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CHEM102 - 3.0 rating“His final exam is much harder than you can ever expected, get ready to study really hard for it, I literally did all of the problem set and all of the assigned textbook practice, and the exam question were still surprising new for me”
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Good prof overall, notes have gaps, so it is good to go to class to fill them in, however he will post filled in notes later in the day. Tests are questions straight out of the problem set. overall easy prof for chem 101
a really nice guy, understands we have lives outside of university. but his exams are super hard.. yes similar to problem set questions but a lot more difficult. explanations are sometimes unclear - but significantly better than my 101 prof. recommend!
I had him for both 101 and 102. He is an amazing prof but you have to put in the effort. Do the problem sets and make sure you understand them. The exams are more difficult for 102 so study hard. His notes are golden
80% of questions on tests are free marks, 20% are impossible to complete because they've never been seen before on problem sets nor practice tests. Speaks with an accent and not helpful if you go see him. Don't bother disputing marks, he refuses to listen to anything you have to say.
He was okay enough for me to pass the course. His exams were difficult, strictly requiring the use of memorization from his problem sets. Also he is extremely boring and monotone. I felt I learned but whatever was taught was never applicable on the exams its mainly based on the problem. Granted most intro chem professors aren't very good at the U.
Had him for 101/102. 102 is much harder. He explains ideas very clearly, but sometimes it's hard to pay attention to his monotone voice. Doing the problem sets will help you understand concepts that underlie problem solving on exams. Both finals are quite difficult, they require you to think critically about what you learned. Would recommend.
He was okay for chem 101, but chem 102 was a lot harder. Make sure you do the problem sets- exam questions are often VERY similar. Reading the textbook helped me a little when I had time to do it, but it is possible to pass the class without reading it so don't buy it unless you really like reading ahead of class. Overall, a good prof.
Great Prof. Really seems to care about his students with really flexible office hours. Very approachable and very organized. I found 102 much harder, and his mid terms were quite difficult/long. Final was moderately straight forward. Textbook not necessary but helpful.
I have take both chem 101 102 with him He is a great chem prof I strongly recommend him He demonstrated examples in class to help student understand chemistry concepts easily mid terms are similar to practice sets and finals are a little bit challenging By the way attend lectures and do problem sets if you want to success in this course
Had him for both 101 and 102. His lectures are very dry and boring, so I never attended them but he posts his notes online so I got by fine in the end.
Had him for 101 and 102. Not very inclined to take notes in his class since his online notes are very detailed and explain things clearly. But I recommend that his future students do not leave things to last minute like I did. His questions are often challenging, I heard they are harder than the other prof, but they are reasonable. Super helpful.
Had him for chem 101 and 102. I did better in 101 because I felt like he kind of rushed things in chem 102. But he is a very good prof although he may be a bit boring. Do his problem sets and you'll do fine, just dont leave them til the end like me.
Had him for both 101 and 102, 102 was definitely more challenging. The key to doing well on his tests is not memorizing how to do problems, but understanding the concepts. He will put completely new problems on midterms and finals so you must be able to think critically to do well. Would still recommend taking his class.
Took for both Chem 101 and Chem 102,overall enjoyed having this prof. Exams are similar to practice problems.
Attendance isn't mandatory but saves time and understanding. If you do decide to go to class read the textbook ahead of time and then go. Recommend reviewing notes everyday after class (the ones online). Tests are hard but fair, practice examples and you'll be set. Got a 95 on the final by studying his notes that he puts online.
An excellent lecturer and very clear when it comes to comcepts. Review after classes and read a little bit ahead and you should do great in his class. However, his voice can be extremely monotone, so if you're in a comfy CCIS lecture, it isn't hard to fall asleep.
Such a great prof! Extremely helpful and his in class demo's make it really easy to stay interested in the material. The practice questions he gives are word for word the questions on exams. If you understand those concepts you'll be fine. He had 2 midterms and 1 final. Midterms were super easy and final was not bad. Awesome guy.
Great prof. Highly organized. Found I had trouble understanding the relevancy for the topics we were learning (only to be clarified at the very end of term). Cares very much about his students, but I didn't find his teaching style benefitted me. Would recommend him though, very sweet guy.
He tests on specifics, and variations of in-class examples.
Ultimately for any uni class you gotta stay on top of things, you have to constantly review and all that. But Yoram is unbelievably vague. Problem set questions have questions he's never spoken about in class. His notes are just not enough. He is very boring and makes the class so much less interesting. His exams are hard so study well.
Lectures are border-line painful. He throws in the occasional joke but very monotone, boring and does not seem enthusiastic about the material. Exams were pretty easy, but does not give detail about what is going to be on them (makes you study everything, but tests on very little).
The way he explains his concepts is a little vague, and notes are quite messy (though he did warn us at the beginning of the semester). You need to keep up with the reading everyday and problem sets to actually do good, which is quite hard for full-time students. His office hours are pretty good though, and he's funny.
In my opinion he was fantastic. He was incredibly funny and surprised the class a few time (showing up dressed up for Halloween, singing karaoke, interesting demonstrations), likes to help students out, and is in general a very nice guy. If you do the readings and assignments, as should for all classes, you will be quite rewarded.
Great prof. As an art's student interested in the sciences I was scared to take this class, but I had a great time. Took what seems like a boring course and made it engaging. Everything is clear and concise. The problem sets are your golden ticket to getting an A, so do them once, twice, three times even.
He is funny. Midterm and Final are very easy
For Chem 101 he's one of the best profs you can get. Yes, he's a little boring in class and his notes aren't super in depth. But if you want to do good in the class, read the textbook if you are confused. Tests are EXACTLY the problem sets he has. If you want to do good and get an A, keep doing the problem sets till you memorize them.
SWEETEST PROF! He's a great guy, very helpful. His exams are very similar to his problem sets, and he's clear about his expectations.
He is a solid prof for 101. He posts all his notes online after lectures so you dont have to attend but its recommended. No in class quizzes like mar but 3 online(very easy) His midterm is essentially the problem sets so study them well. His final was differentharder than the one he posts. work hard and pay attention. easy as that
Dr. Apelblat is a gem. Made my transition into university very smooth and explained concepts well. Do his practice problem sets and you'll ace the midterm, but make sure you really understand the material for the more challenging final. He was engaging, funny, and I wouldn't hesitate to take another class with him.
Apelblat is a nice guy. Lectures though are quite boring, not really in depth and it was hard to pay attention. You really have to try in his class (do practice problems, read the textbooks). I didn't do any and ended up failing the midterm, tried for the finals and ended up with a good score. Not the best in my opinion but would still recommend.
Excellent professor. In class explanations are clear, expectations equally so. No surprises on the midterm or the final. He was even kind of funny! Slightly boring but still not a half-bad presenter. I made sure to enroll in another class with him.
Excellent prof. Apelblat is a great guy, he's also hilarious. He's very clear in his explanations and will help you when you need it. His midterm is very easy and fair but his final is A LOT harder. Make sure you know the material inside out for it cause it has a lot of theory on it.
If you read ahead before the lectures will make a lot more sense. The prof gives good notes that sort of outline the concepts but I usually had to use a lot of other sources before I could full understand most of the concepts. He makes a lot jokes in his lecture and seems like a nice guy.
I had no idea what I was doing in this class and pulled off a C+. I've heard horror stories about the other first year Chem profs too. Stick with Apelblat! Pros: posts great notes online, midterms and final are similar to problem sets and not too surprising, has a sense of humour. Cons: not very many examples done in class, rather monotonous voice.
