Reviews of professor Alexey Leontyev

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Knew this was a hard class regardlessDidnt learn a single thing from this guy. Was amazed I got a B on the first exam but it wasnt because of him. Had no idea what was going on before and understood things perfectly after talking to the LAs for only 3 hours. Dr. L me feel stupid for asking questions and didnt explain things for me to understand.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Tbh I am not sure why everyone trashes on Alexey. He has office hours and review sessions for you to attend and is SOOOOO much more helpful outside of the classroom. He will expect you to work and try because you can't just show up and ask him to do the problems for you. Read the textbook!!!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This can be a difficult class, but Alexey makes it accessible. He grades exams on fewer questions than are on the exam making it easy to earn a good grade. Super helpful during office hours and will re-explain the material again. Don't skip the class and do the activities. Test questions are exactly as in his practice tests and quizzes.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I'm with the people who are unsure why his rating is so low. Ochem is a difficult class no matter who the professor is, there's just sooo much new content. Go to class, do the practice problems, and check out the ungraded achieve problems (I found these super helpful because they were tougher than the tests). Good luck!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class is ridiculously hard because the professor is terrible. There's a ton of homework, as you have to make sense of the textbook on your own in order to do pre-homework. Lecture is not useful but you have to attend because there are participation points and pop quizzes. Tests are nearly impossible. All I can say is good luck and study a lot.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This was the most difficult class because of the teacher. He does not care about your success at all and finds joy in students failing. If you can avoid taking this class with him do it. The test is nothing like what is taught or the practice exams he provides. Honestly just teach yourself because YouTube videos are way more helpful than him.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This professor is terrible. I ended up having to take OChem from another professor a semester later because I literally was dying in this class. Going to office hours did not help at all, and exams were very difficult, as they did not match what was taught in class or what was in the homework. As others have said, avoid this professor if you can.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Terrible professor. Lectures are not useful, and you have to teach yourself. Exams are very difficult, as they do not match what is taught in class or what is in the homework. Avoid at all costs if you can. As others said, he has a bad attitude as well.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He was very difficult to learn from and taught all over the place. You had to learn what he taught in class was often unrelated to test material. The worst part was his attitude. He just hated being there and was incredibly difficult to communicate with.