This professor is a 300+ class professor with a doctorate degree in Chemistry. He will teach Chemistry 100 like it is Chemistry 301, so beware. His notes are jumbled and his tests do not cover the notes.

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Was not the best teacher. Does not take into consideration we were not Chem majors. Most people were taking the class for a science credit without a lab. Did not tell us how he was grading us and ended up failing most of us with the use of clickers. If there is someone else teaching try to get someone else.

I was at good at chemistry before I took his class, the way he explains things is wayyyy too confusing! He is not a very good teacher and the exams are impossible...RUN FAR FAR AWAY.

He is a horrible teacher. He thinks that students can teach themselves and he thinks that the only reason why students do bad in his class is because they don't attend when it reality we attend and still do bad.

Dr Blass is terrible. He is a very smart and nice guy, but a terrible teacher. He is extremely disorganized and I found myself scattered and lost in almost all of his lectures. Aleks is difficult and very time consuming but keep on that and the lab because they will help you. overall, do not take him.

For your first year of chem stay away from Dr. Blass. He presents the material in a very advanced mannor and is very difficult to follow. Exams were very tough and had random and sometimes pointless questions on them. Take the other profs first them come back to blass for physical chem if you need it.

Horrible. Very boring lectures and most exams looked nothing like the examples that he did in class. I would HIGHLY recommend staying away from him if you have to take CHEM1250 or 1270.

He's a sweet guy, but he's an awful professor. His lessons are scatter brained, the online homework is rough, and the exams are IMPOSSIBLE. He doesn't curve so don't expect any mercy grading. He does provide slides, however, they don't pertain to the exams, so READ THE BOOK. Every chapter. Twice. And don't skip recitation! It's where you learn..

Took 1250 with him which wasn't too unbearable. This class is on a whole new level of his pure confusion and ignorance of the students (who, like me, are rather new to chemistry) he is teaching. Most of his lectures consist of advanced material and he is condescending when you go in for help. TA's are where all of the help and learning comes from.

Very awful professor. Lectures are very confusing as he's not clear at all and exams are extremely hard and are impossible to pass.

Really nice guy outside of chem. Awful teacher though. Makes lectures so confusing and way above an intro level of chemistry. Teaches as if we all know as much as he does. TA's, lab, and youtube videos taught me more than he did. Hes not clear when you go in for extra help and his tests are ridiculously hard compared to the practice test he gives.

Worst, I lost everything too. My scholarships and my passion for science. I studied so hard for his exams. I asked how can I study for his exams? He told me to know everything. I work and have to go to school, I understand knowing your subject, but his expectation are unreal. So, don't take this class.

worst class i have ever taken, test are difficult and when he gives you old exams to study from none of the material is on the new exam. lectures are pointless because the things that will be on the exam were barley talked about or discussed in class.

Honestly worked my butt off in his class to only receive a 79.44 in the class. He wouldn't round it to a B under any circumstances. Goes on rants the entire lectures and doesn't make it his points to really educate.

I didn't think you could go into a lecture with some knowledge, and come out of it more confused than ever. He would lecture off topic, or ramble on about one subject for an entire lecture. I have never felt so unprepared for exams.

I took this class for my major 2 semesters with Peter and he is by far the WORST teacher that I have ever had. He explains one way how to do things in class, then when you go to Recitation the TA's explain it a completely different way, and if you go ask him for help he will tell you that the TA's are wrong and they don't know what they are doing

If you want your dreams of going to med school crushed, take his classes. I tried very very hard in his class but he never made any sense. Also, nobody is really sure exactly where the multiple choice comes from on his tests. If you read it will make the class somewhat easier. But good luck.

Expected you to have mastered chemistry beforehand. When I asked him for help, his replies were condescending, and did not clarify subject matter very much. I highly discourage taking his class

Don't put off the online homework until the night before. It takes hours to do depending what section. Didn't really go into concepts, just expected you to know it after telling you one time. Doesn't understand that if the whole class averages 50% on the exams then it's his fault not theirs.

