CHEM 1410

If you put in the work, getting an A should be easy. The grading is fair -- there are 3 exams (each worth 15%) and a final exam (20%). Exams are separated into three parts: MC on-your-own (lecture day), 5 MC hard questions (complete before workshop, same 5 MC (complete at workshop w/ group, one copy submitted). Just hope your expo group is good or else it'll make expo unbearable. Lecture isn't helpful, he focuses on one niche topic from the chapter reading that usually isn't even on the test. You're better off going to office hours. Overall, Welch is a good guy -- he's flexible and easy to talk to, he's not trying to make your life difficult. At the end of the day, its an intro class.

I hated chemistry going into this class and I still hate it (it was a required class) BUT I will say as someone who hates the subject, Kevin Welch is a great professor who's really understanding and passionate about what he teaches (+1). Every week there's lecture and expo. Before lectures, you have to complete the weekly textbook reading along with a bunch of questions graded on accuracy and lectures just go over exactly what the textbook reading was about. I never found I was missing out on too much when I didn't go to lecture because I had a solid understanding of the topic as a result of the homework. You better hope your expo group is good though. This is the group you'll be with the entire semester working together during expo to work through problems (based on accuracy!!) and the group you'll be taking the group test with.
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I took this class in my first semester as a first year and I enjoyed it, despite not being a chem/pre med major. This class consists of weekly assignments on TopHat (chap readings, bit, lbla), 3 exams (individual + group), a final, and 3 portfolios. It is so important to do well on those TopHat assignments because it will help your grade! It is also super important to actually like your Expo group because you are stuck with them the entire year and do group exams with them, so ask to switch in the beginning if you do not like them! This class is definitely not an easy class so go to help hours because that helped me a lot. Some of the TAs during help hours were more helpful than others so basically use that time to work with other students as well. If you are struggling in the first few chapters, just know it does get better as you keep going!

Kevin Welch is an amazing professor for CHEM 1410. During his weekly lecture, he teaches a good amount of information pretty concisely and in a really helpful way. I think the best part of the class is the discussion sessions once a week, where we collaborate in groups on either chemistry problem sets or the group exams. The class is amazing and I definitely recommend the professor.