Reviews of professor Steven Langdon

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Steve is funny & a good person, but lectures go at mach3 and every time he explains something new he says it's "identical to what we learned before" when it's not. His email explanation is much better than his lectures, saving grace is 2 midterms are 20% each and open book/online. Cheat sheet for final but a lot of theory was tested in MC section.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Langdon is one of the best chemistry professors I've had. He's organized, humorous and really knows his stuff. Easily accessible outside of class and stays afterward in case students have extra questions. Appreciate how clear and direct he was regarding grading and expectations. He's engaging, ready and willing to guarantee his students success

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
worst prof ive ever seen. Got covid and missed 2 weeks of classes? sucks to be you because he doesn't record anything or post the old recorded material he has from last semester. 

The practice problems are nothing like what's covered in the slides or his terribly written textbook. i'd pay money to use a normal textbook cause his is trash.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I will be honest CHEM 255 is a difficult course that requires a lot of work in order to do well especially if you do not remember mechanisms/concepts from 250 however Dr. Langdon does a good job at being accommodating. He host weekly meetings for students to ask questions and is easy to reach via email! He can come off wrong but generally he is OK!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Steve is the GOAT, lectures are fast paced, but many review questions before midterms and finals are given as a result. He's funny and I can tell he cares about his students. This class was not easy, but with practice and lecture attendance it was made more bearable by his good attitude

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He is an okay prof. I took chem 255 this term and just had his final, and let me tell you, IT WAS AWFUL. He gave no heads up for the instructions of the finals and any info until roughly 20hrs before the exam. His exam was way too long for the amount of time given, I didnt even get the chance to finish my short answers. Im just hoping I pass. :,(

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
By far the worst prof I've had at the U of S. Will tell you to read the textbook if you don't understand but he writes the textbook; the lecture slides are directly copied and pasted from the textbook. Basically you're paying to teach yourself. He will also comment on your personal appearance during exams so have your student lD updated.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Pros: quick lectures, replies to email fast, and has weekly tutorial meetings. Cons: lectures and examples are not remotely close to his VERY DIFFICULT EXAMS. The content is hard and you have to put in the effort if you want a decent mark. It also did not help that he doesn't like to tell us details about the exams ex: # of questions.