Philip Johnson - York University - Keele Campus

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Philip Johnson - York University - Keele Campus

Professor: Philip Johnson

Department: Chemistry

College: York University - Keele Campus

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: CHEM2050
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is just amazing!!!! He cares about his students a lot!! A lot of people say hes slow but I see that as a good thing, I get to spend more time in a topic and understand it better! I would love to have more classes with him

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: CHEM2050
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very helpful if you talk to him in his office. Lectures are boring, but tests are pretty fair. Do the practice tests/problems and you should be fine. He recorded his lectures so you could watch them on your own time if you didn't want to go to class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: CHEM2050
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Johnson is awesome! He might seem slow & disorganized, but he genuinely cares about students. Only drawback of this course was test & exam questions being short-answer only. However, he is extremely fair in terms of marking and you should do well as long as you listen to his lectures on moodle and keep up on a weekly, if not daily basis.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: CHEM1000
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Johnson is a very slow dude. He moves slow, talks slow, and even breathes slow. This doesn't make him a bad prof, he's just boring sometimes. He does care about his students and will answer any question regardless of if it's in class or after it. His midterms are easy and only 2 out of 3 count. You don't really need the textbook.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: CHEM1001
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Philip Johnson is a great guy. One of the better chemistry lecturers at York since his lectures move at a reasonable pace, quizzes are simple and fair, final exam was a joke! But read the textbook and do lots of practice as well and u can easily get A/A+.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: CHEM1000
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Philip is a nice guy, but his lectures are slow and boring. I feel like he explains things more complicated than it should be. His tests are okay, but a good background in chemistry is needed. The exam was okay and had additional ques we never learned IMO. The bulk of the learning comes from doing practice questions!

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: CHEM1001
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is an easy prof who makes the easiest midterms. Overall, he is a nice man. However, he is really slow and puts the bulk of the course for the exam.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: CHEM1001
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Do the textbook questions he tells you to do. Do the practice HE gives you on moodle. As long as you UNDERSTAND the material, you can get an A no questions asked. Tests are very fair. Final was also very fair.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: CHEM1001
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His tests are extremely straight forward and to the point- no tricks at all. However, he's a very slow lecturer. We were behind all other sections by a few chapters. However, he suddenly sped up at the end, to the point where he was going so fast no one could actually take in the material. He posts lecture recordings so u don't need to go to class

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: CHEM1001
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Out of all the first year chemistry instructors, Johnson is the best. He has fair tests, records the lectures, posts notes (fill in the blank style) and seems like an overall nice guy. CHEM 1000 and 1001 are difficult nonetheless, and you still have to put in the work. Read the book, do the practice questions, and do the past midterms.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: CHEM1001
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Johnson is a great prof, he teaches at a very slow pace, his tests are extremely fair, if you do the assigned questions and the study package there's no reason not to get an A. Other than that he's really nice and helpful. would definitely recommend. He records his lectures too so attendance isn't mandatory.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: CHEM1001
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I found that his course was easy. He was straight to the point and made it clear for the students. I enjoyed the course!

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: CHEM1001
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Johnson was a very easy prof, his tests are very straightforward and as long as you've read the textbook you'll pass. However, his mark allotments for the test questions are not fair - so there may be one question thats worth a big portion of the midterm. What I liked about his teaching is that he taught the course at a very slow pace.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: CHEM1001
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

EASIEST chem prof out there. If hes teaching chem 1001 make sure you take it with this guy!! He is super easy. Just print out the slides and there is no reason not to end up with an A+!!

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: CHEM1001
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very sweet, funny, and helpful prof. Attending lectures isn`t needed since he basically just reads off slides and is a bit slow and behind other sections, so you can definitely self-teach yourself. He`s willing to answer questions and never gets upset, he even gave the class candy one time! I love Dr. Johnson, he made me enjoy chemistry.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: CHEM1001Q
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr Johnson tends to read off the slides but he explains everything in detail. He's a good professor and makes chemistry easy.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: CHEM1001
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lazy about going through problems in class, reads off his slides, and skims through lecture material without explaining concepts clearly. Think of it as self-teaching the course. Tests are simple however, just do all of the textbook questions, for his questions are exactly like them. Final exam was really easy, easier than his tests.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: CHEM1001
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Pretty good prof! Made the course easier than chem 1000. Tests were very easy, if you did the textbook q's. Took up textbook q's and tests step by step.. Slow, but for chem, thats a good thing!

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: CHEM1001
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Didn't really like him. He was very slow at teaching. I have no clue how we even finished the course. Was helpful and but had unfair tests.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: CHEM1001
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He really doesn't know anything. Tests are easier than CHEM 1000 though. Useless unclear lectures.

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