At first I wasn't too sure how much I'd like him, but he definitely grew on me. His voice is a bit monotonous and he has a slight accent, but you get used to it, and he makes jokes sometimes. Tests can be tricky if you don't know what you're doing, so definitely study and do practice sets (similar to test questions). Best chem prof there is
I liked Yoram quite a bit after I got used to his voice. He cracks jokes when you wouldn't expect it and he actually sang karaoke near the end of the semester and wore a costume for halloween. If you pay attention and understand how to do the problem sets, you should do fairly well in this class
Really great prof! Super clear lecture notes (which are always posted online afterwards, so attendance is not mandatory). Hints at what things you will need to know for exams, and the textbook helps, but you definitely don't need to read it. Class is curved (yay). If you study and know concepts well, both final and midterm are not too hard.
Provides skeleton notes that you bring to class and he goes through them filling them out. His tests closely mimic the questions in his problem sets.
Easy to follow, clear instructional goals that were met by term's end. Available for help if you asked for it, despite it being a 500-person class.
His notes are amazing and really easy to follow. He does alot of demos in class. his sense of humor isnt the best but he tries alot to make the students enjoy it. Overall he is an amazing prof full of suprises that will make you love the course... No spoilers though. If i could id take his class again. Amazing prof
Dr. Apelblat is the best prof I've had so far. He is a great lecturer, his tests are fair, and he is always willing to help you out. I would 100% recommend him! I didn't even want to take Chemistry in university, but it is because of this prof that I am minoring in Chemistry now!
Very difficult final exam. Lectures are a bit dry but very informative.
I've taken Chem 101 and 102 now with Apelblat and I think he is a great professor! By far one of my favourites so far at the university. He is very funny during his lectures and his main focus is to make sure everyone can pass his class. His final for Chem 102 was pretty hard but if you continually do the problem sets, it should be fine!
Apelblat makes his midterms very straight forward, only testing on major things. Finals a completely different story, HOWEVER if you go through all the lectures and know them well enough AND do the problem sets, you will be fine. Helpful through email, a little unapproachable in person. would recommend.
I'm not a chemistry person so my opinion of Apelblat will be different. Apelblat has good lectures and fun demonstrations. Midterm was straightforward and similar to the practice. The final was difficult in my opinion because I didn't put much effort into problem sets. Remember to do the problem sets as they will prepare you for the tough final!
Much harder course than 101. Still managed a great grade with a lot of effort put into both the laboratory and lecture components of the course. I cannot stress this enough for future Apelblat students, DO THE PROBLEM SETS. If you don't and you struggle during a test, you only have yourself to blame.
He gives students both to-be-completed pre-lecture notes and completed post-lecture notes, which makes what he taught very clear. He sometimes shows some experiments and videos on lectures, which make the lectures interesting.
Chem 101: Easy, quizzes no big deal, they are based from online videos. Overall not bad, study and DO PROBLEM SETS and your golden Chem 102: Tougher, quizzes are kicked up a notch - thinkers they are. Overall not bad again but way tougher. Problem sets get even tougher. Midterms: Exactly same as problem sets Final: Much different and tough.
I had him for both Chem 101 and Chem 102. I liked his teaching style because he has cool demonstrations and the way his notes are structured with examples. You must do the practice sets he gives because it is similar to his exams. would recommend!
Voice is a bit boring, but gives clear lectures
Very difficult tests that don't reflect actual work/assignments in class. Very hard marker.
Notes are too brief, exams are hard, and he's not helpful at answering questions
Have him for chem 101 and only take him if you are able to teach yourself the material. The way he talks is very monotone so it is hard to pay attention. His tests are not extremely difficult but you have to definitely work your butt off to get an A. The class average from previous years was 2.5-2.8 GPA and our class is following that currently.
Quirky, adorable humour. Very clear but somewhat monotone. Tests weren't easy, per say, but were fair assessments of the material. Great notes. Did cool demonstrations. Interactive with students, lots of dry jokes. Provides ample explanation and resources to understand material. Has small accent but still fully understandable.
This guy is by far the easiest marker I have ever had. It was awesome. Tests are easy to begin with and come straight from the lecture notes and problem sets. If you just attempt the questions with the write idea in mind you'll forsure pass the class. Monotoned lectures but highly recommended for the grade.
He was such a cutie, but was hard to approach when asking for help, he was very sassy. His lectures will put you to sleep, but he has very detiled and helpful notes so even if you zone out in class you still have everything. A very straight up person, seems like he somewhat cares about how his classes are doing.
The class was kind of dull and not very interesting but he made it clear what we had to know. Just make sure you keep up on the material cause the midterm is oddly placed which makes it feel like ALOT to study all at once. DO THE PROBLEM SETS!
this class is pretty hard. He is so cold and unapproachable. He makes it hard to ask for help because he is so intimidating and seems annoyed and bothered if you do ask. HOWEVER, his lectures are amazing and midterm is sooo fair and if anyone says its hard, its because they didnt study. The final was 10 times harder though, requires way more effort
Apelblat posts his notes online, so going to class isnt required. I managed to get a B+ and only went a hand full of times. He seems very uptight. When picking up our midterms he doesn't even make eye contact or say hi he just asks ur name and hands you the exam. I was always hesitant to ask for help. However his notes are decent
He is a good prof. He is helpful, hilarious and an easy marker, his notes are super clear and his exams are predictable. I took chem 101 with him last year and had no trouble at all. Hint: Master all of his notes, problem sheets and sample exams, trust me, you don't need to do any extra problems in the textbook, guarantee an A- at least.
He is an awesome man who genuinely cares about you and your success. He has a bit of an accent, but it has no impact on your understanding of the course material or what he is teaching. His tests are very tricky (read carefully and understand exactly what is being asked), but he is a very generous marker.
He's nice, not very politically correct though. His exams were insanely easy but the class is curved so it's not to your advantage.
Yoram's exams are subject to basically anything covered in lecture, so make sure you understand EVERYTHING. Attendance isn't mandatory as he posts completed slides online, but coming to class reinforces many confusing concepts. His lectures are a little dull, but if you're able to pay attention they are very helpful!
Dr. Apelblat is a good professor as long as you try in his class. Doing problem sets like he tells you and review ahead of time like he tells you will give you a good grade. Super clear notes. Nothing hard to the course like the average naive first year science student might say. If you don't show up or don't study, you had the bad mark coming.
Many people I know like him for his easy midterms, but his finals are harder. His teaching style is monotone, and he tends to say "um" a lot, which throws my concentration off. I don't really like him, but he puts his notes online printed, which is very nice. Just keep up w/ the problem sets.
he was goooooood BUT do the problem sets. part marks are life. and he posts his notes.
his midterm is way too easy in comparison to his final. do the practice problem sets. it's crucial for survival in this course
An overall good prof, his voice is monotone but he can be very funny. The midterm is a lot easier than the final but both are heavily based on problem sets so as long as you do them your fine. He's always willing to help if you go to his office hours.
He's an amazing prof, very helpful, and genuinely cares for the success of his students. He posts cartoons at the beginning of class which are hilarious. His final is much more difficult than the midterm but if you do the problem sets like he tells you to you'll be fine. By far the best prof I've had so far.
I've taken both Chem 101 and 102 with Apelblat and he's very consistent. He posts completed lecture notes so you can do well without going to any classes. Midterms and tests are based on problems sets if you understand those then you'll do great. His test normally have easy marks like definitions. Use the textbook for supplementary info on concepts
Had him for 101/102. Great lecturer but his voice is super monotone. His notes and problem sets are all u need to pass and if u understand them, you'll do fine. Midterms are super easy/final is a bit challenging as you need to know concepts well, but overall very fair (just read carefully!). He reminds me a lot of Gru from Despicable Me
Honestly this guy is awful. I don't know how some people can give him any more than a 3. The class is on a curve but he makes exams stupid easy so the A range is usually 93+ . He 's really picky about the way he marks and if you ever dare to use any method of solving that is not taught in class, he docks marks, even if you get the right answer.
