Reviews of professor Charles Barrows

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Im taking Dr. Barrows chem 152 class this quarter, he is a really good lecturer and he does in class practice problems to help us learn the material. His tests can be challenging but not if you are willing to study outside of class youll be fine. I have really enjoyed his class and would take again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This guy is the goat for Chem. Taking 142 he makes lectures engaging and fun. He explains topics really clearly and because of that he can cover lots of topics fast with you being able to comprehend them. His midterms can be a bit tricky but overall they are not hard. The course load is a bit rough but very doable.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
CHEM 142 is a difficult class no matter which prof you have, but Dr. Barrows definitely tries to make the class more engaging and accessible!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Fantastic lecturer and there are a lot of resources that can help you succeed like the practice midterms and discussion. that being said his tests are not easy, time intensive and the aleks is a big time commitment and due early in the day for some reason. His grading policy can be frustrating a lot too, but he follows clear, hackable patterns

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Way better for 142 than 152 in my opinion. I gave him a 4 previously, but after having a different professor for the final gen chem course I changed it to a 5. Really miss him!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Barrows is very lecture heavy but will expect you to study from the book as well because he does not go over anything in the textbook. He's a very tough grader on homework and labs, but gladly offers lots of office hours and study sessions.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Hes an amazing person and very passionate about chemistry, Ill give him that! However, I dont know if its me but for some reason, I had a very difficult time following along during his lectures. Also, his test questions seem a little harder than what we think he expects us to know. This class turned out to be a little harder than I thought!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His lectures are really hard to understand and his midterms are really complicated and not very similar to our homework and examples in class. Also, most of your grade is gonna be based off of the mid terms.