I think professor Laverman is one of those professors who actually care about students. His lectures are heavy but its an upper div class so makes sense. I recommend going to his office hours for any questions on how to do the graphs or understanding the concepts in general. Eli reviews were helpful.

Professor Laverman is definitely one of the best professors I've had so far. His CCS gen chem courses are structured really well and are great for learning. He can typically tie lectures to higher-level concepts that make you more curious and interested and willing to research and learn on your own which is a great quality.

Great professor who would always improve your knowledge of the subject. Super passionate and knowledgeable about the course; he wrote the textbook! I would really recommend his lectures, though the homework system is run through an external system that requires a purchase.

One of the best chemistry professors out there. Such a beast. He makes things things simple and enjoyable to learn, yet you still end up learning so much from his class. Also takes the time to learn your name and is very approachable at office hours. I wish he taught all my upper division chem courses.

Took Chem2A, professor laverman encourages class discussion and answers questions well. Tests are fair and straightforward. If you know your material you will get an A in the class. Since professor laverman wrote the textbook the lectures are a lot clearer if you read the book.

Professor gives interesting lectures. He combines the boring textbook knowledge to some interesting real applications. Laverman clarifies everything he teaches and if you get confused, you can either ask him again in class or go to the office hours. The course is more difficult than Chem1A for sure and you should be well prepared for your 2nd exam.

Taking Chem 2a is only for people that are really into it or already took AP in high school. Lectures are clear, but he moves quickly and expects everyone to understand immediately. Office hours are helpful if you can catch him. First midterm and final are pretty fair but second midterm wrecks a lot of grades. Study hard and you'll be fine-ish.

Took it last year, and although Laverman was tough, I learned the most from him than from any other chem instructor at UCSB since. Isn't that the point? You have to study, but you can get an A and it will be a valuable A. Although his tests can be challenging, his tests are fair, straightforward, and trickless.

Unless you really want to go in depth into basic chemistry, don't take this class. It's not worth the potential grade hit if you are not a titrations master. Take 1A and do an honors seminar instead. The honors 3.6 gets hard to maintain after first quarter.

He rarely answers emails if ever. And if you can't make his office hours you have to really work for it to find him because he tends to go ghost.

Laverman is awesome. He does not mind questions at all (which seems to be rare with many profs), in fact he seems to like them. You can really tell he isn't a researcher because he truly is into his students. He made me feel better when I was failing class, and made me feel great after I aced it! I wish all professors were like Dr. Laverman!

Chem 1C is the easiest of all the chem series, so maybe that is why I found this class to be so do-able. Laverman is a good professor and wants his students to learn, but nothing too special. Overall the material was pretty easy and he gave fair tests. Class is curved to a B average I believe.