Good professor. Enthusiastic. Prints notes online. Young but seems to know her stuff. Importantly, she's VERY VERY HOOOOT!

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Robinson isn't extremely difficult but just enough without making it too wasy. Anyways, they give a lot of extra credit

I found her ability to express a somewhat difficult subject matter in an understandable and even enjoyable light.

she's the best thing that ever happened to chemistry. i'm gay, and i was turned on.

She's really cool. She knows her stuff and I hope to some day accomplish what she has and also to be as helpful as she is.

Good Teacher.... Reccomended

Pretty easy class and she's not a great prof, but she's not bad either...

Go to OH she will def. help you. Class material can be complicated if you havnt taken chem for a while.

She's intelligent and knows how to explain things simply.

She is very helpful, easy to talk to and glad to answer questions. Is way better than any of the other inorganic teachers

Jill Robinson is a good professor and I highly recommend her. She explains the material well and the best part is that she is very attactive!!! Bonus!

she is hot

Decent teacher. Explains things simply but often at the expense of in-depth understanding.

She's really nice and makes things as easy as possible.

she was nice and explained things well.

didnt really explain the materials but who cares. her tests are really, really straightforward. just beautiful.

Nice teacher, extremely helpful, probably the best chem teacher i've had. funny too

SUPER nice! My class met at 8:00 a.m., but she always put her full effort into teaching, despite that it was early. She uses powerpoint slides to lecture and tends to go through them quickly, but she posts them, so you can print them prior to class and she takes attendance via doing easy group problems.

Smokin hot. I don't know how she looked so sexy at 8:00 am

To the post on 12/17 the person must have not been the brightest person and college is obviously not the place for them. If you're considering going into medicine or a science career and cannot pass this class then you should change your goals. She was a great professor and the class is simple.

She was a good teacher for lab. She was nice and had relatively interesting lectures. However, her humor would often fail, like a mom that really wants to be cool but isn't.

Great Professor! Strives to make sure everyone understands the material! Couldn't have asked for a better professor this year.

Everything about her lab seems really easy. As long as you go to the lab lecture, she shows you how to do all of the math for the pre-lab. And she always wears cute clothes. However, her final is ridiculous and mean and impossible and way harder than anything else in the class.

Make things easy for yourself by going to lab lecture or acquiring notes and info from someone who had class before. By the way, the final is CRAZY HARD

I thought that she was very clear in her explanation and as far as the tests, if you understood the practice exams then you knew everything that you needed for the actually exam. She is very friendly and approachable. Very pleased with her course!!

Dr. Robinson is very nice and she always using clicker questions in the lecture which makes understanding things easier and class involvement makes staying awake easier too! Overall she's very good

She's seriously a perfect human being.

Dr. Robinson is amazing. The class is HARD. The exams are tough and if you don't study you won't do well. However, she knows what she is doing and will definitely help anyone that asks. I hate chem and her lectures were interesting enough for me. She is sweet and a great prof, just very hard when it comes to the exams.

Definitely wants to see students succeed. Very helpful as well.

Lectures were upbeat and engaging, for such a large chemistry class. Clicker points were excessive and important chunk of the final grade. Homework was annoying, but all sections had the same homework anyways. Not many opportunities for extra credit. Large class size. Not all topics are covered in class, external effort required for good grade.

She explains things really well. She does powerpoint slides but leaves blanks and you and her will work through and fill in. She is really nice and knows when we don't understand something. She also brought us doughnuts to class. She really wants you to do well in the class

Dr. Robinson is so lovely. She makes all of her students feel extremely comfortable while being a clear and engaging lecturer. She is helpful and wants to see all of her students succeed. Most of the time she looks so put together, which may make you feel worse about yourself :) I would definitely recommend her! DO PRACTICE PROBLEMS FOR GOOD GRADE

she's really clear and helpful in class. super hot

Dr. Robinson is an excellent professor: very clear. She also applies the material to real-world situations. I learned a lot.

C117 has a lot of topics that are covered, and Robinson only taught part time for my class. She is friendly and likes to do demonstrations and seemed to relate well to the class. She could have potentially been clearer in lectures or taught in a way that made it sink in your brain better, but overall she is a decent teacher and is fair.

