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CHM2045 - 5.0 rating“Chem 1, in general, is an extremely difficult weed out class”
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He wasn't a horrible professor but his exams are nothing like the practice exams and the curve is based on the average and once all the stupid people drop out you have to do good on the tests. But those tests are the hardest ones.
He's nice, but he's also confusing, unhelpful, and had a horrible curving policy. If you're able to learn independently, go for it, but don't expect much out of class and don't expect to pass with scores less than the class average
He was pretty tough when it came to exams because his practice exams were different than the actual tests. He was also really hard to understand, but study edge helped alot! Definitely recommend it!
Dr. Lopez is a nice guy and is very helpful during office hours and in general. That being said, he does speak with a slight accent. It only gets in the way of the chemistry occasionally. Also the class is very hard. There are no drops, no quizzes, no homework - just 4 tests - on which your life depend. Be consistent.
His class consists of 4 exams, all of which closely follow the practice exams that he gives prior to each exam. Do study edge, master the practice exams, and an A should follow. Going to class wasn't necessary.
His tests and practice tests are exactly the same. The only issue is the time restraint, but there has to be some difficulty in orgo. He does have an accent, but it is not a problem. Lastly, he uses his office hours to expand on the information he gives in class and to explain to a much smaller group. I would recommend Study Edge.
I emailed him asking to meet since I couldn't attend any of his office hours. He made time for me out of his busy schedule and met with me individually. He is the most considerate teacher I have ever had. That being said, I worked my ass off for my A-. RECOMMEND listening to his advice & reading lecture notes! Definitely possible to do well!
Dr. Lopez is one of the most genuine, caring and dedicated professors and individuals I have come across at UF. His class is challenging, but all organic chem courses are challenging due to the material being new. It is practically like learning a new language, but Dr. Lopez is there for you every step of the way. GO TO OFFICE HOURS IF YOU CAN!
Dr. Lopez was a really tough professor for general chemistry because he is used to teaching organic chemistry. This made him overcomplicate topics which made the material confusing. The exams were rough because they are made by all of the professors teaching the course so they are not specific to your class. Definitely use study edge for review!
Chem 1, in general, is an extremely difficult weed out class. Dr. Lopez originally taught Organic Chemistry so is very knowledgeable about the course, but with that, he is a tough professor. As long as you go to class (for the pop quizzes) and use Study Edge for review sessions then you'll be fine!
Nice, knowledgable & wants us to pass. But doesn't explain problems, only content. Gives 30+ hw problems that have glitches, aren't multiple choice like the other teacher's, and are often due the day he finishes the content. Grades discussion sheets instead of 100% for attendance like most of the other teachers. Harder to get a good grade with him.
GO TO OFFICE HOURS! He put in depth solutions on the board and helped me figure out my incorrect hw problems (and he might add a few points to the homework if you were close enough). He IS a nice prof but the other review is true about lots of hw and hard to get a good grade unless you REALLY TRY and study every day (like he recommends).
Always started 10 minutes late. Read the powerpoint out loud to us. Occasionally wrote on the board. Usually gave 1-2 tophat questions. Homework was very long and sometimes faulty. Genuinely nice guy and knows chemistry. Hard because he doesn't write the exams and isn't the best at lecturing. Accent is heavy but not impossible-didn't bother me.
He grades so different than all the other professors--- he doesn't drop any low quiz scores or any tophat scores. He grades discussion sessions on correctness instead of completion, which ALL the other professors do. His accent is really heavy and he rarely goes through problems on the board. He basically just reads the powerpoints. I teach myself.
If you get him and haven't taken chem since sophomore year of high school good luck. His lectures consist of him reading off of a very busy and hard to understand powerpoint. His accent is also very understand. He doesn't know how to use Canvas either which makes his homework impossible to get A's on.
If I didn't have Study Edge, I wouldn't have survived this class. His lectures are unorganized and his accent is so thick sometimes I can't understand what he is saying. My mind is already jumbled and his lectures made it that much worse. No option but to use Study Edge for this class. TopHat questions during class so lecture-regquired.
He is very hard to understand. He does not teach anything on his own or work anything out. Don't take the chem 1 if you only have him as an option.
Dedicated, helps you to understand and takes care you learn(use his office hours)
He tends to give unnecessary info and doesn't explain the most important parts that are on the exams. Reads off powerpoints which are sentences and diagrams from the book. Doesn't allow the class to participate, boring lecturer. I space out every 30 seconds.
Gen Chem 1, is a difficult course. Go to his office hours!, that helps you a lot to understand better
He just reads from the slides, is hard to understand, and doesn't explain the material well.
Dr. Lopez is a super nice genuine guy, but with that said his lecturing is boring, oversimplified and all over the place. His lectures do NOT prepare you for the exam, and the way I prepared for them was by watching the better lecturers lectures online (Dr. Korolev). He is not the worst professor but there are much better to take for chem 1!
Every class all he would do was read a powerpoint that he already uploaded online so it was basically pointless except for the tophat questions that he did during class, which varied in difficulty throughout the year. Told us at the beginning we wouldnt need a textbook, however I wish that I got one so I could see more practice questions for exam
He is very difficult to understand, his lectures have nothing to do with the exams, and you basically have to figure out the homework for yourself because he does not teach you anything that is on it. If you want to pass, study edge is your best tool. Also watching Korolev's lectures online or sitting through her classes is extremely helpful.
Dr. Lopez is not the worst teacher I've ever had, but he definitely made it difficult for me to learn. His accent is strong, but that is not the problem. He goes too in depth for unnecessary topics and he reads his useless powerpoints word for word. The information he focuses on does not help for the exam. The class is doable only with Study Edge.
Lectures are hard to pay attention to and way too detailed. Find a friend who has Koralev and watch her lectures on their canvas. I just did the tophats from home and studied on my own. HW is spaced out but a lot of questions. Invest in Chegg. No need for textbook.
He is a good guy, if you are really interested in chemistry, study a lot and pay attention on details and applications given. He helps to understand better during his office hours (recommended). Hard course! lot of work to do.
Lab is very straight forward and easy if you follow directions. You never really see Lopez though, lab is ran by TAs. The pre-lab info and background is very helpful!!
i think homework is too much and test are difficult and all need your hard work to study it well.
Dr. Lopez made Chem 1 much more difficult than it needs to be. I watched Dr. Korolev's lectures online and understood the material perfectly, but when I sat through his lectures I found myself confused again. He also likes to to lecture on material that's not included on the test. I was only successful because of the practice exams and Dr. Korolev.
Grading between the TAs was inconsistent, despite them claiming there was a rubric (which was only accessible during Lopez's office hours).
Dr Lopez is a nice guy! General Chemistry 1 is a hard class and you need to study a lot. He helps a lot during his office hours, go there as much as you can.
Dr. Lopez is a very very nice person. He gets excited about Chemistry and seems to truly enjoy teaching. Just because you enjoy something, doesn't mean you're good at it, though. I have to sneak into other Chemistry classes taught by other professors just to learn the material. He doesn't teach anything, just reads it off the slides.
