David Ronis - McGill University

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David Ronis - McGill University

Professor: David Ronis

Department: Chemistry

College: McGill University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: CHEM203
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I think Prof Ronis is amazing, but I know a lot of people from my class would give him negative comments, so I am here to justify. His lectures are amazing, definitely interesting and he was there to make sure you understand the stuff he taught. Well, having said that, I know people from life sci would complain about the level of difficulty.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: CHEM365
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Ronis is a God amongst men in the chemistry department. He is extremely intelligent but does not realise that those around him are not at his level. Most problem sets are extremely time consuming but are a must if you want to pass the course.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: CHEM223
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very smart guy who gives very tough exams. MEMORIZE his coursepack, redo his assignments and you'll do fine. Ronis is a very nice prof overall. And you can't avoid him if you're majoring in Chemistry!

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: CHEM223
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I thought Ronis did a good job of teaching the material. It would have been helpful if he did a few more examples during lectures, but if you don't understand something, you can drop into his office almost anytime and he will help you out. Exams are tough but fair if you attend lectures, study the course pack, and do the problem sets.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: CHEM223
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Ronis seems intimidating especially in the first few weeks of the course. Try to do the problem sets on your own, copying will screw you over in the end. If you ever have questions, his door is always open and he loves to help students. The course pack is your bible, USE IT. If you want a good grade you just have to put in the work.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: CHEM222
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

SO CONFUSING. Lectures are hard to follow, and he rarely does examples which screws you over on the problem sets. Homework questions often have need completely new information that he never touches on in class. Grades after the midterm had ~16 F's, and 3A's.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: CHEM223
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Challenging course but Ronis is a good prof, probably one of the best prof I've had so far at McGill. The main challenge of the course lies in the fact that one has to learn all the derivations in his coursepack. You might find that tedious but doing that, you really learn physical chemistry and not just a bunch of formulas.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: CHEM223
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very mathematically grounded course and brilliant teacher, and precisely why it was my favourite this semester. Notorious "soul-searching" course, but rewarding to those that remain committed.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: CHEM223
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: N/A

Comment:

Students in this department seem to complain just for the sake of complaining. He is very clear in his lectures. His exams are tough, but fair. The only drawback is that he does not follow very closely from the textbooks, so attending lectures is a must.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: CHEM223
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The WORST professor in McGill.. There's no other word to describe him but "HORRIBLE!" The course is ridiculously difficult. All you need to do is just memorize the entire course material.. He is also very arrogant. Good luck..

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: CHEM223
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Ridiculously hard evaluations (Midterm, Final). Does tend to take questions directly out of the assignments for the final, therefore, memorization of the answers is a must. Otherwise, a nice and funny prof, albeit a bit arrogant.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: CHEM223
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Brutal class! I majored in Chemistry because I actually had fun doing org chem and was enjoying school. After taking this class I am now doing a liberal in biochem and his course has left a bitter and sour taste in my mouth. He is arrogant, belittling (unless you're as smart as him), boring, and completely unhelpful. Horribly hard course.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: CHEM223
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Ronis gets annoyingly frustrated when you don't understand what he's teaching, even if you go see him after class for help. Midterm was practically improssible (56 average) and he refuses to scale. Ronis and CHEM 223 made me transfer into Anatomy & Cell Biology - no joke. This course is NOT easy.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: CHEM243
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Great guy, very smart. If you are excited going into this class, good for you, I'm sure you will love it. If you are in any way unsure of whether you will enjoy this class or not, this class is going to be the most painful experience of your life. You will leave class everyday with a queasy feeling in your stomach, knowing you will fail

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: CHEM223
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst. Does not know how to teach. Talks to himself through the whole class. He's a nice guy but the guy can't teach at all. All he does during class is write the derivatives and expect us to know everything he says and writes. Notes do not help at all. HARD cours

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: CHEM223
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really great teacher. Hard stuff but he teaches it well.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: CHEM223
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Excellent teacher. One of few professors in Chem. Depart. who is mathematically clear. Ideal for students with physics/math background. Presumed to be hell for non-math chem students.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: CHEM365
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Ronis is an excellent professor. He presents difficult material in a clear and methodical manner. The course material is hard and he doesn't dumb it down. The problem sets take a long time, and derivations must be studied. But his tests are fair, he will spend hours outside class helping students, and he's an excellent lecturer.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: CHEM223
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He (and most of the textbooks I've looked at to help me) skips a lot of "minor" details, so it always feels like there's a missing step (or 5). There's also a big gap between the material we are taught and the actual problems we are expected to do. He's nice and coherent, but he never actually does sample problems during class, just derivations...

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: CHEM365
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Memorize his ntoes and ur fine. Extremely hard class... He thinks he knows everything and hes not that funny

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