Reviews of professor Andrew Helms

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Chemistry is overall a difficult course in general, but Dr. Helms tries his best to simplify it in order to make it understandable. His class consists mostly of lectures, but they are actually not bad at all. We only had about 3 quizzes not including the midterm or final, but the lab portion is tied into the lecture so its not hard to have an A.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Helms is a very nice person who really cares about students and wants them to do well. Unfortunately, he is not a great professor. He teaches students as if we should know what he is talking about. He expects everyone to just know this stuff.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He is relatively a nice man but if you do not review your material daily, then you most likely wont pass. Ive done very well in all my science courses and have been on the deans list several times. His class is not impossible, but hard.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He is a awesome person, but a mediocre professor. He doesn't teach, he talks. He expects the students to learn the material themselves rather than teaching it. He also talks as if you know the material already, which sucks because I didn't understand Chemistry in high school. I dropped the class and turned my back on it.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Helms has been really kind throughout the class and extended a lot of due dates. It doesnt make up for the fact that each homework is 50 questions with multiple parts. Ive never taken a science class in person with that much homework. In a pandemic no less. I would recommend taking him in person and outside of the pandemic.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Do not take Helms! He is the worst teacher I have ever had. All he does is speak over everyones head about information that is not relevant. His class in general is not that hard, but I did not learn a single thing in his class from him.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He will not explain material to you. He expects you to know it just because he does. He gave no help except saying "tutoring services are available." Other than that, he personally would not. I do not recommend taking him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really recommend taking this class! Helms is such a sweet guy that really just wants you to do well in life. He was lenient with deadlines to ensure that everyone would get a chance to finish it all. Everything was on Pearson or Labster except for the quizzes. For the midterm and final we could use our notes, calculator, and a periodic table.