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“loves power point and confusing students”
CHM100 - 2.0 rating“sexiest man alive and most confusing man alive”
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Reviews (84)
loves power point and confusing students
sexiest man alive and most confusing man alive. made me dispise power point
very very hard prof, yet cool guy
coolest and smartest man alive!
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whoa...HARD! ruined my gpa. keep all your test grades becasue he will try to cheat you! i recommend getting out while you still can. test are WAY too hard for an intro class.
very hard. kinda weird.
I got an A, so what's the problem? Just do the work and you'll be fine (if you're smart that is).
Totally effin' crazy. Don't do it, people!
Vitz is a crazy guy, but you gotta love him. I admit his class is hard and you have to know what you're doing. He is willing to help you fully understand if you ask.
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he is by far the most terrible teacher on the face of the planet and needs to be locked in a basement where he has no way of coming in contact w/ another student ever again.
If this man would MUMBLE any more!!!!! Hard to understand... i agree w/ everyone else... THIS MAN WILL RUIN YOUR GPA!
He's too smart for his own good. The school only has him for his research and money that he brings in from it. He made me hate chemistry, and put me behind in courses cause I had to retake it. Dropped the GPA too!!
very sexy
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Hard. tests are hard and mumbles. Learned more from reading the book. Takes attendence so you have to show up. Fell asleep 1/2 the time.
good guy who is incredibly intelligent in chemistry. do some work and his class isnt difficult.
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Trust me...Take the D and RUN, very very fast and far..don't go to class, have someone else sign you in, its not like those points matter much anyway cause your bound to fail those tests. However, when I did go he was good for blowing stuff up.
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he contradicts himself when teaching which is very confusing
Wow, i learn nothing in his class. Thank god i had good teachers in highschool... contradicts himself when teaching, stutters, mumbles and skips through notes on powerpoints that we need to know for tests.
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Looks like Spock w/ a beard. If you have some familiarity with chm already & if you read the book, marginal attention will suffice in lecture. Electronic homework is obnoxious, but also useful in learning the material. You'll learn more outside of his class than in (as he said). <b>Bad</b> lecturer.
He should not be teaching people who spend some good money for a good education.
He blows, he really needs to live in the mountains and blow stuff up on his lonesome. He should not however be teaching Chem maybe quantom phisics where peolpe could understand him. When ever u see him say "Peace V-DOG" He really likes that. AFter doing the PRS it is recomended to leave the class.
Obviously bright, but can't relate to humans. He was not very helpful; it seemed as though he could only explain things in math. I went for tutoring and worked with the text, but still had trouble; retook it with another prof and got an A. Means well, but wouldn't recommend.
He has a really great beard, but you are doomed to fail Ha HA HA!
he is a horrible teacher and doesnt want to help you with anything. do anything not to have him as a teacher! he has this beard that u just want him to shave so u can actually see his face and hear what he is saying.
Kill me. I failed and now I have to take more courses next semester to make up for losing credits for failing his class. You can't understand him and sometimes the powerpoint information is done wrong and he knows it. He studders and skips through the slides so you can not take notes. Do Not Take!!!
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Oh my god! What the hell was he thinking? He is on a level way above the students and he needs to come back down to our level. Half the people in his class flunk, including me! He goes too fast and does not explain things. You're better off learning chemistry on your own!
This guy is a joke. Does he think he is teaching people with his knowledge and experience... cuz it sure as hell seems that way... he doesnt help u with****... if u dont know it... good luck getting help...i couldnt get a tutor either. Dont bother taking this. waste of time and money! I FAILED TOO
This was a good class. I thought it would be tough, but it wasn't. Just take notes, ask questions and study.
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I underestimated the reviews on this site thinking I could pull it out with hard work Wrong! Read the reviews they are accurate.Anyone who thought the course was easy knew Chem before Vitz and didn’t belong. Not enough space to list all the reasons to avoid this man,Take elsewhere and transfer it in
Dr. Vitz is a super nice guy. Really. But don't let that fool you into thinking you don't have to work your butt off for the class. DO THE ONLINE HOMEWORK, and every other assignment before each class and you might understand him during lecture.
