Sylvester is such a sweet and enthusiastic woman. She wants her students to do well, so the practice quizzes and tests are extremely helpful, and she gives opportunities to replace a quiz score with iClicker points or a midterm with the final. Lectures on the chalkboard, so be ready to go to class and pay attention, but it's just review of AP Chem

Disorganized, doesn't post lecture slides online. If you're a person who craves organization and structure, Sylvester is not for you. You're better off with Price.

If you have taken AP Chemistry, Chem 1A is cake. Sylvester/Kunkel also had really easy tests. Take advantage of practice tests if you struggle. A few questions are reused and are representative of the actual tests

Nice professor, lectures are easy and clear. She's friendly to beginners in chemistry. Course is not very much in depth and if you go to lectures and do the homework then you're fine. Could've gotten an A+ if I had not screwed up on the final... Anyway, she is a nice choice for CHEM 1A.

I only gave a rate point of 4 in my last comment by mistake... which I should have given a 5. Making a new rate to make up lol. Great professor! Take her class!

Very nice professor. Her class is relatively easy and well organized and explained. Only test on what is taught in the lecture, which is great. Handwriting on blackboard sometimes could be hard to be seen clearly from the back of the hall, but once seen easy to understand. I got mad wiz chem in high school but really like her university chem class.

She is a really nice professor! The lectures are really clear. She provides several practice exams and some exam questions even directly from the practice. Theres two quizzes, two exams and one final. She will also curve the final grade. Its not very difficult to get an A in her class.

Easily the best CHEM1A professor. Although her lectures may not be as inspiring as that of Price, they are always clear thorough. Midterms and the final were a breeze as all questions are basically from the practice exams she provides. The homework is somewhat heavy but is definitely a grade booster. Also has quite a generous curve. Attend class.

gives manageable amount of homework. very available outside of class. gives practice exams to study off of before quizzes and exams. make sure to do homework for a grade boost. very approachable. knows what she is teaching.

She is literally a great professor for chemistry. Clear and great at explaining concepts. Goes fast but manageable. I personally benefitted from ALEKS and doing all of the practice quizzes/exams. Just study and be on top of your stuff and you will get a B. Just don't do bare minimum and expect to pass. Glad I had her for 1A and 1B.

She is a very good professor. Her tests are very hard, but if you study for them and do all the practice tests and textbook problems you will be fine.

She is okey. Tests are hard and lectures are not related to the tests at all. DO BOOK PROBLEMS and MAKE SURE YOU GET ALL OF THEM! She sometimes throws random book problems onto the tests and if you don't know how to do them you are screwed.

Definitely has tough tests, so do not rely on just the lectures. Takes effort outside of class because she goes over the easy stuff in class. Although she has hard tests the class is very forgiving because you can replace a quiz with iclicker and the final replaces a midterm grade. Very good option if you prefer chalkboard.

I took Chem in high school and did fine with it until I took Chem 1A with Kunkel. She provides a bunch of resources to try and help you learn but the course is structured in an incredibly confusing way. Lectures are not online and she uses iClickers; she also assigns ALEKS (online textbook) homework very often and it takes a looooot of time to do.

Beware, she doesn't post slides!! You have to go to lecture for iClicker, and she never explains any equations either. She's nice, but not the best teacher. It's clear that she likes Chem, but for people who suck at Chem like me, you won't understand. I learned more from Aleks than I did her... Also she makes her test insanely hard.

Kunkel doesnt use power point, meaning all her notes are on the board. This way of teaching helps you see her thought process and shows you how to solve problems. All I did was do the practice exams which are the same difficulty as the actual exams. I only took general chemistry in High School yet she made this course easy (great teacher).

Kunkel seems to be a fair professor. She provides multiple practice quizzes and tests in order to allow students to practice. Her lectures are clear, and she always makes sure everyone's questions are answered before moving on to the next topic. Chem is a hard class, but Kunkel seems to be a good choice for the class.

Best professor for CHEM!!

Kunkel has a reputation of being very intimidating for students, and maybe that's the case for the rest of the chem series, but if you study hard and put in the effort that she expects of the class, you shouldn't have a problem with achieving the grade that you want. And if you end up messing up a few things, don't worry because the curve is FAT.

Her quizzes and test questions arent on practice tests beware.

Kunkel tries to make Chem passable. The course is hard and her tests are hard, but she provides a lot of resources that will prepare you for the test. Lectures are somewhat confusing for students who didn't take AP Chem in highschool. Overall she is a very nice person and is available for extra help.

I really enjoyed Kunkel! She was funny during lecture and gave all the information you needed to pass the class. She heavily emphasized before every quiz and exam to do the practice tests she posts online, and they help so much. For the people on here who said the exams are hard, they probably didn't take the practice tests lol. I loved her!

her exams are significantly harder than other chem teachers.

Took her all 3 quarters for Chem 1A, 1B, 1C out of bad luck and got a C+, C, B respectively. Her tests can get very difficult (and are probably the most difficult of all the professors) so studying the practice quizzes and exams help. Definitely opt for the grading options with Aleks for 1B & 1C as it'll motivate you to finish it & help your grade