Reviews of professor Patty Wisian-Neilson

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. P is an old-school prof. if your learning style is reading & writing then she is good for you. but she doesn't know how to teach other learning styles at all. 4 test+final 90% grade roughly. OH are helpful if you can get your questions answ. its always packed. Tutoring at TCU is scarce. no multiply choice, some partial crd. she yells atstudent

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Often relies on the belief that students have studied chemistry or taken AP Chemistry before taking this introductory class. Teaches concept and rarely shows how to complete problems, leaving the massive homework to take much longer as students must teach themselves.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I spent 50 hrs. a week studying, got a tutor, and went to OH. She cares in her own way but she thinks that disrespecting students by yelling at them & making them feel belittled will motivate them to do better. WRONG. Most people in this class, even passing are on the verge of a mental break. Its next-level HARD 5 tests,11 quizzes, final. 60-12-28

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She makes chem MUCH harder than it needs to be. She insults students that struggle and expresses her emotions by throwing objects across the room OR just leaving the class instead of teaching. She stormed out on us and is downright mean. She continually gets harder and made all her quizzes and tests cumulative. take her husband.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Don't listen to some of the people on here who are saying they worked their "hardest" and still failed or got a C. I got an A and yes you absolutely have to put in the time and effort but it is in now way impossible. Patty gives very i'm-formative lectures and her outlines are great in that you pretty much know exactly what to expect for the test

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Patty is the absolute best! She really cares about her students, and in my opinion if you have to take chem, TAKE HER. She is very clear about what she expects on quizzes and tests. You can DEFINATELY be successful but DO THE HOMEWORK (even though it's never graded) The tests and quizzes are over look-alike homework problems, so do them!!!