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his midterm and final are hella hard. His teaching methods are awful; you won't learn much from his boring lectures. He has too many slides on his powerpoint. At the end, he gives a nice curve. He's not a good teacher, but easy to pass course.
Worst professor I've ever had. His tests do not reflect the material presented in class, he makes up elements on the midterms, and he requires that you MEMORIZE the periodic table. There was obviously a huge curve, as many passed his class, but he's awful
horrible teacher
His tests were REALLY HARD...BUT, there's a fatty curve at the end. I think almost everyone ended up with a B or so?
his tests a very hard. his lectures arent that entertaining, but his demonstrations are! he expected too much from his students since he previously taught at an ivy league college!
the worst teacher, does not care to see that students learn
Horrible, horrible, and evil. I studied the material that he gave us, and ended up losing points for little trick questions he puts on the exam. Avogadro's constant vs. Avogadro's number for example. Very trite things like that.
He's pretty nice but he sometimes explains things oddly and makes it complicated when it could be really easy. Lecture can go on for quite a bit but the little tidbits he adds into his PowerPoint make him more like us, instead of a lofty teacher.
Most enlightened teacher i have yet encountered. He motivates learning with sensational lecutures and funny little movies/demonstrations. I love how he holds students in such high esteem. Best learning experience I have had at any school.Thanks Mr.Guo!
The lectures don't help a whole lot. I think he tries, but all the information is so poorly presented and explained. No good.
extremely difficult class, unclear lecture notes, doesn't understand why people do not get chemistry
I think he thinks he teaches well, although it is not true....A hell-worst chem teacher I ever had...the lecture and notes are useless and not related to the exams. Don't take his class is for sure.
He's hard to understand and doesn't really explain concepts clearly. What he covers in the lectures hardly appears on the test.
a very informed and educated teacher.his tests are almost the exact same as his practice exams,he is perfectly clear if u pay attention in class,and if u study u wont be tripped up by trick questions.i hate it when ppl blame others for their stupidity.
lectures aren't that helpful, but if u study the practice midterms and do all the hw problems..you'll get at least a B after his generous curve(calc. by our T.A. using standard deviation).
difficult to understand what he's talking about
He speaks with quite a big accent and sometimes it is hard to understand him. His method of teaching is very boring and bland and the way he presents notes is ineffective to students.
his lecture are useless and unclear, if you need explanation, go to the TA; even the TA's dislike him, known to many as one of the hardest chem prof, only good ting is dat his practice midterm is similar to the actual one
Lectures are boring and useless, but the real tests are very similar to the practice tests he gives out.
His lectures are very confusing and they are a large waste of time. Go from time to time since he hints what is one the test, but if you read the book and skim the online notes, you should be fine. The best situation is just don't take the class from him!
Very hard and often irrelevant lectures. Many people don't go. Lectures confuse everyone as evidenced by zero participation when he asks questions. Only high point is practice is VERY similar to midterm. He means well, but he needs to fix a few things
DON"T go to lectures. ALL his notes are online. Practice midterms are almost the same as Midterms and Final. I'm a sophomore and he's one of the EASIEST teachers around. (ehem.. All the freshmens are just mad)
good class, straight forward. ting knows what he is talking about. people shouldn't blame the professor for their poor grade, it's not his fault. read the online notes and you will be fine.
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Ting is awful. I still can't pronounce his last name. Lectures are a joke. Don't bother going to ANY. Just study the practice tests and you'll at least get a B-.
I attened a total of 3 lectures. I stoped going to discussion and just went to the labs. I got a B-. This tells you how easy the class was and how useless the lectures were. I may not have gotten anything out of the lectures cause they were at 7:30am.
Went to almost every lecture, and slept during most. Guo's powerpoint is incredibly boring, and often confusing. He has a difficult time answering questions both in class and review sessions. I got an A studying practice tests and the book.
his lectures were really bad. after the first midterm, i just decided to stop going and just read from the book. if you have a good ta, then that might help, otherwise, good luck to you. his tests are not that bad if you study off the practice midterms.
