Matthew Thum | PlanetTerp

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Matthew Thum CHEM135 Expecting an A Anonymous 03/27/2020	He was fairly engaging in lecture, but definitely you had to take the time to learn on your own if you wanted to do well on exams because the material was a lot more from the book than from lecture. The exams were hard, but the curve at the end of the class was generous.
Matthew Thum CHEM135 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/11/2019	exams be kinda hard doe
Matthew Thum CHEM135 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/26/2019	Dr. Thum explains things very well and makes chemistry more understandable. I struggled in high school, but coming here I excelled because of how well he explains the topics and how engaging he is. He can move very quickly, so be prepared to study on your own. Make the most out of his office hours; he is much more personable and will take more time to explain things to you.
Matthew Thum CHEM135 Expecting a W Anonymous 10/07/2019	I HIGHLY recommend you avoid his classes, especially if you're an incoming freshman in your first semester. While CHEM135 is already difficult as a course, Dr. Thum doesn't make it any better - his lectures are monotonous and are not engaging - and he teaches freshman as if they were graduate students. You'd be doing a lot of frustrated self-study.

Matthew Thum
CHEM135

Expecting an A
Anonymous
03/27/2020

He was fairly engaging in lecture, but definitely you had to take the time to learn on your own if you wanted to do well on exams because the material was a lot more from the book than from lecture. The exams were hard, but the curve at the end of the class was generous.

Matthew Thum
CHEM135

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/11/2019

exams be kinda hard doe

Matthew Thum
CHEM135

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/26/2019

Dr. Thum explains things very well and makes chemistry more understandable. I struggled in high school, but coming here I excelled because of how well he explains the topics and how engaging he is. He can move very quickly, so be prepared to study on your own. Make the most out of his office hours; he is much more personable and will take more time to explain things to you.

Matthew Thum
CHEM135

Expecting a W
Anonymous
10/07/2019

I HIGHLY recommend you avoid his classes, especially if you're an incoming freshman in your first semester. While CHEM135 is already difficult as a course, Dr. Thum doesn't make it any better - his lectures are monotonous and are not engaging - and he teaches freshman as if they were graduate students. You'd be doing a lot of frustrated self-study.