Reviews of professor Russell Jensen

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Probably the worst teacher I had. First time teaching OCHEM and he made it seem like he is doing us a favor by teaching it. He was not helpful at all and his lectures were so harsh to follow. NOT recommended for OCHEM. Doesn't prep you for the ACS exam, and his exams are ridiculously hard. His lectures are boring, and slow, very disorganized.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
His lectures are well-paced and easy to understand. He acknowledges that this is a tough class and is transparent about what topics might be harder to grasp. Ochem is a tough class so no matter what, you have to put the effort to pass and he will support and help you, provided you show interest from your side. He's also a really great mentor.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
lectures and labs are disorganized and slow, exams are not too bad but kinda all over the place. No homework, just practice problems. Clearly very smart but not experienced with organic chemistry and it really shows. His lectures don't have proper slides which makes it hard to take notes. Random 1-question quizzes before lectures.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Jensen was a great professor for CHEM 101A. He has so much knowledge on the topic and can explain anything if you need it. I recommend anyone to take this course.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He's a nice guy but he really struggles with teaching Ochem topics. Yes, he's new at it but students shouldn't have to pay the price for it. Only teaches select mechanisms so taking the standardized ACS will be even harder than it already is. He doesn't know the subject well enough to teach it, so I would recommend taking someone else.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Nice guy but you have to learn everything on your own. Tests are HARD

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Since it was his first time teaching Ochem, we couldn't really get help with the lab procedures or questions we had reg the subject. There was no HW, No practice and no test corrections- the test paper was also not given back to us. He didn't prep us for the ACS exams- we had to study on our own.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Jensen is a nice person but not the best ochem teacher. He often acknowledges that he doesn't always know what he's doing because it's his first year teaching organic chemistry. I taught myself. The tests are difficult, but you can get an A by doing the homework problems and studying on your own. The ACS is the final! He curves, but it's hard!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Jensen was easily the best chem professor that I had at Las Positas. Although sometimes his lectures were slow, he definitely explained things well and made sure that everyone understood the concepts before moving on. He was very approachable and I would definitely take a class with him again.