Bernard Brennan

CHEM1556 · CHEMCHEM · CHEM156 · CHEM155 · CHEMISTRY · CHEM101 · CHEMLAB101 · A101 · CHEM · CHEM155ND156 · CHEM101L · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 29/100
RMP rating: 2.5/5
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Difficulty: 4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you already know chemistry well and want a strict, detail-obsessed professor who rewards relentless effort.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerNitpicky GraderBoring LecturesTough But Fair For Serious StudentsTricky ExamsAvoid For Beginners

and setup details
and boring; many rely on textbook and office hours
clarity and support

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

Strict point deductions, tricky tests, and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Chemistry content plus fast or than necessary for beginners.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

, though showing up and using office hours is repeatedly tied to success.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students urge others to switch sections, citing poor teaching and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students repeatedly report points stripped for tiny setup, sig-fig, and formatting errors.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

35/100

, and redoing work create a heavy load for many.

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Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Many call lectures boring or incomprehensible, though a minority say office hours and labs help serious students.

Format shift

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and homework precision.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person chemistry students split between calling him the and praising tough-but-fair dedication for serious learners.

Main concern

and hard-to-follow lectures drive high frustration and .

What students said

“ . It is literally impossible to pay attention, let alone understand any of his lectures.”
CHEM101

“ . He takes off points for every little thing, especially when it comes to sig figs.”
CHEM156

“He is tough but he is fair, and he is dedicated to his students.”
CHEM155

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exams are described as tricky and .

Tricky ExamsHeavy Point DeductionsSig Fig FocusIn-Person Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and labs are called tricky and harshly marked, especially on setup and sig figs.

Tricky ExamsSig Fig DeductionsPicky Lab Grading

“ and .”
CHEMCHEM

“ , but fair. You will not get by if you don't study.”
CHEM156

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ . It is literally impossible to pay attention, let alone understand any of his lectures.”
Voice snapshots generated from 48 , and lab contrast. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Clarity

32/100

“he sucks at teaching chemistry and he is a grumpy old man that likes to make school harder than it is.”

✂️

18/100

“ if it's a tenth of a point.”

🚫 Recommendation

28/100

“i would rather die than have this professor again.”

💪 For Serious Students

55/100

“He is tough but he is fair, and he is dedicated to his students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

very hard professor.
ok..this teacher is boring AS HELL..i dont learn a single thing in his class
His lectures are boring, convoluted and profoundly useless.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

set-ups.
He grades VERY hard and outright rejects slackers from anything.
If you can get a B in his class, it's like an A anywhere else.

Theme 3

🔬 About Labs and Office Hours

I was only in Dr. Brennan's lab, but I thought he was fantastic.
if you go to see him in his office hours.
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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

48 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent themes of and weak lectures.

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512

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2 out of 59

1 out of 518

Course coverage

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Bernard Brennan

Avoid unless you already know chemistry well and want a strict, detail-obsessed professor who rewards relentless effort.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Avoid

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💪 For Serious Students

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

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