Reviews of professor Jianyuan Zhang

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This was Professor Zhangs first time teaching Orgo I. He cared significantly more than the other 2 professors and tried to be as upfront with the students about exam material as he could. Lecture notes are also the best of the 3 professors. He even held more office hours right before the final until late because he knew students had questions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Zhang is hands down one of the best orgo307 professors. He really cares. You still have to study your butt off for the exams. But he uploads videos on the exam to explain everything. His powerpoints are also super helpful. He also has his office hours as a facebook page, which at first I didn't like but it's useful when studying for final

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Zhang is a very knowledgeable man. The slides he posts are decent and the textbook contain many problems that you should be doing daily. Also, erase all preemptive ideas you have of organic chemistry as a whole. This class could be stressful but walking in with the right attitude makes a huge difference. Practice doing problems online too

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Great professor. Really cares about his students

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
orgo is a difficult class, as to be expected, but he just spent all of his time just lecturing us. I wished that there was some sort of practice problems that he put on his slides that I could go back too (his slides are not very helpful unless you took notes in class). IMO recitation is really where you will learn the material, you should go!!!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This was Professor (Jason) Zhang's first semester teacher Orgo307. He was the only one of the three professors who actually seemed to care about his students. He tried to teach organic chemistry in a way that made sense and was very open about what would be on exams. This course is extremely difficult and graded/structured ridiculously.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The class is difficult, don't get me wrong, but professor Zhang is really clear about what things will show up on the midterm. He has an accent but he explains things really well. His exams aren't too difficult if you do all the problems in the textbook. For the practice he assigns, he gives video explanations of the answers. Best prof in orgo307

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Jason is amazing. This guy is one of the nicest you would ever meet. It's his first time teaching 315 but he did it very well. Very knowledgeable and caring. He offered office hours from 7 pm to 12 am before the final, this is how dedicated he is. His exams are based on lectures and homework. It's not a hard class but definitely needs work.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Zhang is a really chill dude who genuinely cares about his students. Although he does have an accent which does make it hard to understand him at times, he is happy to explain concepts again. Fall 2023 was the first time he taught ChemH315 and he did a great job. He was nervous about teaching us but he did good. For this course, READ THE BOOK