Worst professor I've had at BGSU

This class was harder than anatomy and physiology

Not good

Peter Blass is one of the most disrespectful professors that I have ever had. He might "teach" a topic once and then he expects you to know it as well as he does the next. He will go on tangents throughout the lecture and the complain about being behind in class. He will be very rude to you if you ask him for any help. DO NOT TAKE PETER BLASS!!!

I study often and go to class, but Dr. Blass is the absolute worst professor I have ever had. I asked if I could meet with him to help fix some issues with my homework module and he said, "I don't do office hours, email me" and then he does not respond to my emails. He is condescending and unwilling to help. Terrible lecturer and outdated. Dusty.

Wouldn't recommend this professor to anyone. Very intelligent man, but I ended up having to teach myself to even begin to understand the concepts due to his lack of teaching ability

One of the worst professors Ive ever had in my young adult life. He genuinely does not care if his students succeed or fail. He refuses to answer emails. Very hard to follow, lectures mostly on irrelevant material. Grade in lecture is determined through three tests so if you fail a test, youre basically going to fail the class.

Professor Blass is a good guy at heart, but he will not slow down the class even if half of the students are failing. He's bullheaded and will not give you more time/less homework. The class work reflects heavily on the homework but if you use Chegg, please use Chegg. I couldn't get through this without it.

Worst professor I have ever had. Would not recommend taking Gen Chem 1 or 2 with this professor. The lectures are hard to follow, and exams are very hard. Either study an insane amount, or you will not get a good grade.

Must be able to teach yourself. Spent so much time on Ochem unit but was hardly on the exam. Everything he breezed through made up most of the first exam. Whole class made our own study sessions to teach ourselves the material.

Did not enjoy his class. He was not very helpful or available to students easily. I have emailed him multiple times asking for help and reaching out, never once got back to me. I understand professors are busy and sometimes it can be hard to compromise with students, but he does not budge.

Dr blass doesn't give his students a chance to pass this class .exam weigh heavy which is the only thing that can change your grade .dr blass doesn't grade your exam he lets students which all grade different

Good luck if you ever have to take gen chem 1 and 2. I was an A student in high school when I took my chem course, and now my grade/gpa is trash. It's hard to focus in a giant lecture hall, so extra good luck if you struggle focusing. Overall, terrible course. Worst one I've ever taken. Study for days and save yourself. The class average is bad.

the man cannot teach, he is a nice guy but i have no clue what he is saying. whether i went to lecture or not i didn't get a thing. he had a ton of options for outside help but in the end it didn't do much for me. if you mess up on an exam you are screwed, the homework is barely weighted its all on the exams.

Worst professor I've every had would have times to get help but makes you feel dumb when asking. Thinks he's class is so easy and everyone will success but half of the people fail because the material is not taught well. Exams are so hard was worse than the practice with was different information.

Class has 5 exams that add up to 70% of the class. I went to all lectures and review before each test and struggled to get a C in the class but got a A in Lab. He has TAs do all the grading. Recitation is where I learned in this class. Hw is on mastering chemistry which cost extra and is nothing like the exams. Blames us when exams are below 60.

Dr. Blass does not help much outside of class and makes you feel dumb. I could never take one of his courses again.

Dr. Blass is probably one of the worst possible professors to teach an intro to chem course. He speaks to a lot of students who aren't understanding the material like it should be basic knowledge when it's not. I made it clear to him that I didn't have to take chemistry at my high school so everything I new to me and he told me I had to study more.

Blass is not good at teaching or organizing this class. He expects you to know everything from previous chemistry classes. He was not helpful when I asked questions and often was rude. I also heard him make many comments about his students being incompetent. Overall the course was a mess. Take elsewhere if possible, if not good luck!

