Reviews of professor Michael Bender

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Bender is very knowledgeable and experienced in Chemistry. Attendance is mandatory and because of this the powerpoints used in lectures are not uploaded to blackboard so be prepared to take notes. While his exams are hard every topic is covered in lecture and practiced in the homework. I failed because I Skipped for 3 weeks and missed two labs.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Bender is a good professor who is kind and loves a good dad joke. If you are in his lab, he will definitely know your name! Be ready to work for your grade, but that is more because of the classes he teaches than it is because of the kind of teacher he is. Lecture-based. Don't go online. I will definitely be trying to take Bender for 122!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I did not like Dr. Bender. While he is a very nice guy, he is quite difficult to work with. I had some health issues in which he did not accommodate even though he was supposed to. Due to these issues, keeping up with all of my classes was extremely difficult and unlike other professors, he made it worse rather than aiding in the situation.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really like Professor Bender! He is strict/straight forward about deadlines (you miss a homework assignment, that's on you). But he's very organized and actually explains concepts in class instead of expecting you to get everything from the textbook. He prepares you well for tests as long as you're putting in the work. He's also funny!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Bender is an amazing professor who really made our lab interesting. If you are respectful and show you care about your grade, he will be respectful towards you. Be sure to follow the rubric to the T, as he does grade harshly. Above all, make sure you pay attention to his pre-lab instructions!!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Not very helpful during labs. Each lab report was out of 15 points. I spent 6 hours, and got help from Bender in class for two labs. On both labs I received a 5/15. Jumps at the chance to take points away from students. Gave a project for 8 points of extra credit, then when he graded it only gave a max of 1.5 point. I had a 86 in the lecture btw.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Bender always made lab interesting with his unique phrases and expressions while also giving clear lectures at the beginning as to exactly what he expects of his students in the lab report. Pre-lab quizzes are all online which really helps. Make sure to read his post-lab announcements with his expectations for the adder, and you will be fine.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very encouraging but hard to please. Chemistry itself is hard but you got to work hard on it. He makes great summaries after every 5 chapters though.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
TOUGH grader. Seemed like he wanted to take points away sometimes. And once, he told us that he would give us 8 points of extra credit, but then changed his mind and only gave us a maximum of 3 points. He tries to help you during the labs but sometimes what he says doesn't make sense at all.