Reviews of professor Charles Barrows

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You can tell that Dr. Barrows is very passionate about chemistry and wants to make the lectures engaging. I liked that he had fill-in-the-blank style notes for each chapter and provided many practice problems in notes, worksheets, and practice exams that mimicked real exam questions. The tests are multiple choice but can be tricky, so be careful!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
All in all, this class compared to his CHEM 142 class was almost like a slap to the face. It was way harder because his tests were different than his CHEM 142 class. I believe that in this class, he wanted to incorporate our mastery of each topic by adding short response and calculations, so be aware of that. Rather than that, he's decent!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class itself is difficult, but the multiple choice testing format helped, though the questions were tricky.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had professor barrows for the whole gen chem series, this guy is super passionate about chemistry and really want students to do well. He only ever curves up, never down. Chem 152 was very hard, but having him for 142 and 162 was great. Will really miss having him as a professor.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Barrows was a great way to start the gen chem series. His class is tough, but he provides practice tests that are very similar to the midterm exams so you know what to expect. There is a heavy workload for this course, but it's not unreasonable. His lectures are interesting and he seems to want his students to succeed.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Barrows is a smart guy and a bad teacher. His notes fail to distinguish main ideas from side information, and he refuses to share his thought process during in-class practice problems. His tests don't test your understanding of a subject and instead reward those who can rote memorize formulas and petty details. The memes are only funny for so long.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Barrows makes the lectures engaging, but his exams are no joke. Spend time outside of class studying the material and utilizing resources like the textbook, practice tests, and unstuck study to succeed. The workload is manageable if you put in the effort.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Barrows is a great professor, but his tests are very difficult. It is really important to spend time outside of class on the content, because lecture and worksheets are not enough. Although he is a hard professor, he gives students all the resources they need to succeed.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I don't like chem but Barrows made it as good as it possibly could be. He's a great lecturer and truly cares about your learning- I had him for two quarters don't understand the negative reviews. Having had 3 other chem profs he is by FAR the best. His note packets make life so much easier and his many practice tests match the real one very well