Reviews of professor Ken Adair

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Just in the beginning we were already behind. We are weeks behind where we are needed to be. He cannot teach for the life of him. The class is lecture heavy, and he doesn't help much at all when questions are asked. He will show a question and an answer, but not how to get the answer. He will not help or give assistance when needed. He needs fired.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I woud not suggest this professor. The exams are ridiculously hard. And we didn't get to cover all the material that we were suppose to. This can be a major issue for students that want to continue into chem 2. Our average on the two exams was a 63% and 54%. Terrible.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Worst professor I've ever had. He doesn't care at all about his students. He doesn't give enough time for exams & makes them extremely difficult, like he wants you to fail. My first exam in his class of 200, over half got a D or F, he refused to curve or give any options for extra credit. I highly advise everyone to steer clear from him.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His test are hard. He barely gives you any time to take them. I had this class for 50 minutes, 3 times a week. He expected us to complete 40 questions exams in 50 minutes. A lot of the times he would show up late. If you email him or ask him for extra help, he seems very rude and does not want to help you. He is knowledgable but not for basic chem.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do not take this professor for any class! You will fail! Does not go over how to do formulas and teaches based on senior and junior level concepts in his freshman class. He doesn't answer his emails. He always seems lost while lecturing and assumes everyone in the class is a chemistry major.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Exams were very difficult. There are 3 exams. Our first exam average was a 63% and second exam average was a 54%. Attendance was not mandatory, as he only reads from his PowerPoint slides in lecture. While there are some review problems, they did not help very much on the exams. We have not covered all of the chapters that we needed to. Good Luck.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
While the class is challenging he does curve the class. It curved 15%. As long you somewhat study and attend class for notes, there is no problem at getting at least a B with the curve.