Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: course 14B with grade of C- or better. Not open to students with credit for course 30A. Continuing studies in structure of organic molecules, with emphasis on biological applications. Resonance, stereochemistry, conjugation, and aromaticity; spectroscopy (NMR, IR, and mass spectrometry); introduction to effects of structure on physical and chemical properties; survey of biomolecular structure. P/NP or letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
5.0 / 10
Organization
5.0 / 10
Time
10-15 hrs/week
Overall
5.0 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A-

    Super confusing presentations, you're going to teach yourself everything. Midterms were okay, final was impossible.

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A-

    Anderson doesn't really ever seem fully sure that she's telling you the right thing. The content is not that hard, but I spent a lot of time learning it outside of class, and barely went to lecture, since Anderson explains things poorly. The TAs were great and discussion sections were very helpful. The tests were pretty similar to the practice she gives.

    Quarter Taken: Winter 2024 In-Person
    Grade: A-

    Anderson seemed to not know how to organize her lectures and would occasionally go on tangents, however I feel like her exams were fair in terms of the content that was covered. You just might have to teach yourself some of the concepts.

    Quarter Taken: Winter 2024 In-Person
    Grade: A

    She can be chaotic at times. However, she is a very good teacher and very good at answering questions. This class is known to be very difficult but if you put at least 10 hours of studying in a week (including the homework and practice problems) then you should be good. The exams are not very difficult and she curves the entire class' grade at the end of the quarter. I got an A in the class.

Course

Instructor
Mackenzie Anderson
Previously taught
24W 23F 23W 22F

Grading Information

  • No group projects

  • Attendance not required

  • 2 midterms

  • Finals week final

  • 83% recommend the textbook

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