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Quality2.8
Difficulty65%
Would Retake125
Reviews65%
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CHEM112 - 2.0 rating“CHEM 112 IS THE WORST COURSE AT QUEENS”
CHEM112 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
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100%
Attendance Mandatory
36%
Textbook Required
32%
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CHE112
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3.9
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Reviews (122)
Amazing and helpful prof
GEEK!
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Not very knowledgable. Not orgainzed. Course was poor...3 wks on MS word! Pls.
Awesome
He was always late, and what is up with his eyes? They're so.....wide open.
Not a good class, Mombourquette does his best, but sometimes he was a little off
Love that Distribution Diagrams shirt!! =P
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his voice puts you in a trance like state
Taught me well. Nice person. Organized notes. Care about students.
Hugest eyes ever. Talks about his fam a lot. A little sketch when getting help
You actually learn stuff you can use in real life
Pretty good at explaining but downfall is chemistry is just hard ! =(
good prof.
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Knowledge of a professor but clarity of a high school teacher.. awesome guy!!
He is actually a very nice person. Chemistry with him is not hard. He is very fair
He's a really nice prof
This guy is Bill Gates brother! Just look at him!
Very nice professor. Fair with students
Worst prof VERY!!!!!!
Great prof! Well organized and his online lecture notes are awesome and easy to learn from.
Pretty cool prof....nice guy
i found he tried too hard to be liked by the students. He knows he's a well liked prof and liked to "play that up". I personally didn't like his teaching, the online notes were good tho, and the class is pretty easy if you stay caught up.
Since his online notes are so good and detailed, his lecture seemed redundant and unnecessary. However, he explains things very well and genuinely cares about students.
Nice guy, good notes, not the greatest teacher, but he seems to care about the students so you cant help but liek him
Excellent
I think he is a really nice man, and his notes are great and all you need to understand. good stuff!
AWESOME notes. He's a really nice prof.
He epitomizes the chemistry nerd! He is so incredibly boring to listen to, BUT he has awesome notes and seems like a truly nice guy.
Very nice guy with awesome online notes, but the most boring lecturer I've ever had. Since the notes are so good, that doesn't really matter. I stopped going to class and just read the notes instead. He doesn't say anything different in class from them
He's a cool guy. Tries to be funny. Seems helpful but is not. His notes aren't that good, but the course and the exams are pretty well organized. Overall, props.
He has excellent notes and organizes his lectures well. He's also quite funny.
In class he seems to be nice and caring...But when you talk to him in person, he's a real jerk.
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He's a very good guy
I find him to be just as nice outside of class, who is always willing to help a student. Great notes, but lectures are boring since they don't differ from them.
very very bad teacher
snide and sarcastic
Dry, monotonous lectures but fantastic notes, which means paying attention in class takes effort. He's great with taking time to clarify material outside of class, but although he tries to be helpful, some of the TAs are much better at explaining difficult concepts and much more approachable.
Excellent and fair!
He's an awful teacher who tries too hard with lame Powerpoint presentations. He needs to stop trying to act 'cool' around first years and just teach the friggin material. He's unhelpful when you ask questions, and dwells on elementary details while only skimming briefly over more difficult concepts. He needs to get in touch with the student body...
Umm...verty helpful if you can do some work yourself...if you are completly reliant o nthe prof it wont be good...if your independant it'll be great
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Not very interesting at all, and each lecture has about 5 mistakes on average. Quite unclear about several concepts... I do not recommend him as a prof.
i think he's good actually! he's nice and quite humourous
Mombourquette is unapproachable, rude and degrading when questions are asked. He comes to class unprepared, generally with several mistakes in his lecture presentation. I found it very difficult to learn from him.
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Easier to learn from class notes. He tries to explain things that are already clear and skims over the hard details. Sometimes rude when approached and sarcastic most of the time.
He's hard but fair. Personally, puts too much emphasis on shortcuts that confuses more than helps. Goes through concepts really fast.
Rude when questions were asked. A tone of voice that anyone teaching people should not use. He trys hard, and produces excellent notes that are avalible on the internet ahead of class.
Worst prof of my career. He was sarcastic, rude, and abrasive.
Mombourquette was sooo boring. He needed to stop writing with that stupid red pen all over the lecture notes. His half WILL lower your mark. He goes really fast through material but if you study it's possible to do well.
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STOP DISSING / TRYING TO "ONE-UP" NEWSTEAD ALL THE TIME!! WE ALREADY ALL LOVE HIM SO STOP TRYING TO BE BETTER THAN HIM!
Great professor! I have no idea why everyone seems to hate this guy (Is it fashionable to hate him?). Mombourquette puts a great deal of effort in his lectures, and has a quirky sense of humour that you'll either love or hate. His lectures are excellent, goes a bit fast at times, but most of the stuff is supposed to be review anyways. Thumbs up!
he's a wonderful prof. if you didn't understand something he was always willing to help. his stories were the best, too bad 112 kids don't appreciate him.
ugh. there. that about sums chem class up in one word. last semester, with newstead, it was my favourite course. i love chemisty but i cannot stand mombourquette's teaching. i know that he puts a lot of effort in, but his lectures are so boring, and the new "pilot project" for quizzes sucks. no one likes the new system. we liked going to tutorials!