Best chem prof I have had ever.
People say he's a little boring but he's pretty clear when explaining. Easy to zone out but that might be because the course is boring. Midterm and Final are excessively hard compared to other chemistry classes.
Lectures explain concepts very effectively in detail, but you can still pass if you dont go to class since he posts his filled notes onto eClass after his lecture. Final is challenging compared to the midterm, but still relatively easy if you do his problem sets & read the textbook like any other course. Overall a great prof, better than most imo.
Apelblat is a pretty decent prof, but the curve in his classes are way TOO high. In order to get a high letter grade, you have to score 90+ on the midterm and final. There are online quizzes and they were difficult. Also, his final was WAY harder compared to the midterm. His class was 400+, making it very overwhelming for a first year student.
IMO the best prof for 10X. I found his explanations very helpful. Some say his voice is monotone, but I found him loud and clear. Notes are well organized. The exams are hard but fair; even for the final, some of the harder questions were straight off lectures, problem sets, or online quizzes. I suspect that the grading curve might be higher though
His notes are very clear and he is a witty guy with a dry sense of humour. Midterm will have one harder question, the final is extremely tough, but Appelblat is a part marks God, especially for the final. Practically every question WILL MAKE YOU THINK but you may be surprised what you can come up with. BEWARE OF CHEM 102 ONLINE QUIZZES - NOT easy.
Apelblat was a great prof! He made lectures interesting and made it super clear what he wanted. Tests were very fair as long as you put in the time to make sure you knew the material. Sometimes didn't give super clear explanations for steps in his notes so it was a good idea to jot down extra notes for when you are studying.
Apelblat is a good overall and definitely expects you to be able to do more than just recite what he explained in lectures. His exams are only tough because you actually have to think. This class isn't one where you so happen to do amazing purely by chance, you gotta put in the effort.
Excellent prof. Lectures were pretty well laid-out, gave ample practice material, not many surprises on the final. His handwriting is a little shaky at times and don't expect him to answer any questions in the middle of a class, but he's willing to help.
Played Hearthstone pretty much every class. If you do the readings at home and keep up with his problem sets then you'll be fine. Tests are definitely harder than average but if you study maybe a week before the midterm and final you'll get a decent grade.
not THE best, not THE worst. mediocre.
Pretty good prof but gets hyped up WAY too much. Didn't enjoy his style of teaching, even though everyone says he's the best. Going to class is still a good idea, however. Midterms were much easier than finals and were also very similar to practice midterms he posts. Read what sections he tells you and do the practice problems and you'll be fine
He's an okay lecturer, he posts completed notes online so you don't really have to come since he doesn't explain any more in-depth in class or anything. Midterm was okay, it was only 3 long answer questions worth 10 marks each so there's not a lot of room for error. I don't know about in the past but my section's final exam was extremely difficult.
I LOVE Apelblat. He is kind of monotone in lecture and his tests are quite hard but if you put in the work (which isn't really that much in my opinion) then you can get a great grades. His averages are usually pretty low but you can beat the curve by doing his problem sets and attending class. He is so funny and super helpful. Would recommend!
If you have the option of taking somebody else then do so. This guy is boring and his finals are harder compared to other profs. I would not be taking his classes again.
Apelblat knows his chemistry courses front and back. Solid prof, who asks you to put in the effort because his exams are challenging and require applied thinking. His humour is fantastic and he will guaranteed sing karaoke for you. He will always answer his emails fast and his office hours are great. he does everything he can to help you understand
Had Apelblat for both Chem 101 and 102. His lectures could get pretty boring but he was very clear in his notes. READ the section before coming to class. Really great at giving you lots of time to do online quizzes. Is clear at the start of the term that his exams are HARD but extremely forgiving with part marks. Do problem sets/go to office hours.
Ok teacher. Lectures are very clear. Fly's by really fast so stay on top notch. Understand your concepts for final. Mid-term was a breeze but memorization won't get you passed the final. KNOW your concepts and be able to apply them.
Good prof, midterm is easy compared to the final; final will kill you. Lectures are very boring, but mandatory to attend because his notes are fill in the blank. His writing can be messy sometimes which is frustrating. Also very monotone. Do and understand his problem sets and you will do fine.
He makes you read the textbook, he has an accent and has messy writing. His monotone voice makes you sleep but he's a good lecturer. His midterm is hard but he's proud of destroying your GPA with the final. He ends up posting his notes online after the lecture so you don't have to go to class all the time. Pretty accessible in office hours.
A very good prof. Attendance is not mandatory, but one would definitely from going
He's notes and lectures are awesome although his voice seems boring sometime, but he is a good prof, study hard and prepare well for his midterm and you can definitely score well, please take his class
Good prof, knows his stuff. Real good singer.
His final exam is much harder than you can ever expected, get ready to study really hard for it, I literally did all of the problem set and all of the assigned textbook practice, and the exam question were still surprising new for me.
Yoram typically covers all of the topics in lecture to some degree. I only used the textbook to review s-p mixing in molecular orbitals. Pretty spicy. Personally, I thought Apelbabe was a star.
Dr. Apelblat, even though very difficult of a tester, was all in all a good prof. Very helpful and even though he makes people think he wants you all to fail, he really doesn't. Keep up with the class, midterm was okay, final was very hard. Definitely do the problem sets and textbook questions, those will be exam questions, just slightly altered.
Professor Apelblat has a great sense of humor! This is great, however it's not going to help you pass any. His midterm exam was very fair based upon previous midterms and practice sets. However his final differed greatly from the practice sets and previous final exam. Advice would be to pay close attention to both theory and calculation methods.
He clearly understands the material very well himself; I could tell he was a genuinely nice person but couldn't know people personally since he's responsible for so many students and professors. Study HARD HARD HARD because the midterm and final WILL blindside you. Do the practice worksheets 5 times each until you can do each question blindfolded.
Yoram is a great professor who is easily accessible outside of class. People complain about his writing being messy and being monotone, however I found that neither of these were a problem for me. Midterm and quizzes were doable if you study with the problem sets but the final was very difficult. Study lots and you'll be fine. Textbook not needed.
Class was relatively easy because I took AP Chemistry but it still required a bit of work. Apelblat can be a sassy type of guy so make sure you don't annoy him with redundant questions. Just study lecture notes that he posts online and you are more or less good. **Does not require textbook**
Apelblat knows what hes doing; hes taught this course for 16 years and his experience shows through with his teaching. The one time I went to his office hours he was pretty grouchy, but I'm guessing it was an off day. It is not necessary to go to class because he uploads all the notes on eClass, but you may miss out on him singing karaoke (;
Dr. Apelblat is an interesting and knowledgeable prof. His exams are hardcore though, they're cumulative and cover anything he may have talked about in the class including the demos and things he may only have skimmed over. Aside from this I thought he was very approachable in his office hours and was able to explain things better there. Very hard
He was generally very good. Reading the textbook and doing the examples really help prepare for the midterm ad final. His exam are hard but fair, so study well.
It was a fun class
I'm happy I passed
Apleblat is a great professor and very fair in his exams. if you are taking his class be willing to put in the effort; go to his class do his problem sets and lecture notes and you will be golden. Exams are relatively tougher but thats what separates the hardworking students from the easy going ones. Dont need the textbook at all.
He's a good prof. His final is a lot harder than the midterm so beware of that.
Solid prof for first-year course. Easy to do well in his course but you definitely need to work to get an A/A+. Midterm for us were ALL questions either in practice sets or examples stressed in class. Finals are harder, as it has more conceptual questions testing for rationales. Suggest doing conceptual questions in each unit coveredfrom textbook.
