General Chemistry for Life Scientists I
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Preparation: high school chemistry or equivalent background and three and one half years of high school mathematics. Requisite: completion of Chemistry Diagnostic Test. Enforced corequisite: Life Sciences 30A or Mathematics 3A or 31A or score of 48 or better on Mathematics Diagnostic Test. Not open to students with credit for course 20A. Introduction to physical and general chemistry principles; atomic structure based on quantum mechanics; atomic properties; trends in periodic table; chemical bonding (Lewis structures, VSEPR theory, hybridization, and molecular orbital theory); coordination compounds; properties of inorganic and organic acids, bases, buffers. P/NP or letter grading.
Review Summary
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8.3 / 10
- Organization
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8.3 / 10
- Time
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15-20 hrs/week
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8.3 / 10
Reviews
Reslan's tests are super straightforward and are basically pulled straight from her lecture slides
Class was easy. Just show up to lecture and do the worksheets.
Reslan was ok, a little disorganized but she’s nice enough
Lectures were somewhat slow paced, and Dr. Reslan can often explain terms in confusing ways. However, she still covers course material well and there are many resources to succeed on tests. Homework is minimal with weekly question sets, but the homework also helps with the test.
Overall I liked Resnal. She was very laid back and recorded all of her lectures. Super approachable and overall prefer her over Lavelle for 14a
solid class, just do hw and review lecture slides. class can be disorganized but the professor is approachable and nice
I thought that this was a pretty good class with Reslan, and prepared me well for 14B. She is really flexible with the tests, offering other dates that you can take it. I was able to take a makeup final for the class.
Overall a good course! Recorded lectures were nice and we had LA and TA review sessions before midterms and finals, which was helpful.
Good class she was really a good teacher and this class was really informative
Discussion worksheets and achieve helped me prepare the most for the class. Also, exams are really really similar to practice exams.
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Grading Information
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No group projects
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Attendance not required
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1 midterm
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Finals week final
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67% recommend the textbook
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