Good one-on-one. Fair and reasonable, but tough-minded. Princesses find him abrasive, but I never did. Less clear in class than first term professor, Bill Newstead. Spends too much time trying to live up to that.
i have never had a worse teacher... has turned me off university.
I enjoyed him, but a lot of others didn't. He taught the first term very well, particularly quantum and bonding material. While most 112 students hated him, he definitely taught better in 116, even sang us a song once. Second term sucked without him.
a real dissapointment. Notes were ok but a very bad lecturer. Emphasis on the wrong aspects and skims over harder parts. Appears very two faced as switches back and forth from fake grin plastered onto his face and the rude, sarcastic and abrasive tone taking when a student asks for help. thinks 112 students are idiots for some reason?
Awesome prof...he may be a bit of a geek but you know what? that does not make him a bad prof it just that he is super interested in chem. he also happens to a be a nice guy.
Worst professor I have ever had. So arrogant and condensending, it was unbelievable. Don't bother going to class, it didn't help one bit. He takes great delight in going on a power trip. I hear his retirement is coming up anyway ... keep your fingers crossed.
I think some of these ratings are a bit un-fair. I think he did a good job in teaching the course, he definitley put a lot of effort into it which is more than can be said for most profs. His exam was also really fair, if you put a little effort into it you'll do really well, his notes are really good too!
not my favourite prof this year
Prof. Mombourquette is a very approachable & helpful teacher. Thanks for a making chemistry understandable.
WORST prof in the chemistry department!!!! Before I list his flaws as teacher, of which there are many, I will say that his notes are concise and effective. He is unable to; highlight the major themes; tie it all together; focuses almost exclusively on math and; is not available for help. Because of him 221 was a waste of time and money!
A very approachable and understandable teacher. His slides are to the point and he teaches with interest and enthusiasm.
The worst teacher i have ever had... does not explain his material well, and he needs to learn how to use his computer BEFORE class
Dr. M is underrated, he does exactly what he's required to. He explains concepts pretty well and has good notes. At times he can be difficult to listen to though. His examinations are fair and good studying will pay off.
He taught expecting student to previously know material - so it made it more like a quick review of the subject. Found it difficult to understand many concepts due to him not fully explaining them. He leaves a lot of stuff out. Overall, he seems to enjoy teaching but unfortunately doesn't do it very well.
Prof. Mombourquette often goes off on tangents and random personal stories - once the class got too much detail into his marriage. He isn't clear in the material and doesn't give any examples of exam questions. He doesn't offer practise questions. Overall an enthusiastic but poor prof.
WORST.PROF.EVER, BUT exam was an absolute joke, now i know what artsci tests are like
Easy to approach. Nice. Clear speaker. Logical course notes. All around great professor. Really enjoyed his class. My one piece of advice is to sit close to the front, because he dims the lights and puts on the projector, so if it's late in the year and you're tired/stressed you might fall asleep in class.
Lectures are boring and confusing, all exams look exactly like past exams.
Lectures were pretty good and exam was fair
Don't really understand the hate here. He took over for Newstead for half of this semester and has done a great job. Quantum chemistry is a weird and difficult subject and he manages to explain it pretty well. A bit quirky but overall a pretty great prof.
Sometimes gets a bad rap when compared to Newstead but he is definitely the teacher to take the time to help you. Attend classes, he explains stuff and is always there for you after and during class to clarify.
Really fair prof! If you work hard, you will be able to earn a good grade. He's an understanding prof; if for some reason you flaked on grades, don't take advantage of him. Talk to him honestly and he'll definitely help out if he can. Great prof!
Great guy, but not necessarily the best teacher. His anecdotes are great though
Dr. Mombourquette is a great prof. He is very clear in lecture, gives excellent explanations in the lab, and is very charismatic. Really appreciated and respect him as a prof.
CHEM 112 IS THE WORST COURSE AT QUEENS. Mombourquette seems like a nice guy but really he'd rather be anywhere than with chem 112. Be prepared to teach yourself the entire course, and make friends so you can do the lab write ups together because they arn't hard just extremely tedious and frequently unclear.
Easily one of the worst profs in the chemistry department at Queen's. Particularly in labs, he teaches students things that are 100% incorrect. His own research failed, he is not up to date on chemistry, and is a good example of tenure gone wrong.
I really liked Dr. Mombourquette as a prof. He's genuinely very passionate about the material and that makes a big difference in capturing student's interest. He also really cares about the success of his students, and will make the effort to help you out if you reach out. Love this guy, wish I could have taken another course with him.
A real G, made me hate chemistry less
Great lecturer, perfect pace. Very passionate and caring prof. Favourite first year class. Very doable exam if you pay attention in class and do the homework.
Found the lectures to be pretty boring and didn't feel like I was learning much. The prof never really gave enough practice problems and explained the concepts in detail. It's worth checking out the Wize prep course since it reviews the same material and they had some good practice problems.
