This guys lectures in class are long and they don't make sense. I often go on youtube and watch Tyler Dewitt videos because those help me more than professor Strothkamp. Also we move a chapter a week in class, so if you need some time to sit down and comprehend what you are doing Ken is not your guy.

Run, don't walk, in the opposite direction of this professor and his classes. Unless of course you like teaching yourself. His lectures consist of him tracing circles with a laser pointer on an overhead projector. He doesn't do practice problems in class, the homework has little to do with the tests, and there were errors on every exam key. Run!

His test review guides are nothing like his tests. Only way to do extremely well is to go to his problem sessions which are schedule during other class times. 2/10

I understand that the point is to weed people out. He would spend a good amount of time berating us for not being A+ students. His exams were hard, granted a few succeeded. But he deliberately made it hard then would curve it heavily. I suggest you take Sheagley's class if you can. You will be up all night trying to pass, just know it will be hard.

I had him for chem 199 & took him again for chem 221, both times I barely passed. His tests are super hard & when the class does terribly he only blames us and not himself. All he does is lecture us and consistently gets off topic. He talks more about the courses you need to talk if you wish to continue in chem than he talks abt the actual material

Ken is a very passionate teacher, but he never really went into depth about certain topics. The class is really fast-paced and if you don't come to class once you miss out on a lot. When students ask questions in class he is passive-aggressive and makes you feel stupid. If you have the option of taking Chemistry with anyone else, do it.

This instructor is probably the worst educator I have ever encountered in my life. He claims to be open and accessible, but in one-on-one settings, over email, or his smaller problem solving sessions, he has a tendency to look at students like they are idiots, and can barely conjure the basics of human kindness in his interactions. Demotivational.

Sadly this was the only professor to teach CH 221 for winter term, and even more unfortunate that he is the only professor to teach CH 222, if I even pass this class. The lectures don't really teach much, all the important information is from stuff to do outside of class, when I'm already slammed working full time & taking other difficult classes.

Extremely rude when you ask questions. Laughs when students get questions wrong. Makes you feel terrible about not understanding material Belittling and stuck up

Has weird curves when grading but when it comes down for your final grade, he decides willy nilly based on his personal opinion. Lectures cover nothing that you need to know for tests. Assigns an impossible amount of HW each week and when you ask for help, he is extremely condescending and passive aggressive. Tests are extremely long as well for 1h

I have never seen a professor so bad in my whole college career. His exams are terrible, he gives almost an impossible amount of work to do in only one hour and the class average is usually below 40%. He says that if you get a 40 then it will be equivalent to a C but it won't it will be equivalent to 40%. He is supper irresponsible, DON'T TAKE HIM

If college was a comedy, this would be the star attraction. Ken sends many classwide emails calling his own students idiots, and in one-on-one sessions will grill students on things they stated they do not understand and refuse to help them when they cannot answer correctly, then wonders why nobody wants his help. Oh, and the class average is a 55%

His class is by far the hardest general chemistry class I have taken. He incorporates a lot of biology into his lectures and tests. His tests are really hard even if you study because his tests require more applied knowledge than plugging in to solve. Take only if you have to.

Nothing you do will prepare you for his exams. I did every POD and homework assignment twice in addition to a bunch of other reading and problems. On his exams, he uses large biology problems that have never been covered. I have studied harder for this class then any other class and average 55% on exams. Same with rest of class. AVOID HIM

Prof. Strothkamp is AWFUL! I have taken Chemistry before and done very well. He makes it impossible for students to pass his quizzes and tests. He is very intelligent and doesn't take into account that it is most of his student's first time taking a chemistry course. I would not recommend taking him!

this class is the worst class ever taken, and he's the worst professor you would ever encounter. Please do yourself a favor and do not take this class, it will lead to nothing but stress for you. He grades us on material that he hasn't even taught, along with dumping 30 ALEKS topics a week, it is pure torture.