His lectures are a complete waist of time. He posts the power point online and then in class reads directly from it. He likes to dim the lights, it is like he is encouraging you to go to sleep. Most of his tests are trying to figure out his english
Very easy, practice midterms are exactly like real midterms. Knows his stuff, and helpful when you ask questions. People failed because they didn't get up early enough to go to class.
kinda hard to understand. lectures are boring and you might fall asleep if you get the 7:30 ones like me. tests are not too bad, but a good amount of studying is required.
Did a good job of filling the original holes I had in my highschool chemistry but failed to teach class effectively. Keep up with the work or you will be destroyed.
no words can describe the horror...
The T.A.s knew more than him. He was nice but he didn't sem to understand what he was teaching as he constantly made errors. The curve really wasn't a curve. I do not recommend someone to take this professor unless you are good at learning from a book.
Prof. Guo was horrible. I broke my arm and couldn't write and when I wrote him about how I would go about taking the mid term he not only mixed my gender up, but said I would have to drop the class if I didn't take the mid-term. Gee, thanks.
A very cool person with incredible knowledge. Pay attention in Lectures, do your homework and go to office hours for all questions and it will all be ok. Remember to breathe on exams!!!
he's horrible.. but the good thing is his exams are exactly like the practice exams. just study the practice exam and read the book and you'll get an A
Lectures are boring, what he talks in class is just the same as the notes, tests are esay though, similar to the practice midterm.
I learned pretty much nothing from the class. Exams were similar to the practice exams but he does give out tricky questions. Watch out for them. The lecture is very boring especially when he lost you way in the beginning.
Bad teacher, does not explain anything clearly. Good thing his tests are just like his practice ones. I slept thru the entire quarter and got an A only because I took AP chem in HS
For the goodness of all future chemistry students, he should not be allowed to teach. The most unclear professor I've every met. Always contradicted the text during lecture and yet expected us to know the material from the text.
for the whole quarter i went to 8 lectures including 2 midterms and final, and all i did was studied the day before exam, and i still passed pretty bored and kinda hard to understand what hes talking about...but its easy
Have to admit his midterms greatly resembles the practice. Seems nice and honest on the OUTSIDE. DON'T be alone with him.
Nice guy, but explanations need some work. Might not want to take his class early in the morning...could fall asleep
Lecture was not his calling, relating ideas to other is not his best talent.
guo is very vague when it comes to lectures. his class is really boring so if u can't stay awake in the morning, don't take his class. On top of that, he tells jokes which are meant to entertain the class which in turn irritates most of us. Tests are hard and unpredictable.
Well this man definitly needs to stick to his research, when it comes to teaching he doesnt get it. But if you want some entertainment his analogies are hillarious, they make absolutly no sense
I really liked his lectures, it really helps to sit in the first few rows he remembers you and if you have a confused look on your face he re teaches topics that confuse you. I really enjoyed his lectures.
If can take this class from another professor, DO IT! This guy seems to know his stuff but is horrible at teaching. He needs to stick with whatever research he does. Chemistry is hard enough without the funny/useless analogies, confusing accent, stupid jokes, and unpredictable tests. Even my TA though he is a bad teacher...lol
This guy tells a joke almost during even lecture hour. He does everything with powerpoint and when he writes, it gets quite messy and just confuses you more. He tries his best to lecture, but oftens i think he just confuses us more. although i got a good grade in teh class it was mostly because i knew the material before it was taught read the book
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guo is a hard teacher. his tests are difficult but what stinks are his lectures. they are so confusign and useless. It just confuses you more. I would not recommend to take him. hes pretty bad at teaching. and also his jokes suck
Worst prof I've ever had. Lecture is frustrating, unclear, he is insulting and so hard to understand. His tests were incredibly hard but there's a generous curve so i got an A- even with a "C" and two "D-"'s on the tests. If you're crazy enough to take his class, go to someone else's lectures at least.
