Reviews of professor Stephen Cartier

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is a bit self-obsessed and honestly not that good at teaching. George Orwell once described, in his dystopian novel 1984, the phenomenon of double-speak as an authoritarian tactic for controlling the masses. This is what Carrier does. He insists on you calling it "celebrations" not midterms, inducing cognitive dissonance. A very mid class

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Cartier does not do well in lectures and the lecture videos. He doesn't go into detail about concepts and explain stuff well in class.Tests and the classwork packets are very difficult. The way to do well is to deeply understand the concepts and the classwork packets. People with strong background with AP Chemistry and IB Chem do better.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I disagree with his pedagogy, didn't help me learn very well. He's ok in office hours, just be nice. I've seen him tell a student he wont help them with something because he didn't wanna explain it. Tests are harder than 151, orgo, and many bio tests. Not impossible. Makes you a better studier. Personality kinda annoying, but u learn to deal w it.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He genuinely cares about his students. Lectures are done as videos before class. Tests are application-based and notoriously difficult but do the work, and the curve will be on your side (goes crazy tbh). Understanding how the graphs, the math, and the physical concepts connect is vital to doing well in the course. Attend office hours for help!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Prof. Cartier was the best prof I've had at Amherst! He truly cares about his students learning and he makes the most hilarious jokes. His exams are very difficult and application-based, but if you truly understand the concept, you can do well. His class made me appreciate chemistry so much more and made it my favorite subject!