Lopez is a nice person, very easy going, but that's not what you want for this class. The material is difficult and it goes by fast. Lopez reads directly off powerpoint slides and its hard to understand him with his thick accent. You will end up teaching yourself, which usually does not go well, especially for freshmen.
He basically just reads straight off the powerpoint, and the tests were pretty difficult. I'd definitely recommend Study Edge if you want to even pass.
He is nice. The course is difficult so that's why you need to study a lot to learn. Go to his office hours helps.
If you have to take Dr. Lopez for chemistry, make sure you watch Dr. Korolev's lectures and use Study Edge. It's the only way to pass.
HW makes up <15% of the final grade. He give HW Quizzes that are extremely annoying, because you have to take over if you miss one. Tests are the majority of the grade. His lectures are really boring. He basically copy and pastes the textbook on powerpoint slides.
Dr. Lopez is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about what he teaches. He is always willing to help in office hours and will take as much time as he needs to help his students understand the material. As long as you attend class and put the time in, you will succeed.
Dr. Lopez is an extremely caring professor. His office hours are an opportunity for students to understand concepts from lecture and even fix homework problems they did mostly correct. He provide ample study material for exams and doesnt test on what isnt taught. He may have a strong accent but if anyone says hes a bad teacher, its their excuse
Dr. Lopez goes above and beyond when teaching the lecture material. He displays a real passion for the subject and tries to make the material as concise as possible for the students. He is always happy to help any student with any problems. Holds regular and extra office hours for anyone that needs it. Work hard and you will succeed.
Dr. Lopez is very kindhearted and extremely knowledgeable about chemistry. It is important to attend his office hours to make sure you understand the material. It is difficult to succeed in chem 1 but if you put in the time its doable
I took his class for Summer 2018 and did AMAZING! I got an A because of him; he's very kind and truly wants students to succeed. He is a little hard to understand sometimes but he will take the time to make sure you understand what's going on. I'm not sure if it's just because he was the only professor teaching summer, but he was fantastic.
His accent makes understanding him really hard, but the fact that he hand-writes notes in awful handwriting makes understanding anything essentially impossible.
Dr. Lopez is very good when it comes to helping students who show an interest in Chemistry. He holds really helpful office hours. You have to put time and effort into his class to succeed. It's not a class you can breeze through on autopilot. If you do the homework honestly, go to office hours, and do the practice exams, you can get an A.
I have had Dr. Lopez for two semesters now and he's amazing! I will admit that he is a bit hard to understand during lectures and he always lectures with power points that can be difficult to follow but he is super fair and caring. Make sure to go to his office hours! He will sit with you and explain anything you need. Will be taking him again!
Lopez is very hard to understand. I had study edge and still was struggling in his class. The extra practice he does give you is way easier than the actual exams which are super difficult. Apparently, going to office hours helps. However, his hours are during impossible times. I would not take this class unless you have all the time in the world.
Professor Lopez is someone who truly cares about his students and wants them to succeed in his class. This is Orgo 1, not English 1. Thus, you must study hard and do all extra problems. He makes the student's life easier by providing office hours which are a must because he will be honest and tell you how to succeed and what to expect in the exams.
If you can take someone else for Chem 2, do it. The only way I got the grade I did was by studying for an entire week before every exam and doing all the practice problems I could. Study Edge is kind of necessary because Lopez goes fast in class and is sometimes unclear about the concept you'll be covering. Make sure to go to Office Hours!
Go to his office hours, that helps a lot. Nice teacher, gives good support to his students.
I'm honestly surprised he's not rated higher on RMP. He is easily the best option for Chem 2. He cares about his students and he's made that clear several times in class. 3 exams, 1 final and he averages your 3 midterms to replace your lowest of the three exams. Only real downside to him is his accent is heavy and can be hard to understand in class
Dr. Lopez really cares about the success of his students but he does make it clear early on that you do have to work for it. The class is hard but passable with effort, Dr. Lopez keeps the material pretty interesting and has a good grip on the material he is teaching. He does have a strong Hispanic accent which might be a trouble for some people.
Dr. Lopez is one of the best professors I have had to date. I was scared to take his course due to the negative reviews on this website, but they could not be more wrong. Dr. Lopez is so funny, caring, and passionate about the subject matter. He offers tophat questions for extra credit, and curves his tests fairly. He shows pics of his dog a lot!
Dr. Lopez was one of the most unorganized, terrible, and difficult to understand professors in all of Gen Chem 1. I would recommend not taking the course over taking Lopez. I relied heavily on Study Edge.
He's an unremarkable lecturer. His homework took a long time and did not help in studying for the exams or learning the material. I went to office hours pretty religiously, and he was helpful but it was obvious that he didn't look at the exam before presenting the material in class. On the final, I misnumbered and he would not re-grade the test.
Great ! Go to his office hours and do the all the book problems, that helps a lot on his class.
Tophat-annoying and done last minute mostly Lecture-eh you can read/ deciphering his notes tbh Exams-the exams are okay if you study Grading-grading scale changes every exam if its curved, most of the time it is. So you may think you need 10pts to pass in canvas but actually, due to another curve, youre grade is actually lower. Not a fan.
Lopez missed the entire first unit of my class because this man was stuck in Mexico, so that sucked. His exams are much easier than other professors from my knowledge. I did not find much use out of going to his lectures, but TopHat points are a thing in his course, so make sure you go.
would not recommend this professor. all of gen chem 1 takes the same exams and he was always behind pace from the other professors even though we all took the same exam. the quizzes assigned are always due before he teaches the material so you wind up having to teach it to yourself anyway. not very good at relaying information either
Dr. Lopez is a really nice professor. This is my fourth year in chem, and he does a great job at explaining the material. The only downside was when we got behind during a hurricane and were doing assignments that were ahead of our material, but overall he is super sweet.
Lopez is very nice and cares about his subject. This being said, he is far behind the other professors. Taking his class is great as long as you are okay with buying study edge. If you don't want to get behind you have to teach yourself. Try to take chem for engineers if you're in engineering, I heard the professor is much better.
I definitely wouldn't recommend Lopez. We take the same exam as all of the other chem classes with different teachers & he is ALWAYS behind on the course work, we never have sufficient time to review. The exams are tough & include lots of trick questions. However, even if you're taking it with another teacher I would 100% recommend StudyEdge!
Dr. Lopez is nice, and he was always available during office hours. I only used the textbook for extra practice problems, but his lectures were almost exactly the same as the textbook. He does a good job of explaining problems (at least I thought he did). Biggest complaint is that he's really slow and behind; you'll have to study outside class.
I can't understand what he is saying half the time. I took chem in highschool but didn't remember anything and this class is kicking my butt. The book actually helped me a lot. We had a hurricane and were behind schedule so much that we were learning new material the day of the exam and there's SO MANY QUIZZES which are only like 5% of total grade
He seems to be very passionate about teaching chemistry, and it's apparent in lectures. He may be a little slower than the other professors but he takes time to really go over the material and explain the concepts.
This class completely depends on you and the work you put it. Online HW, worksheets in discussions, 4 tests and a final. Lopez is great in the sense that hes available and will work with you. He cares about his students. Anyone who wants to get a good grade can even if you have no previous chm knowledge. Study Edge really helps a lot.