He is impossable, Take Chem. somewhere else and transfer the credits in. He is confusing, talks fast and if you ask a question, his answere confueses you more then you were before.
Both courses are rigourous, and he teaches them as best he can. If you're prepared to work hard and try to understand the material, then you stand a chance.
I like the bib thing:-)
You can be a super nice guy and a genius but you can't help students if you can't relate to them Even profs in his own department agree he's unclear and out of touch,and a FEW good ratings don't change that.He gets low ratings because he's an ineffective teacher,toughness has nothing to do with it.
Be prepared to work your butt off in this class. He gives a lot of examples, but doesn't really explain then. He does answer any questions that you have, but he sometimes confuses you even more. I'd ask him during lab if you get a chance, he seems to explain better then.
Easy, class becomes a way of life.
He Will take the extra time to help you. or if you have a problem he will try to accomidate you. But his lectures don't make sense. You do most of your learning in labs from your lab instructors who are more than willing to clarify his lectures.
since im a chem major i know most of it already but he goes really fast and sometimes doesnt cover most of notes on the slides ahhh
Worst. Teacher. Ever. He goes off on tangents every other minute and I'll be damned if I know what it has to do with chemistry. If you study the book, do the homework assignments, and completely ignore him in class, you can do just fine. (I went to lecture three times so far and got a 100% on the first test) I'm not sure what he's teaching, but it's not chemistry.
this teacher ****in sucks get out why you still feel like you know something
All I have to say is Bleiben!!!
Dr. Vitz, he is a very nice guy. Although he just can't teach...some people are nice and can't teach he is one of those people.
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he flies right through the material, and doesn't explain anything
no clarity. I got through the class by reading the book. I didn't understand a word he said
He was not clear at all. He ran straight through the material without any clarity. The way I learn was reading the textbook on my own.
Dr. Vitz is a very smart man. He expects his students to do their work and ask questions. If everyone had such a hard time maybe a tutor was necessary, they were available.
Very confusing, not clear, he is willing to help you but you only get more confused by his explaination. I had to do all the problems in the text to basically teach myself chem before every test and quiz. Avoid if possible. The only positive is he excepts almost anything as extra credit. So my suggestion is to do problems in text for extra credit.
he does not teach the basics
Vitz can be confusing and hard to follow, but it's not an easy class. Tutors are available and if you take the time to learn read the chapters you can do fine. He's a very fair grader and a nice man, though the tests can be kill (put work into labs, you'll need the point). He makes sure his class sets the pace for higher level chem.
Very confusing, tests are horrible, way to much work for one class! Tests, in class quizes, lab quizez (pre and post), lab reports, online homework. . . ugh. Very nice man. . . way to difficult as a prof. He should be teaching advanced Chem. . not Chem I and II
Wow. He's a nice guy... but not so nice as a professor!! I have no clue what he's talking about in lecture!! He doesn't go over the basic stuff... this is only introductory chemistry!! And i'm SO lost!! He doesn't make sense half the time... and i'm not the only one who feels that way 'cause the girl next to me said the same thing. i'm worried...
I have intro to chem and everyone is like what is going on. He is horrible. What he says and what the book says are two different things. I do not recommend him. I thought Chem would be interesting but this guy makes it horrible. His tests are hard and he makes no sense.
Dr. Vitz is the only prof I've had here in 3 1/2 years who was actually a teacher. His lecture supplements the book instead of going word for word. So if you're not planning on doing a little work on your own you'll probably be lost like the rest of these people. Labs are kinda fun and he sets a lot of stuff on fire. Slackers beware...
very nice man. not such a great prof. means well, but doesn't explain things at all. most of lecture was setting things on fire. taking notes is useless bc he puts the powerpoints on blackboard anyway. make sure you read the text, it's your only chance at passing. exams are very difficult, hard to comprehend... i don't reccommend him at all.
His classes are extremely difficult. He is willing to help, but in class and one on one, he is very unclear in everything. He assumes you have a PHD in everything and understand everything that he says. I took a gen chem class and got a D. I took it with another professor and got an A. Would try to avoid his classes.
