This class was tough.
Course Overview:
I would recommend this course because it truly tests your ability to persevere. Organic Chemistry is not a subject I enjoy, but it was one that I knew I needed in order to apply to medical schools. Now that I have taken the course, I would highly recommend it because it taught me skills such as time management and adaptability (adapting to a teaching style and subject I was not used to).
Course highlights:
Highlights of this course were exam days and the lecture after an exam. Exam days were a highlight because they tested me and forced me to prove my ability. Whenever we would start a new chapter I approached it as a new beginning for a semester long project. It was necessary to be open-minded and to build off of what you had learned in chapters prior. I learned about how to adapt and work towards a challenge.
Hours per week:
6-8 hours
Advice for students:
Stay on top of the work. Dr. Fields gives great advice herself on how to study so definitely listen to it. Working a little bit every day is how you stay on top of the material. Also, use your resources: Office hours, TA help, Discussion classes, friends, Course Hero, online videos. Lean on friends in the course as well. They can support you through the process.
Not too easy. Not too difficult.
Course Overview:
It was a lot of fun and very practical. I found that I could actually apply what I was learning in a lab to my every day life.
Course highlights:
Distilling d-limonene from orange peels
Hours per week:
3-5 hours
Advice for students:
Don't accidentally throw out your product!
Not too easy. Not too difficult.
Course Overview:
Fields is a very good teacher. she makes great notes.
Course highlights:
I learned a lot about molecules and different reactions.
Hours per week:
6-8 hours
Advice for students:
Study for the exams and look at the notes that she posts online.
