Reviews of professor Russell Jensen

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This was the first time he was teaching 12A. He struggled too but he was always willing to help out. Tips: Go to his OHs and clarify any confusion. Practice mechanisms well and be on top of your work. Don't get discouraged by the workload -HW assigned but not graded so be honest with yourself and practice more if you struggle. Nice person overall.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He is honestly, not that hard of a professor. Granted I only had him for lab, but still he wanted to do as much work as we did. And he was as clueless as us at where everything was. I think I got a good grade from him because we both didnt know what we were doing. For lab, just make sure you're participating and doing your work. You should be fine.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's nice but it was very apparent he had no clue what he was doing. Lectures were super disorganized, slow and hard to follow. When someone asked him a question he would usually have no clue how to answer it. I had to teach myself all of the material which took up a lot of time. Study for the ACS final as soon as possible!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had Dr. Jensen for Chem 1B and he's good. Clear lectures, everything is outlined with the section of the textbook and homework that it's based on. Overall a good teacher. Does start every lecture with a 5-minute quiz to make sure everyone is on time so maybe don't take the 8 AM like I did.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof Jensen is great! Definitely enjoyed his class and would take him again if I need to take any more chem. My last chem professor was extremely unorganized and turned me off of chem a bit, but professor jensen was able to bring back that interest. He breaks things down so they are easy to understand and is very approachable/ accessible for help

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Jensen clearly cares about his students, and though he struggled at times, his lectures were still easy to follow and he was lenient in grading the exams. In order to get a good grade you need to study hard, but that is a given because it's ochem. I am so grateful to have him as my teacher and I couldn't imagine taking ochem with anyone else.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took Dr Jensen for Chem12A & 12B.  I really enjoyed the lectures because of his ability to break complex information into smaller chunks.  He focuses on the chemistry and teaches at really good pace and doesn't overwhelm you with jargon. Organic chemistry is a tough subject so be prepared to put in a lot of time studying and go to the office hrs.