blech.

His tests had very little to do with materials found in the book.

Right now, I am just gonna write the whole truth! His lectures are hard to follow. He blames us for not studying 10 hr. per week. If he doesn't provide us the needed materials for the tests, how can we study to be prepared? If you don't wanna repeat this course, don't you dare choose him! All other comments about him are lies! Take it from me!

Prof. Van der Geer is not worth taking. He is bluntly rude during office hours and if you ask a question or try to answer one of his questions in lecture he makes you feel stupid because it was not his answer. Doesn't give extra credit because he said he is too lazy to grade. Quiz's are almost identical to hw. Exams are all over the place.

I have no idea why is he even teaching?

You can tell he hates teaching.

I need to take this class again for sure to pass. However, I swear to God, if I ever take him again, I will die on the every first day of this class! Please, remind me, everybody, to take a different professor.

He throws in some trick questions from gen chem and o-chem that he assumes that we know already. Of course, we should not forget anything from prerequisites, but a good instructor would always do a quick review of what to expect on the tests. He should not just be so assumptive like that! He doesn't like teaching for sure!

He's difficult to understand and is all over the place with his lectures. He comes off condescending so be prepared. Class isn't mandatory so I recommend that you read the book.

A few weeks before the first midterm, i decided i was never showing up to his lectures again because i hated his teaching... he goes off topic all the time and doesn't seem knowledgable. I still managed to get an easy A in his class by teaching myself everything. Do well in the first (VERY easy) exam because the last chapter is significantly harder

His lectures were not helpful at all so I stopped going after the first midterm. Just do the online homework, look at his powerpoints, read the textbook and study and you'll do well on the midterms. There are three of them and then the final is cumulative. The grade is made up of lab, hw, midterms and the final.

Honestly, sucks. His lectures focus on a few topics of all the work and it's better to just read the book and do the online work. The online work is what the tests are on so focus on that.

Three midterms . One cumulative final. Barely anyone attends his lecture after the 1st and 2nd midterm. Go to the 1st month or 2 of lectures to participate for easy bonus points. If you don't learn from his teaching, then don't waste your time. He only makes sense when you pre-read the lesson, which is difficult when class is 3 times a week.

I went to his class for about a week then I stopped going. His lectures were too confusing for me, and he talked about things that didn't pertain to the material. I read the material on my own and did just fine. Hw is harder than the exams. 3 midterms and a final. First two and the final were a breeze but the third midterm was tough.

Oh man am I glad that I'm done with this class. I did attend lecture for most of the semester, but gave up going toward the end because it felt like a waste of time. This class is hard because there's a lot of online hw and midterms are difficult (especially the last one). I read the textbook from beginning to end and that is why I got an A.

First test is all gen chem and is super easy. Final is at least 50% gen chem and not too difficult. 2nd test is hard and 3rd test is awful. He DOES give C- even though it says he doesn't in his syllabus. Waste of time showing up to lecture. The homework helps the most and read the book. THICK accent. Do good in lab to help your grade.

He appears funny during lectures but if you speak with him in person he is the rudest! Going to class helps if you read beforehand. Otherwise, it's still good to attend unless you believe you will spend your time more wisely; doesn't hurt to miss a few. The tests are straightforward you just have to read the chapters before. Final is very general.

Easy class but so hard to stay motivated for it. The first midterm is a joke, the second one is a little harder, and the third one is hard but reasonable if you put work into self studying O Chem. Rude professor but would recommend only going to class to make sure you dont fall behind but you can ignore him as most the things he says are useless!

He is rude. He completely demoralizes you and gets paid to do it. His lectures are pretty interesting and his weekly quizzes are sometimes hard and sometimes easy. But, nevertheless, this guy is super tough. Make sure to bring a recorder for his lectures. I am so glad that this is the last class I will have to take him. Go to Huxford if you can.

I wish I didn't have to take this class tbh, this class is based on 3 midterms, Mastering Chemistry online hwk, & a cumulative final. The professor himself is very rude, don't bother emailing him for any kind of help. The readings were not too hard but I recommend mostly studying his slides for the exams. Don't go to lecture it's a waste of time.

if you are not going to read the book at all then don't take it. His power points tells you just the main points in the book, but in the exams he goes really specific. if you don't memorize what you read then you are not going to pass the class. he expects you to memorize everything he says. He talk about so many things that doesn't relate to exam.

