Independent research involving distillation, crystallization, extraction, determination of physical properties, organic synthesis, and use of instrumental methods in organic chemistry for the purposes of multistep synthesis.

Prerequisites: Chemistry 6BL or 6BH and 109B or 109BH; and Chemistry 109C or CHEM 109CH (may be taken concurrently); open to chemistry, biochemistry and creative studies majors only; consent of instructor.

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Level Limit

Letters and science

College
These majors only bchem chem crtst
Yang Hai
3.0
10 reviews

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142A . 18 Days Ago

The exams were so hard and non related to the lecture materials. Slides contain minimal amount of word explanation. Teaching us like graduate students. Always write random things on board which make the whole class note so messy and disorganized. The worst professor at ucsb and avoid this person for your own good. Recommend MCDB 108 series!

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142A . A Month Ago

He's a very smart professor and it shows during lectures. I really liked the content of this class. But the exams were grueling- He teaches so many topics but only covers a select few on the exams, making it hard to prep for. The TA was very nice tho. I would really recommend taking MCDB 108/110 since those classes are more clear and fair.

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142A . A Month Ago

His grading policy may seem fair according to the syllabus but then each homework assignment and his exams are graded on what seems like a completely arbitrary rubric. We never even found out what our final exam scores were and then they posted our grades after the due date for GOLD. doesn't really seem like he cares that much about students

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142A . A Month Ago

He made his class incredibly difficult. Homework assignments were vague and unclear and his exams were taken home and open note but he designed them to be extremely difficult so it doesn't really matter what resources you use. His slides don't really contain much info so you really have to write down what he says.

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142A . A Month Ago

The material is interesting, but the class is unnecessarily difficult due to poor structure. Exam topics are briefly covered in lectures, making it hard to study. Grading policies are unclear early on and very harsh, with little to no partial credit. There may be a curve at the end but overall the course feels stressful and disorganized.

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142A . 7 Months Ago

Being Prof. Hai's student is the luckiest thing ever. I'm really grateful to him. He is not only my science hero but also my life role model.

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M W
08:00 AM - 11:50 AM
28.1% A
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27.1% A
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0 / 18 Closed
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M W
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28.1% A
CHEM 6BH
0 / 10 Enrolled
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Yang Hai 3.0
100.0% A
CHEM 6BL
0 / 18 Closed
Laboratory Methods of Organic Chemistry
Morgan Gainer 3.4
T R
08:00 AM - 11:50 AM
28.1% A