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CHEM 2411 Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
Last taught: Fall 2021
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Fall 2010
1.3
Average

Awful TA. Your grades in lab depend on the final because everyone in the lab section gets bad lab grades because the TA and his girlfriend were fighting all semester. Awfully hard Teacher.

Instructor 2.0
Enjoyability 1.0
Recommend 1.0
Difficulty 5.0
Hours/Week 11.0
Fall 2010
4.0
Average

Hunt provides a very specific and applied version of organic chem, which can be really fascinating. If you work hard, you will be rewarded. Go to the TA review session, it's very helpful, and your (or another) TA will likely give you the answers to the post lab questions. The final is very difficult.

Instructor 4.0
Enjoyability 3.0
Recommend 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Hours/Week 8.0
Fall 2010
4.7
Average

Great class. It is difficult, but I felt I learned a lot. Work hard and consistently work hard. If not, the class will not be fun worth it whatsoever.

Instructor 5.0
Enjoyability 4.0
Recommend 5.0
Difficulty 2.0
Hours/Week 0.0
Fall 2010
3.0
Average

Hunt was brutal, however the material was interesting and well constructed. Expect to spend at least 6-8 hours on each lab report every week; any less and you're guaranteed to fail the final

Instructor 4.0
Enjoyability 1.0
Recommend 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Hours/Week 8.0
Fall 2009
1.3
Average

The hardest final i have ever taken in my entire life. There is absolutely no point in even trying to do well unless you want to memorize every single mechanism for every experiment. Class is not graded fairly at all. I would definitely recommend taking it over the summer.

Instructor 2.0
Enjoyability 1.0
Recommend 1.0
Difficulty 5.0
Hours/Week 10.0
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Fall 2009
2.3
Average

My TA, Jason, was very helpful. He would meet me anytime and was very quick to respond to emails thoroughly. The class IS miserable, but if you work at it, you can find a rhythym of doing the lab reports accurately.

Instructor 3.0
Enjoyability 2.0
Recommend 2.0
Difficulty 4.0
Hours/Week 0.0
Fall 2009
2.0
Average

Seyun was a great TA and helped out tremendously with the post-lab question and writing labs if you go to the office hours. Hunt is terrible though and the most boring lecturer you'll ever have. The final is nearly impossible and you must know the lab manual front to back to do well on it. I'd recommend taking it in the summer.

Instructor 2.0
Enjoyability 2.0
Recommend 2.0
Difficulty 5.0
Hours/Week 1.0
Fall 2009
1.3
Average

This is more advice than a review. Don't worry about actually getting good results during lab; its irrelevant. Your grade is based solely on well your lab reports are written + the final. In the lab reports, explain the theory/chemistry behind every single step of the procedure and you'll get a good grade. For the final memorize the procedure, the chemistry behind the procedure and MECHANISMS!!! Memorize every proton and electron pair in the mechanism, and you'll do well on the final.

Instructor 2.0
Enjoyability 1.0
Recommend 1.0
Difficulty 5.0
Hours/Week 8.0
Fall 2009
1.3
Average

Lab lectures are a total waste of time. Hunt either condescends to students or talks over their heads. He's just an atrocious lecturer. He makes the class way harder than it has to be. My TA, Ben Ball, was great. He was very clear and helpful both at office hours and during lab.

Instructor 2.0
Enjoyability 1.0
Recommend 1.0
Difficulty 5.0
Hours/Week 12.0
Fall 2009
2.7
Average

Overall, the class was just as bad as everyone said that it would be! The final was killer, but I have to say that it was more than fair. Yes, it is hard, and I definitely not recommend it unless you are Pre-Med or a Chem Major. This being said, Hunt is not as evil as he is made out to be. Yes, the grading system is pretty awkward but 50 percent get A's and B's so work hard and hope for a great lab TA who grades kind of Harsh. It will help in the end

Instructor 4.0
Enjoyability 2.0
Recommend 2.0
Difficulty 5.0
Hours/Week 11.0
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