Very difficult exam, harsh grader, avoid at all cost!!!

Darby was the nicest chem teacher I've had at UCSB, but she was the hardest to follow. She's a good person but not a very good teacher.

Feldwinn made chemistry so interesting and understandable. her lectures are a little fast paced so use CLAS if necessary. GO TO OFFICE HOURS. she really wants to get to know her students and is very approachable. she explains the concepts in different ways until you grasp it. love love love Feldwinn

Dr. Feldwinn provides a great learning atmosphere that originates from her passion and zeal for educating students about general chemistry. She is very accessible during office hours and she is willing to meet outside of office hours as well. She makes sure you understand the material and is patient when working with you.

I learned a lot from her. She is really good about helping students if you have questions. The midterms are free response so you can get partial credit. A lot of what is on the midterms is things you've already seen on the practice midterms and questions form class. She offers extra credit. Tests are tough but you will learn a lot

Dr. Feldwinn was BY FAR the best gen chem teacher I had. You can really tell she loves to teach and wants her students to get excited to learn chemistry. Her exams are difficult but she never tests on things she didn't go over in class. If you review her slides and practice exams, you'll get at least a B.

Professor Feldwinn is a hard teacher, there is no doubt you will have to work much more in her class. However, if you are a hard worker you should be thrilled to have her. She is a great teacher and extremely helpful. Her exam style is not multiple choice which prepares you much more for upper division classes.

the average for the first midterm was 43%. She is a terrible teacher. The average partially reflects her teaching skills.

Feldwin is clear about what's on the midterms and gives a good bit of grade buffer (haha, buffer) with aleks and extra credit. However, the lectures aren't as good as Joseph's and being at 8 am is brutal. Feldwin is def overhated, but be prepared for a very difficult final.

She's a very nice lady; however, her tests are brutal. I would have passed if I had done all of the book problems that she assigned, so please do a million problems. I'm not kidding. Her ULA was incredibly helpful though.

I'm not sure why people say she's rude, she just wants to help you pass. The class is unnecessarily hard though, especially the exams. They are meant to be completely made of problems that have been shown or assigned at some point, but she gives so much homework that you end up not recognizing most of them. One question shouldn't be worth 20%.

Yesssssssss

Even though the exam is tough, Feldwinn's lecture is interesting because she prepared experiment each lecture.

Multiple opportunities for extra credit and her grading was made in a way to get you lots of points back. Three midterms and 4 online quizzes, but your lowest midterm gets dropped if you score higher on the final. Prof. Feldwinn cares a lot about her students, so if you're struggling make sure to go to office hours and do the book problems!!!

Before taking this course, I ate, slept, and breathed chemistry. I now have nightmares about the subject. She has zero compassion for her students. She makes the class impossible to succeed in and entirely about your ability to memorize specific problems. I missed one problem on an exam and got 15% off my score. No partial credit. The lady's evil

This class is absolutely insane and ridiculous. Never had a professor worse than Feldwinn. If you want to see cute smart guys, take the class, otherwise you're getting nothing else out of it but a teacher who is not nice, doesn't grade well, and will curve grades by accident! Because of this class I'm going to switch majors. UGHHH IM SO MAD.

I would say this professor's grading policy is not reflective of a students intellect and ability but rather their ability to study specific questions and remember a specific answer. There is no partial credit awarded on exams and don't let the “every question tested you have seen before” fool you into thinking you're safe…. She assigns hundreds

This professor is amazing. Professor Feldwinn alongside the TA Carolyn made this class fun and worthwhile! Carolyn was able to explain concepts amazing and is truly passionate about helping students. I would recommend Professor Feldwinn to anyone who wants to learn chemistry from a passionate teacher! Also generous grade bumps. ie: F->C, D->B….

Amazing teacher who obviously loves teaching chemistry but makes it almost impossible to get a good grade. Curves down too

Pros: All problems on the midterms/finals are problems she has assigned you before. Some extra credit opportunities. Lots of grade padding. Passionate. Cons: Insane amount of homework (graded). Starts class at 7:45AM w/ iClicker (mandatory)! ZERO leniency in grading. Difficult content. How to succeed: Do a million practice problems. Literally.

The class was pretty demanding but on the whole fair-the questions on the test were taken verbatim from the homework's/lectures. Homework was optional so it's rly up to you how much work you wanna put in.

Feldwinn is an amazing teacher who cares a lot about her students. She's clear about grading and deadlines, and always willing to help in class or office hours or anytime whatsoever. It's important that you do the book problems and everything assigned in her emails. The content is challenging, so stay up to date on the work!

Feldwinn is a very organized and thoughtful professor. She tends to explain things clearly, and despite moving quickly in lecture, she'll always answer students' questions. Her tests greatly resemble textbook and in class problems. The class is well structured, and working hard will get you an A. This is my opinion. Your experience may differ.

Professor Feldwin, I hope you're reading this. You obviously love your subject but you're making it extremely hard to pass your class. Unreasonably hard. Teach the love of chemistry to your students the way you love it, don't make us hate it instead