Voice is dry, however has a sense of humour. Problem sets are wild. Midterm isn't bad, final will put you in the spin cycle.
He was a fantastic prof, who I not only learned a lot from, but also enjoyed his lectures. Everything was really well laid out in class, and the exams were a little difficult, but definitely manageable. He also sang to us one class... 10/10
Apelblat has very structured notes to study from and his lectures, although dry, are helpful in understanding the concepts as he explains them rather well. His voice is monotone, but I got over it soon enough. Take his class if you're willing to put in the work for a good grade and an actual understanding of chemistry.
Apelblat was definitely a professor that wanted you to try your hardest to push your limits - but if you were willing to go through that effort, he would be there to help you. Make sure you do the problem sets and some of the readings, as well as go over the practice midterm and final for a very clear idea of what the tests are like!
Best choice out of all the first year chemistry professors. Explains things in a clear and concise manner, and brings some levity to the class when he can. Very fair with marking, and is willing to hear concerns regarding the marking done on exams. 5/7 would take again.
After Chem 101 with Dr. Apelblat, I changed my major to Chemistry. Apelblat encourages both traditional textbooks and modern online notes for studying. May seem intimidating at first, but he spends his office hours with an open door to anyone that tries. Very well respected, and his respect motivates his students to do their best. Attend lecture.
Took Dr. Apel last semester for Chem 101 . No doubt that he was very well organised regarding his notes. Quizzes were hard, midterm was easy and final was very hard compared to the midterm. Final had a lot of conceptual questions but still managed to get a B (above av). Prof gets boring in his monotonous voice during the lecture .
I TOTALLY LOVE this Professor SOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
His lectures are organized, and he sticks to the topic instead of wasting a lot of time like Jensen. However, Apelblat teaches a very easy class. chem 105 is light on math, so he artificially makes it more difficult, by leaving out information and using dirty tricks on exams. On practice exams he stated they would be nothing like the final.
This guy is the BEST prof there is. Yes, his exams are tough-- but it doesn't matter because the class is adjusted (so don't worry about tough exams). I'd rather have a low average than a high (Like Jensen or Sai Yui). Yoram's notes & lectures are amazing, you genuinely learn from him whereas in Jensen's & Sai Yiu's you memorize problem sets.
He's really kind and felt bad for not knowing all 400 of his students' names. He gives part marks in exams. His midterm was easy and the final was pretty hard. Like, not crazy though as I've heard from others. I don't know. Just pay attention and listen. I didn't do that though...
Very thorough and absolutely explains all concepts that you need on exams, practice questions reflect exam material pretty much to a cinch. The only area to be desired is his monotone voice, but he tries to make lectures as engaging as possible with cartoons and benign sarcasm
Overall, he's a great prof.
He is an amazing prof. His final would be really hard so make sure you work hard. He is really helpful in office hours. In order to do great jusy follow every piece of advice he gives in class. Also make sure you understand every thing taught in class. He will say before exams," I cannot ask everything but I can ask anything".
Outstanding professor. A true master of his craft.
chem is my worst subject, i failed (got 40%) on the midterm. However i worked very hard and got 74% on the final, which boosted my Chem101 mark to a C lol. Apelblat is a wonderful prof, very clear and funny. He over-hypes the final which is good.. otherwise I might have not worked as hard as I did. he has chicken-scratch writing tho
IS ONE OF THOSE PROFS YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONCE IN YOUR LIFETIME!!!!!!!!!
"I cannot ask you about everything, but I can ask you anything".
Disclaimer: I didn't have him for lectures, just wrote the final exam for credit. He's a pretty nice guy but docked quite a lot of marks on my exam for tiny errors like using another method for a calculation instead of the "preferred" method. If you know how he grades you definitely won't lose those marks, good luck!
Yoram is your average lab coordinator who evidently has put in lots of work to ensure the smooth running of his lab. little to no errors in the lab manual and TA's were constantly prepared and ready for the labs . Overall Yoram did a good job.
Had him for the lab. Labs were pretty straightforward but there was lots of background information needed to do the pre labs. Make sure you're really careful with sig digs cause TAs like to take lots of marks off if you mess up.
He was our lab coordinator for CHEM 10X this year and he actually made the labs an enjoyable experience. Also, if you wanted to see him and learn from your mistakes on the lab final, hell explain everything clearly to you.
Literally the first fully online semester and this guy would not even have a little bit of sympathy for the students. They hardly advertised that the due date for labs would be at 5 pm (assignments are usually due 11:59...) like not even a single email regarding labs and then said absolutely no to any extensions. I was 54 minutes late..... 0.
He has not made any attempt to make the transition into online learning easier. He did the minimum effort to put labs online, with no extra explanation. He is supposed to be a pretty fun lab coordinator, but if you're looking to take this class online STAY AWAY.
I've seen some good reviews about him when classes are in session but online he is basically useless. He has provided little to no explanation on the topics of each weak and is very inaccessible through email, with responses usually taking days. Online labs are confusing and difficult without help and I would not recommend this class online.
Professor has no sympathy for online learning. Online learning is extremely hard for university students and his labs are very confusing
Yoram has not made the transition to online learning easy. The labs are very confusing and he expects you to know how to do them with little to no help. I would not recommend taking this class online.
It's hard to do labs with just reading the background info. He has not made online learning easy. He barely puts in effort to make students understand the labs. The TA' and my hard work carried my grade for this lab. He barely does anything to make online labs understandable
Doing labs from home wasn't super easy, but all the information needed to do the work was easily accessible in the lab manual. All in all he did a good job coordinating labs in a less than ideal situation.
is not helpful at all. Doesn't understand what Online Uni means. His exam was very unfair and did not be considerate of the fact that we are doing school online. He gave us a lab exam as if we actually did the labs
He has no empathy for students taking online class . You are alone in this class. The TA's are completely useless as they aren't allowed to tell us anything. The only positive of this is that you have a lab every two weeks so it isn't that stressful. However, bear in mind that you are on your own for everything in this class, little to no help.
He showed little empathy for the students online and I found I was teaching myself the material with no help from anyone. The labs were relatively alright however, the final lab exam was more challenging. He was not lenient if any issues arose during the exam. Any technological issues were your fault and therefore you fail.
Dr. Apelblat adjusted the CHEM 101 Lab content to online learning effectively. He coordinated TA help sessions throughout the week for any help on the reports. He can be reached very easily by email and responds very fast. Beware that he is not the sympathetic type. As long as you finish your work on time you should not have a problem with him.
Like many of the professors this year, Dr. Apelblat did not make the course suitable for online learning. All I saw were a few emails from him. The bare minimum a student should expect for Chem labs is a video on what's happening and there was only one video for the entire semester!
Awful as a lab prof for online learning. Provides no support or detail for lab assignments. The lab exam was difficult and kinda unfair and has questions relating to in-person labs which we couldn't do.
The dude did nothing but tell us to pay for lab manuals and express how he had no sympathy in the event of an eClass crash during the lab exam. Yoram put in zero effort into this course.
Where do I even start. Yoram was pretty much MIA for the whole semester except for a few emails. He did not have any sympathy for us and acted as if we actually did the labs in person. The lab exam was unfair and difficult. Maybe hes a good in person professor but for online learning hes not the best.
Yoram was completely out of touch with reality. His labs have NOTHING to do with lecture. Felt like i was learning two completely different things. Lab exam was very unfair as he only gave us 30 minutes to write it. I hope uofa can seriously consider getting a better lab coordinator because Yoram is simply not it.
The labs require you to read lots of background information and imagine you are doing them in person. He seemed quite reluctant to help anyone however there were TA sessions all week that you could ask questions. The labs take a while to understand but once you do, they don't take too long and you only have to do 1 every 2 weeks.
