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“He is very smart and loves chemistry, but be warned this is a very tough class”
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Cameron is new to FSU this year. He is very smart and loves chemistry, but be warned this is a very tough class. The average for the first test was a 50 and he claims its because we're all freshman and it's our first class at college, but I'm an upperclassmen and failed. Minimal homework so grade relies on tests. I suggest taking another professor
Dr. Cameron obviously knows what he is talking about. He moves at a slow pace, and makes sure we understand the material before moving on. His lectures follow the textbook, so if you are up to reading it, it's really helpful. If you read and do the practice questions then you'll do fine. Tests aren't that bad.
Go to class, it makes everything easier to understand and he tells you what will be on the discussion quiz each week. He's a pretty interesting lecturer and its pretty easy to understand, straight forward about most things and kinda funny actually. Tests are hard though so dont wait last minute to study what-so-ever.
He's nice and funny, but does not teach what we need to know. Just went to the library until 4 AM the night before his last exam and saw dozens of people from his class there cramming for the test. He doesn't teach the basics and jumps right into the hard stuff. Very unclear. Gives simple examples in lecture, but gives complex questions on test.
His lectures are hard to follow. He tends to go off on tangents and ramble. When he is actually teaching material, he'll get lost in the middle of an example problem and start over at least twice (probably because he doesn't use any units). His lectures aren't all that great but if you use the textbook, you can pass. Class average on 1st exam: 48%
This is actually the worst teacher I've ever had in my entire life. Almost impossible to read his embarrassing handwriting, and he gets the problems wrong almost as much as the students. Tests are impossible, and it's almost as if FSU found this guy on the street and put him in front of us.
He's horrific at teaching. Just all over the place. He's unclear about what will be on quizzes and messes up almost every single example problem he does. He does simple problems in class, but gives super complex ones on tests, which are ridiculously difficult. Test average is 48%. No E/C or dropped grades like other teachers do. Take someone else.
By far the worst professor I've ever taken. Chem alone is hard enough but he makes it 10 times worse. He is all over the place. I went to every lecture and did not learn ONE single thing. He does not talk about chemistry. Others along with myself had to drop the class. SAVE YOUR SANITY AND DO NOT TAKE WITH HIM
Definitely would not recommend to take his class. By far the worst professor ever. All you learn in the lectures is that he comes up with the wrong answers and rambles on about everything else but CHEM! Definitely take another professor for any chem
This professor is extremely disorganized with very little and vague notes and the few people I know who are actually passing are passing because they study the textbook, which I can't do because I need subjects like chem to be taught to me. Would feel bad for him, but he takes no responsibility for his students' failing test scores and blames us.
Just DON'T!!!! he is disorganized, talks more about golf and sports than Chemistry. Lectures are boring and not helpful. His handwriting is equivalent to a 3rd graders non-dominant hand. Test averages are around 50%. Do yourself a favor and don't take his class.
Honestly one of the worst professors I've ever had in my life. I had to withdrawal from this class. His test averages for every test were seriously no higher than 50%. DO NOT TAKE DR. CAMERON! He literally rambles and has no clue how to teach. Confused as to where FSU found this guy. Save yourself time and money! Avoid Dr. Cameron at all costs!
As a freshman who has not taken Chemistry since sophomore year in high school, Professor Cameron was the worst possible professor to choose. His lectures are confusing and pointless so be ready to teach all the material to yourself if you take him (don't). His tests are free response and extremely difficult. Avoid him at all costs.
Changing my major due to how bad this class has been. I put in hours trying to go off of his notes but it is impossible. Had to buy study edge in order to POTENTIALLY pass this class with a C. Seriously, save your money, time and basically your life and DO NOT take him. RIP my GPA. XOXO gossip girl
This class is like the titanic. My GPA is cracked in half and at the bottom of the ocean. Unless you are already amazing at chem (who is?), I highly suggest you take someone else. He is a nice person & passionate about chemistry but not a teacher. I hope to God that the chemistry department curves our grades (and reads all our comments). RIP GPA
Horrible teacher. Expect to learn all the material on your own. I went to every lecture but still didn't learn, we spent more time correcting him then actually learning. Very unclear about what to expect for the exams. Expects you to remember too much. Homework and projects bring up grade but tests are very difficult. Avoid this professor!!!!!!!!!!
