Reviews of professor Ismail Hossain

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Easy lab class! Professor Hossain is one of the most caring and wise OChem professors out there. His labs consists of observations, prelabs, post labs, and four quizzes. His quizzes are based off of his prelabs and post labs. He answers questions after the lab sessions are done for the post labs. Highly recommend him. He cares for your success. :)

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The school decided to change the lab instructor for OChem 2 last minute, so we got Ishmail. The school threw him in before he even had a school email address. Very tough lab. Quizzes everyday where you had to draw out mechanisms. Students were so behind in his lab they did lab assignments during lecture. Too demanding for a 1 unit class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
3rd time taking ochem. I finally get it! Thanks!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Took the five week accelerated OChem class for transfer credit. I was feeling very nervous as chemistry is NOT my forte. I learned and understood more about chemistry in five weeks than in two semesters of general chem. I wish I could've taken all my chemistry courses with him. Very kind and willing to help students through problems.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The only good teacher at this school

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is an amazing professor! Just like the other recent comment for OCHEM311L, his quizzes are based from the prelab and post lab questions so the exams are not random. Very wise beyond his years and knows his material. Super sweet when you ask him questions after class. He makes you feel welcomed. Take him! If you want to learn well, he's your guy!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took the accelerated organic chemistry, five weeks was a lot of work. But the class had clear expectations and it wasnt difficult to pass if you just put in the work. Would take again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The only person here that actually knows how to teach.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ismail is a walking encyclopedia of ochem. Ask him any question and he will give you a history of why and how things are going on. I definitely couldnt have gotten through these five weeks without him! Best science teacher Ive had in my life!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Easy going and responsive.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you care only about getting an A, DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS. If you care about genuinely learning ochem this is the class for you, because the prof is extremely knowledgeable about what he teaches. You'll leave with a solid understanding of the material.