Very organized lab coordinator. He gives fair assignments and the lab exam was on the big concepts of the labs and was very similar to the practice final at the end of the lab manual.
only communication with students was reminding us to pay for the lab manual (which was digital, full of errors, & was painfully clearly made for an in-person class)+ emails expressing how little sympathy he had for computer errors & missed deadlines. Lab exam was 8 short questions & still managed to have several serious typos & missing units. -1/10
The worst lab coordinator. Not helpful at all during online learning and make chem labs extremely hard. There were only a few videos for the whole semester, and I have to wait for two weeks for his reply. Unfortunately, you have no choice.
He made us pay for the VIRTUAL lab manual, despite it being largely wrong (including incorrect dates) and making near constant references to in person class (during covid, so I prolly shouldn't hand anything in physically). He didn't proof-read the 8 question final exam, meaning there were Q's missing units. Didn't adapt to online learning at all.
Unhelpful, very insincere, and is not empathetic of students in the slightest. Very strict hand in time, very rude emails, and will completely blame students for eclass crashes, even if they are out of student control.
Prof Apelblat is completely useless. He makes us pay for a lab manual that hasn't changed much to accommodate online learning and he is extremely distant and non existent when it comes to help and feedback. I've heard good things about him when classes are in person but I would not recommend him for online labs.
I would give him zero (minus if I can) simply because he doesn't deserve even one point. He didn't care about your learning at all. The only thing he cares about is your money.
Only time I remember contact from Apelblat was the occasional emails the school seems to make the profs send, and days before my first year Chem 101 Lab Exam as a reminder. Being a first year student in these unprecedented times, the labs were extremely difficult as they just handed us the lab manuals and said "here! figure it out with TAs!"
Literally such a bad lab coordinator. Does NOTHING, his lab manual is absolute DOG. Zero help, only emails you to pay for his DOG manual. His labs are one week ahead of schedule versus the lecture material making the excuse "late start" of the semester with winter break extension, even though the school literally extended classes by a week.
Shows no empathy toward students experiencing technical difficulties, even in online school. He made sure to tell us that if there were any technical issues during the lab exam we would receive a mark of zero, including eclass crashes. Very rude over email and is unwilling to recognize TA marking mistakes, instead threatening to give a lower grade.
CHEM 101, which Ive heard is lots of fun in person, has been turned into the most unorganized mess that I have ever taken part of, and its all thanks to Yoram. This is the fifth online lab that I have taken and it was by far the worst, basically just a few handouts and an 8 question, 30 minute exam that is worth the majority of the grade.
unreasonable person. your mom could be dying in hospital therefore you can't finish the lab on time and he won't care. overall (10)^-1/10 prof
Horrible online lab coordinator. Labs don't make sense and take hours to complete, while only being worth 2.5% each. Only 30 minutes for the lab exam, worth half of your lab grade. The Ta's don't know what they're marking and there is obviously no clear grading criteria. I could put the same answers as anyone else who got 100% and get a D. Goodluck
The labs are horrible. they're supposed to take you a few hours, no they take a few days. The minimal instructions from him and the terribly worded lab manual do not help. The lab final should not be 30 minutes. Overall, the difficulty of labs is insane.
If this guy didn't ask you to pay for the lab manual you wouldn't even know he was the lab coordinator. 8 math problems in 30 for the lab exam was ridiculous. 0 effort is invested into actually teaching, he just gives you a document and expects you to understand the material.
A basically non-existent lab coordinator. He does nothing but send emails saying you need to buy the lab manual, and that's the extent of his input to the course. He might have been a good coordinator in person but is clearly coasting through online schooling and making it hell for us. Someone in the 10th grade could put in more effort.
Dr. Apelblat wasn't really involved in the lab, at least for the online version of it. It seemed like he basically copy and pasted everything over form previous semesters and we were left to teach ourselves the lab material, which didn't directly correlate with the lecture. The labs weren't difficult but you basically teach yourself what to know.
Incredibly harsh in his emails to students. Very uninvolved, students are very much left to fend for themselves and teach content themselves (all that was really given was the old lab manual) and TA help sessions but virtually no support or teaching. Harsh deadlines, and very difficult lab exam last year with rude, unsympathetic emails.
He was not an active figure in the labs. He told us only a week before the lab final when it was. He's VERY strict with deadlines (equates you handing your lab in 1 minute late with an inmate getting executed bc of their lawyers being late). He wasn't really there ever. Labs are brutal and take several days
Not at all involved, doesn't communicate with students the way my other lab coordinators do. Lab assignments take a long time to finish. Biggest concern; the lab final. 50% avg, I don't know how the university doesn't see a problem with that, significantly lower than the midterm averages. Fix the structure or get a new coordinator.
Lab exam is similar to practice, however still challenging
ZERO empathy, doesn't care about anything except getting your money for his lab manual. You won't know he exists until he sends out his 1 unsympathetic, almost threatening email about being late. Not sure how the VERY difficult lab exam got approved to be 50% of the lab grade. His lab material was weeks earlier than lecture material, good luck.
My cat would be a way better lab coordinator
Atrocious lab coordinator. Labs are always way ahead of the lectures and are unnecessarily difficult. Luckily, the TAs at the lab help room are always ready to help.
Worst lab class ever taken
RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This semester was basically a self-taught, online lab course. The two hour estimate was a major lie, full days were required. Concepts were always given about two weeks before the lectures covered them, so they should have been simple but instead were super confusing. An eight question final worth 12.5% of our total grade was unnecessary anxiety.
Honestly the worst prof I've had in my whole degree, lazy and rude
worst lab coordinator ever and very rude as well.
This lab portion made me cry daily. Avoid if possible certainly.
Zero involvement in the course except to remind you of the no late policy. Says labs should take ~2 hours to complete but I think he meant it would take 2 hours to decipher the background of the experiment. Background of the lab manual is incredibly unclear and confusing, not to mention labs were set ~week before lecture so you're doing it blind.
My lab mark was awful and I was upset. I sat down with Dr. Apelblat and we went over the exam together and I was able to understand where I went wrong. He understands the lab takes lots of time & that the exam is somewhat hard. He was really kind and willing to explain questions as well.
Not friendly with students and not understanding either. Very strict
He is a very strict professor and indeed the most strict professor I have ever come across in my whole life. The main thing that I truly dislike about him is that he is a very quiet and not friendly professor and will just quietly roam around the lab to check how the students are doing.
Most likely if you are taking a intro level chem course you're going to have to come across this man. His labs are pretty straight forward, but however is lab exam is horror. Department average was 50% for the lab exam in Fall 2022. Sometimes the labs push ahead of the content in the course. So read the textbook when needed!
The lab exam average was 50%. It was pretty tough and apelblat has no sympathy for anyone. Show up 10 minutes late to your 8:00 am lab because you had car problems? Not allowed to do the lab. Show up late because of the bus? Don't get to do the lab and he'll make sure of it, even if the lab is completable in one hour of the three-hour time frame.
The fall 2022 lab exam average for Chem 101 was a 50.3% and for Chem 102 it was a 36%. He makes a 10-question multiple-choice exam worth half of your entire lab grade. It does not seem fair to me that students attend multiple labs, and do all the lab reports and pre-labs, only for a 10-question multiple-choice exam to ruin their entire grade.
Sign up for a chem lab in the second week Section (letter)2 or else you will have to study ahead of the lecture content in order to finish the lab assignments. The lab exam is not all that hard, however being only 10 mc questions makes it so that even 9/10 can mess with a students grade quite a bit.
