Reviews of professor Ellen Matson

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
As mentioned by many others, Matson treats us like elementary students. Even worse, she is not a good lecturer. She rushes through her lectures. She includes practice problems in her slides but doesn't actually do them during her lectures. She has the answer already typed out, and brushes over the process. Chem 132 was an awful experience.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Rushes through lectures and is not good at explaining challenging concepts. Treats students like children and has very obvious favorites. Overall, class is challenging and you will have to learn material on your own.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Class contents are very different from chem 131, and much more difficult. Extra credit can't even help even though it seems like there are a lot extra credit assignments. Had to take it as my major requirement and now I changed my major.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She was good for explaining some concepts of chemistry in class. Although her exams are pretty tough, there were lots of extra credit opportunities to make up for. She is decent in office hours, and I think y'all can get a good grade if y'all attend in every class and do not lost for extra credit opportunities.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Matson's teaching is convoluted. Basic concepts often become confusing, leaving complex concepts impossible to understand with just her lectures. I didn't interact with her at all, but she seemed slightly condescending to us during lecture. Overall, don't expect to learn much (from her). You'll be fine if you do most or all of the extra credit.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Matson made me appreciate Dr. H more. She even admitted to several of her students that her lecture slides suck. Additionally, Matson is quite an unaccommodating professor and tends to act fake in lectures. Even her exam grades in her were so bad that she almost curved the exam for the first time. Matson needs to give out more practice tests.