General Chemistry for Life Scientists II

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: one course from 14A, 14AE, 20A, or 20AH with grade of C- or better. Enforced requisite or corequisite: Life Sciences 30B or Mathematics 3B or 31B with grade of C- or better. Not open to students with credit for course 14BE, 20B, or 20BH. Chemical equilibria in gases and liquids, acid-base equilibrium; phase changes; thermochemistry; first, second, and third laws of thermodynamics; free energy changes; electrochemistry and its role as energy source; chemical kinetics, including catalysis, and reaction mechanisms. P/NP or letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
6.7 / 10
Organization
6.7 / 10
Time
15-20 hrs/week
Overall
8.3 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: B

    The professor overcomplicates the material and does a poor job ensuring students understand the material well

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2024 In-Person
    Grade: B

    Horrible lecturer, did not accommodate for class and was rude

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2024 In-Person
    Grade: B+

    Scerri's lectured definitely improved from 14A to 14B. As someone with no prior chemistry background in high school, this course was pretty difficult for me and extremely fast paced. A lot of topics were covered.

Course

Instructor
Eric Scerri
Previously taught
24F 24S 23F 23S 22F 22S 21F 21S 20F 20S 19S

Grading Information

  • No group projects

  • Attendance not required

  • 1 midterm

  • 10th week final

  • 23% recommend the textbook

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