CHEM 1811

Palmer is a great professor, and his class is well structured. The lab reports, while few, are heavily weighted in comparison to other work. There is no curve, which can be a problem if the TA grades harshly. This is a lot of work, and a lot of writing, with a project and final.

Absolutely a worthwhile course. The T.A.s can be very harsh graders, but through a poor grade (or two), you learn so much about scientific writing, particularly in research reports. The labs were generally very interesting ? you do a lot of cool things with a molecular modeling computer program, and the wet labs teach you various lab techniques.

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...