Lopez is an awesome person. He is very passionate about teaching. However, he is very difficult to understand and does not teach the important aspects of the course. In my opinion, he did not teach how to approach problems but rather expected that we knew how to do it already. You WILL have to learn chemistry on your own. USE STUDY EDGE!
This is the best professor I have ever had the honor of having. He is amazing with his knowledge and explains chemistry in a clear concise manner. He makes it so much easier to understand and gives us real understanding.
Lopez is a genuinely nice guy who wants you to succeed in the course. He is very knowledgable and unlike the other 2045 lecturers actually does research. He gets very behind in his lectures though. Not a lot of homework but because he is always behind its easy to fall behind yourself. Use Study Edge to keep up with the class and you'll be fine.
Not a bad professor. He gets really delayed and often skips through the material a day before the exam. Will never blame himself for not being on track. Homeworks will get pushed back too (often will be due after an exam). Get Study Edge, don't get behind from his lecture, just spend the money on study edge if you have to.
Although not a great lecturer, Dr. Lopez really cares about his students. Going to office hours and Study Edge are definitely necessities for his class. In office hours, he takes the time to explain in detail each student's individual questions. Office hours helped me to go from a D+ after the first 3 exams to a B+ at the end of the semester.
Insisted on dragging out 5 TopHat questions for 30+ minutes twice every week. Often forgot or made them last even longer than the class period, throwing a wrench in students' schedules. A waste of time and could've just been extra hw questions. It also wasn't possible to both watch the old lectures and do tophat in a reasonable amount of time
He can be hard to understand. He's not a bad teacher, it's just the subject is very difficult. He gives you so many practice problems per chapter (that he writes himself) and previous exam to review (which are very similar to the test he gives in class) so if you put forth the effort, you'll pass.
If you don't have study edge, you won't pass.
Dr. Lopez does not care about his student's grades, nor does he admit when he makes mistakes. His exams were filled with errors and poor wording. Likewise, his final was unfair. It was nothing like our past exams in the class or past semester finals. He is a nice guy, but he is a bad professor. Get Study Edge or you will fail. I should've got an A.
Half the class stopped watching lectures and just utilized study edge to get through the course. Lopez is a knowledgeable guy, he just isnt great at teaching and can be quite rude and unaccommodating. Its possible to do well in the class, it just requires an insane amount of work. Get study edge for the exams.
If you took CHM1025 you would easily get an A/B on exam 1 but it goes downhill from their if you don't keep up with the speed of the class. The hw quizzes are abundant, sometimes 6 in a week so do not procrastinate those. Do all the practice exams as study material. Buy study edge my friend, the lectures are not worth it. Participate in tophat!
The exams are ridiculously difficult. This class requires many hours of studying and practice. Don't bother using any of his lectures. Stick to Study Edge and you'll probably pass.
Out of all the Chem 1 professors, I would recommend Lopez the most because of his homework. All chem 1 classes at UF take the same exam, have the same grading distribution, and require top hat. The only difference is their lectures and the HW they have assigned. Lopez gives a reasonable amount of HW but I highly recommend Study Edge.
Great guy, and thorough with lectures, but CHM2045 is a weed out to begin with. He assigns lots of homework, and they are always harder than the exams. Its helpful but can be a bit annoying. Id recommend practicing past exams and using study edge. If you put in some extra work, his class is definitely doable.
Lopez gets behind with his lectures. I stopped going to them after awhile and just used study edge - I watched the chapter reviews as they were released to stay on track and to learn the actual material (which worked out really well) and the exam review as just that. The study edge material matches perfectly with Gen Chem exams
Lopez is a very good professor to have for Chem 1. He's great during office hours but his lectures were average. I owe much of my success in this class to Study edge especially Rich the Chem tutor. He explains everything thoroughly and every example he goes over is similar to the HW or exam. Final say: get Lopez and Study edge if you want the A.
I thought the class was fair and the test were decent. I personally used study edge and Rich was able to help me get an A. I used all the chapter reviews and practice problems which really prepared me for the tests. I also used Lopez's practice problems and exams. Study edges practice exams were also very similar so another good source of practice
Chemistry is hard enough, but you will not pass this class without Study Edge. Purchase it early and don't even bother watching the lectures. Lectures were recorded from 2018-2019 and most of the time, you can't even see the board. Not nearly as much work as other CHM 2045 professors, but you will pass with Study Edge.
Dr. Lopez is a great professor because he is extremely knowledgeable in chemistry and genuinely wants his students to succeed. Most of his class is lecture based, but you should go to his office hours if there is something you dont understand because he is very helpful and truly cares. Get study edge if lectures are not your thing.
He did not teach my class anything, and instead told us to watch his old lectures. The hws he gave were unreasonably difficult, including multiple topics (instead of focusing on one) and using topics that were WAY ahead of our current place. I took CHM1025 last semester with no problems. The first hw included material from CHM1025 exams 2 & 3.
I'm only a few weeks into this class and I regret choosing Lopez as my professor. Instead of teaching anything to us directly he just has his old recorded lectures to watch; sometimes the mic cuts out or you can't see the board. He responds to emails quickly but does not put a lot of care or effort into his responses. It does not seem like he cares
After seeing both his horrendous response to our difficult Exam 2 (the class average was around 49%) and his absentee teaching (forcing us to watch laggy videos from last year), I honestly can't give him a good review. Fast email response, doesn't seem to read what you send him, and an overall condescending attitude. I hate this class.
I do not recommend taking the class with Dr. Lopez. He gives a lot of homework and several quizzes every week. Lectures were hard to understand and it doesn't help that he just reads off of the slides. Exams are the worst since some of the questions we didn't cover in class. You definitely need Study Edge to pass the class.
This class will be extremely difficult to pass without Study Edge. We had to watch unhelpful lectures from years ago where you could barely see the board or hear the professor. Tests were extremely difficult and contained information we had never seen. Everyone failed exam 2, even with the curve.
The worst professor at UF. He thought it was acceptable to "teach" us using lectures from 2018 that we could not see the board or hear him. Our second exam average was a 49. With the 5 point curve. And he didn't think it was his fault. Extremely rude and unprofessional in his emails. Take this class if you want to cry every night because of him.
Hands down one of the worst professors I have ever had. He thought it was acceptable to use lectures from Summer 2018, where we could barely see the board or hear him. I ended up just reading the material from the textbook instead because it was more worthwhile. If there is another professor you can take the class with I STRONGLY suggest you do.
His lectures didnt help me learn at all. The werent even zooms. They were recorded videos from years ago where its hard to read the board and you cant always hear. He has lower exam scores than the other professors. Honestly, all 3 chem professors are bad in their own way, but I would try and get one of the other ones. 2nd exam avg was a 52��
Ive never heard a good thing said about him
This professor will teach you the material from the chapters, give you lots of homework on it, and then give you quizzes on it, which are all pretty similar in question type and difficulty. However, he is horrible at preparing you for the exam. The exam questions are actually nothing like anything you will see before. This class can be impossible.
