Thomas Anderson

The class is very fast paced as you learn many reactions per class (especially in the second half of the semester), but it is manageable and the exams are fair. Anderson is very helpful in office hours!

I really enjoyed this course. It was difficult, but Prof. Anderson was a great professor and made the difficult content both approachable and engaging. The exams are difficult and require significant prep but are always fair to the content learned in class. The lab portion of the class is very reasonable and was helpful to understanding lecture material.

Orgo 2 with Anderson is a tough class, but very manageable if you keep up with homework and extra studying week-to-week. Exams are tough, so expect lots of homework on exam weeks. Lab is not at all difficult or time-consuming beyond lab time; Logan Fischer is an excellent lab professor and willing to help with problem sets and lecture questions, which was helpful for me because Anderson's office hours did not line up with my schedule. Anderson is generally a good lecturer, but struggles to explain difficult concepts and concisely answer questions. This is a very memorization-heavy course, especially compared to Orgo 1, so expect to memorize lots of reactions and know how to apply them to synthesis problems.

Orgo 2 with Anderson is a tough class, but very manageable if you keep up with homework and extra studying week-to-week. Exams are tough, so expect lots of homework on exam weeks. Lab is not at all difficult or time-consuming beyond lab time; Logan Fischer is an excellent lab professor and willing to help with problem sets and lectur …Read more