Harv is great teacher and a friendly person. He really cares about his students

Harv is the man. He is the best teacher I have had so far, he does it all.

He is a very smart man, and very nice too. He is helpful too!

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Great guy, OK teacher. You Will have to WORK to learn- it is not spoon fed.

To advanced for the class

He's a great prof. He had a passion about what he was teachin. Little difficult

Great guy i would take him again he cares about his students

lectures were sleepers, but class was easy and I even learned a little

Great guy! Little time for test, and some possible answers on tests are traps!

Good teacher, not easy class. this is college, no spoon feeding.

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Simple lectures, demanding tests, willing to meet with you for help.

Very smart, bad thing. No practice exams, or ne thing tests way too hard

He's nice, but very hard. Get a tutor or a study group if you get him.

Teaches like its a 400 level course and everyone's life revolves around CHM.

Good prof,nice,but tests are hard,you need to study. He's much harder for biochm

Note aids for lecture do not prepare you for his hard a... tests.

I HATE CHEMISTRY! There's way too much info covered in biochem

Super nice guy, does his best to make things easier, but doesn't spoon feed

HARD FRICKEN CLASS! TOO MUCH INFO!

Hard class. But he gives you the info. It is up to you to learn it. Alot of info, and a hard topic, but this IS college. Harvey is a good guy and tries to teach a hard class well. He is smart as hell and cares about students.

Professor Nikkel is a nice guy and tries to make the class as easy as he possibly can. It is a hard class with a lot of info crammed into a semester. Work hard and the class is passable.

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The class is really hard, but he tries to keep everything as easy as possible. He understands that the class is hard, and he is always willing to help you out.

Study from old tests and you'll do fine!

He's very good. It is a hard class, but he tries his best to put it in easy terms. Gets test grades back to you ASAP.

I like Dr. Nikkel! It is a tougher class, but that is to be expected! Dr. Nikkel made me take interest

Hard class, but Prof Nikkel is a great guy. He makes it as interesting as possible, and is always there to help. Posts grades from tests in a matter of hours. Great guy. If you have to take this class, he is the one to take it from. Good luck!

Professor Nikkel makes a hard class as easy as possible but you still MUST study...hard! He'll give you the tools to get the A but you have to earn it. An overall high quality prof.

It's the hardest class i've ever taken!! i've never gotten a C before this. but he does drop the lowest quiz grade and the lowest test score. he's really nice!! but i just don't speak chemistry fluently.

I have never gotten a B before until this class! He is very helpful, but his tests are too in depth for the amount of time given(exactly 50min). I learned a lot, but I would suggest a different prof if you want to keep your sanity!

great prof.lots of info and study time required.tests were often posted by the time i got home, he even emails you with info and updates.very caring man.there were many low scores and many people droped. doing well on the bonus will help you.good luck.

nice guy, but very hard class don't take with other classes that will also be time consuming... it is a big load

nikkel is a very caring guy, who is rather funny. study and memorize. ask questions if you dont understand. definitely a big load. lots of studying, but isnt that what we are here for? i liked him. he is a nice guy.

I loved him! He is a very nice,caring guy...almost like he's a grandpa figure :) The actual class is hard, but thats just BIOCHEM! No matter who you have its difficult!

BIOCHEM is a tough class! He's very nice and helpfull. Be ready for this class from the start. There is a lot of material involved and you must keep up to be sucessful. Nikkel is willing to help if you go and see him. STUDY HARD!Don't miss a class.

scary class but just study hard and you'll be fine

Nice guy but you will have to do a LOT of work for this class. But if you read the book do all the problems and never miss a class it actually isnt all that hard to get a decent grade. He is very passionate about chemistry and will help if asked!

Funny Guy... a wealth of knowledge and true the class is hard but he makes it interesting. Just study hard and sit up front

Real nice guy, very intelligent. This class is hard no matter what, I dont think any teacher could make it easy, fun, or any combination of the two.

come on you guys... hes a great prof., of course its going to be a tough class. it would be at any college or with any prof he expalins this beatifully and yes you do have to study hard but thats what college is... STUDYING

The class is hard, but Nikkel is nice. The only problem is that he isn't very visual in his teaching style. Weekly quizzes are tough!

The most friendly prof i've had. The material is hard to understand, but he works hard to make it some what interesting. He knows his stuff, and loves to help you when you ask. Lots of studying and hard tests. Can't hold a hard class against the prof. he does a good job.

Extremely hard class, but prof Nikkel did a pretty good job teaching it. He really knows his stuff and will try to help you if you need it. In general, there's way to much memorizing, but all the profs make you do it. His tests are tough, study hard. Make sure you can dedicate alot of time to the class, because you'll need to.

This is a hard class no matter who the prof is. You have to take the time to study. I was one of those who had to take this class twice. When I actually put the effort in, I did well. Nikkel will help you if you help yourself and show him you want to do well.

Very smart prof, but tough class. Make sure you study hard and ask questions. He is really nice, take advantage of that and get on his good side!

If you enjoy studying and constantly thinking about chem, this is the proff for you! He is a nice guy but I had to study like mad for his tests only to do average.

I really enjoyed this class. He moves quick but if follow his objective list and study there's no reason why you would not do well. He does go farther into metabolism than the other professors, but he made it really interesting to learn. He expects a lot out of his students, but what good professor doesn't?

This is a difficult class. Read your book and do your homework or you wont do well. Gives no credit for homework except on owl. Very nice and helpful, but needs to pay attention to teaching instead of just telling.

I don't know what anyone is talking about, this guy is about as easy as they come. First three tests are CAKE, followed by two more slightly more difficult, and a final in which you are allowed a notecard. Explains everything, helps in office hours (even with lab) and treats everyone with equal respect. Overall great prof.

