CHEM 1410

Grisham is such an unfair intro chem professor. He tries to trick his students on tests with random trivia facts (he does this to make sure you go to lectures, but I never missed a class and STILL got tricked up on some of them). His tests are actually pretty tough, I know the averages for our class was always low. If possible, I'd take it with someone else. Grisham just isn't good at explaining stuff and he goes way too fast for you to take notes. Also, mastering chem is a b*tch

Grisham in hindsight wasn't that hard of a professor. He is the best lecturer because he actually reads off slides that the book provides. His quizzes can be "hard" because while they include like 9 or so common sense questions related to the chapter, there are some tricky questions where you had to be following his lecture and following current events. Know your historical information for his class, as it will show up on each quiz, and the final. Also, pay attention to the current events articles he posts up. His class otherwise is a pretty attainable A.

Best lecturer. If you put in the right effort you'll do fine. Do questions in the back of the chapters, understand the material/concepts and then the quizzes will be a lot easier.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

Grisham obviously really enjoys teaching the material and is very enthusiastic. He mainly reads off the powerpoint slides but the slides are very thorough. We had Chemistry in Your World questions that were a bit out there on quizzes and the final, but nothing too bad.

AVOID HIM

AVOID. you will regret takng it with grisham. in high school i took gen chem, ap chem, and orgo, and retook this class waiving my credits because i thought it would be an easy A but i was wrong! people who have never taken chemistry before does well in his quizzes, while people who have studied and know the material gets tripped up by the tiny details of the quiz. if you HAVE to take it with him, put away your laptop and just write down his notes, and pay attention to the chem in your world slides (there were these types of questions on 3 of the 5 quizzes we took). remember to bring your iclicker, and actually study every slide and do a lot of the problems. but if you want a fair grade, take any other professor besides grisham

grisham is the hardest of the 3 (metcalf, bryant, grisham). he has trick questions on the quizzes that nobody can get right. if you want to take the chem1400 series, take it with metcalf. he's the easiest of the 3 professors.

Beware, the quizzes are not fair, there are many random questions about historical figures. Grisham likes to assign extra readings called "Chemistry in Your World."

Grisham always went off on a tangent about Nobel Prize winners, and better yet, expected you to know that on his quizzes as opposed to actual chemistry. Also, practice problems/homework were not up to par with the questions on the quizzes.

Pay attention during lecture because he asks quiz questions about what he talks about.

The averages on his tests were typically much lower than the other gen chem professors, so be ready for that.

Also, pay attention to the history tid bits he works into lectures. They frequently show up again.

Grisham's class is sort of interesting, he gives really easy hw, takes like 10 minutes. The quizzes are a little tricky but you should be fine with the curve that he gives. Don't really need the book.

Grisham's class is impossible. He always asks things on the tests that are neither in the book nor what he talks about in lecture. Only take this class if you already know chemistry really well, because Grisham will not teach you anything.

Grisham has a way of being absolutely annoying with how much emphasis he puts on the history of chemistry, when no one cares. His tests try to trick you, and are unfair.

Grisham is a bad professor. His chem quizzes have history in them which are extremely unnecessary. He spends half the lecture time talking about the history of a theory, and not the theory itself. Try to take another professor if you can...

Very bad teacher. Avoid him.

His lectures are very engaging and interesting but his quizzes always contains one or two random questions from his slides so be careful

This class has hard quizes and grisham is really into history so study that

Grisham is pretty great and knows what he is talking about.. but reall quizzes you on the most specific things possible in your book that you really arn't expecting

Grisham is kind of annoying. Especially at 9 am, but he's not a bad teacher. Just make sure you take notes on the random things he says in class.

RUN if you're not a pre-med/science person.

The lecture is super boring, but there are only 3 super short homeworks each week. Sometimes they take only a few minutes and sometimes they can take up to an hour if you struggle with the questions. THe quizzes can be very difficult, but the grades are curved and the lowest quiz grade is dropped.

Grisham was very enthusiastic about the subject. However, he talked a lot about (and quizzed us on) things irrelevant to chemistry, random trivia, history, etc. Moreover, he is a tougher grader than Gerrans (who I would instead recommend). Grisham also simply read off of powerpoints that he got from the textbook company and made available online. The only reason I came to class was to answer clicker questions.

Grisham is a really nice guy and his office hours are really helpful. He gives out clues for the quizzes, so you should sit through any tangents or explanations he gives to get his hints. His quizzes are harder than other Professor's quizzes and he tests you on random facts he talks about in class. He gives out a lot of Cs so if you're not a good multiple choice test taker and/or you're not a Chemistry person, be ready for a hit to your GPA.