Do anything at all possible to not take his lecture. I'm sure he's a great person, but no competition the worst instructor I've ever had. I get majority A's, but am so confused I often don't even know what problem we are on. He confuses himself often and makes countless mistakes. His example tests are not even close to similar to the ones given.

This man CAN NOT teach and it's infuriating. A very difficult class and all he does is ramble on for half of the class instead of covering what will be on the test in detail. Gives hard exams and will not give any kind of curve or extra credit when the class average is low. It's a shame he is the only professor for both General Chemistry 1 and 2.

Do not take this class please save yourself and avoid him at all costs.

He doesn't teach, he rambles and expects you to understand everything he says. I studied for hours on lecture material and concepts with my study group and ALL of us failed it, including the rest of the class. He is very unhelpful and doesn't give study guides.

If you value your sanity, DO NOT TAKE GEN CHEM 1. Blass will talk for over half of the class about random topics that have nothing to do with the actual topic and turn you loose to work on the worksheets pretty much on your own. He doesn't offer any sort of extra credit and will rarely curve an exam regardless of how low the class average may be.

PLEASE DO NOT TAKE GEN CHEM 1 WITH BLASS!!! He doesn't really teach, just rambles for 50 minutes. He doesn't explain basic concepts, just expects you to know them. Class average of one of the exams was a 49%, he refused to curve it and blamed it on his students instead of his awful teaching. He does not set students up for success at all.

Currently sitting in lecture while writing this, the man is has a strong love for chemistry but is not good at teaching it, the connects he posts for homework take for ever and are just repeat questions, takes forever to respond to emails, do not take this class.

Dr. Blass is truly the worst professor I have ever had. He gets off topic frequently in class, he allows class to run over and proceeds to gets upset when students start packing up and leaving despite him taking over the allotted time. His explanations of topics are insufficient and unhelpful. Not to mention his HORRIBLE exams...

It's been over a year and I'm still thinking about how horrible he is. Genuinely the worst professor I've ever had. Confuses himself, can't understand him, doesn't know the answer to students questions, homework that takes forever for barely a grade, and impossible tests. I have a great GPA and failed.

switching my major cause of this class and this guy, avoid him if you can

Nice guy, but incoherently rambles for 50 minutes. I know there's way too much information to cram into the semester, and that is completely the fault of the chem program, but his rambling does nothing to help. Never really explains much, just talks at you. Exams are way too difficult and usually require a grad-level understanding of the material.

Exams are ridiculous. He gives you no study guide, only copies of old exams, but hardly any of the material from the old exams even shows up on the one he gives you. Avoid this class at all costs if you value your sanity. They really need to change something because it doesn't provide a good foundation to truly learn chemistry.

Get ready for every assignment and exam to be based solely on a game of semantics. Doesn't matter how well you know the content, you also have to be able to decipher a bunch of nonsensical jargon and nitpick the tiniest aspects of the phrasing of every question. Terrible class, avoid it at all costs if you value your sanity.

Stupid tests. Stupid homework. Stupid class. Avoid at all costs. He is awful at teaching and it doesn't matter if you understand the material in lecture the test is going to be something different and 10x harder. There's basically no point in even studying his old tests because none of the material will be on the current exam.

Blass made Chem unbearable and miserable. Peter Blass did not prepare me for my major or career path. His class made me question what I want to do. This man was around when chem was made. It doesn't matter if you attend every office hour and lecture or you skip class, you will be confused no matter what. Exam avg was 53% out of 300+ students.

Very rude and not helpful at all, especially rude to the woman who helps him pass out the papers, talks to you like you are dumb, avoid this man.

Honestly not exaggerating when I say this is the worst class I've taken. He basically expects you to already know everything. He'd go over an example or two and then hand out a packet with problems 10x more complicated than what he just went over. Just overall completely unhelpful and he has solidified my dislike for chemistry.

You learn more outside of the class than you do in. He's clearly very passionate about chemistry; however, his love does not translate well in the classroom. He will ramble and then hand you a practice worksheet that barely covers the topic.