problems, wants everyone to do good, if your a do it yourself person take him, if you need someone walking you threw it dont
i liked him ,knew his work and allows u to take makeups if u have a good excuse.tests were easy. great prof.
realli nice, wants everyone to do good, tries to help everyone pass, the clss is a lot of work cuz the material is hard but the prof is good. i did the homwork went to class and got an A-
He is cool, and is nice.
He's nice and knows his stuff, but can't teach. Chemistry should never be taught through powerpoint. His tests have too many mistakes and the questions don't have the correct answers. He even admitted that. Do not take him, you will not learn anything, and will get a bad grade. Very disorganized.
I mean u probably WOULD NOT pass in any other class ( In referring to the last comment)
He makes up for the fact that he is a nasty, raging egomaniac by handing out nothing lower than a 'B'. That is the true source of any positive press. Sure the material is challenging but so are many of the other chem. classes you may take for your major. The bummer are his bitter little tantrums.
I LOVE HIM!!!!!
Demos will help you no matter what. He is a great professor, especially if you spend some time with him outside of class. Also has helped me personally with other classes, and with dealing with other professors. Demos is truely one of the few that is concerned with his students and their progress through the program.
ok all of u guys saying he's great... stop kissing his butt!! he knows his crap but is not a good teacher! biased grader.. men that kiss his a** get better grades than girls that answers match up with the books... u all are in denial
Awesome Professor
You can't fail his classes, he'll try all methods to help you out! Very friendly
Amazing professor, can't believe such professors still exist. Wish he would teach all of my Bio and Che classes. A decent human being, the last of that breed. Hope his hip recovers quickly, because Pace can't afford to loose him. Look at the alternatives in Chem, I mean Cohen (I'd rather die than take her class).
ummm, he confuses and and i dont think he even knows what hes talking about
I do not want my tuition to go towards his salary! This man cannot teach to save his life. Enough with the bickering and talking about the old country. Stop using PowerPoint to teach us everything!
Very unclear and just reads off the powerpoint, doesnt explain it, doesnt teach it, just tells you to print out the notes and know it yourself
Great teacher...wants you to succeed, wants everyone to succeed
well Demos is the easiest teacher that i've ever had in Pace. The only thing you have to do is to solve the test polls, which he gives before his tests. No point of going to class though, because he doesn't teach at all. Study yourself and if you do, you'll get an easy A.
Makes you feel theres more to the class then regurgitation
Unhelpful, unclear professor. He may seem like a friend, but really doesn't care. Just print out the notes that he reads off of verbatum in class, and read the chapters in the book and you're set. You don't need to go to class, because he doesn't teach.
NOT helpful if u wanna pass his test, juss do his test pool on black board, better off readin text than going to class, all ull see is him reading a slideshow! Plus he calls people studpid and he has a bad temper
he calls people stupid because they are and 90% of the class disrespects him and the people that want to learn from him, he'll go out of his way to help you if you put in the effort, its sad most people get A's by memorizing the test pool asnwers...
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He's really is a good guy and a good professor. The test pools were very helpful and the exams were fairly easy. As long as you read the notes and do the test pools you'll be fine.
Chemistry is not an easy subject but he is a very helpful teacher. It isn't hard to pass his class and his test pools are a Godsend; study that and the lecture notes and you can skip the textbook. Emails back students quickly. Always willing to help. Hope he feels better!
I love Dr. Demos. His tests are fair. He explains everthing and is understanding if you don't understand. You just have got to love Demos
people pass the class by memorizing answers from exam pool questions, easy class if you study,short multiple choice questions, nice guy who stutters, don't laugh
understanding teacher. read the lecture notes and GO TO LECTURE and u will be fine. no need to use the text book. i recommend him
great explanations and easy exams
Demos is where it's at. werd.
Awesome wonderful teacher. Very understanding that people have a life outside of chemistry unlike SOME biology professors. Take him before the class fill up!!!
He is amazing!! He is very supportive towards his students and he is extremely fair. He doesn't expect you to be a bookworm but he expects you to come to his class and do your best. He explains the material very well, helps answer people's questions and his exams are very straight forwward. Do the pools go to lecture and you'll be fine!
