CHEM 2410

Sundberg is very nice, but in order to do well you have to read the book. The problem sets help raise your grade, and the curve at the end is pretty good.

Obviously if you're taking Orgo you're most likely pre-med. The course is going to be tough either way, but in my opinion Sundberg made it pretty easy for people with at least limited exposure to organic chemistry from high school, etc. Read the book before lectures and you'll see he follows along with the progression, emphasizing the things he thinks are important. If you read after lectures you'll get bogged down not knowing what to pull from the text. Tests are honestly pretty easy if you do the previous years tests. Some of the questions are even the same. Don't expect his lectures to really teach you the information, although he is certainly excited about teaching it. You're going to have to read to really learn the material.

class is tough but sundberg does an adequate job of making the tests fair for the students

The key to this class is to study the practice tests and problem sets he gives out. Sundberg repeats questions like crazy. You can expect the same concepts to show up on multiple choice and anywhere from 1-2 of the previous free responses to show up. He curves a lot at the end too. When I took this last fall an 85 and up ended up being an A. Sundberg is definitely underrated. I kept hearing from everyone that he was hard and that Gerrans was the way to go but in comparing tests from the two classes (my friends were in Gerrans) I would say that I prefer Sundberg's. (Gerrans just tries to trick you while Sundberg tests you on you knowledge)

The hardest part about Prof. Sundberg is understanding his mechanisms, because he likes to leave some steps out. Once you get the hang of it, the material isn't too hard to figure out. That being said, his tests are very difficult, but fair because he likes to draw questions from previous exams and class examples. Just put the time into studying and you can do very well in his class.

Sundberg isn't the best lecturer but with lots of book reading/studying the tests are doable. Good curve at the end means a good grade if you're above average.

Sundberg is a good prof (really knows what he's talking about and seems to enjoy teaching it), but you have to be awake and thinking in his lecture to follow him. Go to office hours promptly (he had them right after class this semester) if you don't understand. Do the problem sets before the test. Kendal was a great TA.

Sundberg is such a nice professor. He is so understanding and very fair. The book can be slightly confusing at first, but he goes over the tricky parts in lecture. TA really enjoys what she does. Her enthusiasm is contagious. Professor Sundberg really likes the subject that he is teaching and knows what he is talking about. He is also very good at responding to email and posts notes online. Overall, enjoyable class. Professor makes such a difficult class better.

Organic Chemistry is a hard class no matter what professor you have at UVA but Sundberg is a good professor he knows his stuff, it can be boring at times but if you read the book and keep along you will be fine. The tests are a lot like the practice questions/ homework problems so there really aren't too many surprises on test day.

The class overall isn't too difficult if you work for it. Read the chapters, listen in lectures, and you will be golden.