CHEM 1A
SYLVESTER B M
Bryanna Sylvester
3.6
336 reviews

337
3.6
CHEM1 . Sylvester B M 3 Years Ago

I dont usually rate professor, but I havent had a good experience with taking a class with her. Even though my midterm scores are way above average, I got a C. Yes, I screwed up the final exam. I expected there is a curve, but it didnt affect me some reasons. I believe that I still close to the class average.

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CHEM1C . Sylvester B M 4 Years Ago

She's quite enthusiastic and gets so excited to do more problems it's pretty fun to see. If you do the practice quizzes/tests the midterms were super easy (some questions were almost literally copy-pasted). The final hit me like a train though, way harder than the midterms. Overall though pretty easy class and pretty good professor.

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CHEM1C . Sylvester B M 4 Years Ago

She looks out for her students which shows that she cares unlike many professors. She puts in effort and therefore she wants you to show effort as well. The chem series is always going to be hard but at least with professor Sylvester it's going to be acknowledged.

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CHEM1BC . Sylvester B M 4 Years Ago

I had her for 1B/C and her exams were fair. Do her practice exams, go to CLAS, and book problems. Book problems are very helpful for the tricky questions she usually uses towards her end of her exam! The curve for her class is small compared to the other gen chem classes. Her exams are also a time crunch.

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CHEM1C . Sylvester B M 4 Years Ago

The online exams were very difficult with little to no multiple choice questions. The final had topics not covered in class

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CHEM1C . Sylvester B M 4 Years Ago

Took her for all of gen chem. I used to hate chem but now I love it. Always available outside of class during office hours or email. Really funny and really cares about her students. Tests are very similar to the practice tests which she posts a ton of, sometimes some book questions too. Writes everything out on the board w examples which I loved.

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CHEM1C . Sylvester B M 4 Years Ago

The online structure of this class is very difficult. In my opinion, she glazes over topics and doesn't go enough in-depth with the subject. The online tests have gotten significantly harder compared to in-person tests (she pulls material from 1A and ties it in with 1C material). If you have never taken a chem class before, do. not. take. her.

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CHEM1B . Sylvester B M 4 Years Ago

All of her lectures are done on the chalkboard and aren't posted online, but are more informative than Prof. Joseph's lectures. Her quizzes and exams are almost identical to the ones posted on Gauchospace, but also use problems taken from ALEKS and the textbook. Would've gotten a higher grade if the final wasn't canceled due to COVID-19.

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D . Sylvester B M 4 Years Ago

She wrote all notes and examples on the board, but in my opinion did not spend enough time explaining and getting majority of class to understand. Tests and quizzes had surprise questions even though she posts lots of practices tests. I learned most things online through Aleks. If you have Chem. series to tale I reccomend Price or Joseph if you can

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CHEM1B . Sylvester B M 4 Years Ago

Her tests and quizzes are very similar, if not pulled off with different values, to the practice material she provides. She writes everything on the board, and you have to be there in order to learn the material, because she doesn't post it on Gauchospace. I like her teaching methods, though.

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CHEM1B . Sylvester B M 4 Years Ago

Quizzes and Tests are unfair and nothing like practice tests, impossible to study for no matter how much studying you do.

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CHEM1C . Sylvester B M 5 Years Ago

She doesn't use lecture slides and abbreviates a lot when she writes on the chalkboard so you can get lost if you aren't constantly paying attention. If you go to her office hours she will help you. Make sure to do book problems and practice exams. Her tests sometimes have aleks type questions, so do aleks. She wasn't bad just not my style of teach

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CHEM1C . Sylvester B M 5 Years Ago

Great lecturer for Chem1C! Material covered in class is a solid intro, but practicing textbook problems and ALEKS are a must to do well. Uses the hardest/challenge problems from the textbook on tests. Practice tests and quizzes help a lot.

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CHEM1B . Sylvester B M 5 Years Ago

Her exams are fine if you studied the practice exams. She doesn't curve as much if the average is good! Just do book problems and practice exams. Also choose the graded ALEKS option since it's much helpful!

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CHEM1B . Sylvester B M 5 Years Ago

Kunkel makes the horrors of general chemistry seem bearable. She is super sweet and gives you many opportunities to pass the class with her grading style. You really have to pay attention in lecture (handwritten notes benefit you more) and I recommend choosing the graded ALEKS option because the extra points really do help in the end!

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CHEM1B . Sylvester B M 5 Years Ago

Best Professor!

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CHEM1B . Sylvester B M 5 Years Ago

Goes over all the easy stuff in class and gives super hard book problems which are never on the test. Both midterms have questions from the practice midterms on gauchospace. The final is super hard and has problems you've never seen before.

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CHEM1B . Sylvester B M 5 Years Ago

Kunkel does all her notes on the chalkboard and hardly uses the slides at all. This makes it pretty hard to get info if you miss class. However, if you're like me and learn really well from having someone walk you through the problem, Kunkel is the professor for you. As long as you don't skip class, all you really have to do are the practice exams.

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CHEM1B . Sylvester B M 5 Years Ago

She is a very nice lady but her tests are really hard. Do the book problems and as many practice exams as possible.

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CHEM1B . Sylvester B M 5 Years Ago

Kunkel is a firm believer in chalkboards, and doesn't post slides from lecture. So, if you miss class for whatever reason, you're screwed. That being said, she's a fantastic lecturer and walks through every step of the problems she does on the board. Also, DO PRACTICE QUIZZES AND EXAMS. Exams are tough only if you don't study.

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CHEM1B . Sylvester B M 6 Years Ago

Her tests are insanely harder than the other chem professors. Her lectures are deceiving because her tests are not covered by lecture. She does easy problems in class and at a very slow pace. Do book problems and practice tests. Tests are impossible to finish cause every single problem is calculation. My advice is to take someone else.

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CHEM1B . Sylvester B M 6 Years Ago

Things started out ok, in lecture she makes everything seem very easy. BUT her tests are not an accurate representation of the lectures. The tests are way harder than anything you'll ever see in class. Don't take her. I had to retake Chem1B with Price and the difference was night and day. choose Price if you can

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CHEM1B . Sylvester B M 6 Years Ago

The lectures were fine. She read off her notes and copied everything on the blackboard. However, tests were so much harder than lectures made it seem. The examples she chose to do in class are of no use studying cause she chose the easiest examples to show. Almost all test questions were calculations. So do book problems like she recommends.

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CHEM1B . Sylvester B M 6 Years Ago

Her lectures are simplified, which is great when introducing a hard topic at first, but to deeply understand whats going on lectures are not useful. Make sure to do hard book problems, and other materials, and do study on your own. Her tests can be hard, but it can be prepared for with lots of problems. CLAS is not bad either.

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