The book was more helpful than his lecture notes. The average on his test was a D so he decided to not give us a study guide for the next midterm because he thought we were cheating ourselves.
If you're in his class, go to other professor's lectures, you'll do better on the tests (although not by much).
I don't know how he taught his 2A class, but for 105 he was very good. Tests were hard, but if you go to class and take notes (ESPECIALLY the day before midterms/tests - he gives lots of hints as to what he's going to test on) you will do well. Somewhat unorganized lectures, but the book supplements the class well.
This Professor is AWFUL. I thought after reading everyones bad comments that I could handle it, but everyone was right. TAKE CAUTION! His tests are horrible, ambiguous, on subjects he never lectured on, and his lectures were just confusing. I don't think he knows what he's doing. Be prepared if you stay in to learn the entire course from the book.
Dr. Guo lacks the ability to articulate his points well and is unable to relate to his students. Having him this summer was extremely agonizing. Three practice exams that count for points, including 3 tests, add up to a total of 6 tests, one for each week. He was inefficient and disorganized from day one. Tests were hard, but curve could help.
Professor Ting Guo is a very nice man who trys to help his student, BUT the way he trys to explain CHEMISTRY to the student is bad. He needs to find a way a better way. His idea of going HIGH TECh by making online practice mid term and final is not a really good thing. His exams are not easy and the cruve is ok. OVERALL, this class = bad grade!
I had him and I though, although his lectures were sometimes confusing, if you read the book before or after lecture, you'd be able to understand the stuff pretty well. Not a very hard class. Practice midterms help to make sure you know how to do the problems before actually taking the real tests. Nice guy, not that great of a teacher, but nice.
Professor Guo can speak English very well, but that's about the only thing he does well. His lectures are hard to follow and you will have no idea what you are writing down sometimes. Even if you read the chapter before class, you will realize that he barely follows the book. Overall, bad teacher that made me fear chemisty.
Avoid him if at all possible!!! He tells corny jokes, and talks vaguely about general concepts covered in the textbook. I took the class based on the time (it was an afternoon class) and it was one of the worst mistakes of my life. He is horrible.
Awful Professor try to avoid at all costs
Horrible prof. If stuck in class dont go to his lectures waste of time!!!!!
Not really good, lectures are confusing. The practice midterms are really helpful. Makes bad jokes all the time, most likely you will get a bad grade. Tip:Go to other teachers lectures if you have prof. Guo.
This guy scribbles his notes. It's hard to understand the concepts that he tries to explain to the class, especially because he has errors in his notes. Don't take him. He is nice as a person, but not as a professor.
HORRIBLE, AVOID AT ALL COSTS
DO NOT TAKE!! he is so hard to understand and his lectures are useless!! dont even go if you have him, they will just make you more confused. He is a cute little guy but a horrible teacher. you will learn absolutely nothing from him!!
worst teacher ever! Took him for chem 2a. Do not take him. His lectures are disorganized and confusing. His tests are ambiguous. Avoid at all costs.
Horrible teacher, impossible to understand, teaches concepts in a bizarre order, lecture slides illegible and impossible to understand. Do not take his class under any cir****stances. Delay taking the class a quarter if that's the only way you can avoid him.
okay honestly, he is not as bad as everyone says he is down there. At first i thought he was, but then...i realize that he really does try to help his students. i must advise that YOU MUST GO TO LECTURE. All his midterms/exams are base on his lectures and DO THE PRACTICE exams! Very helpful. His lectures weren't confusing to me. GO TO CLASS
he is the worst teacher ive ever had.. do not take his class!!! YOU WILL REGRET IT!
sucks balls. you go to lecture to pretend you know what is going on. no one understands. his lectures suck. he doesn't clarify what he's doing he just likes using his pen tablet really. he's funny, if that makes up for getting F's on the midterms...
