He's a nice dude and very caring, cares about his student's success. Still, I wish he went more in-depth during lectures. Also, some of the topics felt a bit rushed. Midterms were alright, finals were hard, do ALEKS. I would give 3/5, but since the class was online, I'll cut some slack.
Wanted to leave this review because he has been very understanding during these extreme circumstances and I really appreciated it. Even through an online format, you can tell he cares about your success. He is also really responsive which is great.
Lectures don't go in-depth so I recommend reading the textbooks and doing the practice problems which helps a lot. He's really understanding and caring too. Just took my final but my wifi went down so I lost half my answers, but I emailed him and he replied fast and said to send my work so he could manually input them himself. Really nice guy
Took Chem 1A with him last quarter. The midterms were tricky but the final was easy, which really helps because it replaces your lowest midterm. Reading the textbook isnt necessary if you go to lectures (book problems tho are a must). Great professor overall. However, dont take it as GE (like I did) because this class is a lot of work
Went over subjects a bit too fast, learned the majority of the material on my own. Midterms and final are multiple choice and the final was easier than the midterms (got an 85% on final without much studying, got an 82% avg on midterms with a lot more studying)
DO NOT TAKE. Failed Chem 1A after taking him but studied so much for this class. Goes so fast and honestly all over the place. Went with Joseph for chem 1A and passed with an A (wonder why)
i honestly just went to class for clicker points. lectures move fast plus he assumes you know everything. his tests are all multiple choice but dont get your hopes up cause they're difficult. lectures weren't clear so it just made it harder to understand the concepts. uhh good luck
Prof Bernt is always willing to answer any questions you have and puts in a lot of effort in his lectures. His test questions are tricky esp. if you didn't take ap chem but aleks is worth 20% and scores are replaced for tests so it isn't hard to get an A if you put in the effort to do book problems/practice tests. Definitely recommend for Chem 1A.
Very tough exams! Know how to do every type of problem frontwards and backwards! Other than that he is a really down to Earth professor and really has a passion for chemistry. Hes friendly and will answer any questions you may have
honestly I would just go to lecture for the clicker points. his lectures are not clear at all as he goes through lectures really fast and assumes everyone knows what's going on. went to visit him during office hours and seemed disinterested and not willing to help much with my grade or any questions I had. good luck if you have him lol
Prof. Bernt's lectures are not very helpful, which was made even more clear to me after attending lectures of other professors. The tests are very very difficult; he writes the multiple choice answers to reflect small errors in computation. I tried to attend office hours and he seemed disinterested in helping me while surfing on his computer.
Aleks are 20% of your grade, guarantee pass if you try
If you ever get to take him for Chem 1A DO IT!! He makes Aleks 20% of your grade! This helps immensely in the overall end grade. Hes very responsive and helps out with as much as he can.
Even though Professor Bernts lectures were a bit boring, he was a very caring guy. He answered every question I had and looks for feedback from students. He bases most of his exams on Professor Prices so as long as you study those exams and book problems you will be fine.
The book is hella important since this guys lectures are boring. He is smart but he can't lecture for nothing. Make sure you really read the book and do aleks because that's what'll give you a good grade in the class. He does curve grades at the end though. GO TO LECTURE! A part of your grade is iClicker and it'll replace your lowest quiz score.
He NEVER answers his emails. I have emailed him several times this quarter and he never emailed me back. It's so aggravating because sometimes I really needed him to answer and he never did. Also, I had a 79.87% in the class and he did not bump it up to a B-.
This class would be easier with a section to review material in, as no review material is given prior to finals week aside from lists of recommended textbook questions. That being said, recommended textbook questions accurately reflect exams, and lectures are informative, concise, and engaging. Unfortunately, Bernt does not reply to emails.
Bernt is nice and knowledgeable about the material, but he never replies to emails and stopped sending weekly announcements 2 weeks into the quarter. He doesn't have review exams posted, so I recommend doing book problems and doing Sylvester's review exams to get practice with questions in that format.
I'm not using this to review the professor, but more-so the TAs. As of writing this review, it is Week 10 of the quarter, and I have not gotten a single grade back for any of my reports. I find it extremely frustrating that there is little to no feedback within this class, and considering how much LabFlow already automatically grades, its lazy too.
Chem 1CL overall was really challenging, and the labs have much more confusing processes than A and B. But it's honestly just about which TA you end up with. My TA was chill and explained concepts very well. The final, like the previous two labs, was incredibly hard. My advice is try to go into the final with an A+, so you can tank the bad grade.
the actual class is pretty easy if you put in the work, but he makes the final RIDICULOUSLY hard for no reason, then gives little to no curve.
I'm one of the few people who have actually seen him as I went to his office hours. Super nice guy who is very helpful and even gives you a snack for coming. Labs are whatever, unless you watch the videos you will be lost. Grading basically depends on how much of a tweaker your TA is. Go to a TA's office ours to discuss the lab and get answers.
hate this class....so much work for what? measly 2 credits....also the quizzes are excessive: 5 question quiz every week...get one wrong ur down 10 pts already...whats the point?
He's exhausted. It's as simple as that. Most professors are, but he's the most burnt out prof. I've yet to meet and it makes sense because he spreads himself so thin between teaching at ucsb and sbcc. So he's not too devoted to a single class. As long as you attend lectures, do the book problems and make sure you understand them, you'll do great.