He is such a rude professor. He has office hours, but will not help you unless you go to all of them. My friend went to an office hour before one of our midterms and he refused to help her since it was the first office our that she attended. His lectures are pointless and not helpful at all. Prepare to spend hours reading and teach yourself O chem.

Van Der Geer is very rude and not at all helpful even if you do go to his office hours. He will tell you if you haven't gone to every single office hour from day 1 there is no way to help you. His lectures are very confusing and there is not point in going. Be ready to teach yourself EVERYTHING. Read the textbook and do practice problems.

The lectures are not helpful, and he is very rude to many students.

Van Der Geer is a silly man himself, but is so smart he doesn't understand how to break down concepts for students to understand. I once attended his office hours and he refused to help me since I had not attended each of his office hours up until that point. His lectures are off track and do not help, I would highly recommend an outside tutor.

Ugh I literally can't with Peter Van Der Geer anymore. His class is so needlessly hard and he breaks things down horribly. I went to lectures for the first month or 2 of the semester but simply gave up because they would only confuse me more than when I didn't go. His class makes me cry way too much. I'm so done. He makes me feel so dumb. Thats all

Van Der Geer couldn't care less about his students. He has blamed everything on us and not his own teaching. No one I know has actually done well in the class, and if they are getting at least a B in the class, they have done hours and hours of work outside of class. Be prepared to do extensive amounts of work out of the classroom and be stressed.

VAN DER GEER MAKES ME CRY EVERYDAY BECAUSE HIS CLASS IS SO HARD FOR NO REASON. He is not a good professor and not a nice person. Get a tutor to teach you everything because van Der Geer won't.

Terrible. His lectures are pointless and he expects you to know everything and gets offended when you dont. Doesnt care about anyones grades and would be okay with failing whole class. Tests are fair except exam three and he doesnt drop or curve anything so you cant do bad. Frustrating class and lectures only touch surface of whats on exams.

He doesn't drop any tests, if you study a bunch you still won't do amazing. Third test is actually impossible you can study a lot and still not pass it. He is also rude and his lectures suck and are too brief. Use the textbook and make flashcards. Lots of homework too. Screw van der geer and this stupid face and annoying attuide.

Van der geers chemistry class was my most difficult class this year. I studied my ass off for test 3 and failed it. The class average for thag test was a 65 if that tells you anything about its difficulty level. Lectures dont really reflect what was on the test so read the textbook!! He isnt personable

I do not recommend taking Van Der Geer unless absolutely necessary. He is not the best at explaining concepts clearly and his lectures are a bit disorganized. There are a total of three midterms and one cumulative final. In order to prepare for the exams, I suggest re-doing all the HW and jotting down notes as you go to study from.

honestly, be prepared to teach yourself this whole entire class. nothing is direct, and your only source or resource is a lab manual from the 1800s. if you ask van der geer a single question, he will turn it to make fun of you and indirectly call you an idiot. i rather fail an assignment then ask him questions.

This professor expects more than should be expected and does not pace his lectures well. He is condescending of almost all of his students, has said and done many things that could definitely be considered sexist. I would not ever take from him but unfortunately he is the only professor for the Nursing O-Chem class.

Lectures were unbearably boring and useless because all of the information he went over is straight from the textbook and he rarely elaborated on anything. He wasn't nice, wasn't helpful, and wasn't approachable. Ask him for help and he'll make sure you leave feeling dumb and still confused. Sadly the only Chem teacher for Nursing.

He is a little demeaning, especially if you are a girl in his Chem 102 class. The lectures are posted online and can be perfectly translated from the textbook. There are three midterms and a final( with the last midterm being less than a week away from the final. He does not like to answer questions when asked and often makes you feel bad.

stopped going to class after two weeks he's so useless imo. if you read the textbook and do the practice questions from it you'll be fine. he offers extra credit but it's going up to the board to answer something and if you take more than like 5 seconds he starts publically shaming you. some ppl find it funny but its mainly the annoying smarta***s

He was so unapproachable and made students feel dumb for not knowing things. His teaching style is very "old-school", with no test-prep help such as study guides, exams are paper with no aide, you can try and get EC but only for walking up to the whiteboard and doing a problem during class. If you get him, good luck and really study, not like me.

