Dr. Hanley was pretty good. Learn what you need to learn for your career.

Dr. Hanley is 1 of the most caring and hard working professors at PCC. He gave us a lot of homework and reading quizzes because he just wanted us to prepare for his lectures and exams. Dropped lowest quiz score. His exams were a little hard but if you attend his lectures and do his homework, you should be fine. I will take him again for Ochem 2.

Definitely a hard grader, but he's hard because he wants you to learn. He really is a good professor, but if you're lazy, drop the class. If you think you'll get by with just homework, drop the class. He will help you out, but you need to show that you are willing to learn. Sad that he won't be teaching chem 2. Lots of homework nd studying expected

He gives so much homework! But it is doable and it helps so much. His reading quizzes get ridiculously hard but it forces you to read the book and prepares you for the lecture. His tests are hard but he curves A LOT and gives A LOT of extra credit. His lecture is good and he's very knowledgeable. Overall a great professor!

Professor Hanley is one of the most caring professors I've ever had. He is also one of the hardest and most challenging. If he sees you trying and willing to learn, he will help you and make sure you get it. Go to his office hours and ask questions, he is really helpful. He gives daily quizzes so you have to read the book before the lecture.

makes you work for it, but you can def get an A

go for him, hes the best professor!

He makes you read half a chapter up to a whole chapter before lecturing on it and will quiz you on it. IT IS AN OPEN NOTE QUIZ. So if you take good notes you'll be fine. For his closed note quizzes I'd say study the integrated problems heavily. He's a funny and caring professor who makes you work for your grade. Participation counts for 3%.

Hanley is a good teacher and his tests are long (or hard how you see it) but not impossible. He gives out lots of hw that are easy to hard, also gives lots of EC. Chem is generally a conceptually easy subject, but if you cant understand the material you have to put in more work to do well. Also it is a summer class so it WILL be harder, obviously.

This class was so challenging for intro-chem. It is hard to get a good grade if it is the first time you take chemistry. The tests were long but not hard. If you are doing well with the homework, you should be fine. The tests are not harder than the homework. He gave A LOT of EC. So it is possible to get A if you work for it.

I dont think he is hard, he just gives too much hw, not hard, but time consuming. As long as you do most of the hw the tests aren't hard and definitely doable. Also idk about others but I think chem is a straight forward subject. Anyhow, he is a good prof who knows his stuff. He didnt graduate from U Penn for nothing. Taken him if you want to learn

I took Hanley in the summer. Definitely would agree he's very challenging, sarcastic, and the homework was a bit too much but it really prepares you mentally for future chem classes. Chances are if you are in this class you need chem 1a for your major, and it gets way more challenging.

He gives a ton load of hw that require quite some time to complete. Moreover, the HW was 25% of my grade so NOT doing the hw may hurt your grade. However, towards the last few weeks of the semester he gave enough extra credit to boot your grade whole letter grade. WARNING: His lectures aren't really the best and can be quite confusing.

Dr. Hanley gives tons of work, including reading the contents will be covered in the next class, but notes are allowed. Moreover, he writes hard exams (it is organic chemistry tho) Rather, he forces you to work for your grade. It will be better if you try all the problem in the textbook to prepare for the exams and quizzes. Btw, he offers some EC.

His closed-note quizzes and exams are harder than the book and he takes points off easily. He's very knowledgeable and forces you to never fall behind by having quizzes every class. He does what is best for you, but he can be very blunt if you're not passing. He likes if you ask questions and is happy to answer. The class is very time consuming.

Professor Hanley's class was probably the most difficult class I've taken, but also one of my favorite. He makes you work hard, but he's also always available to help. The constant quizzes were annoying, but they made me stay current with the material.

I took 8A/B with Hanley and he is very caring, despite not appearing as such. If you want to learn ochem, then he is arguably the best choice. I spent 30+ hours studying/working for his class each week to get an A, but I know some others who spent less time to achieve the same result. Ask questions if you don't understand and forget about your ego.

This course is tough because organic chemistry is tough. Don't ever expect something easy on any ochem courses. Also, let's make a thing clear. Professor Hanley is not a tough grader. Tests are heavy, but he is not a tough grader. He curved our test scores a lot, a lot. He actually is an easy grader on lab reports and journal summary assignments.

It was tough, but it was a summer course, so that was to be expected. His lectures were clear and he always answered all our questions. His exams were tough, but they were always curved quite a bit and his grading in the lab was super easy. Just show up everyday, do the work, ask lots of questions, and you'll do fine.

I took Hanley for both Chem 8A/B and had a great experience. His lectures were engaging and he encouraged lots of questions. Some students didn't like the reading quizzes, but they were always open-note quizzes. Labs were super easy - just show up and do the work. All the questions on the exams were literally copy/pasted from the textbook.