Dr. Lopez is the worst professor ever. He doesn't even give online students lectures they are just recordings of his in person section which you can't see the board. His exams are nothing like practice problems you are given. I have never heard anyone say a single good thing about him. You will teach yourself. Study edge is the only way to pass.
Beware: If you thought asynchronous chem might be better for you because of more freedom in your schedule, then you thought wrong. Lopez does not care about you as an asynchronous student. He makes you watch 3 year old lecture videos scattered all over the place and is too stubborn to admit his fault and improve his course. Terrible experience.
Good person, bad teacher. He's nice and tries his best, but he's just so unorganized. Lectures were prerecorded, too long, and low quality. Homework, worksheets, and especially exams are littered with typos or missing information. At least exams are multiple choice, but they still take days to grade and include never-before-seen questions.
This man is the biggest mess of a professor I have ever had. He is so disorganized and there was not a single exam without a typo. His lectures are impossible to watch and are often inaudible, which he doesn't care about. Don't even bother attending his exam reviews because he will make mistakes in those too. Get studyedge if you want to do well.
Lopez was not a good professor for CHM2046. His lectures were of not great quality, so I ended up not watching them and teaching myself the content. Although his exams, were not difficult he does not teach the actual content, so if you look forward to teaching yourself a whole class, go right ahead.
this class is VERY hard but Dr Lopez is NOT to blamehis lectures actually give you get a great basis for the class hw, along with study edge. Do not skip his lectures and go to his office hours bc he is very helpful during them and answers any questions you have. if you take advantage of all his resources and put in a LOT of effort you will pass.
professor lopez is knowledgeable, patient, and always willing to help out. watch study edge if you can but also his lectures, because sometimes there are things mentioned in lecture that study edge doesnt cover. study hard for days in advance and use past homework and plqs for practice.
He was so unhelpful that I stopped watching his lectures. If you get him, sign up for StudyEdge right away.
Dr. Lopez's tests were unpredictable. Lots of typos, some were fairly easy while others were near impossible after studying. Most of your grade is based on tests. This class is less of a chemistry class and more of a learning to manage weird test questions class. Get StudyEdge.
Lopez is really nice and cares about his students, but his homework and exams are not always fair. His lectures cover all material you will be tested on, but the recordings are very low quality. Definitely recommend study edge and/or chegg!
Lopez's class was super difficult. His lectures generally did not help, and I used StudyEdge to learn the material. It was the only way I could understand it. There's a lottt of HW and Post Lecture Quizzes. We would have 3 a day at times. You had have to dedicate so much time to this class.
terrible lectures, too long, camera too far, bad audio, mistakes made on exams, wkshts & assignments all the time, not very helpful professor
His lectures aren't good because of the sound and video quality. He assigns a lot of work and although the exams aren't all that difficult the hw and quizzes are not a sufficient study guide. Biggest problem is the lack of communication with his students
This class was very challenging for me. I didn't get much out of the lectures and relied heavily on study edge as my main source of information. Similar to chem 1, it is very math heavy. There were typically many errors with the exams and they are very tricky which was frustrating.
Honestly could have passed the class with or without him, using just the textbook and some supplemental materials. His tests sometimes had mistakes in them but they weren't excessively difficult.
I had Lopez for chem 1 and chem 2. Hes honestly a pretty good professor, hes just very disorganized. Assignments arent too crazy and if you study all the extra practice/past assignments, the tests arent anything too out there. The textbook will be your best friend for these courses, lectures just go over the assigned readings.
I would say overall the course isn't that bad. His lectures are okay if you follow along well and he really knows the subject. In office hours he was mostly helpful and overall if you are trying to genuinely learn the content, you will succeed with hard work. I will say there was a boat load of assignments.
So. Many. Homeworks. It's going to be a tough class no matter the professor, but I'm lucky I had taken AP Chem in high school! Some concepts I thought I understood got turned into Greek for me. Grading scale was lenient (86% was an A-), but you will need to spend a lot of time revieiwing. Get a study group or something, but don't go in alone.
There was a lot of homework, but most of it is on Chegg. I honestly didn't watch a lot of the lectures since I took it online, but relied HEAVILY on Study Edge in order to complete required homework assignments and especially relied on it for exams and the final. I wouldn't have passed without Study Edge. He also gives little to no extra credit.
Hated this class with everything in me. His lectures and exam practices were nothing like the exam. He always has errors in his exams and he is not very personable. I will say I had times in which I forgot to turn something in and he would extend the date but, his lectures are not helpful. A good person, not a good teacher.
honestly one of the worst professors i've ever had. disorganized, confusing, and test heavy. there's three exams and a final worth a total of 83% of your grade. his lectures rarely made sense. the homeworks were ridiculous. seriously made me reconsider pre-med.
Lopez is a nice guy who wants students to succeed. Lectures aren't very useful since he just goes off the slides and material can be a bit overwhelming. Helpful in office hours. For exams use study edge and review past assignments bc he pulls questions from those and the book. It's a hard class and requires you to work hard if you want to do well
The lectures aren't helpful whatsoever. The questions he goes over in class are 10x easier than the ones we do at home or on the test. He often has to drop a few questions on tests due to mistakes. I relied completely on Study Edge to pass this course. With that said, I'm taking him next semester because apparently Orgo is his strength
The worst. In class examples and hw are nothing like exam material. Slides ripped directly from textbook, even the examples he recommends in textbook are not like exams, collectively worth 83% of your grade. Gives back pts when mistakes on exam q's, but no thought into how much time wasted on impossible q's which couldve been used for other q's.
Every exam this semester had questions that were unanswerable because he did not put in values that were needed. Forgot the put the periodic table and formula sheet on an exam. Refused to accept and recognize his own mistakes. Not reviewing his own exams and blunt responses were unprofessional and seemed uninterested in his student's success.
Most of Lopez's material for exams came from his lectures and the textbook. He mostly read straight from the PowerPoint during class and you really have to learn the material on your own to understand it.
How is it that the "top 5 public university" has the worst chemistry department? I put in so much work into this class and received the bare minimum in return! I loved how they put our second exam on the day we got back from Thanksgiving break. The lack of reciprocation is appalling and the professors do not care about your mental health. Go gata
Had Prof Lopez for both Gen Chem 1 & 2. Showed up to lectures for Chem 2 but honestly did not learn much. If not for top hat, would not have gone. Make sure to do the worksheets as they represent exam questions the best. Prof Lopez did not enhance my learning, would have done the same without him. Beware the second exam of chem 2 is the hardest.
His lectures are pointless: he's confusing, disorganized, and leaves out important information. So many people bombed the exams and he didn't seem to care, even hid class averages. If you have no other option, just be prepared to eat, sleep, and a breathe chemistry for a chance at a passing grade.
Overall just doesn't care about his students at all. Every single exam had mistakes
STUDYEDGE is, in my opinion, mandatory for this man. Get studyedge. He reads directly off the lecture slides, which have errors, and doesn't properly understand questions asked in office hours. Don't wimp out on the few minor points you can get by redoing the homework because they add up. I probably lost 2% of my final grade because of laziness.
