John Heemstra

10+ hrs/week

Heemstra is a very good lecturer and although he goes pretty fast, I rewatch the lectures later and re take notes. He's generous with partial points on exams. Class is difficult but if you study regularly you will be okay.

12/19/2024

8-10 hrs/week

LOVE heemstra- he’s a very engaging lecturer even though class was incredibly challenging (brutal exams with case studies) but very rewarding! although his exams are harder than other profs, he is super generous with grading/partial credit so averages are higher. final exam decimated my ass though

12/19/2024

10+ hrs/week

Be religious with studying. Heemstra and Barnes are incredible. Never fall behind. Made me become a chem major but kicked my butt.

7/6/2024

8-10 hrs/week

Heemstra was great but if you didn’t get a good grasp of orgo on orgo 1, it‘a super hard

5/22/2024

2 or less hrs/week

Heemstra made this class very doable. There are five exams including a non-cumulative final, and the lowest of these is dropped. The class did well on exams, and based on averages, most people should have ended with an A. Exams all follow the same format as each other and the practice exams and the practice questions are similar. The LA worksheets are optional but really help as the questions are more difficult than the exam questions. If you just take an hour or two each week to do the worksheet you will be fine. Heemstra is a good professor and most information can be learned directly from lecture.

5/18/2024