Standard intro-level science course. Professor Grisham is enthusiastic and passionate about what he teaches but can sometimes get a little dull in class. Slides are based off the books but there is iClicker participation credit so attendance is recommended. Standard bell curve. Demanding but not too intense.

Grisham does not teach. He reads off of his PowerPoints, never working out any problems. His quizzes (basically midterms) often contain questions not included in the syllabus (he likes to ask questions from additional readings he assigns). He goes off on tangents most likely unrelated to the material which is essential to pass the class; most of the time I wish he would just teach us the kinds of problems we may see on the quizzes. Also, he is the only chemistry professor in 2010 that does not send out answer keys for his practice quizzes. If you want a teacher, I would advise picking another professor. However, Grisham is ideal for those that know most, if not all, things regarding intro chemistry and super chemistry geeks; if I was a chem genius and really into in-depth (and random) chemistry facts, I would love Grisham. Another positive point is that he is enthusiastic during lectures, but that is nowhere close to making up for his other lacking qualities, especially since he just recites PowerPoint slides (which could be read at home) or talks about irrelevant material.

Grisham is enthusiastic about chemistry and an underrated lecturer. He teaches from the book and gives fair tests. Lee is an incompetent TA, though.

Grisham is the middle tier of Intro Chem professors. You can tell he's really enthusiastic, unfortunately that doesn't mean it will make the material more interesting. Intro Chem is a grind of a class. Do the homework, know the math involved, and with Grisham pay attention to the current events. They will show up on the quizzes.

The class would've been easy if Professor Grisham actually tested you on chemistry. He makes you come to class with clicker question and these current events articles called "chemistry in your world" that he makes you responsible for. He even puts one or two of them on the quiz, which messed me up a lot. I was always prepared for quizzes but it was always those gay "chem in your world" questions that got me. He doesn't really teach either; he reads off of the slides that the textbook company provides; they could pay me to do that. I averaged a 13 on quizzes and got a 29/30 on the exam and managed to pull an A, but having another professor would've saved me a lot of frustration during the semester.

Professor Grisham is very enthusiastic and readily relates the material to its relevancy in modern issues. Although he is a good professor, he tends to go through slides and calculations quickly in lecture but still expects you to know how to do these calculations in class via clicker questions so COME PREPARED! However for those of you who think he is going to test you on the main components of the chapters BEWARE he likes to use the most obscure information in each chapter for his quizzes. I would recommend Professor Gerrans if you have not taken AP chem and are mathematically challenged or you don't have a friend who is willing to help you that has taken AP chem.

He is a great professor who is very passionate about what he teaches. However, at times I think that he is too passionate--he requires that you learn application info that he calls "chemsitry in your world." I also did not like how he is the only chem 141 professor who does clicker questions.

Very passionate about chemistry and very helpful. Pay attention in lecture because his quizzes come from lecture

DO NOT TAKE GRISHAM! TAKE GERRANS! charles is a cute dorky little man, but do not let his quirky and adorable exterior fool you. I survived 141 with a B, but 142 is horrible. During class, i thought i understood things, and usually i did get the concepts, but after studying for what seemed like an eternity and doing ridiculous amounts of practice problems, i got a c 2nd semester! this class is math intensive. I am a good science person (i got an A IN LAB!) but the problems on the quizzes were out of control. especially since the format was multiple choice. do not take this! i am pre-med and it is the worst grade on my transcript.

Great Professor and he's really quirky and interesting. He really cares about making sure you understand the information and cares about teaching chemistry in general. He makes a rather goofy laugh all the time that I thought was hilarious but idk what other people thought haha. His quizzes and final were hard though and a bit tricky even if you were well prepared.

Professor Grisham is a great teacher, I loved his lecture. The keys to his class, and he'll tell you himself is to do problems. Study the MasteringChemistry questions and all the chapter questions at the end of the chapter. Also make sure you read his lecture notes and do the practice problems on there. He posts the slides so studying the lecture notes should be easy enough.

Professor Grisham is a really enthusiastic professor - he really loves chemistry. Class is broken down into weekly online homework (10%), 4 15-question Quiz grades(60%), and one 30-question Final(30%). What that means is every question wrong on a quiz or the final is 1% of your final grade. One thing to remember in this class is that only top 18% get A's.

Great professor, one of the most easibly accessible and willing to help professors I've had at UVA.

He's a great teacher. Lectures are interesting and engaging. Always avaliable during office hours. Easily approachable.