GREAT INSTRUCTOR.. RECOMMEND TO ALL.. VERY HELPFUL... INTERESTING LECTURES AND IF YOU STUDY AND PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS THEN YOU WOULD DO GREAT

Steve is very energetic & enthusiastic. He's easygoing and willing to help you out. Just study hard and pay attention and you'll do fine. Steve does have a tendency to be a bit scatterbrained when it comes to putting papers "somewhere". He could stand to be a bit more organized. All in all, good instructor.

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Powell is awesome possum. 'Nuff said.

He is an awesome teacher. He will go out of his way to help you if you have any questions. You will do good in this class as long as you keep up with the homework. His tests were exactly the same as the homework so if you study you will do well. he was one hot tamale.

Steve is the best prof I have ever had. He is so helpful and encouraging. I don't know how I would have made it through the class without him.

I had a hard time with all the math in this class, but Steve's a very good teacher and really helped me through. Be prepared for a lot of applied math and conceptual thinking. You really need to put in a lot of homework and study time to do well. If you have to take this class, take it with Steve Powell.

He definately knows his stuff and tries to make his class as easy as possible. However, chem is a tough subject! Steve is really good at meeting with students when they need extra help and he also lets you drop 1 exam and 1 quiz. However, if you miss one lab you can't get better than a D. All an all, Steve is an awesome teacher and pretty funny :]

If you can keep up with the homework (easy way to tally up those points), reading, and attended his lectures no so bad to pass. The math is tough, must use dimensional analysis, and conversion factors throughout the class. His lectures kept me awake and even though we did fall behind, he does a great job teaching a very diffiucult class.

Class got behind the last 3 weeks. Started testing on material that he had covered but not collected homework on. Not his fault as this was done in every class i took this quarter as the college shortened the quarter to 8 weeks from 10, and shortened the week to 4 days.

Steve is an excellent teacher, I totally recommend him! Steve's class not easy, you have to work hard. Lectures are given out ahead of time on Angel, so no need to take notes. Steve will take time to re-word explanations to make sure everyone understands. Very available for extra help. Problem session awesome for extra help! Great prof, take him!

Powell is very young looking, so when i first walked in i wanted to ask to see his credentials. but he's VERY intelligent, and makes all the best chemistry jokes and makes his class enjoyable. He's very people friendly, and always does his best to explain things until they're stuck in your head. i think out of all the chemistry teachers..go for him

Steve is an excellent teacher and I would recommend him to any fellow student taking chemistry. The class is hard so be prepared to put in a lot of hours studying. The book problems were too easy compared to the problems put on the quizes and exams, so be prepared for that. Steve is also readily available to his students and answer questions.

Very helpful, great professor.

As far as professors go he is VERY interested in the material. However he moves extremely fast through chapters and usually skips any practice problems in his lecture slides. Be prepared to spend 3-4 hours per assign. Class avg was 74% Lots of work to do outside of class, but he is always willing to help. Reccommend if you like/good at chem.

Overall good instructor. Be prepared to do a lot of homework. More work than an average class. Instructor always available outside of class to help.

He is very energetic and interesting. The class was hard but he is very helpful and fair. He gets excited about thermodynamics lol

Steve is a fantastic teacher. The homework will not prepare you for his tests. They are hard, he even admitts that he probably couldnt get 100%on his own test! He will help you, and he makes learning fun because he cares about chemistry, and he shows it. Also he is super cute, and I just liked watching him everday, so is his personality!

Love this guy. He's an amazing teacher and really cares about his students and chemistry. Intelligent and really knows his stuff. Also,it helps that he's very cute and funny. ;) It keeps the class interesting.

He is probably one of the best teachers. I loved his class. A lot of homework but it's all helpful.

Steve is a great teacher. His lectures were helpful in clearing up questions I had from the homework/reading. He does expect that students come to class prepared. I did not need to attend any outside tutoring sessions like the previous student. I also did not think the tests were that hard, if you understand the material.

I feel lucky that I got Steve as my teacher for such a tough subject. He really cares about chemistry and his students! His grading is almost ridiculously fair and his explanations of concepts are very clear!! If you are having problems understanding, he is there to help! Only one downside to his class..his good looks are very distracting! FOCUS :)

It's alot of takehome quiz, takehome homework, quizes, online OWL homework to do. Cant missed any class, or labs. Lots of reading, but he explained everything you just have to listen and try hard to understand everything. ry hard, but i passed. Thank's Steve! Study! Study! Study!