Dr. Lopez is a very nice guy, but his lectures were awful. Very hard to understand what is going on due to his poor handwriting. He just reads off of power points, including just reading off his pre-written work so you cannot follow his thinking. Exams have many errors which is annoying. Overall not the worst but avoid if you can
I took this class during COVID as a freshman and it was so incredibly difficult. Our second exam had a 40% average and he did not even consider a curve. The only reason I passed was because I got Study Edge after the second exam. With Study Edge I got an A on the last exam and the final. Definitely a must with this prof.
Chem 2 in general is tough, but this professor makes it so hard. I had to prepare for every exam weeks in advance. Practice problems are a must. Get Study Edge and they give you hundreds of practice problems that made me so much more confident come exam time. They also teach you HOW to work through the problems, instead of just lecture slides.
The only thing that got me through this course successfully was utilizing Study Edge. I never watched Professor Lopez's lectures, and received an A by solely doing Study Edge practice problems, attending the review sessions, and asking questions to the Study Edge tutors. His lectures are not worth watching.
I see a lot of reviews crediting study edge, but to the people who don't have the money for it, I utilized the textbook and managed an A-. I would just do the example textbook problems during lecture and listen when he said something relating to the exam. Do the homework and plqs and you should be fine. Whenever you have questions, ask the tas!
I honestly really enjoyed CHM2045 and found if you put in the work you could easily do well. Dr. Lopez was a good teacher but the main thing that helped me succeed in this class was Study Edge. I would highly recommend using this amazing resource if you want to do well in this class.
His lectures are a little difficult to understand, but if you go to office hours you will be more than prepared for his exams. You have to make sure to put time and effort into this class, though, because orgo is difficult, especially the last couple of exams. Study edge is also a great tool if you are having trouble understanding the concepts.
Dr. Lopez is an AMAZING professor! He truly cares about his students and is enthusiastic about the material. Best advice I could give - go to office hours!!! He'll go over old exam problems, new concepts, and answer any questions you have. If you go to office hours, do extra problems and study the practice exam, you'll find success in the class :)
Although I did not learn well with his lecturing, his exams were fair and as long as you studied the material in some way, you will pass the class. He has partial credit on his exams, which made it easy to get a few points here and there. Study Edge really helped with his class, and solely using SE as my source of info allowed me to end with a B+
I found his lectures annoying, but he's quite clear with the material and tells you on the spot what you need to know or what you don't. The only advice that made a difference between a B and an A is going to his office hours AND the TA's office hours! They're extremely helpful and all so kind. If you don't study HARD don't expect a good grade...
Dr. Lopez is a good professor. To get an A in this class you must be DEDICATED. Orgo is hard and requires practice. He gives very little time for the exams compared to the other orgo 1 professors so be sure to time yourself when studying. It's not impossible, but it's hard. If you study and practice, there's no reason you shouldn't get an A.
Do not take Lopez for Orgo. He is awful. He does not teach in his lectures. Instead, he teaches in his 3-hour office hour periods. Which if you have classes during that time (like I did), you never get any real instruction. Also, he did not give us a testing period for our exams, which he made very long, and you could barely finish.
His lectures are horrible, he teaches based on his old notes, and his handwriting isn't legible. He doesn't answer questions during class, only teaches the material during his office hours, which are 3 hrs long. Take too long to grasp a concept he will answer questions very aggressively. Choose another professor. You teach yourself everything.
His exams were fair, but his lectures were hard to follow. The lecture notes he used were really outdated and instead of making annotations he would just highlight most of the page. His phrasing was confusing and the only time he worked through example problems was during office hours. Study edge is a great supplement to his lectures.
If you take him, use Study Edge! There is no homework in this class, so you have to be dedicated and do practice problems on your own. His exams are 50 mins, which means you need to know the material well (there is no time to think). Also, make sure you answer the iClicker questions correctly because you can get extra credit from them.
The exams are very tough if you don't put the time in. Exams are very long and you only get a class period to take them (50 min). Make sure to dedicate enough time to the class and get study edge, and you should be okay. Make sure to stay on top of things!
Dr. Lopez was one of my favorite professors I have ever had! If you communicate to him that you care about his class, he will treat you kindly and work very hard to see you succeed! Office hours have been extremely helpful to me, but if you put in enough time doing practice problems in the textbook and the ones he provides, you will find success!
Great professor. Class is hard no matter what but his tests were very similar to practice exam that he put on canvas. If you do study edge and study very hard you will get a good grade. Very manageable if you put in the work.
4 progress exams and a final, no HW and clicker is 5%. Orgo is a hard class but study edge is very good for him. He is the best of the orgo 1 profs. His advantage is the practice exam. It is almost identical to the actual exam (similar to sta2023 w/ ripol).
Probably the best orgo 1 professor. The only downside is you get 50 minutes for the exams which can be stressful. His exams and grading scale are fair though.
His exams are what made his class the worse. They're designed in that if you don't know the topic in and out you will have a hard time. I only pass bc his exams are graded on a curve. My one piece of advice is to be on top of studying and reviewing previous chapters bc they build off each other, especially exams 3, 4, and the final
Go to office hours! He's chill and wants to help. Make sure you study mechanisms with online textbooks/free resources as well. Old exams are really useful for studying as well. Had I dedicated myself to studying earlier, I could've gotten a B+ or an A-. I think the content isn't hard once you get used to it and his tests have "habits"/patterns.
Took this class over summer so it was very fast paced. Lopez was a decent lecturer but there was just a lot of content. Orgo is a hard class but felt the practice exams reflected the test well and he was always available for help outside of class. Go to office hours--def helps. And do the practice exam multiple times
If you work hard you'll do well. I had Chem 1 & 2 with him and enjoyed both experiences. He really cares about what he does. I would suggest going to his office hours because he loves the students so much. (Also taking chem 2 with him, he likes it more). He will help you with any work you need help with and he's one of the best professors I know.
Lopez is actually the best. He cares about his students and clearly tells you what you need to know. GO TO OFFICE HOURS he covers the content slower and with more practice problems. Do his practice exams as they tend to reflect the concepts on the exam. Study everyday. His exams are a time crunch. I did not use Study Edge just Lopez office hours
I honestly thought Dr. Lopez was a great, and gives good and memorable explanations on difficult content. I went to office hours when I could (usually once out of the two sessions per week), did all the homework (esp his selected problems on canvas) that worked for me. Also, **his tests are comparable to the practice tests on canvas!** :)
Do not. miss. any. assignments. They're not hard, but if you don't do them your grade will suffer. Overall easy if you're on top of it! Your TA can also make or break the class. Shout out to the BEST TA: Doyoung
Dr. Lopez provides exam reviews, practice exams with videos, helpful worksheets. Office hours twice a week to teach material ahead of lectures and answer questions. Helpful TAs with office hours virtually any time throughout the week. His class can be aced if you give it the time and effort it needs.
Never saw Dr. Lopez D'Sola, which is standard for a lab. It helps to have a partner who knows what they are doing and can contribute. Mine didn't, but I was still fine. Having a TA who can answer questions and isn't picky when grading is even more helpful. Always reference the rubric before submitting a pre-lab or post-lab notebook assignment!