His teaching style is to talk over students and not alow questions. He will than complain if students come to him seeking help. Additionally he will spam your email with an obsered amount of random messages. Kenneth also refuses assist student in passing his own course. I wish I was making this up. DO NOT TAKE!

If you missed a class you are pretty much by yourself with the material of the class. If for any reason you can't take a quiz he won't help you take it on a different time.

I rarely have problems with professors but this one was so stressful. He made me feel very dumb, he was very blunt and very negative minded. His Aleks never matched with the work on quizzes. His tests were different from the reviews. I did great In chem 1 with a different teacher and I have a great lab score right now but his class is terrible.

Ken openly told us he wasn't there to teach us chemistry problem solving, just chemistry and that's what lab was for, but the lab teacher never did this. He criticized people for asking questions and even replied to a few by asking the students if they were in the right class. This is not an intro course you are expected to know Chemistry prior.

Having passive aggressive emails from Day one isn't fun in the slightest. Quizzes and tests are the main grades for this class, with homework barely contributing to your overall grade as well as no extra credit opportunities. His classes are all lectures as well that he doesn't let you ask questions in and will actually yell at you if you do.

His Aleks never matched or truley prepared you with the work on quizzes or exams. pick sheagly

terrible, quizzes and exams do not match, whatever you do not take this professor. I literally got an A in sheagley but now I cant past 50%

I had a 4.0 GPA in HS and really excelled in all my AP chem classes. Never in my life have I dealt with such an awful class as Strothkamps. Professor Strothkamp is passive aggressive in emails, doesn't allow questions to be asked in lectures and gives limited time to do quizzes. Please find another professor, not worth your money nor mental health.

This professor can't teach that well and his lectures are the bare minimum of what is needed to do good in the class. The lecture and Aleks aren't at all helpful towards doing quizzes and tests. The exams are unreasonably hard, especially because some of the things in the exams weren't taught to us or wasn't explained that well.

None of the ALEKS prepares you for the quizzes. Quizzes and POD's don't correlate most of the time. The one thing that helped was the worksheets. One good thing is that he curves grades enough to where you can pass even if you have a 60% by the end of the term. Get your iClicker points, score decent on quizzes/exams, and finish your ALEKS.

Ken would be much better if he changed his course in any positive way. The tests are difficult because you only have an hour for Chemistry problems that take 5-10 min each if you know EXACTLY what your doing. He also would send an email every week telling the class how bad they were doing. Also the ALEKS problems are useless.

makes chemistry harder than it should be. Take this class at PCC instead, trust me

I took CH 221 with a different professor and received a 99% in the class. I took CH 222 and CH 223 with Strothkamp because he was the only option and he is the worst professor I have ever had. He rambles on in lectures without really giving any understanding of the actual material. Tests are unrelated to material learned. Homework is useless.

Scored 87% in Chem 221 with a different professor. Struggled with Prof. Strothkamp for 222 (B) and 223 (likely C). He goes on 10-20 minute tangents on topics irrelevant to what will be on the test regularly. Multiple times other students have asked him questions in class or Zoom meetings and he has told us to "think about it harder".

He goes on random tangents about things that are barely related to the material all the time, and he doesn't prepare you for the quizzes or ALEKS. The lab TA had to teach us everything every week and this class isn't worth the struggle required to get a decent grade

I feel that the professor is not following the guidelines of the department in esrnest. Also I feel that the professor does bot even try to make an effort to understand the online learning platform that has been mandated by the department. He lives in his own idea of what the university should be like and disregards how it actually is.

An embarrassment to what remains of PSU's integrity. Be careful what questions you ask in class, actually he sees any question as test of your overall comprehension. He will start grilling you about meeting the pre-requisites, even the A+ students. He is very defensive. Seek outside tutoring and band together as a class. Be prepared.

Kenneth was a really bad professor. His lectures are all but useless and you are required to do worksheets outside of class that you don't even get credit for. Overall I have never experience a professor send out an email or announcement every week calling the class bad and a failure and not put any of the blame on himself. DO NOT TAKE. YW