This class was tough.
Course Overview:
This course requires a lot of focus and effort. You must be an active learner in order to pass this class. Every topic is cumulative.
Course highlights:
I learned that I do not like chemistry.
Hours per week:
12+ hours
Advice for students:
Go to class and try your best to pay attention. Go to office hours and do the homework.
This class was tough.
Course Overview:
Chemistry can be daunting but it is a very rewarding class. Prof. Craig is an excellent lecturer and truly cares about her students. The class requires lots of work but there are so many resources on campus to get you through it.
Course highlights:
The quantum section of the class was the highlight for me. I had a personal breakthrough on understanding string theory. The entire section stretched my thinking in a demanding but interesting way.
Hours per week:
12+ hours
Advice for students:
Keep up with your work all quarter so that studying for exams is much easier. End of chapter questions are a very useful study tool
This class was tough.
Course Overview:
I would recommend the course to any students wanting to go into STEM or the health sciences field. Not only is it a requirement, but it's also a great course to take in your first year of college as it is a review but a more in-depth re-learning process of chemistry compared to high school. In addition, it covers a variety of topics like nomenclature to quantum mechanics, so it's definitely not a bore. This is at the University of Washington, Seattle, but the school tab won't let me choose the school.
Course highlights:
This was actually my favorite out of the three general chemistry course series. The highlights would be learning about chemical reactions and calculating the products, because when you understand that concept, labs become much more enjoyable and you feel like a real scientist, being able to predict what your outcome of chemical reactions may be.
Hours per week:
9-11 hours
Advice for students:
An advice I would give is definitely get a study group to do reviews and complete practice questions together. Making a mini-classroom for yourself with your peers is definitely a must especially for chemistry courses. Do the textbook problems, look for solutions, and when you don't understand it even after discussing with your peers, then go find the professor at office hours, ready with questions to ask. They will definitely help you out! It had been 3 years since I took high school chemistry, but it was not a problem at all if you focus and are willing to learn!