Gives 60 question quizzes online a week, if you do bad on it you have to retake all the questions you get wrong, even if you got 1 part out of 5 wrong. Doesn't know how to teach outside of reading just the powerpoint. Falls very behind due to teaching slow, and when someone critizes this, he just moves due dates instead of changing his system.
Lectures/notes are mostly examples that he does not explain/does not finish during lecture. He expects you to do a majority of the learning outside of class so I recommend going to his office hours (he finishes his lectures, teaches the material more indepth). I recommend getting Study Edge and doing plenty of practice problems.
I can't. Just don't do it. Wait a semester if you need to.
By far the best orgo 1 professor. His exams are easy to prepare for as they are almost identical to the practice ones he provides. If you get StudyEdge and actually put the work in you should be fine. He is very fair and rarely tries to trick you. Cool guy take him if you can
In term of lectures, I only ever showed up for the iclicker that would occasionally pop up in class but other than that, I heavily relied on study edge and still did well in the class. The only downside is the ALEKS HW and quizzes but it is a nice grade buffer to be honest and he drops the three lowest HW grades and one lowest quiz.
Long ALEKS HW and Quizzes but I would much rather have this than the in person quizzes that the other chem professors have. The practice exams and worksheets were very similar (sometimes literally copy and pasted) to the exams. I had an overall great experience and I appreciated his informative office hours and his slow lecture pace.
Awful awful awful. He doesn't care if the students live or die. Was late to every lecture and then tried to run long, admonishing people if they had another class to get to. His explanations were confusing, unnecessary, and more than occasionally, wrong. I don't know if there is a better Orgo professor but please choose someone else.
There is huge ALEKs assignments due every week which I admit gives a good grade buffer but they are time consuming. His lectures didn't do much for me so I heavily relied on study edge to teach me the material. Although attendance was not mandatory, iclicker in class is pretty random so I recommend going to class if you can.
Overall a good professor. Would highly recommend attending office hours. Does provide lots of resources to help students succeed. I would recommend also getting study edge for the supplemental questions and reviews. Practice exams are very similar to real exams. There was iClicker.
TONS of ALEKS- 60q homework and 30q quizzes weekly. Plus, iclicker was only done sometimes, but he would never give warning so don't miss class or your iclicker average will be bad. The lectures weren't very helpful- go for studyedge fo sho
He was late to class a number of times and does not explain or teach the material. Be prepared to teach yourself and if you take him, you will need to get studyedge. I recommend taking someone else and if need be waiting a semester to get a better professor.
lectures were unorganized, wasn't able to take away much from them. also started teaching 5-10 mins into a 50 min lecture. about 92% of your grade (including final) is based on all exams, with the lowest being replaced with average score. tends to blame students if the average for an exam is low. practice exams almost identical to actual exams.
It's organic chemistry. It's going to be a difficult class no matter what. But do it with Lopez! Lopez's practice exams he uploads on Canvas are VERY accurate. Exams were always very fair because of this. GO TO OFFICE HOURS! They are amazing. If i went more often I def could've gotten an A.
Dr. Lopez really cares about his students. Very nice guy. His exams are very similar to the practice exams and his tests are very fair. There was lengthy ALEKS homework but he often extended the deadlines and dropped a few of them at the end of the semester. Definitely a good choice for CHM 2046.
I had to learn everything myself, and he is genuinely incapable of using his brain to do his job. He was a very slow lecturer and consistently extremely behind. He would test on things he did not teach because he was so slow. The subjects he did get around to teaching would then be irrelevant to the exams, homework, and quizzes.
Dr. Lopez is genuinely the best chem professor i've ever met. He is super understanding and caring of his students. Anytime I need help with a concept, he will stay after class to help explain it to me. Study edge isn't very helpful for his class. I recommend just using his lectures. Overall I LOVE THIS PROF!! 1000/10. You wont regret taking him
He is extremely lecture heavy and he over-explains things which makes the concepts even more complicated. We were never on time with the lesson plan, we would not learn the material in time for the exam. We had to basically do self-teaching for his portion of the class. While he is nice, you'd be better off watching a youtube video on the topic.
Clearest most straightforward orgo prof at UF. Office hours and StudyEdge are the most helpful, UGTA sessions were great, practice exams are EXACTLY like exams. Hard class but there's not a better prof. My grade is truly because I didn't study consistently. Grades on a huge curve, tests are like 93% of your grade, but you know what's on them.
Lopez is honestly a chad. I strongly recommend him over Harris or Sumner for 2046. His exams are super straight forward and very reflective of lecture/worksheet content. His lectures can be mundane but study edge can be a good supplement for this.
He is great in terms of exams being similar to the practice exams. Lectures are a bit boring.
Dr. Lopez is not the best lecturer, he tends to overcomplicate things and rambles on making you fall behind on content. I would definitely recommending looking over textbook problems as well as some of the problems he puts in the slides as some of those will be verbatim on the exam.
He is a boring lecturer but there are worse professors for chem.
I will defend this man any day. Are lectures boring? Well, yes. HOWEVER, exams are copy and pasted from worksheets and practice exams. The most fair chem professor at UF. Just lock in for lectures and practice exams and you will get an A.
Dr. Lopez is by far the best orgo professor at UF, it is an orgo class if you don't study and put some work in you won't do well. If you attend his office hours and do the extra problem you wont even need study edge. His exam reviews are a very good example of what the test will look like and he is very clear on what he expects from students.
Struggles to keep lectures on schedule. Online component of class ends up having homework and quizzes before he has lectured on the material. Also has lots of homework. Somewhere around 100 homework problems, a quiz or 2, and several interactive lecture videos.
Lectures can be disorganized, but using resources like Unstuckstudy and Study Edge helps prepare for exams. Professor is fair, but attendance is mandatory. Worth putting in the work to succeed.
lectures are very disorganized and he will usually teach the content for the OCCR the day it is due. Test heavy...
The lectures were pretty boring, he would go off on tangents sometimes. He does iclicker questions randomly and they can change your grade a lot so people would go to class just for the questions. Don't take the double block TR class, the double block is the worst to sit through. Generally friendly guy though
He gives sm hw that isn't even relevant at the end of the day. Hours spent on end doing this when all he does is read off slides in name of "teaching". I feel that the effort we put in isn't reciprocated by him, making it blatantly unnecessary when you realize that other professors with less work have the same exam averages and happier students.
Professor Lopez has a heavy accent and is not tech-savvy at all. Lectures are boring and hard to understand. He is often lecturing about something 2 weeks late, the assignments already tested about them before we could learn them. Might as well not even go to lectures, except attendance is a grade. All around bad experience, withdrew after 2 exams.
Any learning was done outside the classroom. Heavy homework load taught me most of the content though. The lectures were not helpful for me. He has a tendency to talk incredibly slow and inhale the microphone so listening itself was difficult. However, he's attentive to student's needs and will push back some assignments if you give a good reason.
Con: Exam time Pro: Exam are similar to previous exams. And even if he changes that, he doesn't make the exam impossible. He makes it hard as in if you don't know the material well (understand not memorizing) then you aren't going to do well. -go to Lopez/ TA' office hours -he cares for those who are trying! Study edge may help but not much.