Horrible teacher. Do not take even if your life depended on it. He will take your love for chemistry and BURN IT *****. Class average for the first midterm was 56 out of 120. No point in reading the book because he does not follow it at all. Study habits consist of yelling and cussing at least 20 times. Lecture consist of scribbles. To be continued
Avoid at all costs. He is the worst chem teacher and he has the most complicated midterms. Even the other chem teachers think so. If he is the only chem teacher available, wait till next quarter. He doesn't go by the book at all. His ways are more confusing.
Prof Guo is a very intelligent man and knows exactly what he's doing. He wants his students to do well and the exams are straight forward with no trick questions. Don't criticize his teaching style just because you didn't study hard enough or try to do the work. Study the practice midterm, lecture notes, and homework and a solid B is manageable.
Lectures connect ideas. Idealy, you should read the book before you go to lecture, it will help a lot. One very positive thing is that this teacher gives you a practice exams for all tests as soon as the class starts. The exams are insanely close to what he has talked about and to the practices. Weird teaching style but he is entertaining.
It baffels me that he is actually confused as to why his students don't understand the material because it's HIS fault. He is hands down the wost teacher I have ever had and he obviously hates teaching. You can do well if you have enough drive to lean everything from the book but thats the only way.
honestly, guo isnt that bad of a teacher. in fact, if u go to class, u will do well on the exams. he tells u what is important and tells u that he will test u on it. he asks the class if they dont understand it. if u dont understand it, either he or ur ta can teach it to u fairly easy and if that doesnt work, make a study group.
Not the best of professors, but you can get an A if you go to lecture and do the practice tests. Not recommended if you actually want to LEARN chemistry.
he jokes alot very funny at times when you understand him. He made a joke about polar bear and comparing it to polar bond.i thought it was HILARIOUS! but i barely had to read the book and pass the class with a solid B. didnt have to read much from the book just go to lecture and office hour which is not hard.
I never took notes. I learned how to do Sudoku in his lecture. I enjoyed his accent. I never did HW but the curve gave me B-/C+ on the midterms. Recommendation: Avoid if you intend to learn, take if you like to **** around. It wasn't very much fun at all. PS He scribbles his lecture notes on a tablet PC and they're illegible.
professor ting guo is great. i never really had much of an interest in chemistry until i took his class. go to every lecture!! he goes in depth about what he expects you to know. practice tests VERY similar to the real one. he's hilarious, take his class!!
Ting Guo..where to even begin. He is a piece of work. HE understands the stuff but can't teach it. If you want to be in his class, expect to go to office hours, teach yourself, or get a tutor. I ended up getting a tutor. My TA even said he is ridiculous and his tests are nonsense. He can make jokes--but the first day of class i was bewildered
You really need to go to his lectures, take notes and do homework if you want to do well on the tests. Practice exams are very similar to real exams. He does have messy notes and doesn't put them up online. He does makes some funny jokes sometimes. Bad part is that he tries to make everyone understand which slows down the class.
ting guo, sigh, lets just say that his lectures are absolutely pointless to go to for they do not teach you anything. His tests are NOTHING like "regular/ other chemist" test, I probably went to 5 lectures, and of those 5, i learned nothing. his teaching methods are not meant for introductory to chemistry. One of the worst teachers i have ever took
terrible. lectures were not clear at all. he says the tests were based off his lectures, but he added material he never mentioned. i went to class every day but it didn't help. i just read the book and did practice tests to learn.
Professor guo was very helpful. in order to get a good grade in the class you should go to EVERY lecture and try to pay attention. His notes are very scribbles but they help you understand the reading. His tests are pretty much the practice tests and pretty much come out of lecture so if you do your work and pay attention you'll do fine.
Going into this class I was scared. I totally BOMBED the first midterm due to lack of studying, but aced the final! But overall Dr. Guo really does care about his students. The midterms and finals are VERY similar to the practice ones. Curve is rather high! In order for you to do well you need to put in the EFFORT!
almost pointless to go to lectures unless you already have a good background in chemistry. if not, i wouldn't recommend this guy.
