Jacobson is terrible! His teaching style is very theoretical which makes it difficult because there is so much math in the course. Also, he gets very defensive and upset when anyone asks him a question. He simply reads class notes off of power point and won't help with any of the math problems.

I had Heiko for Chem 1 & 2 (Fall and Spring Semester). The lectures quizzes and test are all just okay.. The real problem is the Chem Lab. What a joke! If you have one problem wrong with your calculations, they take off 35 points (out of 70). The grading is seriously flawed and the people in charge enjoy that. And the class is necessary! Good luck!

Do not take this guy's class. The lectures are horribly boring. The quizzes are fine because he gives you possible problems but the tests are very difficult. And as a person, he is incredibly inconsiderate. I had a problem with my final exam grade and went to talk to him and all he did was yell at me and tell me that I didn't read the lecture notes

Avoid this guy! The only decent thing about his class is that he gives you possible problems to be on quizzes. But the tests are impossible, the lectures are boring and don't make much sense, he is very inconsiderate, he doesn't understand anyone, he gets upset when people ask questions, and he generally doesn't seem to care. It's a huge headache!

I was a huge fan of Chemistry before I took Heiko's class. His class made me hate it. He doesn't teach material, he just reads off powerpoints which he doesn't even do clearly. The tests are very difficult and you can't ask him a simple question without him getting upset. He is very difficult to deal with. I don't advise taking his class.

Class is pointless. He doesn't teach or explain things well at all. All of his slides are on blackboard and he reads off of them word for word in class. If you have to take him, find a good tutor. You'll need it.

Hard to follow. Teaches major concepts, but does not teach much more.

Jacobsen is very hard to understand. He reads directly off power points, which mostly cover theory and history, while the tests and quizzes are all math. If you ask a question in class, he gets upset and doesn't answer clearly. He doesn't show you how to do the sample problems assigned, but takes points off on quizzes if your work differs from his.

No one comes to class and those who do don't pay attention because there is no point. I have taught myself chemistry this semester through using the textbook and solutions manual.

No one ever attends class and those who do, don't pay attention because there is absolutely no point. I've been taught the entire chemistry course by people on my floor because his power points are ridiculous and not informative in the slightest. You definitely need the textbook because you will do all of your learning out of it.

He didn't lecture on the material on the test. Points were not changed on tests even when he admitted I should have received partial credit. He does not respect students and told me to my face that "you would have to be ignorant to fail my class". I have thought multiple times about changing my major because of him. Avoid taking his class.

Absolutely zero point in going to class since the lectures are completely useless. He posts powerpoints, but those are also useless. Made a mistake in taking him since he was the last teacher for chem left when i registered. Tests are impossible and if not for the curve everyone would fail. Don't take this class, not worth the headache... trust me.

Heiko Jacobsen and his TA's are very uniformed on the subject matter of the labs. His lab manual is terrible. The prelab questions are ambiguous, and the grading is totally unfair.

Don't. Just Don't. This is that teacher you just don't want to take.

Fast test takers will likely do fine on his tests. But they were my worst nightmare. His lecture note are confusing as hell. He expects you to get things as fast as he does. I had a B- until i got a 17% on test #2 & had to withdrawal. I had a 98% in chem in HS so this was bizarre. Nice guy, terrible teacher. But I was definitely an extreme case.

Dr. Jacobsen is one of the rudest and obnoxious professors at Tulane. When I visited his office to ask about a lab that I forgot to hand in, he refused to talk to me until I read the full syllabus. However, it says on his syllabus to come to his office to ask any questions.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! On the first day when I didn't understand him explaining the syllabus, I should have known. Get out while you can or try to take someone else. He does not explain lecture well at all, and he also doesn't explain his grading methods. No one even goes to class. Be prepared to teach yourself everything.

Unless you have a strong background in chemistry, his class will require most of your free time. He is unclear about what one needs to accomplish, and his tests have very little correlation to his lectures and assigned problems from the book.

One of the worst teachers that I have ever had. He reads directly from his powerpoint during every lecture in the same monotonous voice. His grading criteria is very confusing and also he is sometimes late to class. The class is not too difficult but you will have to teach yourself all of the material.

If you actually want to learn chemistry, do not take this class. Lectures are a waste of time. I liked the testing style, but it's not for everybody- you are not expected to finish the test and it's graded by the amount of problems you are able to work. He is kind to students and sometimes cracks a joke but you are going to have to teach yourself.