Great Teacher, Great Mentor!
good teacher bad attitude
He curses you in his native greek, and when upset, he is mostly angry, his English is incomprehensible. Huge Ego, nothing to show. Claims to be a chemist, does not know how to hold a test tube! awful avoid him at all cost
demos work like this u can have either a great student teacher relationship with him or he can be ****
Demos is a good teacher, he is just unclear about his assignments. His classes are just straightforward lectures and can get boring at times. Make sure to allow at least 3 days to study for exams and go through the test pools thoroughly.
Hes a really good teacher. do the test pool read the notes and you'll be fine. Warning: test pools consist of 100 questions at least so leave a few days open for study.
He can be really helpful and you can gain a personal relationship if you show interest and talk with him, but the class is hard and his tests leave no room for uncertainty. Also the test pools are ridiculous.
too much power point no hands on
Very intelligent, cares if you care, mathematically oriented, stresses logical thinking. Can be hard to understand at times, but overall clear. Recommend: talk to him if you have questions, but come prepared, do a lot of sample questions (from the back of the book). If you show genuine interest and do a lot of questions, you'll have fun. Gl.
Demos is the best. The class is for students who will be taking the MCATs etc. and is geared toward that. Go to class, do the test pools, listen to what he says. The book is good to help you fill in the blanks. He loves what he teaches and that's contagious. All in all, very pleased.
Honestly, he intimidates me a little bit, but I think it;s the intimidation that propels me to do good in his class, not only because he challenges me, but because I'm scared to have to report to his office due to a bad grade!
I agree i think that he is passionate about his work, but sometimes i feel like he should explain things more clearly. When he goes over pool questions, i understand the material better.
Make sure to ask questions in class because he hates when everyone is quiet.
Okay. I guess. I have to look over stuff myself. He goes fast in class. He comments on yawning.
Dr. Demos is a funny guy but he'll call you out on things for fun and if you're uncomfortable with that set up, the class might be a bit stressful. Other than that, he's passionate about his work as others have said and it does rub off on the students. He probably should encourage a more laid back environment so we can ask questions w/out feeling:/
I LOVE THIS GUY! He is hilarious, and he does a good job in lectures. In fact he is a great lecturer, but he wants comments so do not be quiet, especially as a class. He will get annoyed. Be very clear with your questions, and make sure you ask questions (or he'll think you're a tool). The exams aren't to bad, just do the poll a lot before.
He's a super awesome teacher. He's very funny. The tests are easy if you study the pools questions. I passed it with flying colors. Pay attention in class. He may pick on you and joke around and curses a bit. But he is very awesome.
His Pchem class requires you to study independently, which can leave you feeling a bit stressed but is great for development and he will help in office hours. Demos is a great person who works for the students and will do anything he can to help out a student. Demos is very influential and has your interests in mind above all. He is also brilliant.
Very hard to understand. He gives very low grades and is kind if rude in class.
He cares more about smoking then chem
Demos is hilarious. If you know your stuff, it is a breeze. He appreciates hard work, attentiveness, and critical thinking. He delights in seeing people participate. You cannot take his criticism to heart. He is pushing you so that you might improve yourself. His standards are high. If you are willing to put in effort, you are golden.
DO THE QUESTIONS POOLS, EVERY SINGLE OF THEM, AND YOU WILL BE TREMENDOUSLY FINE. He's funny and passionate and supportive. By the way, you will be doing yourself a favor if you don't take any of his word seriously other than course material during his lectures.
Make sure you do the pool questions and understand the material behind it and you'll be fine! He pulls exam questions from them and just changes the numbers. He can come off as rough sometimes, but he really is a funny, entertaining professor.
If you are OK to teach yourself the material than by all means take this arrogant professor. "You don't pay me enough to take 5 min out of my time to explain more." and "The more questions you ask, the harder the exam will be. TEST ME." NEVER IN MY 5 YEARS, I'VE DEALT WITH A PROF. THAT DIDN'T WANT TO HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND! I don't respect him.
WORST professor I've had in a while. He thinks highly of himself and looks down on everything. but he doesnt even know how to do any of the experiments and asks for assistance. Do yourself a favor and AVOID him
Simply the WORST!
Nobody wants to work with him. Students are disrespectful. Funny as it is.
He is basically less than zero. I've heard that his department is falling apart. He could help us all and retire.
What a big joke of a human being? Very lazy and incompetent.
WORST professor I've had in a while. He thinks highly of himself and looks down on everything. but he doesn't even know how to do any of the experiments and asks for assistance. Do yourself a favor and AVOID him.
