CHEM 1810

I was a little apprehensive about taking the 80 series, as my high school chemistry background was extremely weak compared to my peers <cough>TJ kids<cough>. However, Professor Harman teaches in such a way that he makes the enormous amount of information to be learned seem easy and effortless to grasp. I would recommend him 100%.

One final note: he's a little TOO nice when it comes to answering questions, so if you have a few brownnosers in your class asking inane, pointless questions, well... you may need to do some reading on your own, because he will answer EVERY question at the expense of the lecture.

W. Dean Harman is a fantastic teacher. He is very nice, calm, and clear in his lectures. The material can be pretty difficult, but with his help you'll get through (go to office hours). The main drawback about taking this class is that the next semester you'll be taking from...dun dun dunnnn...Sundberg, who is absolutely terrible.

Professor Harman is extremely enthusiastic about what he teaches, and he is very adept in drawing analogies toward chemical terms that are normally incomprehensible. His tests are hard but the letter cutoffs are quite generous.

if you're interested in chemistry, i recommend this course. the material isn't easy but the professor and the tas are quite helpful. they really like the subject and want you to too.

Professor Harman will gladly guide you through the course when you work hard for it enough such as going to the office hours. Tests are hard and the fact that there are only three tests are bit overwhelming at first. However, he does gives you a chance to recover. You will definitely enjoy this class if you enjoy chemistry.

As a class on its own I would say it is hard but enjoyable and you would learn a lot. HOWEVER, the 800 series will be the end to your GPA, your social life, and possibly your happiness. Once upon a time the Chem department said "Hey wouldn't it be cool if there was an advanced track in Chemistry?" Without really having a plan... the end result is that random professors end up teaching whatever they feel like with whatever arbitrary expectations on the basis that the class is "advanced". And once you find out you're in over your head, it's too late- the sequence of classes and the prospect of med schools asking why you switched out makes it near impossible to go back to the 400 series...
tl;dr This class is good but it brings nothing but suffering afterwards! Not worth it!

I am only a first year but this was one of my favorite classes at UVA. Professor Harman is fantastic, possibly one of the best at UVA. Not only is he brilliant but he makes the material fun and enjoyable. The class isn't easy but it is easy to do well in, put in the time out of the class doing the readings/watching the videos, go to discussion to do problem sets with a group, and go to the review session he has before the exam and you will do fine. If you are on the fence between 1410 and 1810, challenge yourself and take 1810 with Harman, you won't regret it.

Harman is a great professor and does a great job of making the class interesting and fun. He handles questions and hard concepts very well. Some material pretty hard to grasp but he does his best to make sure that everyone understands it. This is a good class to take to figure out whether or not chemistry is for you. With test corrections it's hard to actually do poorly in the class.

Harman is an amazing teacher! Just don't do what I did and think that because I aced the first two midterms, I would do okay on the final and get a good grade in the class. My poor final grade really hurt my course grade, but I still loved the class.

Dr. Harmon is hands down the best chemistry professor there is! The class is extremely difficult when you first started. I got an A+ in the class but the first day was really confusing. It gets better, though, as the class goes on.