SYLVESTER B M

Bryanna Sylvester

336 reviews
Test heavy Skip class? You won't pass. Tough grader Clear grading criteria Lots of homework Graded by few things Hilarious Accessible outside class Lecture heavy Caring Amazing lectures Respected Participation matters Gives good feedback Would take again Tests are tough Inspirational Get ready to read EXTRA CREDIT Online Savvy
Past quarters
CHEM 1A
0 / 290 Closed
General Chemistry
Bryanna Sylvester 3.6
M W F
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
19.0% A
CHEM 1A
287 / 290 Enrolled
General Chemistry
Bryanna Sylvester 3.6
M W F
09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
19.0% A
CHEM 1B
306 / 306 Full
General Chemistry
Bryanna Sylvester 3.6
M W F
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
19.4% A
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CHEM 1C Sylvester B M Spring 2024 Total: 611
CHEM 1A Sylvester B M Winter 2024 Total: 266
CHEM 1B Sylvester B M Winter 2024 Total: 317
CHEM 1A Sylvester B M Fall 2023 Total: 664
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CHEM1C . Sylvester B M 3 Months Ago

Beware of taking this class async during the summer!! Recorded lectures from COVID era, so probably little time and resources for Sylvester to prepare these then. Handwriting and videos can be hard to understand, a couple things not taught that were on tests. Overall seems like a nice person, but definitely take this class in person if possible.

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CHEM1ABC . Sylvester B M 4 Months Ago

She was clear about what to do to be successful. That is, take the practice exams. However, I did find that her lecturing wasn't all that clear. I recommend Joseph if you want to feel like you thoroughly understand the material. Sylvester just gives a very simple explanation without the nuances that sometimes appear on exams.

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CHEM1C . Sylvester B M 4 Months Ago

I took Chem1A and B with Joseph and 1C with Sylvester. Personally I like Joseph's lecture style better than Sylvester's, but frankly speaking she is also definitely one of the best gen chem lecturers. Very organized. Although she talks very fast, so it takes some time to adapt to it. Midterms are very easy and the final is significantly harder.

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CHEM1C . Sylvester B M 5 Months Ago

Love her. She's great, easy midterms but insanely hard final. Super kind and funny person. Hard just because it's Chem, and there's wasn't really a curve because our midterms were so easy (80&86 avg).

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CHEM1C . Sylvester B M 5 Months Ago

Her lectures are organized and there are videos posted online which is nice. The midterms were chill but the final was significantly harder so be prepared for that (do the book problems!). The final can replace your lowest midterm score and the class is curved at the end which is nice. If you put in the work, you can be successful in this class!

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CHEM1C . Sylvester B M 5 Months Ago

She teaches very fast, so I recommend skipping lectures and just watching the pre-recorded ones on the Canvas page. The first two exams are easy and exactly like the practice tests on Canvas. However, the final was unnecessarily hard, and unlike the first two midterms. I had an A coming into the final, and ended up with a B+ which sucks.

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CHEM1B . Sylvester B M 6 Months Ago

Professor Sylvester is probably the best intro-chem series professor that the school offers (which is not saying alot). Her lectures are extremely well organized and she provides a lot of resources for you to succeed. The course is just extremely hard, so be prepared to log many hours studying.

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CHEM1A . Sylvester B M 7 Months Ago

makes chem pretty easy to understand and gives practice tests that are suuuuper helpful to prepare for exams. i never did book problems and i was fine just do all the practice tests and watch the vids if u miss lecture

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1A . Sylvester B M 7 Months Ago

I took chem 1a with two different professors (Jospeh and Sylvester) and I found that I loved Sylvesters teaching style a lot more. Jospeh focuses on slides, while Sylvester works it out on the board, and I found that to be really helpful. She is also less strict on tests and relies more on practice tests for problems. Would take again with her!!

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CHEM1A . Sylvester B M 8 Months Ago

In my opinion she is one of the top chem professors at UCSB. If you have the opportunity to take her class, I would.

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CHEM1A . Sylvester B M 8 Months Ago

I was a fan of how she taught! Pretty straightforward.

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1A . Sylvester B M 8 Months Ago

love her. teaches very well, and will explain things to you if you don't understand. It's obviously hard, because it is chemistry, but she makes it so much more bearable. her tests are pretty easy and straight forward if you do the practice exams.

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