Ben Cotts

I enjoyed this course with Ben as a chemistry major. He didn’t grade particularly hard and was very accommodating to needs. I will say however, he sometimes wasn’t the best at explaining concepts and couldn’t think of other ways to explain it when I asked after class, I definitely recommend working with other people as there’s always others who want to and it’s very helpful for a better comprehension. Kinetics is also just a cool course because it talks more in depth about some of the things you learn very early on in gen chem.

I enjoyed this course with Ben as a chemistry major. He didn’t grade particularly hard and was very accommodating to needs. I will say however, he sometimes wasn’t the best at explaining concepts and couldn’t think of other ways to explain it when I asked after class, I definitely recommend working with other people as there’s always …Read more

Quantum is inherently a difficult class, but Ben really does his best to condense the material and limit the advanced math. The class moves fast (especially at the end) but it is also a very laid-back atmosphere. Take-home exams made you think but were very fair and grading was quite easy. There is definitely an emphasis on learning over grades, which I think is a great way to approach a course with content this complex.

Quantum is inherently a difficult class, but Ben really does his best to condense the material and limit the advanced math. The class moves fast (especially at the end) but it is also a very laid-back atmosphere. Take-home exams made you think but were very fair and grading was quite easy. There is definitely an emphasis on learning …Read more

I had a great semester with Ben teaching thermo. He was very fair with his grading and usually there is one problem set that is very similar to the exams. He is very approachable with any questions and tries to relate the conceptual material to everyday scenarios.