Bernt was by far my favorite professor out of Sylvester and Joseph. I did the best in his class and with the smaller class size, the lectures seemed more thorough. He truly wants to see you succeed and his tests are a lot easier than the rest of the professors.

Lectures are not good. I took this course at another CC, and I definitely needed that knowledge to get through this class. Bernt rushes through any and every question possible, taking zero consideration to make sure people understand the material. When he asks the class to fill in the blank for his question, 99% of the time, nobody answers.

Not a bad lecturer, and he seems over hated. Much easier tests than the other professors, so as long as you keep up with the lectures and do the practice exams/books problems you will do fine. Would much prefer to take him for the whole chem series since its a much easier class to pass than the other professors.

Bernt seems like a nice guy but not a good teacher. If you are taking this class, expect to teach yourself pretty much everything. The curve he gives can benefit a lot of people, but for me, it didn't. He didn't provide help with his practice tests, didn't show solving steps only highlighted the answers. The homework/Aleks was not like his exams.

Easy Chem 1A tests. Okay at lecturing, but just make sure to PRACTICE. Not very accessible via email.

He's a nice person, but I don't recommend him as a professor. Book problems rarely help on the exams and he only gives one practice exam before each midterm, which doesn't cover the actual test material. He does a very poor job at explaining basic concepts and doesn't respond to emails. Focus on lectures for test review and review EARLY.