Probably the best chem teacher at EvCC. You can tell he really cares about the subject and every student. He is very helpful outside of class and is always open to questions.

Very excellent instructor. Extremely helpful and very nice. Open to any questions, has video lectures that are extremely handy. Showing up to class everyday can give you a good/high grade. Honestly there's no reason to do bad in the class if you communicate with this professor when you need help and show up to class. Highly recommend.

In my time at Everett I have had four different chem teachers, and Steve was by far the best. I've never had a teacher who has cared so much about the success of his students. He made sure that we all understood the material before moving on to new topics. His quizzes and exams are fair as long as you study. Highly recommended!

Steve is a really nice guy. He wants the students to understand. He tries to explain everything well. However, he just isn't the best teacher. His examples were often sketchy. Tests were very advanced. Don't take the class unless you have 24 hours a week to study chemistry. You must do all his posted example problems, or you will fail the tests.

Steve is a great professor. He's weirdly interesting, by not in a bad way. You don't need a book at all if you show up to lecture, but it's necessary if you skip. His grading if ridiculously fair. Show up and pay attention, you'll definitely pass. He makes sure everyone understands the material before moving on. If you need more help he's available

Steve cares what his students learn. He doesnt phone it in. He expects you to be prepared and involved. He is a fair grader, but don't expect to get feedback from your assignment in a timely manner. He updates his grades only 2 times per quarter. Do the extra problems and you will do fine. He is a nice guy. Lectures are entertaining and fun.

If you like a lecturer, he's the best I've ever seen. He didn't assign very much reading and extra study, so I felt like the book was a waste of money except to look up the things he explained while I was fantasizing about him. Steve is so hot it was hard for me to focus some days. Understanding, fair with grades, and wants you to learn everything.

I took the accelerated CHEM161 course with Steve, and he was fantastic. Presented well, was prepared for lectures, and really wanted us to succeed in his class.

I took steve for the accelerated 161 and he was amazing! I felt like I learned the material great, he lectured for the full 2.5 hours 4 days a week, but he was engaging and interesting and I never felt bored or uninterested during lecture. His exams were 100% fair, if you did the homework and put in the respectable amount of work they were no issue

I took his summer 6 week course for chemistry. He is great at telling/reminding you when things are due, what chapter you NEED to read the day before hand, then once you've read it he uses power points to go over the chapter explaining it in more detail. He is good at stopping and asking "any questions?"and he's easy to get along with and help!

Steve's teaching can be a little scattered, but he does want students to understand. He uses power points in lecture. Online homework only (Mastering, $70+). If you ask, he will help you find extra practice, but I found that in short supply. You will want to read the textbook in addition to attending lectures.

Steve was awesome. Very outgoing and EXTREMELY good at answering questions and taking questions. He was very good about stopping to make sure that we understood everything and went deeper in case we didn't.

Great instructor, would take again and very helpful.

Steve spends a lot of time with the fundamentals of chemistry. He will always go back to knowing those fundamentals so do your part and learn the required "memorization" so you can fully understand what else he is trying to teach. He doesn't take dumb questions that are CLEARLY on the syllabus. Just don't ask questions that he just answered.

Steve was an awesome teacher. I'm kinda bummed that for my degree I only needed that one Chem class. He was funny and kept the class engaged in the material. He's very laid back (but energetic) and doesn't overly pressure you. This even shows by how he lectures barefoot since it helps him relax more. Final was hard but fair.

Really good at helping students with questions. We didnt need a textbook for this class which was good

Class was team taught with bio. Steve was well organized with lectures extremely well coordinated with what was being taught in the bio portion. He CARES if you get it. He will stop lecturing, turn to the class and say "I'm getting a weird vibe. Do you guys get what I'm talking about?" Awesome. Waiting for his O chem class to come up! You Rock!

Steve is on the wild side. He can come off as unorganized and speedy, but he was great in our Org/Bio Chem class. There is online homework, planned quizzes, and a couple exams, but he almost always goes over these assignments right after we turn them in so students can ask questions and learn from mistakes. He gives class time for practice.

Steve is one of the best Chem profs at Everett. Approachable and gives engaging lectures that go over everything he covers on exams/quizzes. His exams are pretty difficult but it's partially due to, chemistry is a hard class in general, and he challenges how well you know the material by asking questions in a way that requires critical thinking

Labs are worth as much as a quiz so spend lots of time on them. He grades labs hard so be warned. Great teacher overall. Explains concepts well and is willing to answer any and all questions respectfully.

