Reviews of professor Tamara Byk

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
As long as you show up and do the work you will get an A or a high B. I say high B because she can be a hard grader but she doesn't take off many points. The best part about her is that she will drop anything she is doing to help you. I probably asked her 20 questions per lab and she always made time.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Tough grader, no one really got above a 95 on the labs. There are 12 total and hard to make up of you skip. Will answer questions but gets rather annoyed after a few in a row. Gives good feedback but I would have taken a different professor. Brightside: she counts an A as 88% - 100%

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is the best chemistry teacher I have had so far and really takes her time to explain concepts. What makes her different than any chem teacher I have had is that she takes the time to do practice problems and show how the concepts she is lecturing on apply to the problems we will see on our exams. 100% recommend her.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She has a thick accent and talks in a lower tone but always answers questions! Kind of intimidating to ask questions to but she helps explain and goes through problems if you ask. Dont fall behind and try and prepare for class by reading your prelab before class. Double check with the professor if you have everything needed before you turn in work!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took only the lab component of Chem 200L at Mesa. For a lab professor, she was fine. Her syllabus and schedule were very organized. The labs were easy but she was a very tough grader. It took a lot of time outside of class to get my lab reports completed. She didn't provide very good feedback on lab reports or questions about the lab in general.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof Byk is a tough grader, BUT she gives you everything you need to succeed. She'll even check your labs for you (including calculations, sig figs, and formatting) before you turn them in. She's really sweet, and honestly super funny. She has clear formatting outlines on her syllabus for labs. Con: Russian accent, a little hard to understand.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I transitioned to her online class due to covid and the labs were easy!! They were laid out like a test on canvas and mostly all qs were multiple choice and there was some simulations. The Chem manual was used too and the pages were turned in as a pdf. Shes an easy grader and is willing to help anytime. Her mini lectures were easy to follow

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
10/10 This professor is excellent. She has great energy and is passionate about her material. She give clear and accurate instructions, and is always available to answer questions. Could not recommend higher. Only cons She has a German accent, so pay attention! Make sure you use complete answers with units of measure, and necessary details