Dr. Schweppe is an amazing teacher. He cares about his students and really takes his time to help. If you go to his office hours and ask specific questions, he is great(doesn't get mad).It's a hard class, but if you try you can get an A. He likes to see you are trying. Only thing is he kinda goes off topic.

Great instructor! As long as you attend his lectures and pay attention, you will do great. He really takes his time and try to make his students understand the material.

In any science class, expect things to be difficult. He seems pretty clear in his lectures and tries to makes things interesting and simple. Very helpful in class and is willing to help students (even in the middle lecture). He really likes to help students achieve an A. Super strict on attendance for labs.

Overall great instructor. He gives out a lot of work sessions that he will go over with the class which I found really helpful. I would recommend him, as long as you are willing to work on all the work session stuff and pay close attention in class. His exams are straight forward and he offers a lot of chances to get extra points.

Professor Schweppe is very knowledgable and teaches very effectively. He does care about his students understanding the material and will suggest going to his office hours. However, you need to do the recommended homework he assigns although it's not collected. During lab, he goes around to ensure the experiments are done correctly.

If you come to class prepared and ask him the right questions, there's no reason you won't get an A. Would definitely take him again.

Dr. Schweppe is old fashion and writes everything on the board so brush up on your note taking skills. The material is difficult but if you read the chapters and DO the recommended hw you will find his tests a lot easier. He does not drop tests but does see your efforts and progress and offers extra points. Overall great teacher.

Expect to read the book ahead of class, because his lectures may not be super clear if you didn't read or look up the concepts. Theres a lot of work sessions to be completed and he expects you to finish them before lab ends. Test and quizzes are based from lecture notes, work sessions and labs. So be sure to study them. Overall pretty good class...

Chem 12B is not an easy class, so be prepared to buckle down and study. As long as you take good notes in Dr. schweppe's class, do the work sessions, assigned assignments, along with the recommended hw, and read the chapters for clarification, you will be fine. He is a fair professor and will recognize your genuine effort. I would take him again

Good: No home work, Listens, Breaks mid lecture, organized, fair, he cares Bad: He's too hyper (coffee freak), half the time he goes too fast, it's okay to tell him to slow his roll lol Other: Exams are mostly taken from lab, understand the lab! Extra credit on exams. He'll ask the class questions, need 2 know those answers. READ AHEAD or FAIL!

Dr. Schweppe is an amazing professor. He's very clear, concise and straight forward. If I had to take OChem again, I would with Dr. Schweppe. He cares about his students and has a good sense of humor and creates a comfortable atmosphere during both lecture and lab. Study hard, take good notes and you will get an A.

Chemistry in general is a tough subject. Don't expect to pass if you don't show up or take notes. Try to go to every office hours available. Every lab was based on the lectures so pay attention to them. I recommend him for someone who is familiar with chemistry.

Dr. Schweppe is a fantastic professor, has very detailed and helpful lectures. If you don't understand something, he will patently explain it to you in different ways which is super helpful. He is not a pushover, you have to follow all his rules if you want to avoid getting on his bad side, but his tests are straightforward and gives no hw!

Great professor, chill dude.

Dr. Schweppe is caring and easy going. His lectures are quick paced, but he'll gladly explain something if you don't understand. His tests are lengthy but, if you solve the recommended questions from the textbook and solve the worksheets that he gives you, then you'll find the exams to be a breeze. Don't slack off and participate in the class!

Very easy to understand, great explanations.

Go to lecture if you want a good grade. Homework is optional. With that said, if you want to get an A, do the homework. That's it. I barely touched my textbook except to work on practice problems. Got A for both semesters. Labs are laid back compared to Dr. P. Both are great Ochem professors. Just depends on your learning style.

Professor Schweppe has a great sense of humor. He blends down to earth silliness with high intelligence seamlessly. His lectures are heavy so it's best that you are in class taking notes when he teaches, but he makes them fun. Tests are not for the faint of heart, but if you give a good solid try he'll see your efforts. He's tough but worth it.

Took him back in Fall 2016 and at first it didn't seem like I was going to like him. His teaching is great, understandable, and gives great previews of Gen Chem topics. Make sure to pay attention to his lectures as his tests can be difficult. He may seem like he doesn't care about his students, but he cares about them, and wants you to succeed.

Schweppe is an awesome chem professor. He know his stuff and thanks to him I came well prepared for Chem 1a, which I'm taking now with him. I recommend him because you learn a lot.

He's an okay teacher. Take notes and make sure you do the practice problems and read the textbook to help you prepare for the test. Do this and you'll be fine.

Chemistry is a TOUGH subject, but Dr. Schweppe makes it as easy as possible. The people who rated him poorly are just plain lazy. This class requires you to put in the effort. Read the chapters, do the optional book homework, take good notes in class, and review your work. He doesnt want you to just pass, he wants you to learn. Great professor!

Dr. Schweppe, is one of the best teachers for Chem 1A! This class takes a lot of time, if your not up for a big chunk of time to study, don't take this class! For me, I studied 5 hours Tuesday/Thursday, 3 hours on Monday and at least 8 hours on the weekend. So expect a lot of work!! He really cares about you as a student, and wants you to do well.

Dr. Schweppe, is one of the best teachers for Chem 1A! This class takes a lot of time! For me, I studied 5 hours Tuesday/Thursday, 3 hours on Monday and at least 8 hours on the weekend. So expect a lot of work!! He really cares about you on a personal level and wants you to do well.