Poor lecturer, has an accent. Attendance is mandatory if you want a decent grade in this class. Questions on practice midterms are quite similar to the ones on midterms/final. Curves are low. I would not recommend taking him because he is hard to understand.
On his first lecture he said, "I'll have no communication of any form with you, talk to your TA for any questions." Attendance is optional. MTs are 80% alike from the practice, but the final's VERY hard and different from the practice. One time in lecture, someone had the right answer to his question, but he insist on his answer is right instead.
BEWARE! This guy is a joke. You won't be able to understand him and even if you do, he is totally unreasonable and contradicts the book. You better rely on your TA if you take his class because he will/can not help you at all. The phrase "those who can't do, teach" does not apply to this guy. He ALSO can't teach.
He's not clear in his explanations which is probably a result from him not being able to speak English very well. His midterms are very similar to his practice midterm, but his final was different from the practice one. Don't take him if you don't have to, but I only did because he was the only one available for summer session.
When trying to come up with an analogy to explain waves: "If you go to the ocean like I did... Well, I lost my hat, but... [long pause while recollecting his thoughts]" - Ting Guo
Ting Guo was the worst teacher/prof I've ever had...and thats being nice. Uses computer tablet for notes and scribbles notes. I tried to study them, but it was incomprehensible. Nice guy, but honestly, taking this chem 2a class screwed me over for chem 2b. Save yourself and get another teacher because I learned nothing. NOT RECOMMENDED.
I took this class in summer school during my freshman year. He can speak English fine, but can't explain well at all. His analogies are miserable. Definitely do not recommend him. If you get him, attend all Discussions and make good friends with the TA (the reason i got a B). Pay attention in labs, and only listen to explanation, not analogies.
This guy is seriously a joke.. you can understand what he says, but nothing he says actually makes any sense. He goes off on tangents that have nothing to do with the class, he doesn't write things out when doing problems, he just goes from step 1 to the final step and expects you to know what he is doing. He is probably a genius but cannot teach.
This professor is a joke. He makes simple chemistry ridculus to understand. He has insane analogies about sports that just leaves the lecture hall questioning his sanity. You should go to his lectures though not because they are especially useful, but he puts random ass stuff from his lectures on his exams, that isn't found in the book.
He's really a nice guy and has good intentions, but he's a horrible teacher. He tries to make analogies, but they make no. sense. He's probably really smart, but he has A LOT of trouble teaching students. AVOID this teacher. As if chemistry isn't hard enough, having Guo makes it even more difficult.
This professor is ridiculous! His tests are very hard, and difficult to complete in 50 minutes. The average for each exam is like a D-. When 20 out of like 400+ students got scores between 101-120, he said obviously he made the exam too easy and therefore he is going to make the final more difficult. He curves grades to a B-, but not until the end!
Puts a fair effort into teaching but doesn't seem to be willing to change his teaching style, at least in the next year. It is entertaining though.
I did not understand anything in lecture...tried to but couldn't see any logic in his analogies. If I don't pass, I may have to retake the class next quarter.
This teacher is horrible! I seriously did not get anything from any of his lectures. And his accent gives me a headache -_-".The TA and the book teach a lot better than him.
Wow, very bad professor. Examples are very poor and he tends to cut off mid-sentence making him very hard to follow. Accent isn't too bad although it is clear he has trouble conveying his thoughts sometimes. No lecture notes online. Makes a hard subject harder. The midterms are very difficult, average is about 50-55%. Final isn't too bad however.
Dude can barely speak english, is terrible at explaining things, and lectures are useless but you need to go in case he says something he will put on the test. Do his practice midterms and finals they help a lot and go to any reviews he does because some of the examples he does are put onto his final. But if you can avoid this professor then do so!