Lectures are very important, there will be practice problems in class. He is very easy to understand. He has an online textbook and recordings of lectures. His lectures are slightly confusing but still helpful. He is very easy to talk to; if you are confused about something, ask.

Steve really cares about his students and made sure everyone was understanding what he was teaching. A little bit annoying that you have to get a 94% to get an A with no extra credit so you actually have to do extremely well on the quizzes and exams to get an A but Steve is super helpful and will work with you on any problems you may have.

Hands down best professor Ive had. This dude is on Sal Khans level.

Steve is always willing to help you learn to your maximum potential. Whether that requires deadlines maneuvered or easing up quizzes, he wants you to succeed and understand his classes.

Steve is a great caring teacher. Chemistry is a hard boring subject but I think he does a really damn good job teaching it and making it as easy as possible. Honestly one of my favorite teachers that I've ever had, very kind and caring. He goes a bit fast some times but he's always happy to go back over something so don't be afraid to ask him to!

This professor is one of the best I have had. He slows down and explains if people are having a hard time understanding, always happy to help. He is good natured and has passion for the subject. There isn't homework, you need to do the problems in the book if you want practice. He also provides practice problems and old quizzes for extra practice.

Mr. Powell is a caring teacher who wants you to be successful. He is very approachable, and if you ask for help he will happily take the time to walk you through things. If you ever feel confused, don't hesitate to take advantage of his office hours or seek help if you finish lab early. DO THE EXTRA HOMEWORK PROBLEMS, and ask questions in class.

Steve was a bit unorganized and all over the place with lectures, but his class was good. Fun labs and easy to pass class if you pay attention. He offers office hours and lecture videos to help. He doesn't really answer emails which is a pain, so ask questions in person if possible. Super nice and is willing to help with any confusion.

The problems on his quizzes and exams mirror the ones he does in class which makes it easy to know what problems to look to do when studying. Personally I greatly meshed with his lecture style and Steve made it very easy to digest the material. If things need to change during the quarter he makes sure that it won't hurt the students.

Steve is a great proff!! I really enjoyed his lectures, he makes sure that everyone understands a topic before moving on. He didn't grade any labs till the end of the quarter, but everything else was graded quickly. He has one homework assignment a week, a pre/post lab, and some weeks a quiz. He grades a bit harshly on labs. Great class overall!!

Steve is a caring and energetic professor who is passionate about chemistry. He is a unique person who is fun, which can make lectures exciting, but he also sometimes struggles to answer questions, especially if they are more theoretical. Overall though, he did a great job of teaching the required material and managing stress in the classroom.

Steve has mastered teaching chem. If you come to class you dont need to read the (open source)textbook. He really cares about you understanding what he is teaching, he asks the class many questions and provides a safe environment for asking those questions. DO ALL PRACTICE PROBLEMS HE GIVES YOU! You must study the concepts at home to succeed

Steve is a great professor, very willing to help and encouraging. Attending lectures is important for this class, it will be confusing if you don't. quizzes almost every week but they're similar to practice problems we do during class.

Strap in and hold on. I took CHEM161 as a six week class. Oops. It turned out well, but felt like I was drinking through a firehose. Steve's teaching style is quick, and he expects you to do the heavy lifting. All in all he is a good teacher.

His lectures are good. On the exams/quizzes,...he can give you extra credits if possible; however, beware of sig fig questions, although he already warned in class that he would deduct your points if you round them wrong. Everything else is great, it doesn't too bad to me, just practice given extra problems for the exams.

Steve Powell is an eccentric science teacher. He is boisterous but extremely thorough. He writes his own test questions, and his lectures are relevant. He is not a "read the book yourself" professor which is awesome. In order to pass with a decent grade, you NEED to attend lectures (even if they aren't mandated). And study. Fantastic teacher 10/10

Steven is an amazing chemist instructor. He is by far the most passionate teacher I've met at EvCC. Steven knows his stuff. Chemistry is a hard subject no matter where you take it but Steven made himself available before and after class for extra help. He breaks down everything and explains it to you very well. Definitely recommend.

Steve was great! He can be a bit all over the place, but always makes sure you understand. If you go to class and study you will be fine. If you leave it to the last minute or goof off, you won't. It's chemistry, not a simple subject. Weekly quizzes and homework are very helpful to keep you on top of things.

He is a very lenient professor, just attend the lectures and use all the time provided. He is very encouraging about asking questions, although i recommend visiting his office hours rather than emailing.