Reviews of professor Zachary Wickens

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Honestly one of the best professors I have had so far. He is super caring and understanding of all of his students. Also, I love the way he writes the lecture notes out alongside you, and his exam prep materials are super helpful. Totally recommend.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ochem was a bit challenging for me but I don't even want to think about how badly this class would have gone if I didn't have Wickens as a professor! He's a super kind, patient teacher who explains things well and very clearly cares a lot about the success of his students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Wickens made organic chemistry so much easier to understand than I thought it would be. His lectures were so helpful and he provided very clear examples. The class had a very forgiving grading system, allowing you to drop your lowest midterm score. The weekly problem sets were graded on attempting half the problems which was an great.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
You can tell Dr. Wickens really cares about the subject and teaching ochem. I didn't do any of the textbook readings and picked up everything I needed from lecture. Do the problem sets as they cover edge cases that will show up on the test. Ask for help if you need it. He really does want to help.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Zach is an amazing professor and cares so much about student success. He is very accessible outside of lecture and the practice exams/ problem sets are reflective of exam questions. As someone who hated gen chem, o chem is easier if you study and one of my favorite courses I've taken at UW; Zach was likely a huge part of why. Highly recommend!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
great professor, love a fellow ginger in chem

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Truly the best professor I've had here. He makes it clear what is on exams and takes time in class to fix misconceptions before you're tested on them.  He truly wants you to succeed, and rewards you for doing practice quizzes and problem sets. Exams are fair and reflective of past exams he gives as practice/aren't any harder than problem sets.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Wickens is my favorite prof I have had! He is so enthusiastic about what he teachers, very approachable, and makes guidelines and expectations very clear. He really shows how much he cares about his students and wants them to succeed.