She's very interesting and funny, which I appreciated. Her tests are similar to the lectures and I think they are fair. Honestly, my only issue is that she tended to fear-monger her students which was annoying. Overall I recommend, this class helped me a lot for 1A.

she was alright but it got difficult towards the end of the quarter :/

Very strict regarding quizzes, dry humor, and pop quizzes if you don't ask questions. Fun accent, a lot of personality, and fun shirts. 3 quizzes, 3 midterms, 1 final.

She made me hate chem and this is supposed to be a pre class. She made me want to jump off the cliff no joke.

this class prepared me a lot for chem1A, however.......prof anyika was highkey mean and i feel like the concepts taught in lectures weren't explained the best they could've been. i definitely learned the majority of the content on my own, from the textbooks. she seems really smart but can be extremely discouraging, unfortunately.

If you have never taken chem before like me, I 100% recommend taking CHEM 25. BUT Mercy is a fear mongerer and not a good teacher and she makes her exams much more difficult than they have to be. Her office hours SUCK she doesn't answer questions directly. She creates a very stressful environment for students, use CLAS! Attendance is Iclicker.

DO NOT take her class. First chem class at university and she gave me the worst impression ever :(

never again

Mercy's class is designed in almost a symbiotic or parasitic way. It felt similar to how Frankenstein designed his monster, and how the monster soon grew an immense desire for a relationship. That relationship was us (the students), and the class was the monster, chasing after us, gripping us by the neck, desperately calling for our engagement.

I really enjoyed her lectures and she was the perfect balance of stern and kind. The tests aren't that hard if you study, which she gives many tips and ideas on how to do so.

Chem 25 should be a good class to prepare for Chem 1A, but having Mercy does not help at all. She only goes through slides during lecture, while solving the easiest example problems, while barely explaining her process. The example problems provided are absolutely nothing like the problems provided on the quiz and midterms.

i have nightmares of this class and professor. her literal agenda is that if you don't dedicate ur life to her class and ONLY her class it seems, then you don't belong there. her passive-agressive, borderline bully-like jokes and comments still ring in my ear to this day. i was so miserable. so miserable.

If you want your first year to be literal hell, take this class. Mercy constantly told us and ENGRAVED in us that we would fail unless we studied the material ALL day and every day. She made her whole personality about chemistry and took a huge toll on my mental health as a first year. I was depressed and her negative comments in class never helped

Never thought I'd write on of these, but she shows 0 compassion for the students and absolutely fearmongers

I am an A student--except for this class. Every test had a class average of ~60% (NO CURVE). Her lectures didn't cover all the information or make sense. Her "practice problems" were WAY easier than the test problems, which led to people doing poorly. She is a fearmonger, excessively hard grader, and dispassionate person. Avoid her...

She is not a kind professor and not compassionate torwards problems outside your control. Creates a stressful learning environment for the course and is very hard to talk to and reach. Although is honest and transparent and explains things during lecture.

The class is super slowly paced and easy since it's prep for the first gen chem, and mercy is super personable and teaches very clearly. There wasn't a single time I felt behind, so as long as you go to lectures it's a free A. She's funny too so lecture isn't all that unpleasant.

Definitely wants students to succeed, the class was great preparation for chem 1a, one of the most organized professors I've had so far.

The way she taught and organized her slides were SO thorough and easy to understand. She does not put any concepts on tests that she has not gone over or were not in the recommended book problems/section worksheets. As long as you pay attention AND do the book problems, you will do amazing!! She is hilarious, funny, genuine, caring!!

Class is fast-paced, so I feel as though I grasped the material better outside of class by going over the notes. I appreciate that she does a good amount of practice problems. She has her silly moments too. You will have to put a lot of time outside of the lecture to understand the material.

Definitely recommend this class for people who don't have much previous chem knowledge. I learned a lot from the course and don't regret taking it. Mercy can seem a little intimidating and present concepts in a basic yet overwhelming way but if you do the textbook problems at the end of each chapter (notably the cumulative ones) you will be fine.

Somewhat enjoyed lectures because she's funny and sweet, however the way she broke down topics didn't click for me as I didn't take chem in high school. Very straightforward on expectations and preparing you for Chem 1A. However I didn't find asking for help very useful, when i didn't get a problem she only told me which concepts I need to review.

She was great for intro to chem. Does a good job at explaining chem and setting you up for 1A and how that class runs. She is good at helping you understand topics you need help with. very funny and sweet. def recommend if you know nothing or very little about chem.

Prof can come off harsh, but she is hilarious and genuinely wants her students to succeed. This class is definitely challenging if you don't have much experience in chem. You really need to attend every lecture and section, and go to office hours (can't stress that enough). Highly recommend textbook problems before every exam. Good prep for 1A!