Reviews of professor Christopher Whidbey

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had professor whidbey for CHEM-1511which was the lab section of Gen CHEM 2. He is very helpful in lab and will make sure you set up everything correctly if needed. There is one group project that he explains well which is a short presentation that isn't hard at all.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had Dr. Whidbey for gen chem 1 lab, and he was pretty great honestly. The pre-lab lectures/slides weren't always helpful, but I don't think he wrote those so I can't really blame him. He was very helpful when answering questions and clarifying what the expectations were during lab. He's a solid choice. His TA this quarter was a harsh grader tho.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
i took his gen chem lab and i didnt like him as a professor. half the time i was completely lost because directions were unclear. i hardly learned much in his lab. he also has a ta grade the work who happens to be a very tough grader. would not take him again

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took Professor Whidbey the first quarter he began teaching. It wasn't the best experience, as he occasionally tripped over himself speaking, but I'll cut him some slack. It's one of his first times teaching. Dr. Whidbey is an okay choice, but there's always room for him to improve as he becomes accustomed to teaching.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Whidbey is for real awesome. One of my favorite professors, he is extremely talented and if you go in for office hours, he does everything he can to help you succeed. His expectations are very clear and if you pay attention in class and go in for help, you will have a good grade! He deserves a 5/5 score on here tbh. :)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Whidbey was nothing but exceptional imo. From the progressive teaching methods to his integration of skill exercises in lieu of exams, I think this quarter was his time to shine. I wish I could take his class in the winter but he isn't teaching the second class in the biochem series. A professional and intelligent individual. 10/10

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Class is almost entirely based off how well you can argue as opposed to actually learning concepts. Usee the the reverse classroom methods has been super unhelpful to not only me but other students in class since we had to teach ourselves the concepts outside of class, and he only spends 5 minutes lecturing total.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
It bothered me to have a class with a truly brilliant biochemist, only for him not to teach us anything :(((( (all but 5-10 minutes of each class is POGIL group work). He switched to quizzes this quarter, which was way less work than skill exercises bc he gives you the quiz questions ahead of time and you can fully replace one score. Easy overall.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
lots of group work, explains everything in lectures, wants you to figure it out on your own first