Does not teach... talks about totally random things, nothing to do with the class, you will have to teach yourself

If you didn't take his class for CHEM I, then its useless to take the class. I couldnt understand anything he was trying to teach.

I took Dr. Mawk over the summer and it was not the wisest choice. There are 3 exams and a final. The overall lecture was messy, his notes were not eligible, powerpoints were vague, and not the best at explaining concepts. Overall he is a pretty cool guy,but he did tend to go off topic often. Recommend to use Dr. Keeney-Kennicut's notes to study.

Dr. Mawk was not helpful on our group project. He barely responded to emails, and he was very disorganized. He did not have everything uploaded to eCampus that was necessary to finish the project on time. Also, he was very sassy in the emails that he actually responded to. I did not appreciate his disrespectful attitude and responses.

This man is genuinely the worst professor I have ever had. I Im good at chemistry and this man had me thinking I needed to change my major. DO NOT TAKE HIM. He does not teach and expects you to know all the material. Every single quiz and test hes written has at least a couple errors. Open note quizzes but stuff on the quizzes isnt in the book.

If you dont know everything about chemistry already dont take him. Im warning you. Seriously. Everyone I know is failing their lab grades because he is 4 chapters behind and no one knows how to do any of the lab assignments. He is insensitive and rude anytime you ask a question. One time told me I was an idiot seriously in front of 300 peers.

This prof does not care if he wastes your time and his time. Every quiz/test ever written has had wrong/missing answer choices. His lectures give me whiplash between the poorly explained chem content and backstory about his sad life. On a positive note, everything is open book/ open note (if you can even get any notes out of his terrible lectures)

Elmo is an interesting prof. He goes off-topic and rambles a lot, does a lot of examples that (usually) are not beneficial. I didn't choose him as my prof, but if I had the chance I wouldn't choose him. Overall, disorganized (but admits it) and doesn't ACTUALLY teach. I learned absolutely nothing from him, more from the textbook and crashcourse.

He is unbelievably disorganized(he lost our extra credit and wont give us points for it). Lab never prepared. My lab reports were not graded until the second to last week. Gave information for final report (30%) the day before it was due. He wouldnt show us what we got wrong on the final. I believe he down curved some sections. Horrid experience.

I am trying to control my anger for this man honestly. I genuinely apologize if you ever have to take this man. Sincerely. He gets off topic, is rude, very blunt, and extremely disorganized. He never knows whats happening, never has anything done on time, and takes forever to grade anything. He never actually teaches or tries to help you.

Anyone who says this man is a good teacher is literally a teachers pet. I had the same teacher they did and their reveiws are straight up kiss ups. I wouldnt be surprised if Elmo himself didnt write them. His lectures will either be 1 math problem or a weird story about canada, 9/11, or whatever weird thing same rando can get him to ramble about.

DONT TAKE THIS MAN IM SERIOUS. He is so disorganized and never responds to emails in a timely manner or even grades things in less than a week. I would have failed this class if not for the textbook. Sometimes he would give 200+ topics due in two weeks time. But after you eventually fail one of his exams i promise his facebook will provide laughs.

I often couldn't hear what he was saying in class, but I heard him makes some discriminatory jokes. I emailed him so many times, and he barely responded. There will be something not taught in his quiz, you need to read the textbook very carefully and remember important stuff yourself.

Dr. Mawk did not teach. He would simply just pull up a power point and lecture about a lot of things that truly did not matter and did not end up on our tests. I learned nothing from Dr. Mawk and it felt like there was no way to prepare yourself for his tests. Go to A+ tutoring ASAP if you have him, or get out of his class.

Literally the worst professor Ive ever had dude talks about his cat or something else that doesnt matter. You can 100 percent expect his exams and quizzes to come straight from the textbook and learn nothing in class however it is mandatory you answer a dumb question at the beginning for attendance purposes.

