Reviews of professor Xinbo Lau

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Let me get this straight. Some students want to be spoon-fed in this course, but I think Dr. Lau is already going above and beyond by providing videos and study guides. She doesn't have to do that, and it takes up her time, time she could spend with her family instead of making videos at home. I believe students should appreciate her hard work!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
horrific

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Amazing professor. Took her for gen chem 1 and 2 and got A's in both. She made chemistry fun and exciting to the point where I enjoyed and looked forward to studying. Do ALL of her prelectures, homeworks, etc and take her quizzes seriously. Focus on learning and not memorization (exam very similar to homework questions)

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
There is no room for flexibility. She is difficult to approach about any concerns you have in this course. It is a heavy-material course. However, Dr. Lau has no sense of time and lacks compassion/individuality. Certainly does not care about their progress and will not help when one is concerned about their performance during the semester.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Best chem professor in the Rutgers chemistry department. Her teaching is clear. She truly cares for the students. Bunch of ways you could boost your grade. She drops 3 of your lowest quizzes, drops your lowest exam, and gives 5 extra credit points on every test. If you have an 85 in her class, that counts as an A. 
Loved her class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do not take. She is too harsh and does not give anybody time to properly understand the material. When teaching, she goes fast, expecting that everyone should automatically understand. Other chem professors are more lenient with exam grading but she does not care and will also try to trick you with questions that she never went over in class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Avoid this professor like the plague. horrible teaching style, she goes too fast and her lecture is just a waste of time because you won't absorb any information. The only way to make it in this class is to study 24/7. she doesn't care if you were sick and missed a quiz or exam she will give you a zero even with a doctors note and a valid excuse.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
TAKE HER CLASS! Lau is extremely good at explaining concepts and building on your chem foundations to excel on the exams. There are 3 exams total + a final (you drop 1 exam). Throughout her lectures she would mention questions that would likely appear on the exams so jot those down! There's also extra credit. There's hw too which helps you study.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She seems nice at the beginning , but her exams are very tough . You need to study a lot to pass her class. She gives too much HW. Her TA are very rude and tough. I would give her 5/10.