Chem 1CL overall was really challenging, and the labs have much more confusing processes than A and B. But it's honestly just about which TA you end up with. My TA was chill and explained concepts very well. The final, like the previous two labs, was incredibly hard. My advice is try to go into the final with an A+, so you can tank the bad grade.

Your experience completely depends on your lab partner and TA. Some TAs grade harder than others. I got lucky with my TA (Rose Mary) and I had a good lab partner. The lab was easy, but the exam was a curveball. Study every. quiz. question. Don't trust the lab review they give you, it is much easier than the exam. Go over lab reports and pre labs.

The class itself is not too difficult, but there is a LOT of homework, especially for a 2 unit course. I didn't have a lot of trouble submitting assignments like others did, but I will say that sometimes I had more work for CHEM1AL than CHEM1A. TAs don't really give feedback on assignments, which is annoying, but manageable.

I've never ever seen this prof, since the lab is taught by the TAs, so I'm just rating the class. The class honestly isn't super hard, as long as you take time trying to understand the concepts. The submissions are a little tricky. Try to build up the most points during the quarter so you can tank the final, bc it's super difficult for no reason.

Work was just extensive, you have to do it together or you cant complete it. Then, when you do complete it, you spend hours out trying to figure out where to submit it. Then, when you submit it, you realize during break u submitted to only 1/2 programs so none of your discussions are graded. Then, you email the professor and they ghost you! Fun!

Im not sure if it was always like this, but submitting assignments was incredibly difficult and confusing. Perhaps its because the school changed to using Canvas. The class is incredibly unorganized online and I pulled my hair out trying to figure out where to post my work. It doesn't make any sense.

The labs are easy enough as long as you watch the videos and leave enough time to complete the prelab assignments. However, the final exam was extremely hard and the study guide did not prepare us at all for the test. The lab manual will mark questions wrong on lab reports even though the answer is correct. Professor does not respond to emails.

No one knows who this professor is. Emailed the professor about 8 times as well as my TA, not a single response. Errors on my due dates, grades, no response. Now I am losing points for their mistakes. The final was ridiculously hard. Some TA's give grades that are very unfair, whereas others grade way easier, putting others at an advantage.

the class itself was easy but the final was horrible it was nothing like the practice tests or the class. apparently last year everyone got A's and so the prof was told to make his final harder so it was an actual joke this year. final grade isnt out yet but ive had an A all quarter and it may go down to a B if there isnt a curve

The class itself was a lot of work but very doable. However, grading criteria is not clear for any assignment. A group of students can work together on it being lab partners, and one will do significantly worse for no clear reason. The final was very difficult in comparison to the practice. The Professor does not respond to emails either.

I have never seen Professor Bernt in my life and I am on my second quarter of having him as a professor. The TA's are the real teachers of this class, but they're generally pretty good. You absolutely cannot skip even one class, and lab reports, pre labs, and quizzes take up a lot of time. This definitely should be worth more than two units.

Don't even know this man, the TA's ran the labs. Bernt NEVER replied to emails. He would send announcements super late. Prime TA strike, he was the worst at communicating. However, quizzes weren't terrible, lab reports were a pain but just follow the rubric, and the final was easy, not sure if it's because it was online (I didn't even use notes)

He's exhausted. It's as simple as that. Most professors are, but he's the most burnt out prof. I've yet to meet and it makes sense because he spreads himself so thin between teaching at ucsb and sbcc. So he's not too devoted to a single class. As long as you attend lectures, do the book problems and make sure you understand them, you'll do great.

Pretty sure this man does not exist. Never seen him. No-one I know who took this class has ever seen him. Sent him 8 emails this quarter, he didn't answer any of them. I don't even think my TA has ever met him.

Never ever rely on Bernt to answer your emails. Never have met or seen this man ever. In the midst of the TA strike and you have to do everything on your own. Quizzes are a bit stressful but somewhat manageable. Lab reports are okay if you follow the rubric thoroughly, they do take quite a lot of time.TA's pretty much run the whole class.

You need to buy the lab manual and notebook from the UCEN which are expensive. Even though everything is submitted online they insist you take all your notes on carbon copy paper from the specific notebook.

Never seen this man's face. You have to watch video lectures (of another professor) before each lab and the reports and pre-labs take up a lot of time. TA's run all the labs and they grade very harshly (I got points docked because my report was too long?). Sometimes the weekly quizzes include material we haven't even learned yet.

Im not sure what this man even looks like, he has never shown his face ever. I was only commiicating with the TA. Man only responds to emails and makes the quizs. Literally Yang 2.0.

The lab is run by TA's who also grade all of your lab reports. The professor tells the TA's to grade harshly on the reports and they are very specific with the criteria on the lab reports. It is difficult to get a good grade, especially if your TA is one of the tougher graders. There is also a lot of work for a 2 unit course.

Prof Bernt had grad students run the labs. Each lab had very extensive homework assignments before and afterwards. Attendance was mandatory and you could only miss 1 and still receive partial credit, even with emergencies. Only took this course bc it was required for my major but I would suggest you avoid at all costs.

Professor Bernt has been my favorite chem professor so far, he is very concise in his lectures and the exams have been very fair. Taking him for fall has been amazing, he is very charismatic and loves his dog Hilda also he gave us candy on Halloween. Do aleks, book probs, practice exams, CLAS and go to class!!!! You can get an A :)

Bernt is a cool guy & does his job well. Aleks as the hw system was the department's decision and not his, but it's a demanding and dreadful aspect of the class. It's actually counter productive. If aleks material looked anything like exam questions, and if the hours spent on it each week were spent studying exam content, we'd be way better off.

Professor Bernt is honestly a really good teacher. His lectures were short and informational and fit really well with the textbook. While he was a little distant cause of asynchronous class, he was super approachable in OH. Definitely in my top 3 chemistry professors at UCSB

Took this course in Fall 2020. Professor Bernts PowerPoints are clear and straightforward but his handwriting is terrible. One thing excellent about him is that he prepares summary notes for his students during the end of the course. Super helpful. 3 exams in total, very exam-based course. No section. Get ready to be stuck on Aleks for hours.