Jill Robinson is a good professor. I had her for lab lecture and she did a pretty good job making sure we understood and keeping us engaged with demonstrations. I would definitely recommend attending class and printing out the lecture notes beforehand. I would recommend taking a class with her.

Dr. Robinson is fantastic. She has lots of demos to make lecture interesting, did random "clicker" challenges (everyone got donuts!), and was very helpful and nice when you went to office hours. Make sure to start online homework early and use discussion to get help on tough problems. Reading the book helps understand concepts.

Not too bad of a class, haven't taken AP Chem since sophomore year so I was a little rusty but understandable tests.

Professor Robinson was by far one of the best chemistry professors that I've had at IU. Her lectures are based on the assigned book readings, but she adds in tons of examples. She co-taught the class, which wasn't ideal. She makes exams partially multiple choice and partially short answer. She takes tons of grades. Highly recommend her.

Professor Robinson was easily one of the best professors I have had during my academic career. Her lectures are very clear and she kees students engaged with practice clicker questions throughout the class. You receive 1 participation point for answering the practice questions and each day there is one graded "quiz" question worth 2 points.

I really enjoyed Professor Robinson as a teacher. Her presentations are all PowerPoint the notes she gives you help with the homework. Do the homework! A lot of the exams are like the homework problems, and the exams are hard, but not impossible. I strongly recommend her as a professor.

Dennis Peters & Prof Robinson both taught C117 Fall 2015. I'm very glad I had Robinson. Robinson is clearer & smoother in her lectures from what I've gathered. Her powerpoint notes are a beautiful thing, and her lectures cover everything you need to know for hmwk & exams. Be prepared to work, as 117 can be fast paced without an AP Chem background.

Go to class and pay attention. The tests are much less difficult if you put in the work. The final exam is extremely difficult. Do well on the other exams to put less pressure on your final exam grade.

Jill is in a situation where she teachers a very difficult class, but she makes her lectures interesting and very easy to understand. She gives out notes to print off before class that really help. Most of the exams are extremely difficult and I struggled a lot, but she helped me pass. By far the nicest professor I have ever had. Take C117 with her

DO MASTERING CHEM-IF YOU DON'T YOU WILL NOT PASS.

I am not very good with chem, but her lectures were immensely helpful and easy to understand! She seems down to earth and friendly. You have to do all of the homework if you even want a chance at getting an A; you HAVE to study. Office hours are always crowded so she can't be engaged one-on-one with you for long.

Jill is truly one of the best professors I have ever had at IU. She takes difficult topics and makes them so much easier to understand. You really have to go to lecture and her exams can be really difficult but she makes sure that you are as prepared as you can be. Absolutely the best choice for C117.

super passionate about the subject matter, did cool demonstrations, and talked about chemistry on a level that was easy comprehend, even if you aren't into chemistry. weekly homeworks and quizzes manageable if you go to office hours. PREPARE for the exams!!Easy clicker points, reading questions, and discussion attendance points, so go to class

Prof. Robinson was an awesome teacher. Lectures could get a little bit boring at times, but if you pay attention you can easily do well on tests. The tests are very similar to her example problems and she always gives practice exams before the real thing.

Professor Robinson is the perfect type of teacher to go into for freshmen taking chemistry. She is the perfect balance of nonchalance and making you realize how much you need to do on your own while still being there for you.

First actual class at college-- great way to start. Didn't do super well in the beginning, but I was able to quickly turn around, pay attention in class, I usually did the online homework as we did practice problems, made homework a lot easier and quicker, study in 2-3 days in advance for tests, ended up being my easiest class

Great professor, teaches well. Put in the work and you should do fine.

Jill is one of the best professors I've ever had for chemistry. The way she teaches is so fun and easily grabs your attention that I barely ever needed resources outside of class. She's very kind and genuinely cares about your success. Make sure to go to her exam review sessions and don't skip class. Also, take notes on the lecture slide printouts.