He avoided the subject of chemistry like the plague. Tests weren't super hard but if you tanked one there was no saving your grade, there was no point in going to the lectures. Tests were online and open notes but I didn't learn a single thing about chemistry for chem 120 and organic chemistry. Take a different chem professor.

I taught myself everything. He uses cengage for homework which is the only way i learned things along with YouTube and SI. His PowerPoints teach you nothing, yet lectures are mandatory. He talks more about himself than chemistry and even though exams and quizzes are open note and online they make no sense and usually have errors. Rip for 120

I did not go to his lectures because he would not stop going off-topic. Mostly everyone who went did homework in his class. I had to learn everything on my own from the textbook. He does not clearly outline what is going to be on the exam and there is an obscene amount of homework to do. Avoid.

You will be unprepared for the tests, this class does not prepare you at all. Dr. Mawk does not respect the student's time. Very unprepared, not a great educator, and should not be teaching at all to be honest. The lab portion was enjoyable however, but is taught by student assistants, not Mawk.

(Took the class Fall 2021) Professor Mawk is Not a good teacher. His lectures were disorganized and confusing. The tests and quizzes were constantly riddled with mistakes and didn't actually cover material needed to be successful in future chemistry classes. Taking this class means learning nothing during lectures and learning chem from google.

Elmo Mawk does is not serious about teaching chemistry. Class attendance is mandatory which is the only reason I've shown up. You are better off teaching yourself from the homework questions and practice questions.

He just bounces off the walls everywhere and all around is a horrendous teacher. He knows how to solve the problems but cannot teach it to save his life.

hands down the worst professor i have ever had. incorrect keys, impossible to follow lectures, poor planning, mumbles when speaking, gets distracted easily, runs out of time, does not prepare you. do not take him at any costs.

This is by far the worst prof I ever had!His lectures are mostly him mumbling and when you ask a question you feel like you are getting judged. I learned more about his cat then chemistry. If you are going to take this class make sure to give yourself time to do the homework because there is a lot of it and you are going to have to teach yourself.

Elmo Mawk has to be the worst professor I have ever had in my time at A&M. I really don't know why people are giving him a 4 or 5 rating he was inattentive and didn't like when you'd ask questions. He would speed through lectures and basically expected us to know what he was teaching. A-plus tutoring carried me throughout this class.

I almost had to q-drop this class because of how horrible of a prof he is. A-plus tutoring carried me through this semester and I felt like I was teaching myself absolutely everything. Mawk didn't try to help students understand any of the material and seemed annoyed when students would ask questions.

Dr. Mawk is a nice person but not a good professor. He wastes so much time during lecture, handwriting is illegible, he messes up his own work all the time, not good at responding to email, just not a good prof. Tests are not terribly hard but A+ is the only reason ive done decently. Iclicker is the attendance, not a terrible amount of homework.

If you want to get a good grade in chemistry, do not take Professor Mawk! His lectures are unorganized and you do not really learn anything from him. The only way I have survived this class if because of 4.0 tutoring and the textbook!

Mawk is actually outrageous. I unluckily had him for 119 and 120... which I eventually had to Q-drop. I failed every.single.assignment/test/quiz. in this class. Now this may sound dramatic, but this is actually true. He makes zero sense and lectures about the most random things possible. He is a funny person but please avoid.

This class ruined my GPA. It's really hard to feel ungrateful even after all the extra credit he attempted to provide. His lectures are also way too elaborate and extremely rushed & he would also get off track often. His tests were hard!! I'm going to have to retake this class! He made the already difficult Chem 120, a hundred times more complex!!

Terrible lecturer. Illegible notations, confusing lectures, and side-tangents galore. Look elsewhere unless you're comfortable with self-study. SI materials helpful though. With all of the money I give them each year, you'd think the chemistry department would have more competent faculty than this.