Honestly, he's a super nice guy and he wants to help. Unfortunately, Robert Cameron struggles with lecturing to a large group of students and stutters constantly. Even at office hours, you can tell that he understands what he's doing, but can't explain it to you. His tests are passable, but you MUST practice Chemistry.
Coming from a chem background, this class isn't bad. Dr. Cameron is super nice and is ALWAYS willing to help in his office hours. I agree he can be confusing at times, so I highly recommend reading through the book to clear things up. If you are new to chem, I would consider another professor since he can be hard to follow if chem is new to you.
Super confusing lectures. Spends about fifty percent of the lecture discussing golf and other ridiculous topics. Spends the other fifty percent of class going over notes and practice problems. His notes often contradict the notebook. He usually solves problems and gets the wrong answer and must be corrected by the students. Would never take again.
(Chem eng. major) I took a year of chem in high school so I thought this class would be a breeze, just to refresh my memory. I use kahn academy and my textbook to learn all of the concepts. The worst person to learn from since he doesn't actually teach much of anything. Half of my notes are scribbled out and hardly make any sense. DO NOT TAKE!
This class is an easy A if you keep up and practice on your own time, not the day before the test. The test are extremely easy. Many people complaining are just Freshman who took there first tough science class. PRACTICE BOOK QUESTIONS!!! 4 Tests, 9 quizzes where only the best 6 grades are kept for a grade. Exam can replace your lowest Test score.
For starters, he is honestly a really nice guy, but he just should not be teaching chem. If you haven't had much experience with chem DO NOT take him. I couldn't go to lectures because he confused me more, notes sucked, and went off topic too much. He was very disorganized and unclear with what he wanted. I had to go to chem tutoring and still had
Continued: All of the chem tutors were even flustered because they would teach us and look over exams with me and even not know what he wanted or how to even help me. They also said that pretty much the only students who come to the center were from him. I constantly studied and did practice problems but nothing was good enough. His exams were way
Continued: The exams were way harder than anything you practiced. It was like learning to color in the lines but expected to paint a masterpiece. You think you know the material to then take the exam and be lost. I also tried to set up office hours with him and he would make a time and then constantly cancel. This class effected my other grades too
Ok so Dr. Cameron is not a teacher I recommend taking. He is not clear in lectures and it almost seems like he doesn't even know what he is talking about. If you are signed up for his class, try and get out! Take chem with a different teacher!
To the slim few saying this class is an easy A, it is not. An easy A would be a class where you don't have to do much out of course work, which is the opposite of Dr. Cameron's class. If you do take him, you must realize you WILL NOT be taught by the instructor. You will be required to teach yourself. PREPARE FOR EXAMS WITH PRACTICE PROBLEMS.
Continued: teach a large class since his largest taught class was about 40 students until FSU. The TA's were kind of helpful but not really. Even through the textbook, and youtube videos I still managed to do worse than I thought I did. Find another teacher, or I hope he reads these reviews and makes changes, he has good teaching potential.
Cameron does a lot of rounding on everything in the course. His notes are difficult to read, and his lectures seem to drift to other subjects when the class isn't participating. He rarely returns emails with proper answers to questions, and it almost seems like his own TAs gave up on him halfway through the course.
As a professor Dr. Cameron makes himself seem very approachable and quite likable. This does not translate into his teaching. As a professor Dr. Cameron is completely disorganized. He assigns homework and practice problems that are not related helpful to test prep. His exams compared to other Chem 1045 professors are extremely difficult.