His emails come across as rude and impolite, the nicest thing he said being "Good luck". Otherwise, mostly threats and bossiness. Labs are based on concepts taught weeks later in the lecture, so nothing makes sense until you've had to spend hours trying to figure out what to learn and then actually learn it. Lab exam worth 50% of the lab grade...
Topics covered in the lab and lecture aren't synchronized, so the lab becomes a class of its own. The lab exam, worth 12.5% of your final grade, is difficult and somewhat unfair. Unfortunately for those in CHEM 1XX, Dr. Apelblat is the coordinator so you'll just have to power through. Actual labs and lab reports are fine if you follow the manual.
Lab exam is worth a huge chunk of overall grade and it was only 10 MC. It was a super tough exam that was absolutely nothing like the practice exam that we were told to study. It will ruin your grade and a 10 MC lab final is not an accurate representation of material understanding
The lab exam was worth half of your lab mark, with your life depending on it. It took a big toll on my chemistry grade. The class average for fall 2022 (around 50%) says a lot, hoping he will change the grading system soon.
The labs can be hard because you don't learn how to do any of the calculation in class. Lab are often 1 to 2 weeks ahead of the lecture materiel which does not make sense. Lab exam are worth 12.5% of your final mark and are usually petty hard(average around 50%) 10 questions in 40 min. Apelblat is mean and does not what to see students succeed.
Chem10X lab exams were unfair representation of grades. 12.5% of your mainly depends on 10 questions which is totally unfair and the time is given is quite nerve-wracking.
He gets a lot of hate, but he wasn't at all mean the times I interacted with him. He probably could be less strict. The lab exam is hard, but it's curved. The only other thing was that the lab manual can be quite difficult and time-consuming to decipher and understand. The experimental component of the labs wasn't that bad
Very rude.
Apelblat is an unkind professor who does not provide students with supports they need to succeed. He is unreasonably strict and is not accommodating. His cold and unwelcoming attitude creates a negative learning environment. I as a student was extremely discouraged due to his attitude and demeanour. He needs to change his approach towards students.
He was my lab coordinator last fall, Very cold and hard and rigid. Makes the Lab feel so unwelcoming. I wish he had a replacement.
This individual designs the CHEM 10X labs - Uses really hostile language throughout the manual and in their (even public) communications -Lab exam, which is the one of the most redundant and arbitrary concepts I've ever witnessed, extremely counterproductive -Overall bad way to treat undergraduates who pay your salary, horrid lab experience
Yoram Apelblat makes life unnecessarily difficult for students. He is extremely introverted, unfriendly and disrespectful when approached by students. Moreover, he had minimal involvement in the course. The one thing he's best at is demeaning and demotivating students to get bad grades on the lab exam. I would give him a zero if I could honestly.
This man needs to be replaced. He is very cold natured. Sent an email about the lab exam average being 50% for the past ten years to scare us. What a mentality. Apelblat needs to learn how to uplift others if he wants to earn any respect for himself. Does not know how to socially interact with others, very pessimistic and no care for students.
I hate Apelblat. He is very unpleasant to be around and he makes life miserable for first year students. This man has no life and is constantly trying to put others down and decides your average for the lab exam in the beginning. He plays no role in the regulation of the lab courses except to discourage students from doing well on the lab exam.
This man epitomizes the issues in the chemistry department and UofA at large. The labs lack synchronization with lectures which is ongoing for multiple years and offer minimal applicational insight. Lab manual often deflects explanations, directing to lecture or textbook instead of providing concise clarity. Overall, a poorly executed lab.
PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR A LAB COORDINATOR Yoram is a power-tripping elitist. His labs don't reflect lecture material well. His lab exams are unnecessarily difficult and worth a disproportionate amount of your final grade. His lab manuals give vague descriptions that refer the student to the course textbook instead of actually explaining the concepts.
Most frustrating lab I have ever taken.
Hostile, introverted individual; opposite of what is expected in a professional-with stories of this man accusing ppl of cheating for having lost their manual (which btw one look at that manual and his demeanor becomes clear). "Never bite the hand that feeds you," but with his attitude he bites the undergrad students' salary-paying hands real hard
Lab portion does not line up well with the lecture portion. Lab manual does a poor job at explaining difficult concepts. In addition, 12.5% of your final grade is determined by a 10 question multiple choice lab exam. The practice questions given do not reflect the material on the lab exam.
Yoram Apelblat: I spoke with him to inform him that I would be going to India to attend my uncle's wedding from Feb 9-23, missing my first and last lab ever since I had a ceremonial role to play. He outright yelled at me and told me not to prioritize my family over my education. As an A+ student, I ended up going anyway. I value my self-respect.
This man is the worst lab coordinator. I don't understand why they don't replace him and bring in someone new and more friendly, compassionate, flexible and understanding of students. Terrible lab exam consisting of 10 MC questions worth 12.5% of our final grade, outdated lab manual, practice questions at the back of the manual don't reflect exam.
He literally made me cry! I asked him for a deferred absence from 1 lab, which he blatantly rejected. As an A+ student, I didn't want to miss the lab but I had to. Lab manual is confusing, lab exam is worth too much and not a good representation of our knowledge. Hostile, mean, disrespectful, irritable, unfriendly, introverted, and unpleasant man.
Lab manual is confusing, labs are out of sync of what we learn in lecture, labs don't feel like an application of our knowledge, demotivates students with his emails and in the manual itself, and half the lab grade (12.5% of the total course grade) is based on a 10 question multiple choice exam.
Too much time spent on lab assignments, difficult lab exam that's worth way too much, outdated lab manual, mark deductions for significant digits, no involvement in the lab course, unfriendly, hostile, demotivates students, pessimist, copy pastes the same emails from past years. He really needs to be replaced urgently. Just a horrible coordinator!
JUST AVOID ANY FORM OF UNNECESSARY INTERACTION WITH HIM FOR YOUR SANITY!!! I INTERACTED WITH HIM ONCE AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE WORST MISTAKES OF MY LIFE. HE GIVES COLD VIBES ON ANOTHER LEVEL!!! I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW OUTRIGHT DISRESPECTFUL HE IS TOWARDS STUDENTS. HE DEFINITELY KNOWS HOW TO INTIMIDATE OTHERS. NO ONE CAN BEAT HIM IN THAT REGARD EVER!
It's time he retires.
You haven't changed since the last time I saw you. You really should.
Awful. The one time I interacted with this guy through email I felt I was being demeaned, completely heartless towards chem students. Sadly if you take any general chem class you will be required to experience the horrors of the labs.
The truth will set you free. You're the worst. OK, you're free to go.
Yoram, I can't believe you used to be such a good professor 10 years ago. You've really let yourself go in the past decade. I am jealous of people who have never met you. Looking at you makes me realize how grumpy old folks are. You do realize we're just tolerating you, right? I didn't mean to offend you but I'll take it as an additional perk!
Yoram Apelblat loves to see students fail. He finds pleasure in the suffering of others. Moreover, he has an extremely hostile personality, makes a lab exam worth 12.5% of our grade, outdated manual, no involvement in the labs, labs are way ahead of lectures, time consuming assignments. I wonder if he also intimidates his grandchildren like that!!!
Yoram Apelblat is such a horrible lab coordinator! He tortures first years with exhausting amounts of lab assignments with no consideration of the fact that they also have other classes and labs. His lab exam is the fairest exam you'll ever write, a 10 MC exam worth 12.5% of your grade. The lab manual is outdated and confusing but he doesn't care!
Yoram Apelblat is a cold, disrespectful and unpleasant individual. He is the lab coordinator of the general chemistry labs with almost no involvement. Demotivates students, copy pastes the exact same announcements each year, outdated and confusing lab manual, makes the lab exam worth 12.5% of our course grade with only 10 MC questions, useless man!