Dr. Mawk was very unclear during lectures and seemed unable to demonstrate problems correctly. Overall, the course was very disorganized and he never seemed to know what came next. The tests were nothing like the practice given or homework. The lab section was very easy and manageable.

Mawk was a bad professor and very difficult to understand. On the first day of class, I watched people drop his course and walk out. Quizzes every week and a lot of homework on ALEKS every week.

Professor Mawk was a bad professor.Q dropped.I was a freshman in Chem 119 and his lectures were just straight up terrible. he refuses to not use illegible cursive and doesn't explain anything he works out. Multiple students have called out wrong things on his slide and the response he gave was "Oh well I've been using this for 20 years so oh well"

Horrible teacher. Repeatidly told us how much he hating teaching and didn't want to be teaching our class. He repeatly called students out infront of everyone for missing questions or not undertstanding. His attitude is confrontational and is not accessible outside of class. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS

After reading these reviews, I really wanted to try and like Professor Mawk. He made it nearly impossible, though. His lectures are unbearably boring; he snaps at students for not knowing what he deems "common chemistry knowledge," and overall, he is, I think, the most negative professor I've had at Texas A&M.

Mawk is pretty bad at giving a coherent lecture, and randomly starts teaching ochem or something that he is interested in. If you took AP Chem and were ok at it this class will be insanely easy. The tests are exactly like the practice sets that he gives out. The most I can say about him is that he's funny sometimes.

Dr. Mawk is an awful professor. He goes on tangents every lecture, and can't explain simple concepts well. I took AP Chem in high school, so the exams and work were very easy. If you were good at AP Chem, take him, because it will pretty much be a free A. If you are new to chemistry, do not take him.

Elmo Mawk has the handwriting of a 7 year old and poorly explains everything. If you have to take this class with him, you HAVE to self-study. I've had some bottom-of-the-barrel professors but this is by far the worst professor I have ever had in my college career.

Do not take this professor if you want to learn anything. Attendance for iclicker questions is important, so I would recommend covering the lecture information ahead of class, and throwing on headphones during lecture and study information for other classes. Please, do not take this lecturer if you enjoy learning.

I'm sorry, but it's horrible. His lectures don't make a lot of sense, even for concepts that turned out to be rather simple. Such terrible explanations. It's much better to just use YouTube, like Organic Chemistry Tutor, and Khan Academy. NO curves to any exams. His handwriting is hard to read. Honestly can't believe my tuition went into this.

Chem is a hard class in itself but having him makes it 10x harder. His explanations and handwriting make zero sense and he seems to be annoyed when students ask for clarification. He talks with no direction and his lectures are all over the place. Do yourself a favor and don't take him.

DO NOT TAKE ELMO! I cannot stress this enough. Dont think you can teach yourself; YOU CANT LEARN ELMO. Mistakes on EVERYTHING, exams have very few questions but are heavily weighted. You'd be better off learning chem from any of the campus squirrels. Or a fish. I only went to lectures for Clicker. Unreasonable amount of Aleks questions due at once

Out of 4 exams and 10 quizzes EVERY SINGLE ONE had AT LEAST one mistake on it. As someone whos taken AP chem which is the SAME as 120, his is MESSED UP! DONT take him if you want lectures that make any more than 0 sense or want a test grade higher than a low B. He's also the LAZIEST professor ever and acts like hes gods gift when he finally grades

Don't expect to learn anything. Dont expect to use knowledge you already have. In fact, assume you're going to be taught by an illiterate polar bear with a New York accent. He's very full of himself, but also refuses to put more than minimal effort into any of his classes. Exams are near impossible to do well on because there's errors in most of it

whatever you do. do not take this mans class. he is the worst professor at A&M.

If you are thinking about taking Mawk's class simply because all of the other CHEM 120 professors are also subpar, think again. Hes rude to students, refuses to fix his horrible handwriting and is in general an extremely self righteous person. Dont take his class.