He's a really smart man and he's very nice, but it doesn't say much of him as a professor when most of the class fails the exams. Then again the course is really hard too. I wouldn't take him unless you're in an upper level course. I think he'd be a lot more helpful. than a general class
dont take him unless you have to, majority of class fails his tests, he redoes tests and finds mistakes that he has made and then takes your score away if you get that problem wrong! some people had low 60's and when he did that they ended up failing the test after they thought they had passed. real let down, its a shame, like he doesnt care!
He is the most ignorant prof i have ever met in the chem department....he does not care to help people unless he happens to be in a very good mood...he needs to stop teaching and do something else...I DO NOT recommend him!
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He is the worst prof I have ever had!!!!! Please DO NOT TAKE HIM!!!! He had no book but a website that was always incorrect or it wouldn't let you in. The only thing this class is about is math, and he doesn't explain anything and when he does you are still confused. He is HORRIBLE!!!!
do not take vitz if you dont have to. not only is everything online, but it seems like he knows so much, we have to know it all too. over all he just cant teach a basic intro level course. instead take mayerhofer for genchem 1 and 2. he can teach.
I'm in his lab right now, and honestly I get too distracted by all of his ramblings and online stuff that I really don't pick up much information. His online book, and quizzes had errors, and when I went to him for help privately he helped a little but then I failed it anyway, and then he tells me I did not ask good enough questions at his office.
Absolutely the worst professor I have ever had in my life. He gave really clear details on his grading system but completely deviated from them. He did not clarify anything he was teaching. We didn't have a book, it was online reading written by him. He is too smart and cannot simplify material for non-chem inclined students. I would avoid him.
This is the only review i have ever made on here, so listen up... Dr Vitz is terrible. He is a great guy, he's nice, he will go out of his way to help you or hold a make-up lab. But all of that is wasted due to his lack of teaching ability. He is by far the worst professor, teacher, or educator that i have ever had in my life.
Probably one of the nicest guys Ihave ever met and is always willing and help. BUT you can't understand him, you ask him one question and he answers you with something else or another question! His notes are a mess, and if you can't understand him in class, which is almost a definite, you won't understand his book..which is online, and he wrote it.
Professor Vitz can be very helpful if you ask him a specific question. He counts a large part of your grade to the quizzes taken on D2L but you can take them as many times as needed to get 100%. Overall I would recommend him.
very nice even though he talks in a circle sometimes. very helpful. have d2l assignments that count for a test grade. tests are from the d2l quizzes and lab. I would take him again, his a good teacher, very knowledgable
Worst professor I ever had here at KU. I took chem in high school and got an A in it there and then I took it here and got a C. We covered the same exact materials. His labs aren't too hard and you usually finish early, but he can't teach. Makes everything more confusing then it should/already is.
I have him for lab. He is an extremely nice guy reminds me of a grandfather and is more than willing to help after class. He also gives feedback on reports. However, he is a VERY hard grader. He is a very brilliant guy but half of the time I don't understand what he's even talking about.
Dr Vitz is very wise. He knows his stuff and wants to share it with students. That being said if you are not into chem you will have a rough time. Labs are easy but material is hard if you dont get it prior to lab. lab reports are graded hard...you need to put alot of time into them. Wants you to do well and will help but grading is vry rough.
Took Dr Vits back in the early 90's. Yeah, he's tough, but basic chem is a rite of passage for so many majors and it isn't meant to be easy. I thought "ah, I'll never use it anyway". well guess what kiddos...30 years later I'm working on some of the biggest chemical superfund sites for the government and glad that Ed, er, Dr. Vitz, wasn't easy.
He excepts everyone to already know what they are talking and learning about. He's a Nice guy but doesn't explain things very clearly.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
50%
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Improving
+0.24 avg changeRatings by Course
CHEMISTRY
5.0
(1)SCI
5.0
(1)INTROCHM
5.0
(1)CHM100CHM102
4.0
(1)CHEM020
4.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
CHM
5.0
CHEM2LAB
5.0
GENCHEMI
5.0
CHEM104
5.0
CHEM101
5.0