CHEM 2410

Robert Burnett has honestly been one of the best professors I have had at UVA. I was genuinely terrified of organic chemistry because of the legends I heard about it from previous students. Professor Burnett made it as painless as organic chemistry can be - his lectures (while at 8am) were very informative and helped me understand the material. The structure of the course really helped me understand the material, because his exams were based on lecture, and I used the textbook the supplement the material. He also gives you practice exams which are pretty good representations of what the actual exams are like.
The weekly quizzes were a pretty painless way to keep us on track with doing the reading and practice problems since the quizzes are basically the problems in the textbook. The quizzes are only worth ~1% of your grade each so they're more to incentivize you to study and keep up. He kind of started slacking on them later, though, so had he kept it up, I think I would have done better towards the end of the semester.
He's not teaching next semester, though, so I'm kind of worried that I'll be screwed no matter who I take because both McGarvey and Serbulea have downsides. I'm going to miss him a lot next semester (though I won't miss the 8ams!)

Burnett is a great professor. I have heard horror stories from the other sections of orgo, but his exams always get an average of 85, so take his class if he's offering it. Unfortunately he only teaches this class occasionally. And this semester, he was called in at the last minute to replace another professor. For whatever reason he had to teach at 8 AM instead of 11 AM, the original time for the section so as a result, I missed half of the lectures. He had quizzes scheduled for every Tuesday morning class, but he canceled half of them. 3 midterms: two of them have extra credit built in. He posts old exams and the multiple choice are often copied verbatim from those old exams. The fact that people could do well in his class even though they slept through several of his lectures speaks volumes--take his class if he teaches again.

Burnett's a gem.

If you are going to take organic chemistry at UVA, you better take it with Burnett. He is by far the best professor and truly presents the material in an easy to understand fashion. Just make sure you memorize your reactions and mechanisms and work through the practice problems in the book.

Burnett is the best teacher I have had at UVA. If you need to take orgo, this is the professor to take it with.

Burnett was my favorite professor at UVA, hands down. Take this class.

Burnster is the man. Couldn't ask for a better professor for what some call the hardest pre-req. Makes the material understandable, and he's incredibly fair on tests.

Burnett is quite possibly the best person ever. He's an outstanding professor: he's very approachable, funny, and a great teacher. His tests are pretty predictable, and the workload is manageable.

Professor Burnett is a great professor. His tests are long but predictable. He makes organic chemistry not scary but actually enjoyable.

The class was amazing. Everyone said that Organic Chemistry would be extremely hard. Burnett helped me to understand that it is not a hard class, and in fact it can be fun at times. However, it does require a ton of work which is probably why many people do not do well in ORGO.. OVerall i loved it

Orgo is supposed to be one of the most difficult parts of the pre-med curriculum. I entered the class with plenty of nerves and worries - all of which turned out to be completely ungrounded. Professor Burnett makes this class almost too easy. His lectures are clear and interesting and he makes jokes so the 9:30 classes are all the more manageable. There are only a few homework sets and they are all simple. Quizzes and tests are very straightforward and a lot of the questions come from the practice in the book or the practice tests. If you can take orgo with Professor Burnett, do it!

O-chem is definitely a difficult class, but taking it with Burnett makes it more manageable. I didn't do as well as I wanted to because although I understand things during lectures, I didn't do as much practice. My advice is to really do the suggested problems, go over the notes, memorize those reactions, and go through the practice tests thoroughly.

Bob is the man! He loves ORGO and now I do too. His teaching style involves alot of quirky jokes which makes you laugh at 9:30 in the morning. He learns your name and actually wants to talk to you if he sees you outside of his class. The tests are not bad at all if you study beforehand and make sure you do the suggested problems. The homework and quizzes are nice because they count about the same as a test grade and also keep you on your shoes so you don't get behind. There is no curve so you get what you get. I even got a 106/105 on my final when officially there was no extra credit. There are surprises but not on the tests. I thought you were supposed to hate ORGO but I actually might major in chemistry because of how easy he makes it. TAKE HIM!

Orgo is one of those classes you need to suffer through in order to apply for med school / grad school. Burnett is, without a doubt, the best teacher for it. He gives fair tests and is always straightforward (no tricks!) It's easy to prepare for the tests, because they follow the practice ones. He is also the nicest professor I've had to date. He learns everyone's name and always asks how you're doing/ waves to you outside of class. He is great!! dont take this class with any other professor or you will want to die (especially if youre stuck in orgo lab)

Burnett is the man! He's the only reason I'm surviving orgo - and I'm finding that I actually enjoy it. It's a lot of work, but it's a lot of work regardless of who you take it with, and Burnett actually puts it together and make it make sense. Plus, no curve -- who could ask for anything more?

he is great, the best orgo teach by far!!! he really cares about his students and them actually learning and understanding organic chemistry. he knows everybody's name, even if you have never introduced yourself or talked to him. makes organic chemistry actually a decent class to take and still i feel prepared for any future test (ex. MCAT, DAT, ect.)

Burnett is amazing!! Take him

Great professor!

I LOVE Dr. Burnett! He is the best professor that I have had at UVa. Organic chemistry is a hard subject BUT he makes the class a lot of fun. He is very flexible and TRULY cares about his students.
I LOVE YOU DR. BURNETT!!!

In no way an easy class, a lot of material to memorize in a semester! But Burnett makes it as painless as possible! He is so kind and genuinely cares for his students. The tests are fair and test what is important so you are still learning a great deal. He is the only way to survive organic chemistry!!

FAIR - Shouldn't that be enough? Every single premed class is based on a brutal curve and grading scale set by the hidden unknown library dwellers. You get what you get; wow, someone should make Burnett president.

Professor Burnett is great. This is the man to take if you have to take orgo. He is funny and keeps his lectures are entertaining. He uses outside examples that relate to the topic you are studing. His tests are directly from his notes which he puts up on toolkit. (Hint: If you trying to get into his class and you are on the waitlist, get into a scheaduling conflict so that the only orgo class you can take is his, and he will let you off. Also he loves Scones!)

Burnett obviously loves his students and really makes an effort to keep his lectures engaging and entertaining. Obviously this is more difficult with orgo than with most classes, but Burnett is truly the best there is. He gives you notes to print ahead of time and write on during class, and tests are very fair and based on the notes.

Professor Burnett is amazing!! He's funny and extremely helpful. There are weekly quizzes and the tests are 50% from the hw. He has multiple office hours and will change grades if you present a good arguement. Definitely the best orgo teacher.