He's the goat
An absolute gem of a man
Amazing prof. Very detailed lectures. Extremely helpful/wants his students to do good.
great guy with good stories
Always there for his students, he cares about them and will do everything he can to help you!!
He really did want everyone to do well. He's easily accessible so don't be afraid to reach out to him (expect a quick response).
Professor Mombourquette was one of the worst professors I had this semester. He never replies to emails (even after multiple attempts) and gives out labs that leave everyone confused. Since the course was online, it seemed like it was every man for themselves and there was no support provided. The class was very disorganized.
Mombo is the best chem prof for first years! His classes are fun and interesting. If you have mombo, your chances of success are high!
Mombo was our course coordinator this year and I was excited because I heard good things about him. I was further let down and so were my peers. When emailing him for help the replies were 9/10 times it was not useful and left us struggling. After a couple attempts at communication most of us just struggled in silence because emailing was pointless
He does not explain anything. Ever. Literally, the whole class told him that we didn't understand what he was talking about, and instead of clarifying his points, he said 'you'll all get it' and just moved on. Like, I don't think he gets that maybe he will need to explain what he's doing once in a while. Haven't met someone in my year who likes him
Find him on quora...
The worst prof of 1st year period
Absolute gem
Mysterious man, marks depends on your TAs
Watch out - and be prepared to work. I had him this semester and he is just straight up rude. The email responses you get from him make you feel stupid - and are not helpful at all. You will catch yourself falling asleep in class because it is very unengaging. So happy this course is over!
Compared to APSC132 I am taking now, Michael's work is very well organized and easy to understand( Also because he can explain things pretty well). Long story short, I would like to have him as my Prof in every future Chem Course.
Not only was half of the class expected to do an exam in person, while the other half got to do it not-proctored online (same difficulty, same amount of question), but this prof has no respect for our time, and effort that we put into his course. This prof made me regret picking Queen's after only 5 months of being here.
Objectively, this class in itself was not bad, I plan on majoring in chem. However I would like to warn anyone that If you need to communicate with Mombourquette he is quite passive aggressive, and has a knack for making students uncomfortable. He doesn’t teach the course, he just organizes it, but interactions with him are quite weird.
Weirdest stories ever. Very tangential
Dr. Mombourquette is an interesting person, with a Quora account, and interesting stories. For APSC 131, he had an online textbook written by himself with videos of the content, which pretty much covers the same stuff as the lectures. Thus, it is easy to go over concepts again. Mombo himself is somewhat of an aloof person towards his students.
Ignore all the negative reviews here mombo is great. He will sometimes go on tangents telling some pretty strange stories but it keeps the already good quality lectures entertaining. The textbook is optional, it was written by him, its free, and it covers mostly the same content as the lectures
Prof Mombourquette is great. He clearly loves what he does and what he teaches, and he always tells great stories. His lectures are dense, but homework is relatively light and he didn't give us a midterm this year, only a final (thumbs up from me). Ask him a good question and you'll get a good answer. Enjoy your retirement professor.
Amazing teacher! Super engaging lectures while still being informative. Would take his class again!
Dr.Mombourquette was incredibly helpful and mad himself available numerous times to help out students that were struggling. Very good teacher, it's clear if you put in the work, you'll do very well. It's clear what they expect and how they grade. Excellent feedback if you mess up as well. 100% would take him again.
He is so slow compared to the other CHEM 112 professors. So even when we were 2-3 lectures behind, we had to teach ourselves the material because the homework and quizzes were still due at the same times as the other sections. He made minimal changes to the course to accommodate for his own inability to get through the lectures.
Attend class he doesn't post annotated lectures
This man made my mornings on west amazing. I always looked forward to his classes. Yes we were a lecture or 2 behind at some points but that was just because he went into more detail on how to work through some questions for the students benefit. If he ever comes back to teach CHEM112 I highly recommend taking his section
We were always a few lectures behind because he was slow. This was difficult as the due dates for quizzes, homework etc. were not changed. He was actually pretty good lecturing; he just doesn't post any notes or videos. He was supposed to be retired, I can't blame him for checking out.
Was often behind in lectures because buddy likes to yap, but overall funny guy, and very entertaining.
I took CHEM 112 with Dr. Mobourquette in the last academic year. Cheerful guy, and well-explained lectures. Pace was sometimes fast, but he often took the time to explain some of the harder concepts. The Department of Chemistry will miss Dr. Mombo !
Professor Mombourquette's lectures are engaging and informative, though he does sometimes go on entertaining tangents. The free textbook he wrote is a helpful complement to the course. unstuckstudy and ChatGPT were great study tools for this class.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
36%
Textbook Required
32%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
+0.06 avg changeRatings by Course
CHE112
4.0
(4)CHEM
4.0
(1)APSC132
4.0
(1)APSC131
3.9
(25)CHEM210
3.7
(3)Difficulty by Course
CHEM221
4.0
APSC132
3.0
CHEM112
2.9
APSC131
2.8
CHE112
2.8