Hanley's class was one of the hardest classes I've taken, but I probably learned more than in most any other class. The class was a lot of work, but he gives unlimited opportunities to earn points, will answer as many questions as you ask and was always flexible about due dates and make-ups.

I look this class over the summer, so it was a lot of work crammed into a short period, but Hanley was a great teacher. He doesn't have any late penalties for anything and he lets you do assignments multiple times if you make mistakes. The exams were all multiple choice and were very similar to the homework problems.

I took him in-person. It was an easy A. He's really nice and always willing to answer questions. Just show up for class and do the work. I went to office hours a lot and he was always happy to help. When I had a family emergency, he was very understanding and let me take the exam a week later when I was ready.

Ochem has a reputation for being a super hard course, but that wasn't my experience in Hanley's class. It was challenging, but he made it very interesting and understandable. He was always happy to explain concepts again and answer any questions we had. His quizzes are open-note and the exams are taken straight from the book.

Chem 1a ,Professor Hanley should not have so many negative comments . He is accommodating.He offer us a practice quiz before we take the quiz. and the exams he just changed a little. He dropped the lowest exam score and examination help us to pass . That is y I can get a B in his class . guy. Please consider him.

Just finished taking his intro chem class. he was always generous with his time, loved to answer our questions in class. he let up redo assignments and the exams were just like the homework. no late penalties and at the end of the semester, he was really nice about final letter grades - I was very pleasantly surprised.

I took Professor Hanley in person. It was a joy having him as my Intro to Chem professor! Main point to do well in his class: Attendance. He goes over complex problems in class which gives students the opportunity to ask questions. He might seem intimidating at first, but don't be, because he is super caring and will answer any questions!

Dr. Hanley is blunt and has a dry humor that I appreciated. He challenges you in class and on his homework assignments but his exams are generally considerably easier. He's always available during office hours and wants his students to succeed. If you want to do well, pay attention, read the modules and DO THE PRACTICE QUESTIONS... more than once.

Dr. Hanley really pushes us to excel, but he provides tons of help. He starts every class by answering questions for as long as it takes before lecturing on new concepts. He gives unlimited attempts on homework and doesn't impose late penalties. He always let us work with a lab partner and all his exams are just like the homework he assigns.

Professor Hanley lectured well and really understands what he teaches. His assigns alot of homework but each assignment is 2-3 questions. Homework has unlimited attempts and only keeps highest score. No late penalties for homework. You can study for tests by doing more attempts on homework since it is a big bank of questions and takes the top score

I love that he offers extra credit for getting together with your friends to study and let's up redo the homework as much needed. There's also no late penalties for anything. Pretty chill class.

Professor Hanley made the lectures interesting and was always very helpful when I asked questions. He's very fair (no late penalties and drops you lowest exam) and gives plenty of extra credit. Chemistry is not my best subject, but he made it doable and kinda fun.

Professor Hanley was an amazing professor. He offered so many extra credit opportunities and is always willing to help out. However he does not use the textbook and his lecture slides are important to understand the material so showing up to class will matter. Overall I think he is a great professor and encourages to ask questions if you need help.

Dr.Hanley was a good professor, you just have to put a lot of work in. Overall, organic chemistry is not an easy course but he does offer extra credit, he also encourages students to go to office hours so definitely take advantage of that. Lectures were super heavy and homework was hard to keep track of.

Pretty hard class, but passable if you put in a lot of time and studying. Biggest mistake is slacking off early in the semester and letting the first few tests ruin your grade. However, he dropped our lowest test scores and he rounded me up from a 77 to B, so he is lenient! Very smart and understanding professor, unless you slack off.

I enjoyed his class a lot. He grades your participation btw but it actually helped me step out of my comfort zone and I think I learned more that way. All self-studying but he is willing to help if you ask. Kind of intimidating and answers vaguely because he wants YOU to figure it out. EC opportunities. Pace yourself accordingly and don't slack off

Honestly, Hanley isn't as bad as most of these reviews made it seem. His course requires a bit of self-study, but it was relatively doable (with the consideration that I am a STEM major). The lecture is understandable if you even briefly look over the textbook. Attendance does matter, especially for labs. There are extra credit opportunities.

Good professor teaching a tough course. He is a good lecturer and is there if you need additional help. This is a tough class so it's on you to actually have a solid concept of the material. Reading quizzes are tough too, even though they are open notes. Good professor overall but this is a tough course so beware.

Very sarcastic dry humor and will persuade you to answer your own question. Appreciates students who go to office hours and gives EC for asking him a question on the lecture. Made me actually want to learn more about chemistry and dude is an extremely smart guy if you have some burning chemistry questions he explains pretty well.

I don't understand why his rating is so low, but organic chemistry is a difficult course. Dr. Hanley made it very doable. He gives full credit for labs most times. There is a synthesis project you will present to the class at the end of the semester. Exams are based off of book questions so do all of them! ACS Final.