Reviews of professor Eric Yu

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Being someone who used to dread chemistry, Professor Yu completely changed my perspective on it! Really cares about students, makes everything funny and relatable, and responds VERY quickly to emails! That being said, it is an extremely tough class, and the three exams at the end brought my grade down a letter, but I still take a lot away from it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Eric is by far the best professor I've had! Chem is without a doubt a hard class but he is incredible! Don't be afraid to ask him questions because he will explain it to you over again. He is a funny guy and easy to get along with. He gives out extra credit as well. Lectures are online videos but they are short and straight to the point.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class was better than expected due to it being online. Several lectures every week through canvas/youtube. Attending zoom meetings really helps when learning the content and asking questions. Professor Yu is very caring and understanding so it is easy to ask questions. My advice is to give keep up with the lectures and do practice worksheets.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
There was a multitude of information on tests that were not mentioned during lectures. Yu was also very unwelcoming during the pandemic transition to distanced learning.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Eric is such a great guy. He made Chemistry very fun and really connected with us students. This class is VERY hard however. It moves fast and there is a lot of content. If you want to succeed in this class there cannot be any slacking off. Go to every lab and lecture, do all the homework, and even all the *optional* worksheets. Ask Eric questions!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This is a very hard class, you cannot avoid that. Come with an expectation that this class will become a big part of your life. There's not much room for error!
Eric has very good lectures and SUPER good review materials for all the things that will be tested. He is available outside of class and answers his emails very fast. I'm glad I took him!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ive always struggled with chemistry but Prof. Yu did a great job at explaining topics and responded to emails fairly quickly when I had questions compared to other professors i've had. And hes pretty funny! But like stated in other reviews, he did throw curveballs on exams that werent expected unless you knew every detail about the material.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I don't recommend taking over the summer, this is his first year teaching and gives an insane amount of work, 4-5 topics every week, doesn't realize how much work he's giving as a new grad, his tutors are the saving grace of his class since he's not too available most of the time. I would only recommend his class if you've already taken chem