Allright these other ratings only said that because they failed!! I got an A in this class. All you have to do is study. You study and you pass. He presented the material as well as it could be presented. It's simple, STUDY AND YOU PASS!! He does everything he can to give out A's!! Great prof!!

Alright...Bong is good guy, he tries his hardest to teach the material...He tries to give everyone he can an A...He makes an effort to help you if you make an effort to learn. The material itself is hard...it's a hard class. If you study you can do well in his class..these poeople whine too much!!!

Professor Bong's teaching inspires. He makes the subject matter accessible. Reading notes from his class is pure learning pleasure. I highly recommend Dr. Bong for this course. You will learn, and if you listen to what he has to offer in class, taking his exams can even be enjoyable. Dr. Bong is the very best this Chem department has to offer.

Two things about Dr. Bong: He always comes prepared, and he's never late. Classes with him fly by because everything he says has purpose and content. Great professor. No one better for this subject.

Take his class, but go to someone else's lectures. The honors kids will sign up for Callam because he's the best, but that would screw up the curve. Most likely he will have the most empty seats so the stupid people will end up taking it. I Heart the curve. Goes to fast in lectures. Helpful in office, but makes me sad inside my heart.

Difficult, cares about his students but is not personable, test 1 was tough, test 2 was a breeze, final kinda hurt (too much on stuff we never learned), lectures are pretty clear, his teaching doesn't really inspire like the other rating says but it is possible to ace the course, i did, curve was nice, and you'll learn some ochem too, homework was

The class was pretty difficult, but I'm assuming any ochem class tends to be. His exams are real tough (class average 55ish, but curved in the end), but if you go to office hours, he helps out a LOT. He had no problems staying late to give us some assistance. His class started off a bit messy, but eventually he organized his lectures into sensible

Tests are hard. Teaches the material well, and tests over both hard concepts and little details. He helps everyone pass the class. Good idea to attend all lectures as he gives details in lecture not found in book that will be on the test.

He made the quizzes take home and let you go to the TA's office hours to get help on it. Oscar Torres was an excellent TA for the class. His exams were much easier than callam's. final was only 6 pages but class avg was 53%. look over the homework solutions because some of the tricky HW problems end up as similar problems on the exams.

He is really helpful

He's so intensely attractive that I have trouble paying attention in class. Maybe opt for a less attractive teacher if you're attracted to Asian males and easily distracted from ochem lectures.

Is indeed very attractive (picture doesn't do him justice) and has really great skin. :) Not a great teacher, however. Frankly, it seems he cares more about research than teaching (has great credentials). Lectures can be unclear, fairly difficult exams, but very helpful with questions! Just study a lot and ask questions.

This is a very challenging class. I spent about 8 hours per week studying. My friends became accustomed to my living in the study room on the weekends. However, if you do the work, you will get a good grade. It is a lot of independent study. He tried very hard at the end of the quarter to be as helpful as possible; he had not been so before.

Pros: He uses clear terminology to explain chemical reactions, and sometimes impromptu hand motions . He's created a classroom where students feel free to guess answers without feeling stupid, and seems interested in helping the students learn the material. Cons: more than half of the practice exams don't connect to what he's testing

Dr. Bong delivers clear, organized lectures, and does a good job of explaining things in office hours. I don't know why people say exams covered material not covered in lecture - it just isn't true. Organic chemistry isn't easy, and you'll need to make sure you can do all of the assigned practice problems if you want to do well.

Bong is clear and easy to understand, but his examples in class are super confusing. I studied a ton and if you want an A you have to expect to go above just doing homework problems, because his tests problems are far more difficult. He's not the worst teacher but he's not a good one either. A LOT of test questions were totally irrelevant to class.

If you get bong, really read your book, because he'll expect you to have read it every time you come to lecture

If you get bong, really read your book, because he'll expect you to have read it every time you come to lecture

I was really nervous for this class after reading the ratings here, but bong isn't as bad as he sounds. He is sorta rude when you ask stupid questions though. Read the book thoroughly and do all the homework, his practice exams are pretty useless but the carmen quizzes help. and memorize every pka he mentions.

Professors like Dr. Bong are few and far between at Ohio State. He is extremely knowledgable and always willing to help. Organic chemistry is a difficult subject, and he does his best to make it simple. By far one of the best professors I've ever had. Also,Oscar Torres is an organic chemistry ninja, so try to get him for your recitation.

He isn't a terrible teacher (also not the best one), it's just the subject matter is very in depth and part of being in college when taking upper level classes is self motivation. This is a weed out class for Pre-Med/Vet students and those classes are going to be much more difficult, so appreciate the challenge.

I was really nervous when I read the comments before I took his class. But Dr Bong is a rare professor in organic chem. He knows how to teach chemistry. He does not test u on anything he does not teach in class. Read the text before lecture, pay attention in class, read his notes after lecture, and get ur A.

Don't trust most of these ratings, Bong is a pretty good professor. His lecture material is clear and concise and tests are fair. As long as you do his practice quizzes, go to class, go to recitation, and do the homework you should be fine.

Dr. Bong knows what he's talking about when it comes to Ochem (The fact that he's hot is an added bonus) Ignore all the negative reviews, Dr. Bong rocks!!

Dr. Bong actually doesn't do research, for people who tried to argue that. His class is tough, but I went to his office hours a lot and it definitely helped. If you study like you should and read the book, you will do fine. His exams were very predictable (no tricks) and overall the class had high averages on the midterms. He's really not that bad.

Teaches at a basic level and his tests are much harder. However, ONLY chem professor I've ever heard of or seen that his practice midterms are exactly like his midterms. Requires you to know things out of the book that he wont teach in class. Sometimes kind of sassy and funny.

Very clear in lecture. Exams are straight forward and very fair - practice exams are very similar to actual exams. Went the extra mile and set up study groups for our class. Overall great proff.

His class is very straightforward, and if you read the book and do some practice problems you will be fine. Exams were extremely easy compared to some other professors and there weren't any surprises. He seems easy to talk to and genuinely tries to help students out.

Although OChem 2 is a difficult course, if you keep up with the readings and you do many practice problems, the weekly quizzes and the midterms will have no surprises. The questions for his midterms are usually hidden within the practice exams he gives. "It's a tough class, but that's just the nature of the beast".

If you pay attention, you can figure out what exactly (read: word for word) will be on the test. Overall, while he was a little difficult to hear with the microphone, his class was reasonable. I enjoyed this class, and based on previous reviews, it seems that he has made an effort to improve his teaching style. If asked, he would always help.

Dr. Bong was very clear on what would be tested on. Tests were similar to the problems in the book and his notes were very helpful. His lectures made tough topics understandable. As long as you worked at it and came to class , you will get the good grade you deserved.

Dr. Bong is a fantastic teacher - he knows how to explain difficult concepts in a way for everyone to understand. His practice sets are exactly what to expect for the quizzes, and he does his best to hint at the exams. This is also where his downfall is - his exams are ridiculous. Retrosynthesis comprises a large portion of them!

Professor Bong is the most fair O Chem professor I have had so far. His exams are not too difficult and does not try to trick his students on them. He made the material very easy to understand. If you do the textbook problems you will be in great shape for the exams. He is also very helpful in office hours and after class for answering questions.

Bong wasn't a super hard prof, the course itself is just very complicated. He was extremely straightforward with the concepts that he wanted you to focus on (the concepts in the weekly quizzes and take home quizzes). I never walked out of an exam and thought that I had never seen the material before. Everything is straight out of the book

He is very sassy. Best way to describe it he doesn't really care for his students and their performance but does provides decent resources outside of class. He is okay, definitely a hard class tho.