Reviews of professor Bei Cao

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Cao is low-key hilarious. Her class is heavily dependent on lectures so if that is not for you I would not advise taking her class. Otherwise, she does a great job of explaining everything, and will roast you if you ask a silly question, but not in a rude way. I would recommend Prof. Cao to anyone interested in majoring in chemistry.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She does over-explain the lab. The post-lab work takes you hours to complete sometimes so plan accordingly. The lab did not match up to my lecture class. She is very nice though and I would take her again! These were just some nit-picking things.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Participation matters so much! Not in a bad way, she gives everyone time to work on the lecture equations in class on the whiteboards which allows you to get live feedback from her or a TA if you have one. Personally, I found if I did start struggling all you have to do is go to office hours or ask questions during class. She is amazing!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Not many extra point opportunities, tough grader, hard to understand.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took Professor Cao for my Chem 1 Lab. Attendance is mandatory, if you miss more than one class your grade will drop. Most of the work is done outside of class and is time consuming. Lab reports were easy; as long as your calculations and results are correct you will get a good grade. Ask her questions and use the help section for calculations!!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
she was great. explains everything very well and cares about her students success. practice tests are great, 3 tests + the final. chem is hard and you have to be willing to but on the work but she is great. took her for lab too the quizzes for lab are way to hard but the lab reports are easy if you read what is expected

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class is difficult, especially since you have to memorize charts. But it was doable. The unit tests are curved a little bit and she gives helpful practice exams. The pop quizzes were annoying but short. I honestly failed most of them and got an A. Try to get the ACS practice book if you need a high grade on the final, it was really helpful.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Hardest class I've ever had. Chemistry is difficult, &she doesn't do much to make it any easier. The class time itself was of no help to me, but going to her office hours, asking her to go over your exam results, and taking extensive notes definitely helped. Only reason I passed was the CAA tutoring in the library. The extra credit is a lifesaver.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is a good professor her accent does make her a little hard to understand though. Beware the post lab quizzes are hard made sure to do the discussion questions. She is not a tough grader and the lab reports are pretty easy. Just make sure to go to the lab.