By far the worst teacher I have ever had. He insults his students, does not know how to teach, and only relies on excessive weekly homework to teach his students. He does not announce when the homework is assigned or due and typically assigns it on the weekends, unless he wants to assign extra.don't bother asking for help he will just belittle you.

Not a great Professor at all and is very rude whenever he is asked a question. I went to most of his lectures, and he is honestly no help. The textbook does a better job at explaining the concept. If you know the book wont be enough and will struggle throughout the semester with Chemistry, get a tutor. Tutors do a better job than he does.

He is a horrible teacher honestly. He has no interest in helping you since his goal is to belittle you if you don't understand the topic instead of helping you out. Use the book and get a tutor if you know you will struggle in this class. He does extra credit if you answer a question in front of the class, but overall he's not a good Professor.

He had so many favorites in the class it was unbelievable. So many of the dorming nursing students cheated on his tests yet he never suspected a thing even when they all consistently got good grades on tests for no reason. He is a horrible teacher and belittles LEARNING students for not knowing the subject. They should fire him but money.

I honestly thought he would be a great professor during our first lecture, but boy was I wrong. He belittled us in any way he could. Going to class and taking his tests made it feel like he just wanted us to fail. Tests were horrible, lectures don't help at all. He doesn't even lyk when hw is assigned. He doesn't help when you need it. Good Luck

He told us if we failed the first test we “shouldnt do nursing.” When going over commonly missed questions, he joked about how we would “kill our patients” because we got a badly worded question wrong. He shames you for asking questions if you aren't one of his favorites. He should be fired, but probably wont since he does research for the school.

He sucks but there's no other option so here's some advice. It builds quickly so it's important to keep up. I wish I went unit by unit and try to get it down to properly do the homework. The most helpful lecture to go to is after the exam as he goes over the top missed questions which helps for the final. Try to keep lab and homework grade high.

Do yourself a favor and take chem somewhere else and transfer the credit. He is the only professor for nursing chem. Lectures consist of him talking about the book reading but in LESS detail and rarely does a good job at explaining concepts. Exams are extremely hard and averages were always 70 or below. Treats his students like they're idiots. rude

He is the worst professor I have ever had. He degrades and belittles his students in class and goes on a tangent about random things. His lecture slides are not helpful, nor is his lecture. The tests are very hard, with confusing questions, and average around 50% or below. If you need this class, it is best not to take it with him.

Worst teacher ever. Avoid at all cost,Lectures are unhelpful, not recorded, and he doesn't communicate with students outside of class. Tests are brutal, with averages super low. Homework is 20%, 2 midterms 20% each, and a 9 chapter+ 4 appendix final is 40%. People are failing. Structure of class sets you up to fail and he has a cocky attitude.Avoid

This course needs a serious restructure. The curve is generous, but exams are unfair and barely cover 1/3 of the insane info we're expected to learn. No study guides, resources, and 0 communication from the professor. You're completely on your own all sem. You need to be studying everyday of the semester.Take a diff professor please save your GPA.

I don't know how he still has a position to teach here considering all the negative reviews. Each one is valid and real. Listen to them and avoid this teacher.

Probably the worst professor I've had thus far. 3 exams and a handful of homework assignments are all that go into the grade book, and he makes his exams almost impossible to do well on. Has an average of 50-60% on each exam and provides no study materials or extra help, and is extremely unhelpful if asked for help. DON'T TAKE HIM.

Took him over the summer and had one midterm and one cumulative final. He provides no study guide, no lecture recordings, slides are only posted after the lecture, and they are very sparse. Exams are not given back, some of the homework assignments can not be reviewed. Passionate about the subject but you're pretty much set up to fail.

struggled a lot in this class. Lectures were difficult to understand, felt like concepts were not explained enough to prepare for tests. When students asked how to improve or what to study, the responses weren't very helpful and sometimes came across as dismissive. There was no test prep or guidance, and many students performed poorly.

Peter Van Der Geer is clearly a very passionate chemist, but a lackluster educator. His lectures lack substance and often consist of him reading off slides that tell you "key concepts" to figure out on your own time. You will likely learn more from office hours with your TA if you put the effort to go to them. He overcomplicates content.

DO NOT TAKE HIM. I took him as a pre-req. But his lectures suck, he kind of just reads off the slides. The tests are hard, most of which I studied for were not on the test, he does not give out any kind of study guide besides the exam review. However, the exam review covers only a small portion of what's on the test.