Richard Loomis

2-4 hrs/week

Really interesting class. It helps a lot if you know math. Definitely very doable, I learned so much and loved the content

1/12/2025

Quantum Nanostructures IS NOT EASY. The topics are super difficult and require a good understanding of quantum physics. Homeworks were ridiculously hard, and the exams impossible. That being said, amazing lecturer, very engaging. Going to office hours saved my life. Very accessible via email. Can't miss class or else you're behind. 100% take class!

9/12/2024

6-8 hrs/week

First STEM class in college and got my ass kicked. Loomis is a good professor though.

6/5/2024

2 or less hrs/week

Awesome class, so fun. I loved the content so much. It was taught in such an easy to understand way. Both loomis and daschbach are great. Quizzes are really easy. If you do the quizzes you don't need to study for exams, which are also easy.nI want to recognize that this class came easy to me and I know some people found it hard, hence the reputation of the class. But I also know a lot of people who found this class super easy and put in no work outside of attending lecture. This course is fun and not very hard, you should take it.

5/19/2024

2-4 hrs/week

Went into this class with zero (applicable) chemistry experience. Between PLTL graded and ungraded homeworks and weekly quizzes it was easy to know what you knew and needed to learn. Falling behind in this class would be hard. Fantastic course taught fantastically. Loomis/daschbach made a very hard subject fun and approachable.

5/19/2024

2-4 hrs/week

Loomis was a really enthusiastic lecturer. Not that bad if you've taken ap chem, but you really only need 111/112 if you want a faster paced gen chem course

5/18/2024

Loomis just knows how to teach. I did not know what to expect with a grad course, but I learned so much. He brought together many aspects from Gen Chem, Inorg, and Phys Chem and tied them together to show us properties of semiconductor nanomaterials. I am so glad I opted to take this course as an elective.

5/11/2023

The best course I have taken at Wash. U. Based on Chem 111, I thought this would be good, but it was even better. He does not use a text book, but he complements his lectures with literature handouts. I now have a good understanding of electronic properties of semiconductors and see how size can alter these properties. Take this course.

5/8/2013

Pchem I is an incredibly dificult class - do the HWs, if you do it right they will help you. Office Hours are a must. the only way to do well is to work hard.

1/15/2008

It is only halfway through the semester, but he is good. A bit hard, but a good mix of math with physics and now chemistry. I wish I had him for Chem 111...that would have been a blast. Rock on Loomis.

10/16/2007

A really difficult, but excellent course. Loomis is great. To learn from someone like him is why I came to Wash. U. I can't imagine a better Quantum course. I wish that I could have him in other courses.

12/27/2006

He is HARD! Somehow he knows when we're lost and he spends the time to get us up to speed. A mean of 50 on exams is daunting, but he knows that if you get a 50 you know more than 50% of the material. I have had great profs here, but he is the best. He has convinced me to go to grad school for Phys. Chem. Take this class, be prepared to work.

10/28/2006

Excellent mix of math with Quantum and actual experimental details. Gives you great intuition for spectroscopy experiments. A must for anyone interested in advanced chemistry. You don't have to be a grad student to take it and do well.

8/9/2006