This is not an easy class, you have to work. Do the book problems and other class examples, such as iclicker and before class questions,for homework. Then work on those problems you struggled with, and focus on those when you study, until you master them. The curve will not be too steep this class, so you better make sure to get a good percentage.

Feldwinn is the hardest chem teacher you will ever have, but she will work your butt until you're a chem master. I loved her teaching/lectures. Her tests are free-response, but a lot of partial credit is given. Didn't do well in her class because I slacked off, but do book problems, take GOOD notes (write down her examples) & you're good to go!

Feldwinn seems to really care about her students, but can get irritated when they don't pay attention. Her tests are very hard–the averages are typically in the 50 or 60 per cent range. She does a lot of practice problems in class, but spends less time on conceptual understanding. She is nice and will answer questions well.

Very hard teach avoid if possible. Makes tests hard for no reason, and the partial credit from the free response seems to make you loose more points than gain. Averages on exams for chem 1b were 52% and 61% this should speak for its self.

Hardest teacher ever. Avoid her as a teacher. Made my first quarter as a freshmen the most stressful time ever. Extremely hard.

Dr. Feldwinn was very helpful during her office hours. She really seemed to care about her students, however her tests were extremely challenging. Come to class early on test days so you get more time to finish, and for the love of God, do your book problems!!!

I came into her class not knowing any Chemistry (I slacked off in high school Chemistry), but I still managed to get an A. I actually understand Chemistry after taking her class. She is an amazing and super helpful teacher, but you still have to put in 100% effort. Best teacher ever!

Class was really hard. Studied a lot and ended up getting an A-.Avoid if you're a beginner in chem. My advice would be : Go to every lecture, do all extra credits opportunities,register for CLAS, do book problems,do practice exams and write down all the questions you got wrong and go over them again before the test.

Simply put, bad professor for a beginner. If you don't already know a lot about chemistry or lack a strong foundation prepare to work overtime. The class is very difficult because the professor expects you to know so much from high school. She does bad examples in class because she skips steps and assumes you know how. I'd avoid her if possible.

She is the worst chem teacher ever! If you have any interest in becoming a bio major do NOT take her class! It is extremely hard to pass no matter how much you study.

Dr. Feldwinn was BY FAR the best gen chem teacher I had. You can really tell she loves to teach and wants her students to get excited to learn chemistry. Her exams are difficult but she never tests on things she didn't go over in class. If you review her slides and practice exams, you'll get at least a B.

She is challenging, but if you put the work into it,you will pass. Her tests are really long, and difficult but, the class average is really low, so the grading curve is pretty fair. Do every extra credit opportunity and pre chapter assessments, they are easy points. She is very willing to help, I reccomend office hours.

If she didn't have her lectures at 8 am I definitely would have chosen her class every quarter of chem.The free response a bit intimidating at first but a fair amount of partial credit is given.Overall great professor and fair grading system.

She is probably the hardest gen chem professor but shes definitely the best. I learned a lot and put way more effort than i ever expected to put into chem. She curves the class as a whole so go to CLAS and test reviews and pray you get above the class average. 2/3 FRQs and 1/3 MC tests.

Much harder than every other gen chem class at UCSB.

Professor Feldwinn is a hard teacher, there is no doubt you will have to work much more in her class. However, if you are a hard worker you should be thrilled to have her. She is a great teacher and extremely helpful. Her exam style is not multiple choice which prepares you much more for upper division classes.

the average for the first midterm was 43%. She is a terrible teacher. The average partially reflects her teaching skills.

Super helpful! And not that difficult, her tests are literally the same questions with same numbers as from the book. Got an A- in her class and I slack pretty hard

I had her for 1A and 1C and overall I think she is a great professor but she definitely makes the class more difficult than all the other professors. Other professors give strictly MC exams but her's are 2/3 free response 1/3 MC so you really need to understand the material. She does curve the class though, so it's not difficult to get a good grade

had for all three quarters of gen. chem. best. professor. ever. she's a little hard but if you study like you're supposed to then its not that bad. tests are somewhat difficult but if you know the stuff then you should be fine. she is extremely helpful during office hours and very friendly overall and cares very much about her students. TAKE HER!

Horrible test maker. I understood most of the material up until the last two chapters and the final ended up being those chapters I didn't know. Seriously, her tests are unforgiving at best. A lot of free response and she expects you to study all the time for the class. There's extra credit opportunities, but it's not worth it. Switch out. Now.

Really good professor. Kept me awake even though it was 8 a.m. Her notes were pretty clear and she was always genuinely concerned for student's understanding of topics. Her tests are sort of too long to be able to finish in time so expect some problems left blank. Do ones you know first. Study book and practice tests, most problems will be on test.

Definitely not the easiest Chem professor out of the others. Her midterms and finals are all short answer while the other professors give multiple choice ones. The tests are not curved, but the entire class' grade is. Appears to be helpful, cares about the subject. Do book problems as they do tend to appear on tests. Good luck with this professor.

Not as difficult as everyone says. Just keep up with the book problems (do like 1 or 2 of the difficult problems a day) and you'll do great. Also, if you attend her review sessions, the midterms and finals become significantly easier. You also get a better understanding of material!