All quizzes and tests are Z-scored, so your grade depends on the class average and standard deviation. Heiko arbitrarily sets Z-score requirements for each letter grade at the end of each semester. Tells students "don't worry about it" when they want to know an estimate of their grade. Test-taking speed matters more than knowledge of subject.

Absolutely god awful. Don't take this class. I didn't learn a single thing. I was pre-med before this and this class made me change over to the B-school. His lectures are monotone, boring, and he doesn't teach anything! All he does is read from his power points so going to class is stupid. 0/10, the worst class ever.

Just don't take him. No question needed.

This professor may be the worst chem professor at Tulane. His lectures are terrible, and nobody goes because it is pointless. You have to teach yourself everything because he doesn't teach. His tests are also much longer than they need to be, and he picks extremely hard problems to put on the test on purpose.

THIS PROFESSOR DOESNT TEACH. If you end up taking this class you are going to have to use the textbook to teach yourself everything. Don't even bother showing up to office hours either because he is so mean to you when you ask questions. He is not understanding at all and doesn't care about the students.

If you're an average or slow test taker, don't take Heiko. Makes exams impossible to complete in the time allotted. You must pick and choose problems and complete as many as possible. Your grade depends on how well you do in comparison to everyone else. You're competing for a good grade as it's not standardized. Lectures don't make sense at all.

Heiko is in his own world. It doesn't matter to him if you understand the material. He sits and rants about whatever he wants for 50 minutes, and doesn't solve problems on the board. The only way to pass this class is to teach yourself everything.

Gives dull lectures that mostly consist of him reading off of the slides. Quiz problems are taken straight from the homework. Tests are intentionally too long to finish in the allotted time which can be beneficial if you work fast/have chem experience. Very ambiguous grading scale; it's November and I have no idea how I'm doing in the class

Jacobsen is the worst STEM teacher or professor I have ever had. He has a terrible way of complication simple things and it 's difficult to follow his thought process. If you are a freshman trying to take chem DO NOT TAKE IT WITH JACOBSEN! I got a 5 on the AP Chem test and a C+ in his class. You will have to teach yourself everything from the book

I would not recommend this class to anyone. The lectures are dull and do not explain any information and you have to teach yourself ALL of the material. You don't know your actual grade until after the class is over. Also, the tests are more based on how fast you can take a test rather than how well you know the material.

Jacobsen does not post grades, so you'll never know how you are doing in the class. His lectures are boring and on material that you won't need to know. His tests and quizzes are 95% math yet the lecture is about 5% math. If you took AP chem in high school and did well on the test, you can manage. If not, prepare for a semester of lots of stress

I took Heiko's general chemistry lab. It was the most disorganized experience I have ever witnessed. They posted post-labs weeks after they were performed and would not notify us immediately yet expect us to submit them on time. In addition, they graded labs extremely slowly, leaving students with no feedback while completing future labs.

He is a horrible teacher and you will gain nothing from his class. Tests are easy if you do the homework.

I could go on and on but in short, do not take this teacher. He made my life hell and did not respect my testing accommodations. He has many different TA's and they grade differently(partial credit). Also, his grading curve makes no sense at all and should not be allowed. He puts too many questions on the tests on purpose so slow test takers suffer

He designs the tests so that you are not able to complete all the questions. You only get 40 minutes to do the test . Does not accommodate with people that well . Reads lectures off of slides and then you get long problem sets . Which are not graded nor boosts your scores. Grades off a Z score abs doesnt let anyone know their grades.

He is hard to follow and just a bad lecturer. The fact that the TA taught me more than the professor should tell you something. Literally chem lab taught me more about how to do the problems during the actual class.

If you can, take any other chem professor besides Jacobsen... lectures don't have anything to do with tests and the tests are so unnecessarily difficult. He's a nice guy but it's not worth the suffering.

In no circumstances take this class. His teacher style is jurassic and he is physically incapable of giving a helpful lecture. Due to his skewed system, you never know your grade until the semester is over. Moreover, he shows no care for students that need to reschedule tests or quizzes for hospital visits, illnesses, or anything regarding COVID.

mumbles through the lectures and the powerpoints are written in gibberish unless you have a PhD in chemistry. Best bet to get an A is to gather what tests will cover and read the book chapters and watch youtube videos on to learn the content. It makes no difference if you miss the lectures, as most people zone out on their phones quickly.

He is too quiet. It is hard to keep up in his class and with everything on my plate, having to learn on my own is hard. He does grade pretty easily, but for the amount of time I spend teaching myself chemistry, it is not worth it. I have scholarships to keep, and he is making it a struggle.

