Seth Elsheimer - University of Central Florida

Professor: Seth Elsheimer
Department: Science
College: University of Central Florida
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2210
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Orgo I is a hard class no matter what, but this prof makes it harder by solely grading based off tests. No homework or EC. His ppts are useless and don't go into nearly as much detail as you're tested on. Changed the testing format halfway through the semester so it was really hard to figure out how to study. Best way to pass is READ THE BOOK!!
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2210
  • Grade Received: D
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I heard this guy wasnt great but I can easily say that he wasnt a very helpful teacher. He relies on students to learn the book but on tests, he changes the format that you learned in the book making it much more difficult. He basically just makes the class harder than educational. If you want someone who teaches you, dont take him.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2210
  • Grade Received: WD
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He was a total of 6 exams, but considering I had to change my studying habits to see if it would work (but it didn't) I expected at least a B. Organic chem is a difficult class but I can't stand when professors expect you to pay $$ to learn by yourself and if you ask him something, he will be extremely rude and my emails were polite and respectful
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2210
  • Grade Received: C
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
First, orgo 1 is a really difficult class to begin with. I'm not surprised I didn't do as well as in other classes. However, your grade completely relies on the completion of six exams plus the final. There's never any curve, even when the average for each test so far has been failing. Be prepared to completely teach yourself from the textbook.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2210
  • Grade Received: WD
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Had to drop out of the class. I am someone who has 3.96 GPA and works extremely hard for classes but I just wasnt able to pass a single exam. His PowerPoints are useless and you literally rely on your textbook. So if you dont care about learning everything on your own and don't need anyone to help you, then go for it! But this is my first W ever.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2210
  • Grade Received: WD
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I thought he was nice at first, but he treats students with no respect. Is unwilling to help in any way and most of the class is failing, which says something about the professor. 25 questions in 60 mins, changes the format of the questions half way thru semester. Even got tutoring but i cant save this grade; a C is 65% and i still cant pass. No HW
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2210
  • Grade Received: WD
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He is one of the worst professors. Doesn't teach at all. Only grades 6 tests. All formatted horrible. Isn't caring. Is very rude when emailing. Posts power point leachers, don't help whatsoever. By far the worst, uncaring professor I've had. DO NOT TAKE him for ORGO or any class. Puts in no effort to see student succeed. HORRIBLE OPT OUT.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2210
  • Grade Received: WD
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He is nice, but doesn't teach. When you go to office hours he has an attitude when students ask questions. Makes incredibly hard exams "based on the book" but avgs were F's and no hw or ec is given. Take somebody who gives more work so you can save ur grade from exams. If you can teach yourself orgo during covid take him i guess.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2210
  • Grade Received: D
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This class is on you to learn entirely by yourself. Exams are about every 2-3 weeks and the powerpoints he posts dont help at all because he makes them so basic compared to the exams. Homework doesnt help your grade unless you dont do it, then it will drop your grade. If you are taking this with any other classes it will be hard to pass.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2210
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Elsheimer is a great guy! I got an A because I worked hard + consistently from day 1. His PowerPoints do not go as in-depth as his exams are which I disliked. So I studied using the textbook. Orgo is a hard class and requires UNDERSTANDING and lots of practice. I would take him again! He is willing to help and caring. Took him online b/c COVID
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2210
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's one of the better organic chemistry professors. This is the hardest class I've ever taken and I honestly failed a couple of exams but still ended up with a B+. Study everyday as much as you can and really understand the material. Final exam was very easy and there's easy hw that cushions your grade.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2210
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Elsheimer is a great professor. He emphasizes understanding the concepts over memorization. If you read the book and listen to his lectures you will get a decent grade. He clearly tells you what you need to study for the exams and even provides a study guide that outlines the concepts that you should be familiar with. Office hours are helpful
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2210
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Elsheimer was very accessible and focuses more on understanding over memorizing. The class requires a lot of work, but if you listen to lectures and do the practice questions at the end of each chapter, you are set for the exam as he gets questions from the book. Focus on the mechanisms and you're set. The final was just old test questions.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2210
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I had him for orgo 1 and his "lectures" were just narrated powerpoints that don't even go into much depth. The scheduled class time he uses for office hours. Taught myself orgo 1 by using the book and youtube. He is a nice guy and he doesn't bite your head off when you ask questions. His tests are kinda hard but not impossible.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2210
  • Grade Received: F
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Gets paid over 100k a year to post bad powerpoints and when you don't understand them he tells you to read the book. He doesn't teach at all and most of the class failed. If you can teach yourself orgo chem then maybe he's the one for you, but if you want an actual teacher find someone else.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2010
  • 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:
I have not before seen a teacher who puts so little effort in. He admitted to not checking the online textbook features before the semester started, and all he did in recorded lectures was read from said, textbook, and did not fill in what was missing from the chapters. Additionally, there is misleading info on the syllabus.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2210
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Prof. Elsheimer was really understanding this semester and cut a lot of his students some slack due to COVID. Use the tutoring, his lectures are kind of helpful, but his tests are basically the textbook practice problems (he tells you that) so make sure you really know your stuff. It's not bad if you have a lot of time to review and attend tutoring
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2210
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: No
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Elsheimer is a perfectly fine lecturer, you can see he loves chemistry and he tries to help you understand what is happening. If you have a lot on your plate (clubs, work, etc) and therefore do not put in the work such as reading and doing quizzes ahead of time, you are destined to fail. Test every 2 weeks, don't let your first grade fool you.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: CHM2011
  • 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:
There is no clear grading scale the entire semester. Every time we took an exam, he would tell us where an A starts and ends, where a B starts and ends and so forth. He never told us the grading scale for our last exam so we never knew what our current grade was going into the final. He's also very rude and not personable.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: ORGO2
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
super smart in organic chem, tough teacher. Did not care that the class was a month behind due to the previous professor being fired. No concrete grading scale, no curve, no extra credit, test format was different every exam. Did not care that the last exam was 36 hours before the ACS final ( last exam was 75% biochem 25% orgo). Most failed.
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