Avoid at all costs. You will learn absolutely nothing from him. So much more work than necessary is needed to get ahead in this class. Most of your time will be wasted trying to comprehend what he's saying, and if you manage to do that, the comprehension of the subject is a completely different story. Non interactive class, your grades will suffer.

The only reason to attend lecture is if there is homework due, a quiz, or a test. While he is a nice guy and he seems to know what he's talking about, he does not lecture well. He is hard to understand and simply reads a power point based directly off the book. You will do better on the exams if you just read the book carefully.

He is very hard to understand for one and when he is understandable it is almost like he is in his own world. Lets put it this way, if I didnt have a genius best friend there is no way I would have passed even with tutoring and reading the textbook!

He is a nice and intelligent man who should be teaching higher level courses. He never explains the basics and rarely covers what is actually on the test or does practice problems all the way through. He can be difficult to understand so sit at the front. He never lets out early and his lectures are painfully dull but he tries. No big deal to skip.

Worst professor I've ever had. Nothing in class will come up on tests. Learned more from the Lab TA about chemistry. No attendance taken, so no point in even going to class. After the first two weeks total attendance was like 55% on the best days. Horrible, but easy class.

I have attended every lecture for Dr. Olt's class, and every single lecture consisted of him reading the notes from his powerpoint word-for-word. You would think that a professor understands that his students can read for themselves, but I'm not sure Olt has realized this. I have never felt like I wasted more time in a lecture than until now.

Went to Zoom lectures and he only read off the slides. He answers questions poorly when we ask in class. Tests were impossible because going to zoom lectures was pointless.

Absolutely awful. I'm normally a straight A student and I choked my way through this class. Can never get in contact with him, so couldn't even get help when needed. He attempts to go through powerpoints with 70+ slides every class. Absolutely no direction for tests, and tests are way too long for the period. Avoid at all costs.

he flies through slides to the point you cant write notes, makes mock exams that are nothing like the actual exams, gives no direction of what the mc on exams will be so its a guessing game based on luck of what to study, doesnt teach material well, then blames the students for low overall averages on the exams. AVOID AT ALL COSTS

PLEASE AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS! I have never experienced a professor that is more dismissive of a class's concerns, and he never seemed bothered that our exam averages were around 60% every time. Lectures consisted of him reading off of slides and exams had very random topics to be answered in too short of time.

Nah... just don't do it. He only reads off the slide, doesn't really work well with computers and zoom. All test/quiz are lockdown with camera and audio. Sweet man, but defiantly not the move for an online classroom.

Let's see... This class was ruthless. I dreaded it every time I went because he flew through all the material and didn't actually teach anything that wasn't on the slides. He gave mock exams, but they were NOTHING like the real exam. The averages on the test never got above like a 65. AVOID THIS MAN AT ALL COST!!!!

This guy sucks. I don't have a problem with his accent; you get used to it. But I have never heard this professor answer a question straight up. He always dodges the answer and/or answers very vaguely. His lectures are boring, and he just reads directly off of slides, all while skipping through them incredibly fast so you don't have time to write.

Hard to understand, does a poor job explaining material

Was not cooperative whatsoever. I have to go home early for thanksgiving break for family stuff and he wouldn't let me. You're also not allowed to use computers in his class.. only paper and pen. He goes way too fast over the slides, extremely hard to understand, and is extremely ineffective in teaching. I actually went to a different chem class.

Olt is a really nice guy, but his teaching is not the greatest. He just puts a powerpoint on the screen and reads it for an hour and 15 mins. He talks really fast and has a really thick accent. You don't really know what's expected of you on the quizzes/tests, so you just have to hope you studied the right things. Just be ready to teach yourself

Not a good Professor for CH 1020! Do not take if given a choice. He is very lecture heavy but goes over the examples too fast and speeds through the notes. The in class quizzes are also extremely difficult. The worst chemistry professor for CH 1020.

The worst CH 1020 Professor at Clemson. He read straight off the power point and does not explain the examples. He is also very hard to understand with his thick accent. Not good at explaining anything chemistry related. Worst professor I have had at Clemson so far.