He knows his stuff but has a problem when he tries to teach it to the students. I got by because of my amazing TA that helped me so much. But, that is not the case for everyone that took his course. AVOID HIM.
The worst professor I've ever had. IDK how I got an A. Every test's average was an F. Cameron would frequently make mistakes in his lectures and emails, which got to be very frustrating. He is a nice person, but not a good professor at all. Please take someone else for Gen Chem, and don't suffer through taking this class' mistake ridden lectures.
I think Dr. Cameron is a diffucult prof. He does write unorganized notes and he often times messes up while doing practice problems on the board. If you have him, my best advice is to go to class, take notes from the book that go along with the notes he provides on Blackboard, and do the pactice problems from the book.
Has a lot of errors in his lectures and often confuses himself while doing example problems for us. The tests have unexpected questions on them and are tough. The tests are not multiple choice and are mainly problems to work out, not many factual questions. The recitation sessions do help a lot and the tests are graded kind of easily.
very nice guy but his exams do not reflect what was taught in class. he often gets confused working the problems on his own and will talk about off topic things such as golf and football
Hands down the worst professor I've ever had. Got straight A+'s in chemistry in high school, but this man seemed to destroy all knowledge I had and completely confuse me. Never have I been so entirely clueless on an exam. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! Wait till next semester, get a better professor.
Only took Honors Chem in high school, but went to every lecture and paid attention in class. Sure he wasn't the greatest teacher, but he is not as bad as people claim him to be. Study for the tests and you'll do fine.
I don't have enough characters to tell you why you shouldn't take his class, just DON'T DO IT.
He's a nice man but he confuses himself while explaining problems. He goes off topic a lot and makes a lot of mistakes.
Nice guy. Terrible professor.
He's a really nice guy and you can tell he understands chemistry really well, he just can't teach it. I learned most of my material from the lab and my TA during discussion. His lectures are almost useless because he messes up every problem. I'm not sure how I got such a good grade. His homework adds up and helps you, though.
He's a funny professor, but horrible teacher. His lectures are very confusing and all over the place. He often goes off on a tangent. If you aren't naturally good at chemistry, and not just good, really good, it's very difficult to get a C or higher. His tests are also extremely difficult, and he makes you buy the book.
Dr Cameron tends to scratch the surface of what the course content is and do just a few examples for each of the topics. With that being said his tests aren't that bad, as long as you study a few nights before the test. Some people may not be suited for this teaching style and need something more hands on but he gives out mad extra points.
Nice guy but does not do an adequate job preparing students for tests. His lectures hardly go into enough detail, and he jumps around from topics so often it is hard to keep track. Very frequently goes off on tangents. If you struggle with math or the fundamentals of chemistry, do NOT take Cameron. But really nice guy, nonetheless.
Nice guy, but a horrible teacher. Don't take unless you have prior knowledge in chemistry
Nice person tries to be funny at times. Not the best teacher. I had to go to ace for a week straight before every test to truly get help to understand the material. I got an A in the class but busted my ass to do so. He does offer many times for officer hours which help if you have a specific question.
Very easy class if you already have some background in chemistry. Tests were quite easy if you study the material and go over the math practice problems he does in class.
Really nice person, but really bad professor. I have a good background in organic so it wasn't difficult to follow along, but his lectures aren't organized and the way he teaches is by scribbling illegible notes onto scrap paper.
Take Cameron's class if you are an absolute idiot. No answer key he's posted has ever been correct, he constantly contradicts himself in class and cannot answer anyone's questions. He is more disorganized than any beginning elementary school student. He left us to get hip surgery, thankfully, because our subs were 100x better than him at teaching.
He's the worst, he always contradicts himself, and you never know what he's saying or writing. DONT TAKE HIM.
I think Dr. Cameron is a great professor. I have taken other chemistry professors and for his first time teaching organic I think he's doing well. It's a hard class and you have to study, some people are just whining. I've gotten A's on all tests and quizzes before the curve. Recommend.