Awful teacher. I spend all my free time teaching myself chemistry with the textbook and videos since he is an awful teacher. However, he grades tests and quizzes pretty easily, which is nice. Not many good options for chemistry at Tulane, something needs to be done about this.

You have 3 possibilities with this class 1. You got a 5 on the AP exam and you can get an A 2. You spend all your time in the library to maybe get a B 3. You don't spend all your time in the library and fail his god-awful tests Pro-he is nice and attendance doesn't matter Con- You will experience constant pain if not familiar with chemistry ;(

Rundown: -Graded by 3 exams, a final, 6 quizzes (one drop) -Don't go to lectures (hard to understand), teach yourself from the book (hours and hours), do all the practice problems and understand the materials -Exams are not meant to be finished, so you can complete what you know -Not accessible over email, office hours are great to get contact

Worst chem professor ever. In class he reads off his slides that makes 0 sense. I've taught myself two semesters of chemistry by reading the textbook. The quiz questions come directly from homework. For tests, he gives way too many questions for you to answer in time. His grading makes no sense, but if you do better than average you'll be fine.

This class competes you against your classmates for the better z-score on tests since you aren't supposed to finish them. I taught myself everything in this course through youtube videos since lectures are useless. I also had to purchase numerade to get answers to all of the quiz candidates that you are tested on (essential).

I came in on the first day and he was whipping around in an electric scooter. Bro resembles mad eye moody and speaks genuine gibberish. He read directly off the slides, so I ended up dropping his class the next day. I really wanted to stay in it for the plot, but I genuinely couldn't focus on anything but his goofiness.

Cannot begin to describe how bad of an experience I had with this professor. Had to teach myself the entire course because you don't learn anything from lectures (very slow talker, very thick accent), and if I hadn't taken chemistry in high school I would've completely failed the class.

Just don't take him. Lectures are useless to go to so you have to teach yourself the whole course. Exams he makes impossible to finish and extremely hard and they are graded using a z-score so they pit the class against each other making for a cutthroat environment. As long as you can do average or better than your classmates you'll get atleast a C

DO NOT TAKE AT ALL COSTS. HE READS WORD FOR WORD OFF OF HIS LECTURE SLIDES IN A LOW NONCHALANT VOICE. HE DOES NOT TEACH AT ALL. ONE TIME, ONLY THREE PEOPLE SHOWED UP TO CLASS BECAUSE YOUR'E BETTER OFF TEACHING YOURSELF. PLEASE TAKE ANOTHER PROFESSOR. I HATED HIS CLASS BECAUSE I ACTUALLY WANTED TO LEARN, BUT IT'S HARD TEACHING YOURSELF CHEM.

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!!! The only reason I have an A is because I had a very good understanding of the concepts from AP chem. The lectures are useless so the class is essentially self-taught and the way the grading scale works pits students against each other as he makes the average grade around a C, basing all other grades off the average.

HEED MY WARNING! DO NOT TAKE JACOBSEN! It's entirely self-taught, he is negative helpful, he doesn't tell you your grade until the end of the semester. Only take if you did incredibly well in AP chem. Seriously, if you value your GPA and your sanity: Do. Not. Take. His. Class.

Professor Jacobsen is an absolutely terrible professor. His lectures are convoluted and go into far more complex detail than we need to know. His class is easy to master though. If you memorize the quiz candidate problems he assigns you'll do well on your quizzes and exams. You are also competing with your classmates for grades, so be ready.

im speechless. I can't comment on his teaching abilities cause he has none

This is by far the worst professor I have had for chemistry. His slides are extremely convoluted and his teaching style is lecture based with him reading directly from slides which were impossible to understand. The entirely of this course had to be self taught, the only helpful thing was attending SI sessions.

He does not actually teach you how to do the problems he puts on the quizzes and tests. Your only grades are quizzes and tests. He does curve everything because his test averages are horrible. He is kind of funny though.

I wouldn't recommend taking Jacobsen for chemistry. He isn't very accessible outside of class, and when you go to ask him questions, he doesn't explain them very well. His lectures are not very easy to understand and he often makes concepts more difficult than they are.

Jacobsen was horrible, do not take him whatsoever. I learned absolutely nothing in his class, the lectures are useless. It was completely unfair as some kids were taking a chem class almost all online and keeping a 90 while I was studying hours on end for his tests and not getting the results I wanted. Take anyone over him, I strongly advise.