Make sure you throughly prepare for exams and go to office hours when you have questions, she is very nice about answering any questions that arise. Go to discussion, those quiz points become very important. Also, show up to lecture to complete all lecture notes-and to get those Learning Catalytics points. Also, the AIs are great, all on same page.

She's such a great professor, the class is just very hard and fast.

Overall she is a wonderful teacher. She cares about her students learning the material and gives time for students to ask questions. Pace started off great in the beginning but started to get very fast. Make sure to review all material she is given. Helpful to not skip class (gives clicker points).

She is a wonderful teacher who explains everything in an easy to understand manner. If you go to her office hours she will always be patient in answering your questions. If you do the mastering chemistry and attend lecture the class is simple. Tests are straightforward.

Great professor. Very clear in explaining concepts and very helpful when answering questions. 100% recommend this professor

Overall, good professor, she really seems to care about students and tries to help in every way she can. Reading the textbook really helped me to understand the material fully.

Jill's great. She really cares about her students, and she's not intimidating at all. Had her for an 8am but she still put a smile on my face. If you took AP Chem in HS, C117 is a breeze. You have practice questions in class which helps you learn the material. Show up and do the hw, and you'll be fine.

Jill was a great prof. She tries to make her lectures engaging and she gives practice exams. Attendance does matter and all my homework was online. Also, she's the co-author of the textbook you'll need, so that's respectable.

Best teacher at IU hands down. I took AP chem in HS and struggled. However, she made the content so easy to understand. Tests are easy if you complete the mastering chem (weekly hw). Go to office hours; she won't stop until you understand. Do yourself and your grade a favor, take her!!!

Dr. Robinson is by far one of the best professors I've had. She is organized, clearly explains topics, and is available to help students. She's one of those professors that actually wants their students to succeed. The class takes participation and attendance but getting an A is completely doable with effort.

Dr. Robinson is very knowledge in her field. She can rattle off information on a topic for hours if you let her. She often references her graduate school experiments which surprisingly pertain to the material. Mastering Chemistry is helpful, as well as the weekly quizzes in discussion. You should be putting in about 6-8 hours a week for this class.

I really loved having professor Robinson. The only downside to this class was that she switches off with another professor, who isn't great at his job. It would be a better class with just her. But overall she's really upbeat and is great at what she does

The materials were pretty easy to understand. The homework was sometimes time-consuming, and the tests were a lot harder than I expected, but overall I learned a lot. The instructor is really helpful and patient, and she wants you to succeed. You have to put in the extra time out of class, but it's not all that hard to pass the class.

Jill is a great professor and I really enjoyed when she taught. She is funny and really cares about her students. The only downside was that she switched off throughout the semester with a professor who was not good at his job at all. The class would be much better if it was just Jill. The discussion section also has a large impact on your grade.

Professor Robinson is an AMAZING professor. She took a usually hated course subject and made me love it. She is so understanding of mistakes and is very helpful. Her lectures were intriguing and very clear. I used my book a lot, others didn't. I liked to add on to her notes just so I better understood the material.

We had two profs in the class and I did significantly better on the content that Dr. Robinson taught. She was super sweet and I enjoyed her lecture style. She was good at simplifying tough concepts. I don't like chem but if I had to take it again, I'd take it with her!

Jill made the lecture easy to understand, easy to follow, and interesting. She was always happy to help and energetic during lecture. She answered questions well and always made me feel like I was ready for the tests. She notices when we don't understand a topic and will keep going over it until the majority of students get it.

Jill Robinson is the BEST professor. Extremely helpful in office hours and during lecture. Dr. Robinson is also very caring outside of class. She was willing to write me letter of recommendations for scholarships even after I was in her class. Highly recommend to take this class with her.

Jill Was amazing. Enjoyed her lectures, particularly because I got to look at her. She is a very knowledgeable instructor, and she is also very nice looking.

Jill was an amazing professor 10/10 would recommend for 117

Prof Robinson is an amazing teacher. Her lectures were easy to get through, she made good analogies that would stick with you and allow you to understand the material. This was my second time taking c117 and all I have to say is the rest of the professors make it stupidly harder as compared to prof Robinson.

