Palmer is really nice! I learned a lot in the class- it really prepared me for future labs.

I wouldn't recommend this course unless it's required. It was so much work outside of lab (lab reports and understanding the material). The material here didn't really seem to correlate well with chem181 material, making it harder to understand. Lecturer was nice, but I wouldn't say he was fair, especially with the final that was very unexpectedly difficult.

Professor Palmer is really nice. He lets the TAs run the lab (which most if not all professors do) and you mostly only see him in lecture. Sunday review sessions are a good chance to ask questions and he is available for any other help. I would recommend talking to TAs since they do most of the grading anyway.

Dr. Palmer is great. Go to his office, and there's no way you will not understand the chemistry. However, the TAs can be real point Nazis. Just get all the effort points, put time into the DMP, and don't bomb the final too badly, and you should be fine.

Don't take this class unless you're in the 800 series and you have to take the lab. Horrible class

I really like CHEM 1811 but there is a lot of busy work. It is easy to earn a good grade if you do your work on time and do the extra credit activities. I would recommend taking this class if you are also in 1810. The TA Vijay is great too if you can get him as your TA.

This class can be incredibly difficult if you have the wrong TA. And the professor doesn't really do much during lectures but personally can be helpful. Good Luck!

This class was incredibly time consuming, but overall it was worthwhile in that I learned a lot about how to write scientific reports. Vijay was the best TA I could ask for, and was the one who ran the lab and graded papers. Palmer is a smart guy for sure, but his lab lectures are not very helpful. The write-ups also take forever to do...

The class is focused so much more on following how Palmer thinks you should write your reports rather than if you understood the material. It's pretty annoying how the TAs and the professors had a different set of grading standards.

Palmer is not always clear on what he wants. His expectations for the lab reports are different from the TAs', but his are even more subjective and seem to change on a whim. He shows up at a few labs, but his explanations make less sense than the TAs'. He seems like a nice person, but can be quite tactless when writing comments on your lab report.