😔 i did not enjoy this class at all....

I think your success and enjoyability in this class heavily depends on you - how you learn, what you enjoy, how you study. I much more enjoyed the topics in chem 1, like drawing structures, intermolecular forces, hybridization. If you are a visual person like I am, good luck. Chem 2 is so much math and subtle differences between concepts. You really have to lock in on the little details, rather than looking big picture. This class is very heavy on thermodynamics, kinetics, and acid-base reactions. It's definitely hard, though I know many people people who did well, I also know quite a few who did not.

Welch -> I really am not a fan. I don't like the expos, how he switches groups around constantly, or the group questions that are way too hard, and some people get more days to work on them based on their expo time. Honestly, I wouldn't even bother showing up for lecture. He is left handed and only uses the projection of what he is writing, meaning you cannot see anything until he moves his wrist. When you can finally see, he moves on immediately and flips the page. He goes really deep into examples, and rarely talks about broader concepts and connections. Just watch the lecture recordings after class, so you can pause and give yourself time to understand and take notes, rather than waste your time showing up.

Tips for success -> practice and redoing past questions is super helpful, put every single thing you can think of on your cheat sheets, using lbla and bit questions make chatgpt generate you new questions with that style, also watch youtube videos with practice questions. practice and actually reading the tophat chapters well will make a big difference.

best of luck to you all 🫡

I didn't give this class the attention it deserved and literally never went to lecture yet I still ended this course with a B. If you do the chapter readings and practice the expo/lbla questions and conceptual stuff, that's all that really needs to be done in order to succeed. I also didn't have an ap chem background but I'd imagine most of the material here is very similar to that. Overall just do the chapter readings and practice and you should be a-ok

You don't even really have to go to lectures for this class. Everything you need to know is in the Chapter readings and Expo work. If you miss something, you're probably going over it in the expo. And if you just want to fade lectures, he records them and posts them. If you took AP Chem, this class should be easy. You can learn everything on your own. I know he's a very nice guy, but I have no clue what lectures are like. The big thing is just to do the expo, LBLA, and BIT questions for the test. If you don't understand the material, just go through the chapter readings or watch organic chemistry tutor. Group exams are chill. For him, you take individual on Monday, and the group comes out right after that. I know the due date for the group depends on your TA, but how it works is that you first answer the group questions on your own (unlimited tries) before the deadline, and then bring your answers to the Expo where you compare with your group, and then submit one group exam. Usually, you have the same answer, but if you have something different and swear your group is wrong, you can email him for like insurance. Overall, pretty chill class if you've taken AP chem before.

Ngl, I wasn't a big fan of his teaching style. I found the P2L coaches to be a lot better at explaining concepts and preparing for exams. I had Morkowchuk for Chem 1410 found her class to be way more enjoyable. Make sure you thoroughly read the chapter readings before the lecture, or it will be hard to keep up. Expo was fine, a lot of them were pretty difficult tho. We rotate groups after every midterm, and I thankfully never got a bad group. His exams were pretty tricky, but P2L once a week can guarantee at least a B in this course. #tCFSpring2026

Having taken AP chem in high school, I didn't find this course all that challenging. The majority of it will be review for those who have taken AP, with maybe 2-3 chapters that are new. It's all the same set up as 1410 so there won't be any surprises there. Unfortunately, Welch's tests are no longer online and open note. He shifted to in person with a 1 page front and back cheat sheet. The tests can be hard, but they aren't anything you won't expect. They aren't unfair in any way but he will test on basically everything so you have to be confident in every single topic from each chapter. I have really mixed feelings about Welch as a lecturer because he is such a nice guy but I didn't love his teaching style. Most lectures the first 30-40 minutes would be background info about why the unit was important or how it ties into chemistry. This was sometimes interesting, but it was never relevant on an exam and was never helpful in my understanding of the content. I wish he would've spent that time teaching what would've actually been on exams. I know a lot of other people also felt this frustration, and it kind of felt like you were just teaching yourself all of the content sometimes. I will say, I went to his office hour a few times and he was super helpful. Having taken Morkowchuk for 1410, I personally liked her teaching style a lot more and thought she covered a lot more content in lecture than Welch ever did. The final was similar to the midterms and you will do well if you practice using old exams. He also made a 2 hour long review video answering peoples questions which I found very helpful.

Got an A+ in this class. Very fair and Welch is by far the best for intro chem. The final is just like the other exams and the exams are just like the textbook questions, so if you review the textbook you'll be fine.

Welch is probably the best choice for the introductory chem courses. He is very willing to work with you and the most flexible of all the professors. The course is the same structure as CHEM 1410, with one lecture and one expo section a week. The reading takes a long time and the questions in the chapters are pretty difficult. I suggest having some friends that you can check answers with since your grades on the chapter, lbla, and bit carry a decent amount of weight in your final grade. The exams require a lot of practice to get good grades on. Most of the chem professors changed their exam format, but Welch's were still online and open notes. Personally, I think the group exams were a lot more difficult this semester.

I would recommend to not take the class with Welch. There is one lecture a week and the other class is expo where he says he will review things but does not. The textbook basically taught me the material. In lecture he would go over the most basic information from the textbook. He might be a nice person, but not a good teacher. Yes, the tests are online but that does not mean they are easy.

Professor Welch is one of the nicest people ever. Super accommodating and you can tell he cares about students and chemistry. If you want an A you can definitely get an A. Tests are open note, online, and very similar to Expo (discussion) problems so as long as you understand the main concepts the tests will not be hard. Make sure to get as many homework points because they really do add up. If you've taken AP Chem this class will not be bad. Even if you haven't taken AP you'll be fine if you keep up with the lecture readings.

Welch is a good professor, but not phenomenal. I had Columbus for Intro Chem 1 and I much preferred her over Welch. However, the course is structured in such a way that lectures aren't very necessary if you put in the work to actually read and understand the textbook, so Welch's teaching ability isn't that relevant. I personally think that Intro Chem 2 was a lot easier than Intro Chem 1, but I think it's all pretty subjective.