Dr. Guo is very smart, and he's really nice, but he struggles with teaching. He doesn't answer lecture clearly, answer student questions well, or prepare you for the tests. I got an A only because I did the practice exams ad nauseam, read the book, always went to class, and got help from my TA. Avoid Guo- I would try to get Dr. Enderle for Chem 2A.
Dr. Guo is a horrible teacher. He test on things that are irrelevant to your general knowledge of chemistry. If you have him, here's how to succeed: Attend lecture. He tests you only on material from the lectures. It will be unclear, so then go back and learn everything from the book. Write down all the factoids from class. They're on tests.
Worst lecturer ever, he is probably really smart, but doesn't speak English very well and his tests are confusing to read, I worked my butt off for an A- while my friends with other teachers were getting 95% raw scores on thier tests. He is such a scatterbrain.
I had Ting Guo for 2A. He is very very smart, he's just really bad at getting his knowledge across. He expects you to understand and gets frustrated when you don't. Practice midterms and finals are very similar to the real ones. Go to class he tests mainly on lecture but read book to clarify what he says
Cool prof. His class is fine, not too hard. His tests are straight from lecture, but its hard to understand what you wrote sometimes. The worst part of class is lab (66% of your grade). We spent half the time searching for materials, and the procedures were poorly written. But the TAs were nice about grading bc they knew how crappy the labs were.
I guess he's smart but he just has a very difficult time teaching the students. The B+ that I got in the class was because I took APChem in high school. Even with this prior knowledge, I walked out of his lecture more confused. I worked my butt off while my friend didn't do that much and she still got an A with a different professor. Avoid him!!
Try to get out of this class. Lectures are worthless and what everyone else says is true.
Don't take his class if you can avoid it. He knows his stuff but is a poor teacher. Does not explain well in his lectures possibly due to a bit of a language barrier. Reluctant to answer questions, give explanations, or show examples. Exams are all free response and on the difficult side. I did not learn from him at all and had to read the book.
I had Guo for 2A and I think the best way to say it is he's way overqualified for what he's teaching. He's obviously a very intelligent man, but as others have mentioned, the language barrier is a big issue. He often gets frustrated with students who don't understand his teaching. If you have to take the class, pay close attention in lecture.
Lectures were useless. The first two midterms were hard, but the final was extremely easy. I went to all lectures, and managed to get an A. This was mostly because I too AP Chem in high school. (Thanks Ms. Lawrence) Try to avoid this professor. Try to get Enderly or Toupadakis.
Lectures aren't completely pointless, but he is very repetitive, so what you learn in the first ten minutes is about what you will learn the whole lecture. I got an A+ by doing well on the labs, and going over practice tests until I understood everything on them. Most of the tests were exactly like the practice tests with occasional screwballs.
He is bad, very very very bad.. avoid at all costs
While Guo is a terrible lecturer, he doesn't expect you to know quite as much information as the other professors would for the series. So the lack of information you learn in lecture is balanced out. Also his practice tests are almost identical to the real tests, so you have no real reason to not do well on the tests.
Horrible teacher. Teaches directly from the book and even admits he doesn't know what he is saying half the time. exams were totally not on par with the practice exams but the 2nd midterm was better, probably because everyone failed the first one. avoid this professor at all costs. it's not worth the trouble unless you have to have him. like i did.
Besides the fact that Prof Guo's tests are 90% the same as the practice tests, they seem way easier than other professor's tests but the down side is that you wont really learn anything from his lectures. you have to teach yourself. I think this class is easier for repeaters since you know most of it and are kinda reviewing. Go to office TA hrs!
Professor Guo is kind of funny, but there is some sort of disconnect. He speaks in incomplete sentences, and always takes the complicated, long way to explain concepts. Often times, the only way I could understand things was to read the material before I got to lecture, that way, I understood what he meant to communicate as he was babbling.