Genuinely most useless professor at UF. It was only gen chem I took so it was pretty easy, but I had to use online lectures from a different professor to learn. If you don't already know chem, can't afford study edge, or can't get your hands on other lectures, you pretty much can't get an A. Seems like a pretty chill guy but just scribbles all clas
Had a very heavy accent and VERY boring lectures. Homework questions often did not correlate to what was on the exam and were very lengthy.
Good luck in this class if you don't have a strong background in chemistry. The lectures were very boring and often hard to follow, and the homework assignments usually never corresponded to the lecture info anyways. I think I learned more by analyzing the homework questions than by sitting through the lectures.
The class is Orgo so obviously it's hard. Go to his office hours for extra help and study hard and you should get a good grade
I wouldn't blame him much-- I think chem is hard in gen. Tho, u can see he clearly doesn't like the first section of chem, as he barely explains that. Later, he explains more. He has a very monotone voice. Plus, lots of HW (but barely worth anything). He's always behind lessons. Also, hate how there's barely practice exams.
Lectures were boring, behind schedule, and basically self-taught myself with the presentations provided by him. He's knowledgable about the material but struggles to explain it. Homework and quizzes take a very long time to complete. If you want to get an A you need to put in a lot of work preparing for the midterms/final.
Show up to every lecture, go to office hours, StudyEdge as a supplement and you'll get an A. Exams are 50 minutes which is hard but you'll be fine. Gives practice exams that look similar to actual exam so do those too. OCCRs are weekly assignments that are impossible to do by yourself but TA's will help. If hes available, I say sign up.
INCONSISTENT. Always behind in lectures schedule (taught through the last lecture before the final, still DNF). Cursive handwriting is hard to understand, does not thoroughly explain steps/concepts. Does clicker Qs on random days. Must self-teach with Praxit or StudyEdge. Strong accent may cause issues with non-native English speakers. Nice guy tho
This professor does not try to work with students at all. Asking questions and trying to get anywhere with your grade results in the conversation of "there's nothing I can do" despite having every opportunity to help. If you ask about anything and took an exam prior, his solution is to come in an see what you got wrong, nothing else. Do not take!
Out of all chem professors at UF, I do think Dr. Lopez will be your best option. He switched to ACHIEVE which is by far better than ALEKS. His lectures are very slow and sometimes hard to follow, but if you combine both study edge and his lectures you will have no issues passing the course.
Orgo is difficult but Lopez is one of the best professors to take it with. Don't underestimate timed exams, even if you know the content well you will need to recall it almost immediately to be able to complete the 50-minute exams. Lopez is very available during office hours and cares about students who put the effort in. Don't expect a large curve
Dr. Lopez was a decent professor, his lectures are kind of hard to understand and his handwriting is very hard to read but if you get study edge and do all the achieve homeworks, you will be completely fine as long as you study a few days before each exam. I thought I was going to do bad in this course but I ended up getting an A.
Very boring lectures but with the online hw/quizzes ~everything on the exam is covered. Exams were fair and your lowest score is boosted up. Attendance is randomly checked with iclicker questions which is 2% of ur grade (so u don't rlly need to go to class + he uploads recorded lectures). if u have past chem experience, u can get an easy A.
Absolutely the worst chem professor at uf he's a nice guy but the lectures are consistently 2 weeks behind. you will have exams quizzes and homework on things not yet covered in class. he does a poor job of explaining the content. you have to teach almost everything to yourself if you are not naturally good at chem there's no way you'll pass
Very tough. Strong Spanish accent and aloof personality makes it hard to stay awake during long lectures. Basically mandatory to do reading on your own. Make sure you get ahead and start strong or else you're screwed. I'm retaking chem and made sure to stay away from him. However, he is very accesible during office hours.
if you can get another professor, do that. Lopez is really nice but you have to teach yourself everything for this course because he doesn't prepare you for exams. Other professors have less work and better exam grades, and I don't feel like Lopez truly prepares you for future chem courses.
Honestly I think he is the best orgo prof out there. He always talks about how he loves orgo wayyyy more the gen chem, so don't let your gen chem experience sway your opinion. lectures are sometimes confusing, but i highly recommend going to both his office hours and TA office hours, as well as using study edge for clarification!
Don't know what I would've done without study edge. He will explain things well if asked one-on-one but was hard to follow in lecture. Timed exams were difficult if material wasn't well-known but it wasn't impossible. Will replace lowest exam score with avg of your exams which kinda helped. Practice practice practice!!!
Dr. Lopez gives lengthy homeworks through achieve, usually 2 or 3 a week graded for accuracy. Additionally if you go to him after exams asking for any kind of explanation or clarification, he is typically very rude and dismissive. None of the chem professors are great, but I would try to avoid him if possible.
Dr. Lopez was okay. He often moved slowly through lectures, and then crammed when we fell behind. Personally, attending lectures wasn't very helpful, but he has random graded iClicker questions so make sure you attend class. There was tons of ALEKS homework, which was annoying but in the end helpful because that's primarily how I learned/practiced.
I found Dr. Lopez's lectures not very helpful, he would ramble a bit. We would often end up behind, so the lecture before an exam he would try to cram multiple chapters. We ended up not learning some chapters. Exams were 50 minutes but the practice exams are very true to the exam- do them! The OCCRs are very difficult but the TAs are there to help.
Dr. Lopez was a boring lecturer, I never would have gone if it weren't for having friends in the class. Lots of homework and quiz assignments that were only worth a small percentage of the final grade which was annoying. I went to office hours a few times and he was sweet; also said he prefers teaching orgo than gen chem 1. Get Study Edge!
Professor is very bad. Lectures are lengthy and do not help cover the content on the exam. Homework is thoroughly assigned and does not help whatsoever in preparation for the exam. Use study edge to prepare for exams, as that is what will matter for the most part regarding your grade.
If you take Lopez, you'll be paying hundreds of dollars to teach yourself. He does in person lectures which are not helpful at all, but there's sometimes iClicker so you gotta go. I've since taken other chem professors and realize that they actually care about their students learning the material, whereas it doesn't seem like he does.
So hard to understand his lectures and follow along with the slides in class
pleasant during office hours but lectures felt messy and were a slog at the beginning of the semester. can't answer beyond that because i skipped all the rest. attendance is technically mandatory for i clicker but it's only like 2%. lots of homework (videos, 30 question online assignments, etc). exams were pretty easy wrt overall content
Lectures were extremely hard to listen to and not a ton of helpful examples were shown
He only ever read off PowerPoint slides and was very hard to sit through.
If you take this professor, I am sorry. The lectures are quite pointless and you'll notice after the first week, the lecture hall empties. The only reason you should show up is the IClickers. Hes very difficult to understand, teaches you like you should already know the information, and doesn't elaborate whatsoever on the PowerPoint presentations.
Can't understand him. Exams are predictable, but the TAs grading suck. The exam keys were wrong. I got points taken off the 2nd exam because a TA incorrectly took off points. When he regrades exams, you might not get full points back bc "he's not in a good mood." I've never gotten below an A, but I might not get even an A- in this class.