No manners Super disrespectful Antisocial, hostile, cold-hearted, pitiless Zero involvement with the labs Unfair lab exam worth 12.5% of your grade Outdated and confusing lab manual Time-consuming lab assignments with strict deadlines Even the T.A.s don't like his personality Definitely hope that he quits his job soon, he honestly has nothing left!
Yoram Apelblat is by far the worst lab coordinator I have ever encountered. Lab assignments are time consuming, they take off too many marks for sig figs. Lab manual is confusing and is copy pasted every year. Lab exam is purposely made difficult and worth a considerable amount of our grade. Yoram is disrespectful, cold and harsh towards students!
I don't know why Yoram is still the lab coordinator. The Chem 10X labs need restructuring and the only way possible is to change the lab coordinator. Replacing him would be a first step forward to more enjoyable Chem labs. The lab exam is unpleasant to write, lab manual is vague, and lab assignments are time consuming. Yoram gives very cold vibes!!
I'm still traumatized from the Chem 10X labs. They're designed so bad!!! I mean almost everyone fails the lab exam, regardless of how smart they are. The lab manual is pretty much useless at explaining concepts not covered in lecture. The T.A.s are nice but Yoram is the devil!!! He is unpleasant to be around and you can tell he hates students!!!
Lab assignments are difficult and cover content we're no previously exposed to, lab exam is unreasonable, confusing and vague lab manual, unfriendly and antisocial lab coordinator. Worst experience ever, glad that I'm done and will never have to interact with Apelblat again. The Biol 107 Labs are much better in comparison than the Chem 10X labs!!!
The chem 10X labs are terribly structured! The lab exam is only 10 MC questions. The lab assignments are too time consuming and on material not yet covered. Apelblat is hostile towards students and is demotivating. However, I managed to survive him. He gave me a 0 on one of my labs for going on vacation but guess what Apelblat, I still got an A!
Worst experience ever.
Worst nightmare...
The Chem 10X labs are a real nightmare - the assignments are time-consuming and the lab exam is just 10 MC questions worth 12.5% of the grade. Apelblat is quite hostile and demotivating, but unstuckstudy AI was a lifesaver for study prep.
If i were to say everything I feel about this guy my rating would be removed again, but you get the hint about this guy. I can't believe anyone would give him above a 1 star. It must be true that he's changed over the years from being a professor to a lab coordinator.
must take joy in making the life's of students as stressful and difficult as possible
This guy is genuinely a disrespectful human being. He looks down upon students as if they can never reach his mastery of chemistry and academic heights. He's the lab coordinator for Chem 101 and 102, so just build a good relationship with your TA and avoid interactions with this disrespectful man.
terrible performance from apelbat
dudes a supervillain and the lab exam is evil so make sure u do super well on the labs like extremely well because the lab exam will screw u. just stay out of his way and mostly talk to ur ta unless u rly rly rly have to talk to him and u will be fine hopefully
very unfair final lab exam designed to make you fail, although during my only email interaction with him he responded with a friendly tone, unlike other ppl mentioned here.
If you want to save your energy and emotions, literally take the lab exam in 5 minutes and put down random answers. You'll likely get almost the same mark. He's crafted questions in a way where if you do the obvious calculation you'll get a wrong answer. He also focuses the practice test on what he won't cover. I just saved you all your tears.
absolutely brutal lab exam and labs are marked unfairly
if you STUDY THEN YOU SHOULD GET A GOOD GRADE IN THE LAB FINAL. TBH this years lab exam was literally high school stoichometry and a bit of Chem 101 theory which is IN THE LAB MANUAL. Don't be hating on this man when it's your fault for doing last minute studying. Like tbh when I first saw his rate my proff I was scared too but don't be. Trust
Yoram Apelblat is very nice. As a chemistry major, his lab assignments were fair and the lab exam was great if you prepared for it. I ended up getting 84 in the lab and 70 on lab exam, which helped bring up my mark, but I went from a B to a C+ because of the lecture final exam. If you want to do good on the lab exam, DO THE PROBLEMS!
I only did good in this class cause I clutched up on the midterms and lecture final, lab final I got cooked on. This guys is lowkey just a villain and hates everyone. The exams are just hard for no reason, its just there to lower your average cause an exam worth 12.5% of your grade with 10 questions is insane. He fr lucky I gotta follow guidelines.
the lab exam was out of 10 questions, and not even applicable to the content, mostly just testing if you memorized the lab manual or not. the exam average has historically fallen around 50% every year which says something tbh. lab wasnt bad just annoying as the lab and course content were never aligned so it was tough to understand at times
BY THE SWEET LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLY. This man is an evil person, his labs are so badly structured. Dear apelblat, I hope both sides of your pillow are warm, I hope your warm water isn't warm, I hope your bread gets soggy, hope your sleeves go up every time you put on a jacket, i hope your socks get wet every time you walk outside. Have a great day
how in the world is he still living. I must be cursed to have him still be my lab coordinator. He is a skeleton walking. everytime he walks into my lab room I think im in a horror room. Labs are terribly structured and answers are bs towards what we learn. They dont even correlate. He must have had a divorced recently...his 10 one with another guy
Wow these 102 labs are absolutely insane - “expect to take 1 hour on the prelab and 1 hour on the post lab” has to be a lie. From taking the time to read the lab manual (which is worded in all jargon and feels like a scientific journal) to doing the assignment on a separate piece of paper and copying all that in pen, lab takes 5 hours on average.
The labs are not aligned with lectures at all, if you didn't come from an Albertan high school and had a different chemistry curriculum, you may (probably will) find yourself having to solve problems that you've never seen in your life, make sure to study lots on your own. Also, 12.5% of your entire chem 10X grade from 10 multiple choice questions.
genuinely evil
If apelblat has 10000 haters I am one of them. If apelblat has 0 haters I am surely not on this earth. If apelblat has 1 hater it has to be me. Worst designed lab of all time. And he is impossible to avoid if you do introductory chemistry. It's over
Worst labs of all time this man has no sympathy for anybody how are these labs even fair
good luck labs are impossible ggs go next easy a though if you wanna spend 8 hours a week on chem labs
He makes the lab final worth 50% and 10 MC questions!!!! Why does he hate us!!!!!!!!!
ABSOLUTE EVIL. Chem 102 labs are impossible, and it's better not to talk about the lab final which is one of the hardest exams I've ever written and it's only 10 questions.
this man is LITERALLY A BUNDLE OF JOY! he is such a radiant source of happiness in my life. the chemistry 10X lab exam average of 50% is so high, you can tell he cares about our success! He is the most wonderful, caring, and kind lab coordinator on planet earth
It's possible to do well in chem101 lecture but the lab is designed to weed people out. It's painfully obvious that the lab content and instructions have not changed since the 1900s as they IN NO WAY align with what we are taught in lecture. It's a shame that this course is a requirement for so many majors. Terribly designed. Thanks Apelblat.
He was extremely passive aggressive when it came to communicating with students, almost as if he wanted them to fail the course. The questions in the lab assignments and the exam were unnecessarily complicated and the difficulty of said questions felt irrelevant to testing one's knowledge in chemistry. I hope no being has to take his lab portions.
Avoid Yoram Apelblat at all costs. He is evil and has zero regard for students' time or well-being, his goal with this lab is to make chem a living hell, and oh boy does he succeed. I got 0/10 on the lab exam, and the average is only normally 3-4/10. And that lab exam is worth 12.5% of your overall chem grade. That test is genuinely impossible.
dude why the hell were all our lab reports worth half the grade, AND THE OTHER HALF OF THE GRADE was JUST a 10-question multiple choice test that won't even be marked in time for your final exam in the lecture portion??? the whole lab needs a reboot. Yoram Apelblat you are so old.
