I love Professor Anyika so so much! She is extremely caring and puts in a lot of effort into her class and into helping her students understand. Office hours is a very helpful tool where you can solve problems with students and Mercy will guide you along the way. This way you really learn the material instead of her just giving you the answer!

I enjoyed taking this class, definitely recommend for those who want to have a strong foundation in chemistry! Midterms and final were very fair. All the problems found on tests were variations of the practice problems in the textbook (she posted scans of these w/answers too). I also liked how she posted the answers to midterms so we could correct.

I loved Mercy! Structured her class in a way that we could undertand the difficulties of chemistry. Midterms are worth more than anything else in her class. Make sure to do the aleks, also worth a lot. But overall a good class, in prep for Chem 1A. She's so fun and charistmatic.

She is a good professor overall for CHEM109A. I do think she could improve on spacing out the content better (ex. some lectures were too dense and fast and others were repetitive), and those random grade emails before quiz scores came out were unpleasant. My favorite part of taking her class was her humor. She is such a mooooooooooooooood.

Anyika is fairly new and seemed to had a rough start the previous times she taught, but I found her lectures to be very clear and fairly easy to understand. There was plenty of resources for practice outside class and the exams were fair, although she does like to sprinkle some trick questions here and there.

I honestly don't understand all of the hate towards Anyika. She is a decent lecturer and does the best she can considering how difficult of a topic organic chemistry is to grasp. You need to put in work outside of the class if you want a good grade. Her tests are very reasonable, most of the questions are taken from the book or lecture.

Prof was great at explaining simple concepts and creating a positive environment for ppl new to chem, but I felt she never spent enough time on the harder ones/stuff that actually appeared on tests. Midterms (3) and final heavy with mandatory sections, but those really helped anyway. Definitely great prep for 1A, tests structured just like theirs.

As the lowest level class, Mercy was great at explaining the basics of chem by using analogies. She was willing to provide help outside of class with office hours, and her jokes made the class enjoyable. She always came in with a happy attitude. Glad I took this class because it prepared me a lot for 1A.

Prof. Anyika was encouraging & supportive with a great attitude, but wasn't the best at explaining the harder concepts appearing on exams. Most of that came from the ALEKS hw and mandatory sections (with a great TA, thank you Priscilla!). Class has 3 midterms, 3 quizzes, & a final. Would rec as a refresher/intro to college chem before taking 1A.

She is a good professor, but the lectures were sometimes confusing; she gave examples for easy questions (one example per question) but went over them too fast for challenging questions. The tests are not too bad, and the Aleks homework is probably the most difficult part of this class. My TA was the GOAT and explained concepts better.

Professor Anyika was a great professor, however, sometimes her lectures and explanations can be confusing. if you go to office hours, ask questions, and do book problems you can pass with a good grade. Most tests have a couple questions from the book so it's good to practice those.

she's super funny but definitely not a good teacher. got confused when teaching her own material and had zero sympathy for students who were struggling. if you need to actually learn in her class or don't have full confidence in teaching yourself the material, don't take

Love her. Ochem is hard, there's no way around that, but Dr. Anyika clearly cares a lot and tries her best to deliver the material smoothly. Do the book problems, go to class, and get help if you need it. Dr. Anyika is bubbly, passionate, and helpful.

Anyika makes her expectations very clear for the tests and gives you the materials you need to succeed. I don't really understand the poor reviews. It's a tough class that requires effort outside of lecture. Not much she can cover in 50 minute class periods. Stay on top of practice problems and attend CLAS. Her tests are VERY fair imo.

Everyone makes her out to be way worse than she is; it's the class itself that's difficult for some. I found her lectures to be clear for the most part, and I understood the material she was teaching. You'll be fine, she doesn't bite.

O-chem is hard so there is not much a professor can do. I think she is getting better with every quarter at UCSB. Just do the book problems, worksheets, mastering chemistry, and go to her office hours for questions. Yes the class is hard but it's also doable if you try.

She is very funny but her lectures were sometimes confusing. Aleks was a pain in the beginning and end, the middle was okay. As long as you do what she says you'll be alright but her tests were infuriating since it would sometimes have material we didn't do in class. You'll basically teach yourself.

Professor Anyika is a great, funny person, but not a great lecturer. I felt really confused when I went to class and understood things better if I just taught them to myself. She tries to make things easy but it doesn't end up that way :/

This was a very tough class and I probably spent 4 hours a day studying the material. But if you put in the work (read before class/do all practice problems) the class is very doable. I think Prof Anyika gets a bad rep sometimes just because the material is hard, but i actually found her lectures very helpful after doing the reading.

Very bad. She gives you 100+ problems that you should know that could appear on the test. She makes the content so much more confusing. Quizzes are very unclear. Do not take her whatever you do.

One of the most traumatizing experiences of my life. Her tests are ridiculously difficult and unpredicatable. Students were in tears after every midterm. When students tried to ask for explanations to test questions she got incredibly defensive and refused to give out any partial credit. I considered changing my major after taking her class.

Do not take Anyika. Bad professor, bad tests, bad grading, just bad. I don't learn anything from her lectures and she paces them horribly. I had to read the entire textbook and watch videos on every topic if I wanted a chance at passing her tests. I could not stand this class and I am happy to never have to take Anyika again.

Although chemistry at UCSB is notoriously difficult, Professor Anyika and her TAs do their very best to help students improve, especially outside of class time. Students that put in the effort will see it reciprocated by them. The professor is very lighthearted and funny.

Lectures get confusing and she falls behind in material compared to other professors. Wastes too much time on Iclicker questions that didn't teach you anything and has annoying quizzes on Gauchospace that were unnecessarily hard. Tests are hard in general but she tries to trick you for no reason. Overall not worth taking