Literally the best professor ever! I dont think there will be a better teacher and guide I will come across

Expect 70% of your final grade to be 3 exams and the final. During our semester, you got to retake each exam the following week and she took the higher score! Regardless, attendance is taken at every lecture. The class is easy if you are good at chem, otherwise, you might be crying because it is fast paced.

She is one of the best professors I have had. She truly wants all of her students to succeed and allowed retakes on every exam. Definitely fast paced but its not that difficult as long as you do your homework. The textbook is very helpful and I used its practice questions and end of chapter practice tests to study for every exam.

She was one of the best professors I have ever had. The exams were not that hard, plus she allowed retakes on them. You can tell that she truly cares about her students understanding of the material. The homework is easy enough, it's just due every Sunday. This class was by far my easiest this semester.

She' s a great professor, best to take for 117! Retakes for all exams besides final, and takes best of either. Homework is not too time consuming (2 hours tops due every Sunday night). Go to lectures, do videos, and DO THE PRACTICE TEST! They are practically identical. Also, she is super friendly.

she was great at explaining and gave lots of resources to use for class but you definitely need to attend lectures not only for a grade but to understand the material. if you cant attend she does have video lectures as well which is nice. just do the work and you will be fine for the exams

Professor Robinson is the best professor I have had at IU. She is so caring and really takes the time to get to know you as an individual. She truly wants everyone to succeed.

Robinson is a really great professor. I can genuinely say that I learned a great deal in her class. It was a lot of work, but it did pay off. She wrote the textbook, and it's online and interactive, which was really great. The exams are pretty difficult though, and the final was the hardest test I've ever taken, it was very unfair.

Take chemistry with this professor! Her lectures are done in a student-friendly way and allow for students to understand the concepts. If you understand the lectures, you won't have a lot of time to spend on homework outside of class. Take advantage of the practice exams and exam retakes! The practice exams directly reflect the actual exams.

Prof Robinson was decent. She sometimes goes too fast or doesn't explain things very clearly during lectures. However, she's very friendly & willing to explain things to you. Take advantage of the exam practices & retakes. There are no curves for this class, so do every assignment. Attend class because that's how you get your participation grade.

Very knowledgeable and tried to make class fun. Her class is mostly graded on exam scores however all exams have retakes (except the final) and she provides many study resources.

Professor Robinson is very kind and ensured to explain every example step-by-step, which was super important because C117 is an introductory chemistry course. She gives great feedback through the Student Engagement Roster (SER) and sincerely wants all of her students to succeed. Overall, the work is very manageable once you get into a schedule.

Prof Robinson was great and I would absolutely recommend taking C117 or any chem course with her. Very willing to provide extra help outside of class, VERY knowledgable (literally wrote the textbook!), and explained concepts well. C117 itself is not overly difficult if you read the textbook and ATTEND LECTURE. APchem in hs would also be helpful.

Professor Robinson is an amazing professor who cares about what she teaches.. She is very knowledgeable (she wrote the textbook!!), and easy to reach outside of class. Her office hours are really helpful when you are stuck and need a little help. She wants her students to do good and it shows. I would take her class again!

The lectures could get a little boring at times, but overall she was a very nice professor to have. She explained the material in an easy to understand way and was reachable outside of class.

Professor Robinson is a great person, teacher, and she's also the Director of Undergrad Studies for the IU Chem Department, so she knows a lot of scheduling info! C117 is quite forgiving with participation and homework being included in the final grade. I never needed the exam retakes but they're offered for all exams (excluding the final).

Professor Robinson's completion grading takes a lot of stress away when it comes to grades. Assignments not related to lab reports are generally easy and quick to complete.

Professor Robinson is great - very knowledgeable and approachable. The class is doable if you stay on top of the work, use the textbook and practice exams. Unstuck ai was also helpful for study prep.

Her lectures were amazing and she'll do anything to make sure you understand and pass the class. Complete 180º from the fall professors of 117 Retake exams available too!

Best professor ever!!!

One of the best professors. Well-structured lessons.

Excellent professor! She teaches things at such a comprehensible level and she is very willing to help and active in her lectures! Amazing instructor who tries to make things fun for students. Would definitely recommend for anyone looking to take chemistry!