Robert Hutchins

School: Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Department: Chemistry
Location: Slippery Rock, PA
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If you've taken Orgo I and II online with Bradley prior to taking Orgo III with Hutchins, you're in for a rude awakening. In order to well in this class, you need to have a solid Orgo I and II foundation, which a lot of kids dont since Bradley's exams were open-book and open-note.
But to that end, Hutchins is a great professor, especially because he always wears suspenders. ;) You actually learn in this class and if you find that you're having trouble he's more than willing to help you out.
There's only 1 midterm and 1 final, both of which he held review sessions for. Memorize his review questions, as you're likely to see several of them on his tests. There are three parts to his exams: Mechanisms, Synthesis, and Definitions. The good part is that he gives a bunch of examples for each part and you can choose which ones you want/know how to do.
Even if you bomb the midterm (like I did) you can still get a decent grade in the class. Homework is optional but it will bring up your grade so DO IT. He gives four pop quizzes and averages the 3 highest scores into your grade. Quizzes usually consist of 3-4 questions, 1 of which is usually a freebie like "sign your name" or "how does Organic Chemistry relate to your future career plans?"
So there's plenty of leeway. Just study, pay attention, and memorize.
And a word of warning: cramming the entire night before his midterm will do nothing for you unless you have a great memory.
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Course was not too difficult in my opinion, although the class average was about a 60 on the first exam. Dr. Hutchins will curve a lot and despite what other people thought i found his tests easy and his grading more than fair. i ended up with a A. he is a nice guy and i would definitely retake.
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Hes Great!! Quizes are easy, homework only helps and its not to much. He really tries to help as much as possible. He\'s the first Chem teacher I have ever liked. Don\'t get me wrong its still a hard class, its Chemistry! Def take is class.

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