Reviews of professor Patrick Poletti

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I've taken 221, 222, and now 223 by Poletti. Predictable format: daily quiz questions, ALEKS hw, and 3 exams. Exams are very predictable. Note practice problems are eerily similar to exam questions - so A's are definitely attainable. He's a super cool dude, down-to-earth, and super easy to get in touch with. And listens to student suggestions. 9/10

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great professor! Super easy to contact outside of class, and he clearly cares about his students--it comes across in the interactions!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The professor teaches clearly, using examples where applicable (which is basically everywhere!) and is absolutely phenomenal at responding to emails and questions. He conveys the material quite well, and the examples are pretty dang cut-and-dried (and not the easiest of the easy). The exam questions are always perfectly aligned with the lecture

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Ah, finally. An instructor from the PSU chemistry department who doesn't have ego issues and is actually a good teacher. 10/10 Patrick.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Only took chem as a req for my major and struggled a lot, but Dr. Poletti is amazing! He explained concepts in detail, said exactly what to expect on quizzes/tests, was available outside of class & had a sense of humor. Homework-heavy. Managed a good grade all 3 terms (221/22/23), would never return to chem but wish he taught in the bio department!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Tested on quizzes, 2 MT & final. Doesn't follow through what he says, still tested on things we didn't cover, test questions are worded oddly and overly complicated. Won't adjust based on questions being mis-worded or when it's clear he didn't cover something -was debated during lecture even with students. Probably the worst tests I've taken, avoid

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great guy! Super nice. There was a required textbook, but he posted it on d2l. Also, I didn't touch it once because his lectures were enough. I took it remotely, and after each lecture, there was quiz questions that were exactly like the exams, so no surprises. Also, there was some extra credit offered. Would definitely recommend!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Hes a sweetheart honestly. Spends lots of time trying to make everyone understand, and believes the class is only as strong as its weakest link. Lets ALEKS and the computer do most of the grading so its hard to blame him for anything. Was happy to see that I could be in his class again for a second term.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
There is no choice on who to take sadly. He answers ?'s regularly. He tests on things that were not covered and won't against adjust even when he's clearly wrong. M.C. exams and you can't see scores when completed. Contradicts himself in lecture and test ?'s range from 5 to 3 points. Not a hard class but he makes it that way on how he tests.