WORST professor I've had in a while. He thinks highly of himself and looks down on everything. but he doesn't even know how to do any of the experiments and asks for assistance. Do yourself a favor and AVOID him. 0% would take again his course. PARODY!
If he is called Mr. Corruptor, it's probably not because of being corrupted. ;) Stay away!!!!
The era of unproductive and unfit chairs is over. The tide is turning. Let him do nothing one more time. It's going into disaster...
Those around him are laughing that he should burn his diploma. I wonder why?
WORST professor I've had in a while. He thinks highly of himself and looks down on everything. but he doesn't even know how to do any of the experiments and asks for assistance. Do yourself a favor and AVOID him. 0% would take again his course. He is a part of unethical conspiracy at Pace. STAY AWAY!!!
Very hard to understand. He gives very low grades. As rude as a loser can be. Should be kicked out from academia!!! Ignore him.
It is impossible to be more nobody than this guy. Eeee Eee Eeee. That's all you can understand. He's off and manipulates people. Be careful with him. Unstable and unproductive. His private life is a disaster.
I had a very bad experience with this class. He is very bad at lecturing. The lectures were useless because he just read the textbook word for word and barely did any practice questions that would actually help us on the quizzes. He also yelled at students every single day and was very rude to everyone. He was rude in emails and in class.
Demos really isn't that difficult. Yes he can be kind of abrasive in the way he talks but honestly, he doesnt give a lot of work and his test are EXTREMELY straight forward. When i say straight forward, i mean give you an example and change the numbers. WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR? Show up to class, ask a question here and there, and study.
Instead of controlling his addiction, he is going outside the classroom to smoke during lecture. This is ridiculous. He smokes so much that he is coming to class sweaty and shaky as hell. Everybody around him is trying to pretend that all is good. He stinks. That's all.
This is almost trolling. This guy may have different orientation, but stop calling him baldie. He can still visit dermatologist and ask for goo for early hair loss to grow hair on his head. Please, stop making comments about it. He is just lousy lecturer.
I've never met more mentally unstable and absent individual in my entire life. Smokes like locomotive, especially during lectures or meetings with him. He is always late, and sometimes doesn't show up to his class. Very unprofessional and counterproductive. Has some behavioral issues.
He is a disgrace. He must commit seppuku.
That's true, he is intellectual zero, but let him be. He is so old that it could be his last year. That's true, people are laughing at him, but who wouldn't? All you could do is to let him smoke whatever he is smoking so hard.
He is a disgrace. He should step down from his position no matter what.
Chemistry department is the worst. Nepotism is a norm there.
He is a chair of chemistry and physical sciences department. Isn't chemistry a physical science? Maybe it's chemical science according to pace? Students are not laughing around at all. Be patient.
He is not enough. Help him before he will hurt somebody or himself. He is simply too slow and too overwhelmed. Why don't you just drop him?
Mumbling under his breath. Nobody understands him. Everyone is replaceable. Good-bye.
Put him down before he's gonna collapse in his office. So ugly, so unfair.
Screaming. Screaming. Screaming. That's the way his madness goes. You can run, but you can't hide.
He should be fired a long time ago. God knows why he is still keeping his position. Bribery? Blackmail? I only hope that it is his last year at pace.
As long as he is there, chemistry at pace will suffer. He should assign more classes to Taylor Dickerson. You wanna know why? Think.
His chemistry department does not make any sense. Let's pretend that nothing happened and move on. I bet science at pace will be very attractive next century or so.
Toxic person. Mistake after mistake. Ridiculous. Avoid.
No moral backbone, no problem. You can be part of pace college.
Intellectual zero. Analstopolon must go away.
Why they are still keeping that poser at pace college? Being a tenure is not enough. Stay away from him.
Gone.
Religious fanatism in his class. Fanatic preacher.
Leech.
Without a body and with no forensic evidence, he is free to teach at pace. Not for long...
He has serious intellectual deficiency. Lucky to be alive.
Unproductive and too old to teach. Lisping and mumbling. Waste of your time.
Avoid this professor at all costs. Unhelpful, unengaged, and seemingly past his prime. Unstuck ai could be a better study partner than this instructor.
Why we should pay so much money to someone who can't teach? He is a laughing stock in the eyes of students and other professors.
if you can take his online class i recommend it, super easy grader and self paced work
Class Info
Online Classes
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Attendance Mandatory
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Textbook Required
92%
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