Definitely a nice guy, but not the best teacher. His examples (when he actually does them) are long-winded and hard to understand. His midterms are difficult, so make sure you know the material and how to APPLY it. The class average on the two midterms was a 67% and 70% if that tells you anything. If you need help, go talk to him, it helps.
His lectures can be quite confusing at time, but since I have an A- I'm not complaining, though mostly thanks to help of my TA that I managed to pull of that grade. In this class, the book is your friend. Read them since Prof. Guo definitely used the questions on the back of the textbook for the midterms and finals.
I need chem 105 for my graduate program only and he was definitely one of the WORST.. talked about useless thing in the class, be prepared to learn for urself, didnt have office hour.. He promised tocurve the average to a B and I got over average but still got the B- in the end...Wth? Take him and you would hate chem forever...
Hard class and even harder tests. Does not explain concepts clearly. Tries to make class fun.
Well, he "tries" (not really). He can't really explain anything and the tests are just unforgivably hard and even when they are identical to the practice tests everyone still fails. His lecturing leaves a lot to be desired as well (he spends more time picking on people who obviously aren't paying attention than actual teaching). avoid
I think I got an A only because I have learnt the material before. His use of language makes the lectures hard to understand. He tries to clarify the concepts, but it is hardly working. For someone who has yet learnt the material, I would say that BOOK IS YOUR FRIEND - learn it, use it, love it.
Essentially if you read the book but don't understand you better hope to God you got a good TA because Professor Guo is not very good at putting the concepts into "laymans terms".
If you come across this man during your fling with chemistry, the main takeaway is this: it's going to suck. Even with prior knowledge about quantum chemistry, you will be dazzled at how poorly he teaches using the "I want answers, not questions" method of teaching. It's a beautiful mess. I salute you, Sir Dr. Prof. Ting Guo, ph.D, MD, RN, KBE.
Took him in summer '12. Study the practice tests! They are very similar to the exams, regardless of what he says in class. If you can somehow manage to understand what he says in class, make sure you read the assigned chapter before the lecture. The curve was low - You can get an A or a B by reading the book and studying the practice tests
You CAN succeed in this class; it all depends on how much work you want to put in. The material in itself is not extremely hard; you just need to spend an adequate amount of time on it. READ the textbook. It will help very much to know the major topics well. Do LOTS of practice problems from the book, more than what he assigns. They will HELP A LOT
Guo is by far one of the worst professors ever! Impossible to understand! Avoid! Class was extremely difficult and he expected his students to have way to much previous physics knowledge for a general chem class. If he is teaching honors DO NOT TAKE IT! I got an A but only because of the TA and because i studied more than i ever have in my life!
Bad bad bad
Prof. Ting Guo is the most amazing, interesting, and inspirational professors I've had yet! Contrary to what others think of him, I believe that Prof. Guo does his best to make his lectures interactive and easy to understand. He is very receptive and fun to be around. Definitely take this class!
Professor Guo was a great teacher. He was crystal clear at outlining what we needed to know with his notes and gave us some examples in class similar to his midterm. The homework and reading was useful to clear up concepts. The midterm was straightforward, but the final was tricky. He cares about his students and offered us OH even on a holiday!
Ok, I want to clarify first that I took CHE 105 online during the covid-19 pandemic, so my experiences may not be universal. However, I know a bad professor when I see one. His lectures made no sense, the words he spoke made no sense, he is a terrible lecturer. No notes, no practice problems, just textbook HW. One of the worst professors I've had.
This class is really lab heavy, and the tests are also very hard. Luckily the professor does give bonus points to help boost your grade throughout the quarter, but you also must study and do the problems that are assigned from the text. Professor Guo is helpful when you ask questions one on one
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CHEMSITRY2A
5.0
(1)COSMOS
5.0
(1)CHE110C
5.0
(1)CHE105
3.2
(5)CHE
3.0
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CHESECT
5.0
CHEM2
5.0
CHEMARO
5.0
CHE2AH
4.2
CHE002A
4.1