He sits at a desk and reads his word-filled powerpoints. Doesn't provide any other resources to learn the material. O Chem is challenging, but your professor will make or break the class. We aren't learning anything with the ave. exam score in the 40s! One of our first classes he said only 20% of the class will finish the exams...what's the point?

This professor should be fired immediately. I've never had a professor as bad as this man. AVOID at all costs. He literally does not teach at all and averages on exams are 40%. He brags that his tests are so long that no one finishes. He doesn't teach, but requires students to come to lecture or they will be penalized. STAY AWAY.

We can tell he likes chemistry... Lectures are 40 slides of paragraphs. Won't actually walk through concepts during lectures, just talks about them. He told us that only ~20% of the class are able to finish the exams, and makes so many mistakes while solving his own questions?? TAs are also confused with him, so avoid if u care abt your sanity!!

Very horrible experience of reading through 40 pg ppt. Hard to understand when prof just read off like the textbook. The prof is just rambling the ppt words in class.... HARD barely go over problem and really want to fall asleep in his class....

this is the worst teacher ever. his powerpoint slides are a bunch of paragraphs and he expects you to learn them without giving any practice questions. He doesn't teach anything but then will give graded problems and just expects you to learn everything basically on your own. he just rambles on in class and goes through everything way too fast.

Nice guy but such a frustrating class. Midterm averages were never above 60% and we were told at the beginning of the quarter that tests were written so only 20% of us would complete them. He just read off densely packed lecture slides in class and then assigned ridiculous amounts of homework each week. Even TAs are refusing to work with him.

If I could give him a 0 I would. He would go on multiple tangents saying he didn't like the textbook's vocabulary and would use different ones on exams. He would rant for so long that we would run out of time to actually cover material. On our very first exam he told us "I expect over 80% of you to be unable to finish the exam".

Upon taking multiple chem courses at the UW & considering the inevitable difficulty of ochem, Bartlett presents material in a way that's indigestible & confusing. Though he's outwardly kind, his class lacks clear explanations, examples & practice. He makes up his own terminology & doesn't provide test prep despite having a very specific exam format

Holy ****. He tests on things he barely lectures about then throws pdf's at you and expects ya to learn it. Beware this prof.

Told us first week that 80% of us will not have time to complete exams. Exam2 avg was 42.6/110. Told us many times that he hates memorization, then expects us to memorize lists of compounds/functional groups. Just reads off the paragraphs on his slides, and barely covers important stuff. Makes so many mistakes on his answer keys. DO NOT take him

Throughout my entire academic career I've never faced a teacher who was so bad at teaching. He quite literally says so much yet so little. Other students who have taken this course before me couldn't even tell me what I am learning. I never write reviews but I must warn the UW students. Do not take this professor if you want to go to grad school.

Professor Bartlett is a very nice guy but very bad at teaching. I wish he could solve more questions and allow us to learn through those, not only by explaining. All STEM classes require test-solved problems by the professor so you can know what he wants from you. Also, the answer sheet for the worksheets are very though to read!!

worst prof ive ever had! do not take him if you want to understand Ochem. Lost of failing little learning. Ive never felt so dumb in my life until taking this prof. Too much work for a 4 credit class and exams are worth 75% of grade. TA also complained in quiz section cause he is impossible. He is the reason I am no longer pre med. BEWARE

exams are the hardest exams ive taken at UW. YouTubers were my professor the entire quarter. He never did practice problems in class and blamed us when averages were low. He made our last midterm and final also 4 day apart , last midterm on thurs and final on mon. attendance was mandatory with a quiz every lecture. TOO MUCH WORK TO PASS.

The WORST prof I've ever had. Impossible to stay awake in his class. He just sit there and read the slides. Slides are long paragraphs. I feel like I'm in english class. I learned nothing in this class. Don't walk away from this prof, RUN AWAY!

He is honestly such a terrible professor and I would never take him again and not to mention the fact his answer keys are always wrong. He also complains about how he fails his own exam and if thats the case then why give it to us in the first place?? Its so irritating!!

WORST PROF EVER! cant explain how bad he is, run.

Gives out so much homework that you barely have time to study. He teaches material past 237 in fact even students in 239 don't learn the material that we learn. It's so advanced that not even IC tutors know what's going on

Bro made me start ashwagandha. If you value your happiness, stay away!

Just don't do it! This is the first class at UW I might actually fail. Exams are nothing like anything i've seen before, too long and he is impossible to learn from. TA, friends who taken the sequence, and the tutoring center rarely could help me with my content. This class ruined my mental health. UW chem department needs a serious talk with him.

