Percy Calvo-Marzal - University of Central Florida

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Percy Calvo-Marzal - University of Central Florida

Professor: Percy Calvo-Marzal

Department: TBD

College: University of Central Florida

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: CHM1025
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Does not give practice, when there is practice, he doesn't give the solutions. The powerpoint are read off of in class and is the same thing as textbook. No homework, lecture isn't mandatory. Test based and quizzes are online but not enough time is given to solve the problems. Hard to understand, isn't very helpful. Don't take.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: CHM2040
Grade Received: D+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The professor was pretty rude the times I tried to personally speak with him, VERY exam heavy with nothing to offset those grades. Would frequently include material not discussed on those exams Reads directly off slides and refuses to elaborate. Average/above average students WILL NOT pass this class, even with tutoring. Waste of a semester. :(

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: CHM1025
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Make sure to sit as close as possible.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: CHM2040
Grade Received: C-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. IT IS NOT WORTH IT. PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE IN DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. WORST ONE AT UCF.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: CHM2045
Grade Received: D+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

super hard class, super hard test

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: CHM1025
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Had to write a 2nd review bc I have so much to say. Just take Chem 1 instead of this. He makes so many errors on tests, quizzes, and reviews. So few students come to class that he provides extra points at the end of class just so there's an incentive. UCF you disappoint me. There are years of awful reviews and they're all true. I should've dropped.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: CHM1025
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

AVOID AT ALL COSTS! This is the worst professor I will ever have. I read other reviews thinking I would just suck it up, but there is no way to succeed. Only quizzes and tests (cumulative final) with TONS of online hw. This man has no personality or empathy and just tells his students to memorize everything. Don't make the mistake I did.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: CHM1025
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Oh my god. If youre taking this professor you are making a mistake. Im almost done with the course and have been at an 89 the whole time. Our only grades are tests, quizzes, and ALEKS homework that doesnt even correlate. Ive stopped going to class because his lectures overcomplicate the simple material. Pray for my grade, every review is true.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: CHM2041
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Don't take this professor. I had to take him twice, and that's time i'll never get back in my life. WORST professor at UCF in my opinion. Grammar and spelling mistakes on his tests, quizzes, and lectures, is rude and refuses to work with you to find the correct answers. If you need a class and he's the only one, wait another semester.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: CHM2040
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Worst prof. Ive ever had, half of his reviews for tests are wrong. To get points back for test answers (you probably got right but the answers were wrong) you have to wait in a Zoom wait room for 2 hours. Only grades on quizzes and tests, then the cumulative final. This will be my first college course Ive gotten a C in. Do NOT recommended.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: CHM2040
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This class was very challenging, but l did not attend office hours and stopped attending online lecture a few weeks in because it was evident to me I wouldn't get anything out of it. Instead, I learned straight from the (amazing) textbook and did really well with the material! Use the textbook reading and practice and you're absolutely golden.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: CHM2040
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

The worst teacher I've had, his lectures are just him reading off poorly typed slides and not elaborating enough on any of the content. He only assigns tests and quizzes which are far more difficult than the final exam and he doesn't allow you to see the problems you missed either. If you want to pass, your only hope is to go to tutoring.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: CHM2040
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

HOW DOES THIS GUY STILL HAVE A JOB! This is class is entry level chem, but this professor makes it the most difficult. He just reads off his powerpoints during classes. If I was giving a presentation the same way this guy teaches, I would get a failing grade! Why would I get a failing grade on a presentation grade while this guy still has a job!

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: CHM2040
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Could not have had a worse experience in this class, I even asked my husband who has degrees in mathematics and physics for help. Even was confused by what the professor was saying due to his poor teaching ability. The only way to get extra credit was by having super fast internet and being one of his favorites (yes both conditions had to be met).

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: CHM2040
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof is knowledgeable but that knowledge is just for him. It is extremely difficult to understand him. Since this was an online class due to COVID, it was very easy to lose interest in the lecture videos when 95% of the time I could barely understand his words. Exam heavy (not similar to quizzes), no study guides, just lecture and exam, DON'T TAKE

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: CHM204O
Grade Received: D
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class is the first class I have ever failed in my life. This professor engaged so little with his students that it felt like I was learning the material from Khan Academy and other online tutoring services. His lectures contained no detail, and I could never understand a word he was saying. His office hours were just as awful. Worst semester.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: CHM2040
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

The material is pretty hard stuff and he doesnt make it very easy to understand. There is no classwork or homework so if you do bad on the quizzes or exams, your grades dont have much hope. I wouldnt recommend if youre expecting to get a good chem grade.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: CHM2040
Grade Received: WD
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: No
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Hard to understand him speaking in the lectures (heavy accent) The video quality is fine but the audio is so low that your volume could be at 100 and you cant hear it. Has only quizzes and tests. Won't provide answers for the review for the test as he said it was for us to do not him. The student averages for each test were 51-55.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: CHM2020
Grade Received: INC
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH THIS PROFESSOR! Absolutely the worst semester of my life. It is impossible to learn due to his thick accent so you are forced to teach yourself. Tests are nothing like the lectures and questions are no where near the examples provided. Save yourself the frustration and find another professor.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: CHM2040
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This teacher is truly awful. If you have no chemistry background, a class with this dude is likely gonna be rough because hes just so bad at teaching. Dont waste your time on his lectures, read the textbook or watch videos instead cause this dude cant teach. He also consistently has wrong answers on quizzes and tests and wont change them. Awful

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