General Chemistry

I really enjoyed taking this class with Professor Bredar. I took AP chem in high school and thought that this class was easier. If you do the homework and practice problems, I don't think it is too difficult to get a good grade. I do think the achieve assignments were time consuming, but even if you got a ton of questions wrong, you would end up with a minimum of a 95 the majority of the time, which I liked because I wasn't worried about the grade as much as learning the material.

I really enjoyed taking this class with Professor Bredar. I took AP chem in high school and thought that this class was easier. If you do the homework and practice problems, I don't think it is too difficult to get a good grade. I do think the achieve assignments were time consuming, but even if you got a ton of questions wrong, you …Read more

General chemistry is almost exactly the same curriculum as AP Chemistry. I did not learn anything new, so it was not very challenging. Professor Guiberson is very knowledgeable but is hard to have as a lecture professor because she goes very quickly through slides and doesn't really explain the process of how she does certain calculations. She is more helpful in office hours. I would say do the textbook reading because it supplements lecture very well, especially if you have Guiberson. Her tests were very fair and only included things from lecture. I overall enjoyed the class but also AP Chem prepared me very well.

General chemistry is almost exactly the same curriculum as AP Chemistry. I did not learn anything new, so it was not very challenging. Professor Guiberson is very knowledgeable but is hard to have as a lecture professor because she goes very quickly through slides and doesn't really explain the process of how she does certain calcula …Read more

I absolutely loved Professor Bredar! She always wanted to help students learn in any way she could even will late hours for test review sessions. Lectures consisted of detailed slideshows (that were later posted) and practice questions. There was plenty of practice questions given for exams and exams were very fair.

This course was pretty neat. I took AP chem in high school and it definetely helped with the course and made it easier to follow along. However, if I did not understand a topic, Professor Bredar was very flexible with office hours and helped no matter how long it took. Highly recommend this course with her!

I really liked taking this class with professor Bredar. I believe she was very accommodating and understanding, and she definitely wanted us to succeed. Her teaching was not very complex, and she seemed very enthusiastic about the material. The homework was very much like the exam questions, which made studying and taking the exams very easy. Great professor and class would definitely recommend!

I really liked taking this class with professor Bredar. I believe she was very accommodating and understanding, and she definitely wanted us to succeed. Her teaching was not very complex, and she seemed very enthusiastic about the material. The homework was very much like the exam questions, which made studying and taking the exams v …Read more

Prof. Bredar is AMAZING! There's a lot of content to cover and the class size is pretty big because so many majors require it, but the workload is manageable and exams are fair. The Achieve homeworks are honestly a nightmare (the system is finicky and questions aren't very clear sometimes), but I would say just go to office/TA hours and work through the problems there so you can ask questions as they come up.

Prof. Bredar is AMAZING! There's a lot of content to cover and the class size is pretty big because so many majors require it, but the workload is manageable and exams are fair. The Achieve homeworks are honestly a nightmare (the system is finicky and questions aren't very clear sometimes), but I would say just go to office/TA hours …Read more

This course was essentially a review of AP Chem, and honestly it was significantly easier. The homework was usually pretty easy, and the quizzes were basically impossible to do poorly on. I personally never had to do the readings since it literally was all review, but this depends on your previous chemistry experience. I suppose I'd take the course again, considering I basically am. Lab review is completely different (found elsewhere).

This course was essentially a review of AP Chem, and honestly it was significantly easier. The homework was usually pretty easy, and the quizzes were basically impossible to do poorly on. I personally never had to do the readings since it literally was all review, but this depends on your previous chemistry experience. I suppose I'd …Read more

Professor Bredar is awesome, and made this class so much better. It was definitely fast paced and sometimes a little overwhelming, but her office hours were great, and she was very good at explaining things I missed. The Achieve homework was a lot, but very helpful for tests, and the tests were hard, but fairly graded and not too bad.

Professor Rahn is very enthusiastic about chemistry! The bulk of the overall grade comes from the 2 in-class exams and 1 final exam. We have Typical Test Question quizzes once a week on the material learned within the past week. Each quiz is worth 1% and the lowest score is dropped. The Achieve homework is time consuming and while she does emphasize group problem solving, you may have to spend time learning the material she did not cover extensively in class to do well on the Achieve homework.

Professor Rahn is very enthusiastic about chemistry! The bulk of the overall grade comes from the 2 in-class exams and 1 final exam. We have Typical Test Question quizzes once a week on the material learned within the past week. Each quiz is worth 1% and the lowest score is dropped. The Achieve homework is time consuming and while sh …Read more

Professor Rahn is incredibly energetic and passionate—she literally hops around during lectures! However, the pacing is very fast. She prioritizes group problem-solving during the 1h15min sessions, which is great for engagement but means she sometimes brushes over complex theoretical concepts. To succeed, you absolutely need to do the pre-reading and budget about 5-8 hours a week for the Achieve homework.

Professor Rahn is incredibly energetic and passionate—she literally hops around during lectures! However, the pacing is very fast. She prioritizes group problem-solving during the 1h15min sessions, which is great for engagement but means she sometimes brushes over complex theoretical concepts. To succeed, you absolutely need to do th …Read more

I took this course with Professor Bredar and really enjoyed it. She is very enthusiastic, always available, and happy to help during office hours. This course was fast-paced with a lot of reading and content during lectures. The Achieve homework usually took a while, but was helpful for practice problems when studying for the exams.

the class is pretty math heavy but very doable. I didn't take AP chemistry and I haven't had much trouble keeping up with everything. Prof Guiberson is super nice and accommodating. There are 3 main tests.