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CHEM 109A
ANYIKA M
Mercy Anyika
3.0
128 reviews

128
3.0
CHEM1C . Anyika M 3 Years Ago

Her lecturing is not the best but it's practically required to go because of graded iclickers. She also takes a percentage out of the Aleks grade to give really hard quizzes with brand new types of questions. Her tests are also graded very harshly with the most difficult questions worth 10% of the whole quiz no partial.

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CHEM1C . Anyika M 3 Years Ago

you have to put in immense amounts of effort in order to do barely average in this class. After studying all materials, reading the textbook, and doing all the book problems, I still found it very hard to succeed. She struggles to teach clearly and always sounds very jumbled in all of her lectures. She sets you up for failure on her tests.

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CHEM1C . Anyika M 3 Years Ago

This class was absolutely draining. If you didn't watch another professor's lecture/read the textbook before class, you will be lost in lecture. I did all the book problems, Aleks, reviewed notes, and practice midterms but did the worst in her class. Her exams are unfair, some questions are worth 10 points, others worth as little as 3 points.

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CHEM1C . Anyika M 3 Years Ago

This is undoubtedly the most frustrating class I've ever taken. It does not matter if you understand the material perfectly; there is a high probability that you will get Cs on the midterms anyway. Her grading scale is godawful and she looks for ways to take off points. It's legitimately so annoying. Don't take this class if you value your sanity.

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CHEM1C . Anyika M 3 Years Ago

I've had different professors for the gen chem series and Anyika by far the worst one. She teaches the simplest concepts in class and makes quizzes and tests so much harder. This would be fine if she was a good teacher but she's not so there is no balance. Not very accommodating and helpful when questions are asked. Avoid at all costs!!

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CHEM1C . Anyika M 3 Years Ago

i've never met a professor that actually wanted her students to fail. her grading is very unfair, she takes easy points out of ALEKS to put into timed/difficult quizzes that drop your grade, uneven point distribution on tests, and very rude/unhelpful whenever you try to email for help. I worked twice as hard and long in this class only to struggle

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CHEM109B . Anyika M 3 Years Ago

Mercy is a really solid lecturer. 109B is pretty brutal overall so expect the material to still be pretty difficult. The final was pretty hard too, and some of the quizzes ended up having averages in the 50s. She's really nice + funny though, so take all the opportunities you have to get help.

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CHEM109B . Anyika M 4 Years Ago

Anyika is the best chem prof I've had so far. Actually changed my mind on how I feel about chem. She's extremely clear on what will be on each test and is always available for extra help. She's also nice and friendly. Had lewis last quarter and though he's a decent professor, Anyika is loads better.

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