Great prof. and very approachable! Though lecture may have been boring a few times, it was not for a lack of teaching on his part. He is very knowledgeable and seems enthusiastic about teaching. Notes done by PowerPoint AND he creates a printable version. If you study for his tests they’re not too difficult, but make sure you pay attention!

He's a good prof for a hard class. He helps you understand as much as he can, and gets all excited when he lectures. The quizes in discussion every week are a grade helper! I'd recommend him for biochem.

This prof isnt too bad if you pay attention and go to class. He clarifies everything that he wants you to know in the note aids and tells you what page everything in the book is on. Gives a Learner Objectives at the beginning of the class and sticks to it, just keep up with the material you should do alright. Extra credit on tests, he likes 75% av.

He's ok. If you want to do semi-well you have to memorize his NoteAids word for word. He usually has pretty hard tests with low averages around 68-73%.

I love this old man, I wish he was my grandpa. He was a great lab instructor, clairfys any questions you have. The first lab is really easy, but the point of it for him is really to see where you are and to let you know what he expects. Seriously though, he is a great guy.

i really liked prof nikkel.. he told you exactly what to study; if you know his noteaids and go off his learner objectives you will be fine. go to class everyday and write down what he says in class and you will be fine. tests were not THAT bad and i definitely felt that he related what we were learning to real life. i would def recommend him!

This professor gets the reputation of being very difficult. However I feel it is only because people don't try. The key is to stay up on the material for the weekly partner quizes. He gives out bonus points on the exams. The best thing to do is to study old exams. His tests are composed of nearly half of questions from previous exams.

This was a very fast-paced course and at times very difficult. You just need to keep up on the material! Professor Nikkel loves teaching biochem and does a pretty decent job. His tests are difficult if you don't study his note aids and stick to the learner objectives, but he gives bonus points. I would definitely recommend him for Biochemistry

Very nice man. Not very good teacher. Always willing to answer questions, but rather vague about what you need to know for exams. His Note Aids are very helpful, but you just need to keep up with the material and go to class or you will be entirely lost.

Nikkel is a good professor and very smart but sometimes moves through the material too quickly without enough explanation. He is a very nice guy and wants you to understand the material. He answers questions during the discussion period which is really helpful. The class is difficult but if you study enough you will do fine.

Professor Nikkel is seriously the sweetest man, he is difficult to understand at times and things are not very clear but go to his office hours he is very helpful. He is not as bad as everyone makes him out to be the class is hard..period.No matter what prof you get. Get a tutor go to his office hours, put in the work it will pay off!

Biochem is a hard class. period. There is no way to get through it with a good grade without working hard. That doesn't make the person who teaches the class a bad person just because he asks alot of you. that said, Nikkel is demanding. But, if you want to really understand biochem take his class and be prepared to work very hard.

yes, biochem is a very demanding course so expect to work hard if you want a decent grade. very intelligent guy, but doesn't quite understand that he's teaching BASIC biochem and not the advanced one. extremely hard tests, loads of memorization, advise not to take at 8am. don't buy the book b/c its more complicated to understand than his lectures.

This is one of my favorite professors ever! He is easily approachable and is SO helpful if you go in and talk to him. He knows what he is talking about and makes the material understandable. He does a good job of letting hi students know exactly what to expect to be on the exams. If you study and used him as a tool he is not as bad as ppl think.

Great prof! exams will be tricky, which can make the mc questions seem hard, but the exams are not impossible. I had to study my butt-off to get a B- in that class, but thats just me. Did not need to use the book for class, study the note-aids mostly that you purchase for the course!

Prof Nikkel is a very sweet man. He can be kind of confusing with what is needed and not needed for the tests but his tests are straightforward. That doesn't mean they are easy, because they aren't, but he doesn't try to trick you. I only heard terrible things before the class and I was pleasantly surprised. He is helpful when you need it.

he was very nice and the tests were difficult but he gave practice ones that were very similar and replaces your lowest exam grade with the final which was pretty fair. i would take him again he is very sweet!

Nikkel is a great lab professor to have. The lab experiments were clear cut and easy to get an A on. He isn't very clear when explaining things sometimes, but I liked that he wanted us to actually understand the material.

I had Prof Nikkel for chem 109 lab and he was always very willing to help! He always skimmed over the lab and clarified and explained the key ideas we needed to know. He's very enthusiastic about what he teaches and I would recommend taking him for lab!

Nikkel was overall a good professor. Gave out a lot of material to study from and was a nice person. But, that being said, his class and tests were extremely hard. I would recommend seeing him for office hours at the beginning of the semester and signing up for the SLA course accompanied with his class. Long lectures. Great professor, hard class.

Great professor! I was so scared going into the class because of all the terrible things I had heard. Worked extremely hard but got the grade I wanted. He is so nice and extremely helpful and really cares about his students. I loved him!!

Prof Nikkel is very passionate about Biochem which makes the lectures interesting. His tests can be tough but thats to be expected with a difficult subject. He adds bonus points to all of his tests to help out as well. There is rarely any homework, overall great course. I would take it again!

Really great professor, just a hard subject. First test had a bad average as no one knew what to expect, after that class did well. Just study hard for the first one and you will be set for the semester. Tests are multiple choice (25Q) with 1 page written. Final is cumulative, but all multiple choice, all are curved. DONT BUY BOOK!!!

I'm not sure why Nikkel is getting so many bad ratings here. He's super kind and it's clear he knows his stuff very well. Yes, the exams are tough, but that is to be expected. He provides so many resources to help study: learning objectives, practice exams, worksheets, etc. He even allows test corrections. I would recommend him for sure.