Did not wear my seat belt on the way to class in the hopes I did not make it
Tests are worth 80 percent of your grade and yet they make you work hard for the remaining 20 percent of your grade. The homeworks are often very long and has upto 38 questions once. The professor doesn't complete syllabus on time. The iclickers were very irregular which was also very annoying.
He is always behind in lectures and always reads off the slides like he expects us to already everything. We literally had to learn a chapter on our own cause he forgot to teach us the topic, which was 1/3 of that test. Study edge is a really good investment for this class. Don't go to lecture, you can do more valuable things with your time.
This class was like riding a bicycle if the bicycle was on fire and everything else was on fire because it was Hell. If you have never experience busy work before, this class will give you a nice introduction to it. You'll want to put your fist through a wall every time you open up a macmillan learning quiz or test. Good luck.
Tests are 93% of your grade and the TAs all grade it, but they make mistakes and to submit regrade, have to wait in line for 1/2 an hour to retrieve it. Try not to take but if you have to, take easy other classes because getting a good grade in this class WILL have to mean hours of studying things he hasn't taught you that will be on the test.
standard CHM2045 class at UF, but Lopez is fair. his lectures are majority reading off slides, but he has good explanations sometimes. I self-studied a lot for this class, as in took notes from the textbook ahead of time to better understand in lecture. go to his office hours, and he'll help out. very passionate about chemistry and funny(ish)
If confusion were a teaching style, this teacher would have a PhD. Lectures feel like live readings of Wikipedia—monotone, meandering, and mildly soul-crushing. Questions are answered with shrugs or “look it up.” I've learned more from cereal boxes. 10/10 do not recommend unless you enjoy academic pain.
This Chemistry teacher reads PowerPoints like they're auditioning for an audiobook no one asked for. Every class feels like a slow descent into the periodic table of despair. Labs? Never heard of ‘em. Questions? Prepare to be met with a blank stare and a new slide. I didn't sign up for Chem 1 to be emotionally bonded to Arial font.
A hamster spinning in a wheel could teach better
I 100% recommend Dr. Lopez for Orgo 1. Unlike many classes I've taken, his exams were fair and aligned with practice exams he gave out. No matter what, Orgo is going to be hard but he is very generous with his office hours. This semester he dedicated 2 hours twice a week to go over material in office hours. Regrades are amazing, take test in pen!
He is an amazing teacher. I went from getting a 24% in orgo with another teacher to a A- in his class the next semester. He cares a lot and his office hours are very helpful. Lectures aren't the best but he is very understanding and helpful.
The class is pretty straightforward. I liked it, however, there is a lot of homework and the professor is unnecessarily rude. I was surprised by how angry he seems. I do not recommend reaching out to him for any reason at all.
Although he seems intimidating, he's friendly & with effort it's simple to succeed in this class. His tests are fair and honestly compared to Pete VERY doable. Study edge was used to help me and I would recommend it for the practice. His curve is great at the end and getting a 83 got me a B+. Try hard for the first 2 exams as those are the easiest!
The class has a lot of busy work. The homework, problem sets, and lecture can easily take 10-15 hours a week. I learned better with study edge! I used their practice problems and videos
Orgo is a hard class but he's your best choice at UF. You're gonna suffer no matter what though.
If you're reading this DON'T take this professor. Yes learning Orgo is hard but this class just makes it harder than needed. It's basically graded on exams entirely, lectures are barely understable because of his handwriting/accent, he doesn't explain much and when you try to ask questions he glances over you. Just don't actually.
The lectures are difficult to follow and understand. I understand everyone makes mistakes, but I feel like he made more mistakes than the average professor does/should.
He's a nice guy but he's lectures aren't very informative of everything that's gonna be on the exam. He assigns a lot of online homework so don't get behind. Get study edge.
This professor is absolutely horrible. I learned 100% of the course content by myself. He reads off a powerpoint slide and seems to put no effort into his lectures. The fact that most people need studyedge to even pass the class speaks volumes.
Hard to understand him, would not have passed without studyedge. Easier grade scale tho
People say a lot of bad things about Lopez, but he really cares about his studets. Lectures are a little messy but good in my opinion, and practice tests are extremely similar to exams in the sense they are the same style and format. Get study edge to supplement your studies, and you'll be fine for Orgo with him.
Gen chem is already weeder class and Dr. Lopez made it even harder. He cares about the students... but lectures were terrible, the workload was huge, and I ended up teaching myself. Office hours were not worth it. iClicker is sometimes used. Exams are 80% of your grade, and he offers 1% extra credit. Would not recommend; take another professor.
Dr. Lopez gets a lot of flak for his teaching and class. However, I strongly disagree with that. He is a very caring professor who gladly takes time out of his day to ensure student's success. I was personally about to flunk out of his class and he encouraged me to push through. If you are going to take Orgo at UF, please take Dr. Lopez!
If given the choice, take Dr. Lopez for Orgo 1 at UF. Yes, orgo is difficult but his practice exams are nearly identical to real exams which made studying easier + more stress free. His final grading scales are extremely fair and you can do well in his class without the "two hours daily studying" as advised in his syllabus.
He's alright. He grades on a curve which is helpful (C+=class avg). There are some pts to boost your grade from worksheets and iClicker. Exams similar to the practice. I wasn't a big fan of his lectures, and he often made mistakes in class/reviews. Exams also have lots of errors. But as long as you study hard, you'll do well in the class.
I think a lot of people give Dr. Lopez some slack in regard to CHM2210. The nature of the course is difficult in general, but I found Lopez to be a phenomenal professor. He is very accessible outside of lecture, explains things very well, is very caring, and I found the exams to be VERY fair. Getting an A is definitely not impossible.
Professor Lopez did not even finish the class content until 2 days before the exam. Throughout the course, he does not tell the students what the grading scale is, so unless you are sitting above a 73%, you don't truly know if you are passing or not. You can tell he has a lot of passion for the class, but I wouldn't take it with him again.
Dr. Lopez was really good at the beginning of the semester in the sense that his practice exams matched his actual ones well. However, he switched up the format for the 3rd exam and that really tanked my grade. The only thing that saved me was his grading scale and I ended up with an A- with an 80% in the class. Use Studyedge.
Although the content in orgo is hard, Dr. Lopez wants us to succeed. Three out of the four progress exams were very similar to the practice exams. His lectures are challenging to understand because his handwriting is very hard to read. Study edge was a lifesaver in this class. His final exam was very fair, and he curves the grading scale.
He is a good person, but not a good teacher. He uses Achieve for homework, which is not as bad as other professors, but it still was a pain. I attended and participated in every lecture until I withdrew, yet I would leave class more confused then I was before.
You will not learn anything from Lopez and he assigns too much homework that is not reflective of what is tested on exams. Just buy study edge. Its the only way I learned.
Lectures were basically pointless since his handwriting is illegible. Exams are worth practically the entire grade and your final grade for the class is unknown until the end of the semester. Final grade curve though was generous I thought with an A being a 87%. Overall it's an okay class, just make sure you practice. Can't emphasis that enough.
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