Prof. Buratto is a great lecturer and very consistent with his expectations when it comes to the format of the course. Homework is lengthy and difficult which prepares you well for the exams which are similar but much easier. He walks like a chad and yells at the class but is super nice and clearly cares about his students.
This professor assigns math-heavy homework for chem majors. However, during his office hours, he struggles to smoothly calculate even the second derivative when providing examples. TAs are much more helpful than him. You should take advantage if you have to take the class: he might award you an 'A' even if your grade is B if you satisfy his egotism
He seems to pretend to care about students, but in reality, it's similar to what other comments have mentioned: he takes great pleasure in tormenting students. He holds strong opinions about individual student behaviors and exhibits a drastically negative attitude, almost like insulting you if he doesn't like you: focus on making him happy.
There's a lot of negative reviews for this professor, but when the alternative professor is Bowers - widely regarded as a very mean professor - Vojtech is actually a very good prof. He cares about students a lot, and is very passionate about the material, which is nice to see. Hard exams, but as typical with chem - there will be a big curve!
I took his class maybe 9 years ago. I don't remember much but a lot of PDEs. And I remember that he was extremely passionate and on a good day he was AMPED to be up there lecturing for us. Good guy.
Buratto was an amazing lecturer and an extremely fair test maker. He would tell you everything you needed to know for an exam and his lectures explained everything step by step. There's a pretty significant curve at the end of class. My test results would have gotten me around a C- in a different class, but the curve brought me up to a B.
PChem is hard, but Buratto goes out of his way to make sure that you understand the material. His lectures are absolutely fabulous so no need to crack open that awful textbook. As long as you should your effort, he will be there to help you.
Perhaps one of my favorite professors in UCSB. you don't need a textbook at all because his lecture notes are step-by-step and very clear. certainly not an easy class but if you study and understand the homework, the exams will be easy. Definitely hope i have him again!
pchem is not an easy course, however with Buratto he makes it extremely clear. One of the best professors. He goes through the derivations with you step by step. His slides are straight forward. The homework is difficult, and does take time, but it is doable. The exams are FAIR, if you do the hw and study you'll be fine. Good quality prof.
He is rude, unhelpful, and always runs out of breath when he talks.
Lectures enjoyable, because of his enthusiasm and excitement for thermodynamics. Best slides a professor will ever provide for you, they're thorough and explain every step. Exams all had homework problems so worth going back and understanding them.
The class is pretty difficult. The homework is pretty hard but the exams are equal if not easier then the homeworks. I did not go to class and received an A. Buratto is a great teacher who seems to love the subject. He is very approachable, and actually LISTENS to students. Go to office hours if you are having trouble. I would take him again.
Face it, thermodynamics is a tough subject. However, Professor Buratto explains the important points of thermodynamics very well. His lectures were definitely a relief from the difficult to understand textbook. His class seems intimidating at first but cools down a lot at the end especially on the final.
Gauranteed to get an A on homework, all answers are in the back of the book. I usually spent all weekend on the homework. Midterms are not that easy, but doable. Final was just like the midterms, not extremely hard. Thermo is just a hard class, and I think Buratto did a good job at teaching what was most important in thermo.
Buratto was our teacher for 113A and was super easy, so was the material. 113B was so hard. His tests were really hard, and he got so upset that our class averages were so low that he dropped the curve to a C. He is a super nice guy and always willing to help, but quantum mechanics is a tough class.
This guy is awesome. HE explains very well and his tests are easy.
The major difficulty would be recognising the notations and handwritings used by professor. Nonetheless, it's an invaluable class as introduction to quantum dynamic.
One of the best in the Chem Dept, if not the best. Highly recommend! Also recommend to attend his office hours and ask questions. He is extremely smart and presents the challenging material from this course (Biophysical Chem) in a manner that one can understand if they dedicate the time and effort to.
Vlcek is honestly not that bad, his lectures can be hard to follow but his exams are open-note and that gave me some peace of mind when preparing for exams. You are graded by very few things but he did offer extra credit on the last homework assignment.
Bro, no. Just no. If you didn't have A+ in calc II, you will struggle so bad. One of the HW question is to breakdown integral that will take the WHOLE DAMN PAGE. Final non-cumulative, nobody said a word about that, not TA, not VV. If you have 14+ units DO NOT TAKE HIM.
Amazing lectures offered solid fundamentals in quantum mechanics. Detailed explanations of equations and derivations clarified the physical meaning and significance of quantum theory.
Professor Vlcek offers unreasonably difficult homework and exams. Every week, I have to spend ~10 hours on just six homework problems and still get 10% off even with a correct answer. Some of the homework problems are from Griffiths' Quantum Mechanics textbook, which is aimed for physics majors. He enjoys torturing students very much.
Easy class that he makes hard but the curve is fat like really fat so it evens out
He is an amazing lecturer, but his tests are super difficult. However, he is a very kind and compassionate professor who is understanding of extenuating circumstances. He actually cares about his students.