Olt is extremely hard to understand even though he reads straight off the powerpoint. His tests and quizzes are almost impossible to get a B or A on unless you go over the whole 140-150 slide powerpoint word for word. It is so specific for a beginning chem class. Would not recommend this professor to anyone.

He is the worst Professor I have had at Clemson. Do not take him at all cost. His quizzes are impossible and he never slows down. He is naive to how much his students struggle in his class.

He simply does not give us enough study material to succeed on the exams in his class. The quizzes are pretty hard as well but are worth a small portion of the final grade. Attendance is practically mandatory because you have to be aware of when the quizzes are happening. Take someone else if possible

Awful lectures. Cant understand anything he says.

Terrible.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS This class was one of the worst I've ever taken. Not only is he just a bad teacher, he teaches things INCORRECTLY. As in my friends and TAs would work problems he did after and some of his answers would be wrong. He skips through slides when he has run out of time, skips examples, and sometimes makes fun of students. Dont take

DO NOT TAKE CHEMISTRY WITH OLT!!! Everything you learn for this class will be from outside of class on your own. Absolutely never responds to emails. If you are already stuck with him I HIGHLY recommend the PAL sessions for chemistry, they are the only reason I got an A.

I wanted to genuinely fall asleep. I don't know what I learned. Drop.

Do not take him. I felt like no matter how much I studied, I still wasn't getting good grades. He claims to be going off of the textbook but will have random questions on tests about random statistics that were never mentioned. VERY unhelpful when trying to understand material. Thick accent, too, and assumed everything was common sense.

Let me start by saying Olt is a great guy, and he seems really sweet. His class was awful though. It's hard to understand him, his lecture are boring, and the exams are hard. This quizzes he gives out are easy because you can find quizlets similar to them. I did not enjoy this class at all, simply because I had no idea what was going on.

I highly recommend finding another teacher if possible. He teaches unnecessary information that will not be on the exam and it will confuse you even more. This class is made to be difficult but he doesn't explain the topics very well. He is very nice but I would advise anyone to change classes immediately.

so awful i cant even begin where to start. chem 2 is already hard enough and somehow he manages to make it ten times harder. his lectures consists of useless information and i end up teaching myself every single lesson

I hated this class and this professor. The class isn't too difficult because you can use quizlets to study for quizzes and exams. He says the book is required, but don't buy it. You can survive this class and get a good enough grade, but you probably won't learn anything about chemistry. He is very hard to understand in lectures.

i dont miss him. dont take it. please save urself. if ur graphic comm.... im sorry.

Impossible to understand, never gives practice problems. Awful.

I used to pray and hope I would fall violently ill or get run over before going to his class just so I didn't have to deal with it. I actually hated chemistry because of him. He assumes you know everything, so will not elaborate on anything at all. He seems like a nice person, but he just isn't meant to be a gen chem professor.

The worst professor you could take. He sets his students up for failure. If you need to learn something, do not go to him, instead watch youtube or tutoring (I learned more in tutoring than his class).

Not really teaching the material, the quizzes and the homework don't correlate much. Hard to understand during lectures. just reads off the slides with no real instruction and you need to already know chemistry to succeed or be good at teaching yourself. In 1050 there are no PAL instructors or tutoring services so make friends to study with.

no. barf. thats all i have to say. Gen chem is awful as is but do your self a favor and at least get someone who can teach. This class makes me breakdown once a week. I could be home with family rn for thanksgiving break but nooooooo of course we have the last exam time.

I think this man is truly out to get me. His powerpoints contain the most random material and his quizzes are so much more difficult than the tests. I would study for hours and still fail. He is kinds funny though and sweet and I like him as a person but he is not a good teacher and I think he is praying on my downfall.

he is not a good professor, he cannot explain things in a simple way, the slides are so boring and just a bunch of words on a screen. he is a really nice person, and funny but just really bad at explaining things. Also all of the other gen chem teachers gave their quizzes at home, but with this professor he makes you take them in class

Olt was a cool guy but an awful teacher. Honestly, being there really didn't make a difference because I didn't learn anything anyway. He is good for meeting outside of class, but that's about it. If you take Olt, just prepare to teach yourself chemistry. This class was harder than Calc 2. Chad's Prep on YouTube and ChatGPT saved me.