WHAT THE HELL APELBLAT!? you give us the WORST lab exam ever which is a 10 question multiple choice exam, which you would think should be easy BUT NO!! the avg. for the past 10years has been a 4/10 which is INSANE! and we don't even get our marks back until AFTER THE COURSE FINAL EXAM!!?? yoram apelblat u need to retire like RIGHT NOW.
This was one of the most horrible academic experiences of my life...
He hates us and we hate him.
The worst lab exam ever. 10 questions worth 12.5% of my grade. Completely messed up my gpa. Useless for the lecture portion.
I first took this class in 2015 and withdrew when I found out my dad was diagnosed with cancer. I had to withdraw from the lab portion and he happened to be there and made a snide, rude comment at me. I was already very depressed. I later took his class again and passed it with no assistance from him. Glad to see the reviews have finally turned.
This man needs to be fired. The lab assignments do not align with the pacing and content of the lecture, and the lab manual is completely unhelpful. He was disrespectful and rude to me when I emailed him with a legitimate question that only he could answer. The 10 question lab exam is worth half the lab grade. I'd suggest doing well in the lecture
HOLY MOLY THIS MAN IS ANCIENT RUINS AHH DUNGEON MAB LAB HOLY MOLY SO BAD GOOD LUCK
wow, the labs were like going into a Penitentiary and then your hopes and dreams are Shattered by this man and to top it off I was so Lost in that lab manual its like looking into a Void wtf
I got a 4/10 on the Lab exam and still ended this course with a B+ because I cooked on the lecture portion... just goes to show how fake this lab exam is. Ended lecture portion with an A but lab brought it so far down lol yoram needs to retire
holy moly this man is a walking skeleton Halloween looking ahh ghost ghoul definitely stays to prey on the first year students bro is a walking nightmare please save us holy spirit
just perish please
Amo Applesauce was a chill man, everyone is taking it out on him that they cant spend an hour studying for the lab exam (easy 10/10). He looks like Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory and wont shake your hand at gunpoint, but still a cool guy and picks good TA's.
Apelblat is miserable. He lowkey hates every first year student making it his goal to make their lives as miserable as his. Bs question on the lab assignments. Lab final that is a coin flip if you do well or not (even if you study lots). Also T.A. are useless and told not to help out that much so good luck if you don't get a lab specific concept.
Terrible person, 0 care about the quality of the labs and lab final, tells TAs not to actually help so have fun waiting in line just to be given a usless hint, 0 respect from all STEM students that have taken his labs. Cant wait till he retires so the world will finally be free from his tyranny.
This guy is genuinely a monster. We should no longer consider him human. He looks down upon students as if they can never reach his mastery of chemistry and academic heights. Old guy has like 5 years left in him at most. Like enjoy it while it lasts lil bro ! The whole gang will be celebrating and smoking on that pack.
his labs gotta be a crime against humanity.
THIS PROFESSOR NEEDS TO REMOVE HIS LAB INFO QUIZ. THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME AND I NEED TO GET MY WORK DONE. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE ESL ARE PROBABLY STRUGGLING.
thick lab manual full of threats
Very demeaning and no empathy whatsoever.
The worst experience of my undergrad career was seeing this man in person, the second worst experience of my undergrad was reading the lab manual
I can now happily say as a graduate student that these chem 101 labs were worse than any other lab that I had taken in my whole undergraduate career. I hope that one day Yoram finds out about rate my prof and reads all of his reviews for the last 5 years.
Holy moly, it was like being Shattered inside his Mad Lab and he just makes everything so hard its so over holy moly get this man in a retirement home
I feel bad for you taking this class and I already finished it
Applesauce is so booty cheeks it is so bad in there I am so sorry for your loss. good luck you are gonna need it
I can't believe they make almost every STEM student go through these nightmare labs. I stayed up till 6 in the morning every day trying to understand this lab manual but it just gave me more stress and then on the lab exam I guessed every question and got 3/10 I am so cooked and so are you.
Please help me, I have my first 3 labs done so far in this semester, and my average for all 3 is around a 42%. I don't know if its my ta, me, or this yoram guy who comes into my lab and looks like he thinks he is better than every student in the lab room.
A man I would see in my dreams. They would be nightmares, of course, but I would still see him.
YOU SUCK APPLESAUCE, BUT GUESS WHAT I PASSED YOUR BOOTY AHH LAB AND THE HORRIBLE LAB EXAM
BAHRIGHT I had to drop this course unfortunately after getting a legitimate 20% (2/10) on the lab exam. Oh my days I don't know how I performed that feat. Good luck on the lab exam you will need it.
I can proudly say that I passed BOTH chem 101, and Chem 102. With flying colours, I might add. I think a D- corresponds to like a 1.3 GPA? That is pretty good if I do say so myself. Basically if you are pre-med just give up here not gonna lie.
He would make diddy proud. As long as you visit office hours you should be fine just make sure he can't diddy you too hard in there otherwise he is a pretty chill dude who likes diddying first year uni students
A bad bad man. How does the university allow first year students to be subjected to his torturous methods.
Lab straight from hell. All positive reviews are by mossad agents
This guy is straight up evil. He got his PHD in evil at Evil University. Dr. Evil. Picture the most evil person you know and make them 1 BILLION times more evil, and that's this guy. He hates joy and fun, and probably hates puppies and kittens because they are nice and he is evil. I hope he gets coal for Christmas.
This man screwed my chemistry grade over with the lab exam that was 10 questions mind you. Although it was studyable and was not the worst thing, it was still diabolical as 1 question = 10%. The TA's definitely made the actual labs nice and easy + grading (depending on who you get), but then sometimes Apelblat pops in and jump scare you.
The labs are okay, but the grading scheme is not ideal (depends on your TA, I guess). The lab exams aren't hard, but the low amount of questions make it a hit or miss. He's definitely someone that does not want to help you out. The entire lab portion is dominated by fear-mongering practices; none of the actual labs are hard, so don't worry!
Ok honest review: Experiments: Easy Lab manuals and lab reports: Awful Responds to emails somewhat decently LAB EXAM IS THE MOST ATROCIOUS ABYSMAL EXAM EVER
The lab exam is the most evil thing ever. No matter how much you study for it and no matter how well you review the labs it's very difficult to get a good mark on it. They test you on the littlest and most obscure things rather than what the lab is actually about. It's also worth so much for no reason it exists solely to bring down your grade.
Bro is hated by half the university population, I would actually be so sad if I saw my rate my prof. Tell me how you are a teacher and when you see 30% averages for the last 10 years you're like: “Hmm. Must be on the students. Not me.” “Most people ask why the average is so low. Unfortunately, some students don't study” is his explanation LOL
He might just be the Ebenezer Scrooge of the chemistry world. Whenever I'm having a jolly time doing my lab, he walks in and everything in the lab room suddenly becomes less vibrant and beautiful. That lab exam was no present either.
It was absolutely horrible being a part of this lab. Unfortunately, I will have to experience his terror once again in CHEM 102.
mad man MM FLIP IT AROUND WICKED WITCH
I got an A in chem 101 last year and forgot to write a review, but he shrugs off his 40% lab exam average like it's a normal thing. His lab exam tanks everyones grade and even if you memorize the full lab manual, you still aren't safe from doing bad on this exam. It's bad and he shouldn't be a lab coordinator.
TO ALL MY FELLOW CHEMISTRY ENJOYERS. I SURVIVED YORAM APPLESAUCE AND YOU CAN TOO. I BELIEVE IN YOU FELLOW SOLDIERS, DONT LET HIS BOOTY AHH LABS AND LAB EXAM MAKE YOU WANNA DO SOME BAD THINGS. IF I SURVIVED YOU CAN TOO (am i the inpirational warrior or what)
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