Cameron is a really nice guy and really cares about his students. His lectures are hard to follow because they are a bit disorganized and you won't learn orgo very in depth on the lectures alone so you'll need to review on your own. Overall he cares about his students and his tests are fair.
Dr. Cameron is easily the nicest professor I have ever had, however, he is also the worst teacher I ever had. He does not go into depth about anything he teaches, and he is wrong a lot of the times. The first test average was a 49. Orgo 2 is a hard class, but it can be so much better if you have a good teacher.
Contrary to popular opinion, I enjoyed Dr. Cameron. No, he does not go in depth, and doesn't expect you to know too much. His exams are basic and straight forward(easy nomenclature, synthesis, one step rxns, T/F, and little to no mechanisms). I NEVER ONCE felt that he tested us on subjects he didn't tell us was coming, and he curves. I'd take again
Organic chemistry isn't an easy course to begin with but Dr. Cameron makes it nearly impossible. Go to class everyday and pay extremely close attention, print out the notes beforehand if he remembers to put them online, and go to recitation every week. Exam averages are normally in the failing range so he normally curves anywhere from 5-10 points.
He is a horrible teacher and he does not give a good example of how the test will be so the average test scores are low 60's at best and 40's at worst. I find it hard to believe he won't heavily curve.
This is the worst professor I have ever had. I loved Organic Chemistry in Orgo I, and this man ruined it for me. DO NOT TAKE HIM.
A really nice professor, which is unusual. Many professors can be very off-putting & downright intimidating to approach. He welcomes questions in class, highly encourages students to attend office hours (no one goes which explains why students do poorly). Have 100 avg in class w/out reading book. Do assigned Hmwk problems & memorize lecture notes.
So here's the thing... If you want an A in Dr. Cameron's class, you have to write down everything he says in lecture. I didn't open the book once after the first test because of this. As long as you get every little detail he mentions and study them before the quizzes as you go this class should be an A.
Organic Chem is hard enough to begin with. This professor went off on tangents regularly and did not provide clear expectations for what material to study for exams. It was difficult to study for the exams. Averages for the entire class on every exam were never above a 70. Lectures were confusing with frequent mistakes made and unorganized notes.
This guy knows nothing about ochem. I had a strong o-chem background so I was able to pass with a B, even though he had the most unclear grading criteria. I learned nothing from the guy & neither will you. Avoid this teacher especially for Orgo I b/c you'll screw yourself over for orgo II. Luckily we had awesome TAs to teach us really ochem
Just drop the class, save yourself the mental breakdowns. He literally just scribbles words on paper for notes, none of it is coherent. And then he starts talking about Donald Trump out of nowhere! DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.
Dont be put off by his slightly outlandish demeanor. Dr Cameron, though disorganized, does care. He pulls his test and quiz questions DIRECTLY from his notes. Ppl skip class bc they give up trying to understand his bama accent, but once you get past it and decipher what he's saying, the course is easy. GO TO CLASS. TAKE NOTES. No textbook
Dr. Cameron is a smart guy who tries to make the material understandable to undergraduates. He tells lots of stories, usually related to the material being covered. With that being said, listen to and write during lecture because the tests come directly from what he says. Also visit him in office hours- one of the nicest professors I have ever had
Dr. Cameron is honestly one of the nicest people at FSU. He cares about his students and loves the material. Although he is not the brightest person he does know organic chemistry. His test were very straight forward. If you went to class he literally told you word for word what was going to be on the exam. His averages are low but its an easy A.
Idk what everyone else is talking about here. I had him for orgo2 fall 2016 and ended up with a B+. Yes I studied a lot, but its orgo 2 cmon. Great professor
Some people are just happy to pass an orgo class but orgo builds in other classes . So an A or B in this class on a very curved scale wont match the knowledge behind an A or B in a class like hilinski where you actually learn. It really makes a difference in how much you have to work to understand things in other courses, like the mcat or biochem
He's a nice guy he really is...I really like him as a person so I wish I could leave a positive review but his class was awful. His handwriting is deplorable and I can barely understand a word he says, he has a very southern accent. The class is doable once you learn what he wants but you will not leave knowing what you need for orgo.