Dr. Schweppe is a good teacher. The subject itself is hard but he does his best to explain it clearly. Office hours are really helpful. Don't use a phone in class, he gets really picky about that. Tests are cumulative. Besides that, he is pretty charming and hot. He has a sense of humor which also makes the class going.

He is really interesting and keeps you engaged in class. Chemistry is hard, but he explains almost everything really well and gives many examples in class. The homework is alright, a lot of work and very important. The exams are really similar to the work sessions that he gives. Take the honor section, it's only a little more work than the regular

Want to learn Chemistry? Then take his class. He actually teaches his materials and does so well. He also supplements it with his video lectures. His exams are practically straight out from his worksheets and labs. He will not curve just to make his class avg look good. Not an easy class. But getting an A is doable with honest amounts of effort.

He wants his students to succeed and he really goes out of his way to make sure his students can pass! His lectures are easy to follow and he teaches in a way that students can understand. He gives out work sessions to complete each week and if you focus on those for the semester and follow the recommended hw problems you'll be fine.

Honestly, this is one of the best teachers at Mission College. I took him in Fall 2016. He's a pretty funny guy and you can tell he likes what he's teaching. He's good at explaining things well. Make sure to go over work sessions and the textbook thoroughly b4 exams and labs b4 the lab quiz and you'll do fine. Tests are fair I got 100 on final easy

This class was not too difficult: Take good notes during lectures, go over work sessions and lab reports before the tests and do the optional homework problems he assigns and you should be fine. Although he is willing to help if you have questions most of the time, if you get on his bad side he can be quite intimidating. NO PHONES IN CLASS.

Dr. Schweppe's class is a breeze , only if you put in effort. His lectures are amazing so if you actually want to LEARN-- take him, if not take Baker. Just take notes in lectures, read txtbk,and complete recommended txtbk q's. For exams, review work sessions, lecture notes, and labs, and you have yourself an A.

Hes a very good instructor. His lectures make the most complicated things clear and very easy to understand. There is a lot of work in this class (work session, pre labs, post labs) that have to be submitted on time almost each week/class. Overall, its a heavy work load Class but the professor makes it easier.

Dr. Schweppe is very hard but he truly cares about his students. It can be frustrating at times because he has a PHD so OF COURSE he gets the material but you have to remind him you are a student and not his peer. He wants you to pass but you have to work hard for it. Show mastery as the semester progresses and you'll be fine.

I wouldn't say James is a horrible professor at all, he just was not a great professor for my learning style. He is very clear on what he expects but he does not slow the class down for anyone falling behind and expects to know most of the lecture prior to scheduled classes. He is very knowledgeable on the subject but he is a hard grader and strict

He's okay. He's just very disorganized. At the beginning of the class we had shorter lectures but lots more homework in between which I liked but then the exam average was not the best so then he made lectures a lot longer which killed me but that led to less homework. Only complaint is that lectures are not recorded so if you miss class, good luck

If you want to learn chemistry take his class. He is smart and knowledgeable, his lecture is very informative. Listen to his lecture, do the homework, practice the old tests and you will get an A. Ask for help if you're in trouble, he is super helpful and replies to email quickly.

If you are a chem major, definitely take him, he is a little intimidating but will make you love chemistry. His lectures are fascinating and he explains concepts beautifully. The tests are hard, so to do well make sure you complete work sessions as well as his recommended homework questions.

Dr. Schweppe does his best to explain difficult concepts in chemistry. Personally, I found the lectures and subject material to be interesting most of the time but sometimes it got boring. The only thing about him is he almost never arrives to class on time and he's kind of disorganized. But other than that, he does a great job teaching chemistry.

He is an amazing explainer, a really nice guy. You will pass if you focus in his class. I barely studied for tests and still got As. he doesn't grade tests on correctness, just how well he sees you know the material (I've gotten points from correct work). If you get an A in his class, you don't get a final, just a test on the last chapters.

I've read some comments prior, but don't let that scare you into taking his class. Chemistry is a challenging course where you need to set a time to study. He records lectures online in case I need to go back and review them. His exam outlines give an overall view of what the test is on, but he emphasizes the main ones in class. Great teacher

Dr. Schweppe is a really caring instructor. I needed a lot of help in this class and he was so caring and helped me so much that not every professor would help as much. I really appreciate all his support. His lectures are long, so I would recommend reviewing the topic beforhand so that it is easy to follow the lecture.

Lecture heavy class but good prof. If you're ever lost you just have to ask him for help and he explains things very well. I barely touched the textbook all semester and went into the course with no prior chemistry knowledge and found it to be quite an easy class. You have to be ready to put effort in to pass, not a class you can just breeze by in.

Dr. Schweppe is a very good instructor who cares a lot about his students. If you ever need help you can go to his office hours and even though my class was fully offline, he posted lecture videos that helped tremendously if you didn't understand something in class. Though he's a tough grader, it's clear he just wants his students to learn! :)

Don't listen to the 1 star reviews he's a good professor, the class is mostly a lecture where he goes through the worksheets for each chapter. The tests aren't really that difficult and he even allowed corrections for the first one. The lectures are pretty long and can get boring, but he gives a 30 minute break. Labs are super fun though!

I liked his class. Just expect to review worksheets to prepare for the exams. He literally lays out what he wants from you, so as long as you do what he says you'll be fine.