This was by far my worst and hardest class. If you did not have previous knowledge of Chemistry, you were screwed. I never really knew what was going to be on the exams and always felt wildly unprepared no matter how much I studied. Dr. Mawk felt out of reach and was not at all helpful when asked specific questions.

Do not take Chem 120 with Mawk. His lectures are awful, he gets easily distracted, loves to hear himself talk, and is very self-absorbed. He told our class he purposely puts the hardest and most-missed questions on the final to make it as hard as possible. He then continues this cycle each year until the finals get so hard, they HAVE to be reset.

Don't do it. If you enjoy any part of chemistry, Mawk will take all of it away. His lectures are awful and his handwriting is unreadable. He thinks every concept is so easy and self explanatory, and teaches it as so. The final did not match anything on the practice exams. The homework is heavy, and the class is miserable.

Dr. Mawk's lectures were confusing and disorganized. He frequently made mistakes while working out practice problems and skimmed over important topics during class. If you have a hard time teaching yourself content, don't take this class.

Firstly, his handwriting is atrocious, making it challenging to follow along during lectures. Additionally, his demeanor towards students is condescending and sassy, especially when asked questions in class. Moreover, while he does provide multiple practice exams, they fail to accurately reflect the content and format of the actual exams.

Mawk is a bad professor. It's that simple. Yes, you can still escape with a B in his class but he is not a good lecturer. Monotoned, unenthusiastic, quiet, terrible handwriting, jumps from a fundamental understanding of a concept straight into a difficult problem. YOU WILL TEACH YOURSELF. Thank goodness for Aleks. Never again.

Unironically curved our test down. I thought that was just a joke that nobody actually does.

If you liked Elmo from sesame street you won't like him anymore. His handwriting is impossible to read and there's nothing on the slides but pictures.He gives loads of homework that take days to complete, and he changes the due date without letting anyone know. If you don't know chemistry prior to this class do not take it!!

He's not a good teacher in general. He barely teaches with his boring lectures. You need to study ALOT outside of class time and try to learn the material yourself. He also goes off topic a lot. He has a lot of homework which can help you but the homework is required to do at a certain date and it is very time consuming. Don't take him if possible

I have choice words for this professor. Unfortunately, the first guideline for writing this review is "Your rating could be removed if you use profanity or derogatory terms". The final is in 2 weeks, and he has yet to publish a quiz/test without a mistake. His lectures are so confusing he disorients himself. Awful prof. 0/0. Don't take him. Please.

Please do not take this professor if you love yourself and your sanity. He is a terrible teacher and often shows convoluted ways of solving things because he has been doing chemistry for 10+ years. Just because he is good at chemistry does NOT mean he is a good teacher whatsoever. He makes this course much harder than it needs to be. DO NOT TAKE!!!

AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS. Had him for 111 and 112 and his lectures made no sense and his slides were extremely unhelpful. The online homework assignments were insanely hard and time consuming and they did not contribute to my learning at all. I had to pay for A+ Tutoring service because I couldn't teach myself the hard content. Take another prof!!

Assigns way more homework than needed because you quite honestly don't gain much from any of the lectures even though attendance is required and is part of your grade. Homework took up way too much time outside of class and was excessive. I would recommend looking for another chem professor if you can.

Worst 107 professor available. Lectures are very disorganized, good luck getting useful notes. quizzes have material that is outside the scope of the chapter sometimes. Tests are on the easier side, however, but other teachers have easier tests too. Also gives the most homework out of the teachers by far.

One time I was injured and I asked Dr. Mawk if I could be excused from the Iclicker, I still continued to get absences and they weren't even my fault. His lectures are confusing (he has HORRIBLE handwriting and gets off topic),the slides are more disorganized than other professors. The homework is rather excessive. If u have him study the textbook.

Going to class felt like a hate crime. Terrible monotone lectures (where there was little to no information conveyed) and a stupidly large amount of homework. Every exam had an error. The only bright side of taking him is that his tests are easy.