"If my prof struggles with chemistry how do you think I'm doing." A sweet boy who is trying his best. Sadly, he has the mental capacity of a toddler. Randomly rambles about various topics, mostly golf. Messes up constantly, horrible handwriting. But he is super nice and her rambles and screams are kind of funny. Just read the textbook dude.
Absolutely horrible. You can't understand half the things he says, he runs through the topics way to fast in class, and makes the exams much harder than they need to be. Do not take his class if you care about your GPA or learning about chemistry.
Dr. Cameron is scatterbrained. He has terrible handwriting and messes up a lot. Our lecture was supposed to line up with lab- we're two weeks behind lab. He's not a bad guy, he seems to be the kind of teacher you'd learn a lot from working on research with, not lecture.
HORRIBLE DO NOT TAKE HIM!!!! literally worst teacher ever so confusing I'm probably gonna end up failing
Okay so his handwriting is terrible, he mumbles while talking, and gives wrong answers to questions that later on students have to correct him on. I would like to give him the benefit of the doubt we were week behind due to the hurricane but it's questionable. No textbook free online, but you will be teaching yourself. Take anyone else
Just don't take him
DO NOT TAKE HIM, LITERALLY ANYONE BUT HIM.. If you get behind even by a day, you are screwed, he doesn't slow down at all, even if HE gets the wrong answer when doing notes... worst hand writing ever and goes on the longest tangents in the world... One Word: DONT
Okay yes, Dr. Cameron is scatterbrained. However, he's really passionate about his students and chemistry. Chemistry is not an easy class to take, doesn't matter which professor you have. If you go to his lectures and office hours and STUDY IN ADVANCE, you'll do fine. He prints out notes for each chapter with examples AND HE CURVES THE TESTS
DO NOT TAKE HIM. His handwriting is terrible, and he mumbles. So, you have absolutely no idea what is going on in class. He also does example problems wrong in class. How am I supposed to learn how to do the problems if he cant do them either? He barely curves exams even though the majority of the class did terrible.
DO NOT TAKE DR. CAMERON. He's nice but he is one of the worst profs I've had at FSU. He has the sloppiest handwriting when working prblms, gives you the wrong answers and relies on TAs to teach. If you had an avg of a 92 or above on exams, you could be exempt from the final. 2 WKS BEFORE THE FINAL he said yeah sry you all are taking the final.
I love Dr. cameron as a person but as a professor, you can do better.
Worst professor I've had at FSU. You cannot read his writing. Gives no input on what to expect for his tests, then gives tests on material not even covered in his class. DO NOT TAKE HIM
He is a little spacey during lectures and the tests are a little tough, you HAVE to do study the homework problems to get a good grade. His tests are all math problems .
Professor Cameron is super nice, occasionally funny & definitely cares about his students. Just not the best teacher, kinda spacey, & extremely messy handwriting. I was going to take him again for Chem 2 but after careful consideration I chose another prof.
He's extremely smart and passionate about chemistry. Many don't like his teaching style, but I enjoyed him quite a bit because he is straightforward with what you need to know and his lectures are right to the point. He's a funny guy and he means well. BUT the tests are impossible. Thankful for the curve.
Dr. Cameron often stumbles and gets confused but the class is easy if you're willing to put in study time. He's a really nice guy and is willing to help during his office offers if any questions arise. Compared to other chemistry professors I would definitely recommend him.
Dr. Cameron, while a genuine sweetheart, is not a teacher. He often gets confused or makes mistakes in lecture, often regarding important topics. He gives notes for the lectures, but they are sparse and very rarely helpful on any exams. He emailed us two weeks before finals week and said that the optional final would become mandatory; That sucked.
