He is pretty enthusiastic about chemistry--does a good amount of demos. But near the end of the quarter he sped through the material and it got harder to keep up. He cares about his students so that is a plus.
Very boring lectures, hard to comprehend. Only passed the class because of CLAS tutoring. Tests were easy.
Standerson will email you after every quiz and exam and apologize for putting up the wrong grade on gauchospace. But honestly, he was an extremely fair grader and for a class meant to weed out pre-bio majors, he really tries to help out your grade. Do the text book problems!
He's a nice fella. Makes a few mistakes but he's a good professor. He throws in a few jokes here and there. Didn't use the iCLicker too much and that's unfortunate because I like using those. His overall class was semi difficult. That was just me because I suck at chem.
Personally enjoyed his lectures and demonstrations; Has a sweet old sense of humor; A bit hard to stay awake in his 8am class; His sends out daily emails giving hmwk and advice to prepare for lecture (SUPER HELPFUL!); Quizzes, midterms & finals were fair and mostly from textbook hmwk; Has an extra credit question on all exams!
Loves to help. Go to his office hours. If you do better on your final than you did on your midterms, he counts your final for 80% of your grade instead of 40%. Totally saved my grade. Nice, caring, passionate about Chem. Makes mistakes here and there but they're minimal and really? No one's perfect. Take him if you're given the chance!
Prof Anderson loves chemistry; he often talks about his childhood and it is clear how passionate about chem he is. He does make little mistakes while doing out problems on the chalkboard, though if you know your stuff its not a big deal. Definitely do the readings. Midterms are straightforward; final wasn't bad either. Great professor to have.
I had 8 AM chem. It was truly boring and I fell asleep every lecture. He goes super fast, and if you don't read, you will get lost. His tests are average, but I failed the final, which screwed up my grade. Thank god I passed. Regardless, attend class, and stay ahead. He is not a good chem teacher, if you don't fully know the chapter.
Really sweet and old, but makes some stoich mistakes during lecture. He goes pretty fast and assumes you know what he's talking about, and you should if you do the problems he emails you the night before lecture (which really help!). Not too bad a class if you took chemistry in high school. Don't slack off after Thanksgiving, it'll kill your grade.
Decent teacher but makes mistakes a little too often. Easy class if you come in with a solid understanding of Chem, since it's basically high school chem. However, the quizzes and midterms are more difficult thank what is covered so I recommend doing the assigned reading/bookwork. Also, the exams are nothing like the ones in the archive. :/
Very fair grader, decent tests, and clear lectures. I recommend doing the "optional" textbook problems that he assigns. He is a great teacher and the class is basically just high school chemistry.
Has that funny grandpa kind of vibe. Class is extremely easy if you come in with a good grasp of basic chemistry, but I've heard that it's pretty tough if not. Never read from the book and got an A.