Absurd amount of homework. Lectures were disorganized and Mawk would go on tangents about random topics. Handwriting is impossible to read. I basically taught myself the entire course. Every single exam had at least one error on it. He seems like a funny and chill guy, but that's not what's important when my chemistry grade relies on him.

Way to much homework. I mean other classes would have around 5 hw assignments per unit, we would have close to 20. Dr Mawk is a very smart man, but he does not know how to teach freshman or people that don't already have a PHD in chemistry. He is very nice and tries to make jokes, but his handwriting is horrible and you wont learn from lecture.

Awful lecturer, got confused by his own slides. Assigned a significant amount of homework that had little to do with anything on the tests or quizzes. Tests weren't too hard but required a significant amount of self study.

literally the worst prof. He gave my exam a 90 for three weeks until he gave me a 2 sentence email saying basically "I got it wrong. It is unfortunately lower". He corrected it to a 60. He just can't teach even though he is a cool dude. My 75 got curved to a B. Also if you do have him ignore the lectures and read the book/do homework. Good luck Ag.

Funny guy, though has bad handwriting and his lectures are not engaging, and I found myself learning much of the material on my own. He makes mistakes during lectures, and very often makes mistakes on tests, whether in the questions themselves or grading them. Overall I would recommend not taking this professor.

DO NOT TAKE THIS MAN, he is awful, quizzes on lockdown browser and webcam, and he is an awful teacher, makes so many mistakes, spends most of lecture correcting himself, save urself and ur time from this man, he even makes u calculate ur own grade, but you will get a grade curve at the end of the year, so if ur stuck good luck!

Getting through class even while choosing not to pay attention was hard. That's how bad the lectures are to sit through.

quiz almost every week. horrible handwriting (half the questions are asking what he wrote). assigns SO. MUCH. HOMEWORK. (Expect 70 ish questions. once was like 100?) on Aleks. quizzes and tests are acceptable, he doesnt try to make them too hard. Be ready to self-study and fall asleep in his class.

Elmo Mawk single handedly reversed my understanding of chemistry. He can't solve his OWN problems and always messes up questions on his exams. I swear he's just trying to prove to himself that he understands the concepts. This lecture should be renamed "Decoding the Chemistry Tongue of Professor Mawk". My advice: go to Zhu's lectures instead.

This professors handwriting is ATROCIOUS. Can't understand anything, sometimes even when he is talking. Be prepared to learn EVERYTHING on your own or with the SI. Use the textbook the only saving grace.

Professor Mawkn is one of the most difficult professors to have. His handwriting is horrific and lectures are practice problem heavy. However, most of this will not be on the Exam and are just tangents. Homework also has little to do with Exams. Your best bet is to take the best notes you can during lectures. Good Luck!

Handwriting is so bad, makes mistakes during lectures, and when ppl correct him, he'll just cross it out instead of explaining it. A ton of homework and a quiz almost every Friday, but he announces things so quiet like he wants you to miss it. If you haven't taken AP Chem before this class, dont take mawk. Save your GPA please.

Just don't.

Don't take this class if you want to graduate. Nice guy tho.

I ran the red on Texas university everyday so I wouldn't have to attend class,

You can get an A, but it will be mad annoying. He makes lots of mistakes with tests, grading, and basically anything he is paid to do, and his solutions normally involve cooking everyone and no compensation. Not worth pushing back a semester if you have to take him, but take someone else if possible.

I stopped going to class and just taught myself all that i could to be able to take the exams, he rambles a lot, very random, and he just straight up isn't a very good lecturer. just take someone else

this class sucked. his version of "teaching" is talking to himself about the topic and laughing at his own commentary. attendance was mandatory due to iclickers, but let's be real, it's so unnecessary BC HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO TEACH. it was a waste of time. if you have him, be sure to get real comfortable with organic chemistry tutor...seriously.