Besides the atrocious scribbles he calls his handwriting, solid professor. Lectures are decent and he always tells you whats gonna be on the quizzes. If you go to class and study a decent amount you shouldn't have a problem. He always replies to emails and is very willing to help
He is a nice guy, but I did not like him as a professor at all. The lectures were hard to understand because of his notes and way of teaching. I loved chemistry in high school and got a 100%, with him I barley passed. Save yourself the tears and take ANYONE ELSE.
Very sweet man. But all he does is ramble! Definitely go to office hours or tutoring. The plus side is that he usually adds points to almost every test and he only counts the 6 highest quiz grades to your final grade
He is a very hard professor. If you skip lectures you will be so far behind. His lectures don't make any sense, he's all over the place and rarely stays on topic. There is also a lot of extra reading material that will be on tests. A lot of work and practice needs to be put in outside the classroom to get a good grade
Robert Cameron's teaching of General Chemistry is nothing short of great... IF YOU ARE ALREADY A GENIUS IN CHEMISTRY. However, if you are like me, and find chemistry to be one of your hardest subjects, he is not the right teacher for you. He requires you to memorize everything for tests (formulas, values, etc) and the tests are very difficult.
Dr. Cameron is not the best. Luckily I took AP chem in high school and was able to remember a lot of the material because he does not explain things very well. His tests were always hit or miss with some being really easy and some being hard and confusing. However, he curved EVERY test by a lot (usually more than 10 points).
If you go to class and pay attention to his examples, write them down, and study them, you will do fine. The same examples from class are always on the tests, just with different numbers. I never touched the online textbook. His writing is sloppy and he does get off topic occasionally, but he also curves and tells you what is on the exams in class.
Dr. Cameron was very unclear in class. He mumbles, gets off topic, and his handwriting is illegible. Class did not prepare me for the exams; if anything, they confused me even more. Do the homework and practice practice practice because you never know what to expect on the exam. One exam he emphasized calculations, but it was all concept based.
Hes a nice guy and all but hes not the best professor. I constantly struggled and I studied a lot. He is not clear and a lot of times students were correcting him in class. Unless you want to teach yourself or have already taken AP chem, I would not take him. High school chem came easy but this class did not.
Robert Cameron is a really nice guy however he is not a good professor. This professor has illegible handwriting and gets off topic very easily. I took him for both chemistry 1 and 2, and I struggled. Going to class is important because the notes and problems are all done in class. He really enjoys teaching chemistry however he does not teach well.
The hardest teacher I've ever encountered.
Dr. Cameron is the love of my life. He posts word documents with all the problems he goes over in class. Tests are very similar to the examples done in class and are always curved. Dr. Cameron loves teaching students and tells hilarious life stories.
I took Dr. Cameron for both 1045 & 1046. He may get off topic & sometimes his writing is hard to read, but he is a very good teacher. We do lecture problems in class & the exams are basically the same thing. The textbook problems he suggests for every chapter are very helpful for the exams & he gives A LOT of extra points on exams.
Dr. Cameron gets a bad rep because incoming freshmen take chem and don't know how to study, they get bad grades, and they blame it all on their professor. Cameron is extremely smart and approachable, tests are curved and he will be sure you pass the class. Wish I could have him for every class, he's awesome.
I took Dr. Cameron for chm1045&1046. He is a nice man who is passionate about chemistry, however his handwriting is very hard to read and he goes off topic often. His tests semi-relate to the notes but some questions are nothing like we have learned. If you take him you need to go to class or you will never learn his style of questions for exams.
If you understand how to do the problems in his lectures (go to his lectures) and the homework problems he posts, you will do very well in this class. The questions on his tests are similar to his test questions
The questions on his test are similar to his in class problems*
I had Cameron for CHM1045 and CHM1046. Type of professor that really stresses you out for the heck of it. Can't read his handwriting and half the time he does not even do the problems correctly. Always check the keys he posts for the after exams! Always found something wrong on the key that gave me at least 5+ points back on my grade!
I dont like him
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Textbook Required
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