Reviews of professor Joseph Furgal

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Furgals courses are challenging I won't lie, but they are insightful and he is very knowledgeable on the topics. He explains things well, and answers his emails super quick. He cracks a lot of jokes to make the class more interesting. The homework packets are tricky, but he has office hours that are helpful.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Had for organic chem 2. Such a funny and nice guy. He's genus and knows a tons about chemistry. Willing to help students especially if you're putting in effort. Hard class in general but having him made it much better. Would 100% recommend.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Furgal was a great professor. Ochem is difficult however his notes were easy to follow and he always cracks jokes to lighten the mood. For the exams, he grades them that night so we have our grades by the end of the night after the exams and that was very helpful. He was a great professor.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Furgal is so much better than Pavel. It's O Chem, so it's going to be hard, but the tests are easier and fairer. He grades immediately after exams and your grade is almost always up to date. Attend the lectures for full participation credit, and do the hw he assigns to prepare for the tests (mix of multiple choice and free response). Super nice guy

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He does not lecture. You have to watch videos that he made during COVID times before each class and take a 2 point quiz. During class he talks about papers published by chemist and does problems from Michigan state that he finds online. The exams are outrageously hard with no type of material to study other than your notes on irrelevant problems.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Furgal is the first Chemistry Professor I have had who made me interested in the topic. The class is a lot of material and is sometimes difficult to understand but I expected that with an Organic Chemistry class. He does not use PowerPoint like most Chemistry Professors instead he has his own notes he goes off of and writes everything out.