Not the professor for everyone. As an soft science major, I just wanted to get past chemistry. This prof. places an emphasis on depth and understanding. There were 4 free response questions on the exam that seemed somewhat like AP FRQ's. Overall very kind and wants you to succeed but probably wouldn't take again.

Really great professor! He wants you to love chemistry. If you don't understand what he talked about in class, go to office hours, he will explain as many times as needed. His tests and final were definitely fairer than other professors. Don't miss lecture, since he goes away from the book at certain points. Offers extra credit (did not do it tho).

He might not be everyone's cup of tea. He places greater emphasis on understanding the material thoroughly than high grades. Tests are unpredictable due to the nature of his questions (teaches out of book commonly), but understanding lecture material is the best study method. One of the hardest classes, but rewarding to learn Chem from his lens.

His lectures are unrelated to the test and hard to understand

Professor Sepunaru was a good professor, but not-so-great if you are taking him for gen chem as just a prerequisite for your major. In order to succeed in this class, it is extremely important that you attend his office hours and study material outside the textbook, due to him constantly teaching/testing on material from outside sources.

If you're taking this class just for a pre-major req, then this professor is not for you. He delves into the topics more deeply than other gen chem profs, but if you go to his office hours, he breaks down the topics well. Also, his free response tests are hit or miss, but partial credit is godsend! Go to office hours and review lecture problems.

I love Professor Sepunaru. I do question whether he is the right professor for a gen chem class that requires regurgitation of chemistry subjects to students who the majority do not want to have anything to do with chemistry. He is super caring and nice, thinks about what would be best for his students a lot. Wants people to understand the material

Caring, knowledgeable, passionate, and too smart to be teaching Chem 1B. Exams were very concept-based and basically all free response, and while he was very generous with grading, studying around the clock wasn't enough to prepare for whatever curveball was coming on the exam. Great for some people, but not if you're just trying to pass the class.

Sepunaru loves the subject and has an amazing attitude towards teaching. He really wants to be a mentor to his students, and to inspire them by showing them connections in the material that go beyond the standard curriculum. Lectures can be a bit disorganized and off the cuff, and tests are free response (not for everyone), but a great experience.

Professor Sepunaru is an amazing professor. He is very accessible outside of class if you send him an email. His tests are hard but very manageable if you read the textbook before his lectures. Ask questions in class and keep up with what he is saying and he makes Chem 1B very interesting.

Great professor who is very caring, but 1B isn’t his best and you’re better off with another professor if you’re not interested in chemistry and are only taking it as a pre-major course. If you are a chem nerd i’d definitely recommend. Tests are very difficult, and he goes away from the book, so don’t solely rely on the book to study.

Actually horrible, tests were extremely difficult and would often have questions that weren't even talked about in lecture so you wouldn't know how to do them. Also lots of topics he would want you to understand in a different way than what the book explained, and his explanations were more difficult to grasp. Avoid at all costs.

Overall Prof. Sepunaru is a really great teacher and an engaging lecturer you not only knows what he is talking about, but cares about the topics. The tests for 1B were very difficult even with going to all lectures, and studying/doing practice problems etc, but I think it's style you get used to with time.

He is caring, and genuinely wants you to learn the concepts. His tests are lecture heavy and make sure to grasp the concepts than the calculations, as his test are also free response, so if you show understanding you will be able to get most of the points. Nice guy but his class is not for those who don't care about understanding the material.

Sepunaru was a very caring and nice professor, he clearly knows the material very well, but I felt at times during class it was hard to understand what he was teaching. This class is definitely not for the faint of heart, be prepared to work hard studying for exams, don't be afraid to ask questions, and remember to do all the HW on time!

Sepunaro has high expectations but he genuinely wants everyone to learn. His tests are mostly free response, which is great for gaining partial credit because even if you mess up calculations, you can still show understanding. Prioritize conceptual aspects instead of calculations. Predict the types of exam questions he'll ask. Really nice guy!

This class is ridiculous. Going to lecture does absolutely nothing. His tests are curveball exams that aren't relative to content 'taught' in class. Although he had amazing reviews when I signed up for this course, it was clear 1B is not his strong suit. Do NOT take this class if you want to pass. It is brutal.

Overall a decent professor though it was frustrating how different his material is from other 1B profs and CLAS b/c it made studying for exams extremely difficult. He includes a lot of extra material in his lectures "this is not in the textbook but it will be on the test". He would be great if he kept to what the other 1B profs taught.

His lectures were very confusing and the homework, lectures, and CLAS material we’re very different from the exams.

Very well respected and caring, many people are big fans of his teaching, however his lectures and assignments for Chem 1B were extremely disorganized and unclear - he focuses too much on concepts that arent important to the assignments and tests. Some people will love him, for me he was not an effective teacher

Despite his glowing reviews for upper-division classes, his CHEM1B class is impossible. The material taught in the lecture is unclear and taught in the most confusing manner possible, and the test material is radically different from Aleks or anything taught in CLAS. Beware before taking this class.

Professor Sepunaru is my favorite professor I've had. He truly cares about his students and does everything he can to help them succeed (giving partial credit on exams, explaining topics one-on-one after class, etc.) His lectures are very clear and he made the class as enjoyable as it can be for a chem class. He's funny and very personable.

Sepunaru is BY FAR one of the best Chem department professors. His lectures are guided by mostly class discussions but do cover what is needed. His tests are also extremely fair and if we do not score well, he takes it as his mistake for not doing his best. He is extremely respectful towards his students and has made the last online quarter great.

Chemistry felt more like a field than a class when I learned under Sepunaru. Instead of the rigid chapter by chapter, section by section flow of a college class - Sepunaru taught advanced concepts that related to the current topic. This gave me the greater depth and meaning behind what we were learning and its real world applications.