This professor is wild. He wants us to understand content that the CLUE tutors don't even know how to explain and think it is 239 content. He always messes up his answer keys, gives insane amounts of homework and doesn't do anything in lecture but sit and read off the powerpoint which just consists of stuff from the textbook. Don't recommend:(

Very passionate teacher but man can't teach. He always messes up on his own answer keys, talks at 80mph, only cares about finishing his slides, and does NOT explain anything well. I have yet to hear a single person say they understand whats going on in the classroom. This man should go back to SPU or get fired. Can't believe we are paying for this!

This is the WORST professor I've ever had at UW. It's like he wants his students to fail. He prides himself by saying that "only 20% of students will finish an exam". He sits so lazily and fails to provide examples. He is very passionate about OCHEM but not too passionate about his students passing... exams are extremely difficult

I can't believe I've spent thousands of dollars and countless hours listening to this man ramble to quite literally not learn a single thing. His class made me so distressed that my psychiatrist prescribed me an antipsychotic. If you value your mental stability, never cross this dude's path...you will regret it. Consider yourself warned.

I have never done worse on exams than I have in this course, nor have I studied more. My TA and those at the chem study center were confused. Lecture is paragraph upon paragraph, at 5x speed. You need to have a LOT of time to devote to memorizing for his course. Take a different professor. The averages on exams are the worst I have seen.

3 days between the last midterm and the final. I find the material fascinating, and he is ruining it for me. Test averages were awful. He just rambles and teaches nothing. Throws too much at you and expects you to spend all your time teaching it to yourself. Good luck if you take him. (Don't).

No one is saying that this man isn't kind nor accessible - However, I constantly leave lectures more confused than I walked in. Studying and asking questions doesnt translate to exam performance, as proven by the sub 50% averages. This class makes me feel helpless and defeated. And it's definitely not for a lack of trying. This prof lacks clarity!

Beware of this guy. Everything in this course is lengthy, from his emails, slides, worksheets, tests. Rambles for 80 minutes straight with no break. He teaches some content that other professors in the ochem department do not include. TAs are also confused themselves. He's a nice person sure but sucks at teaching.

This class took everything from me. Never have I ever studied more than 12 hours straight just to get a mediocre grade. His TA's, CLUE and IC tutors never know what he's talking about. I actually enjoy the material but he made me despise it. I'll have nightmares about this class.

I am hands down a fan of chemistry, but beware of this professor! Tests are extremely hard and the keys to them are often incorrect. His lectures are copied and pasted from the textbook and he just reads the slides word for ford for the entire 1.5 hrs. Test averages were always low (once 38%) and he never took accountability for it. Don't take!!!

Ya no. One week we had 114 total achieve questions to do. On top of that, he has 10+ page worksheets. Insane workload. Difficult tests. Not worth it.

Just had the first of 3 midterms today. It was AWFUL. 10 Pages, 171 points, and impossible to finish on time. I've never studied so hard for an exam at UW before. Lectures are literally just him reading off the slides, which are just copied/pasted from the textbook. Dropped this class as soon as I got out of the Exam.

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This man literally does not get it. He rambles on for the whole lecture time and reads off his slides. An absurd amount of hw. The first test WAS 13 PAGES, and he sent an email a few hours before to say what was on it. I have never disliked a professor so quickly and everyone is confused.

You will loss your confidence and enthusiasm in Chemistry by taking his exams. He wrote extremely long and hard exams, lots of homework, and assign reading quiz at every single lecture. 90% of the questions on exams are uncovered in lecture, you will have to learn every thing on your own. The content he teaches are heavier than other chem professor

So many words. Wrote an 8 page paper explaining why the exam averages are between 30-40 percent instead of listening to critiques. A perfect score is unobtainable on exams and we are not given the same sheet of key IR numbers the rest of the organic chemistry department gives students for exams. Overall not the vibe you will cry probably.

insane standards. he doesn't accept criticism, instead he insists that exams aren't that difficult bc he could do them. so much time, energy, and money spent on this class for nothing. don't do it to yourself. just wait for a qtr where someone else is teaching.

worst professor i've ever had.

Lectures are just basically him reading slides that are copied from the textbook. He goes very fast and still does not cover the material he has planned because there is just so much of it. Homework is graded on effort which is nice, but it is not very helpful for learning the material. Most of the lectures get finished in office hours.

Worst professor I've had at UW. Went through material way too fast for anyone to grasp, did not explain major ideas in the course, never worked through examples in class. Have to work really hard to pass the class. The final had material that he said would not be on it. I know it's a hard class but he made it so much worse.

I would drop out of school before taking another class with this man again. I have never suffered more in my life. No idea how he has a job