Reviews of professor Eric Neuscamman

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He was a great lecturer and all of his lectures show his passion for Chemistry. This is a fun class but it is super fast paced. A mistake that I made is not doing the pre-class assignments even though they were optional. This professor provides everything that you need to succeed in this course. Be sure to do all the work and do not slack off.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures were fast-paced and jam-packed with information. Manageable if you keep up with reading and attend GSI/prof office hours. Past midterms + practice exams were very useful. Prof was caring and reassuring. However, final exam + grade bins were not adjusted enough for difficulty and the GSI strike :(

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Chem 1A is a hard class in general, and Neuscamman was a hard teacher. His lectures are straightforward but fairly boring. Not a bad instructor though.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Best professor I've had at Berkeley. Clear lectures, easy-to-fair exams, and SO caring inside and outside of class. Looking forward to enrolling in his future classes!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I was not a fan of his lectures, but it wasn't bad. Course was really fast-paced and I struggled to keep up in places, but overall as long as you practice problem types a bunch you should be fine

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One homework assignment per week (about 20-25 questions usually) and anyone can get 100 percent on it. Most of your grade depends on the three midterms and final, though one midterm grade can be replaced by your final grade. As long as you pay attention during lectures, and attend GSI review sessions (which are recorded), its possible to do well.