Hands down the most difficult class I have ever taken. Her tests are impossible and the homework is extremely time consuming and does not help you understand the subject. If you take her class prepare to study for at least 3 hours a day to even have a chance at staying caught up.

Yes shes hard, chem is hard. Feldwinn is actually a good lecturer, shes upbeat and engaging. For god sake participate and do your work book. There were so many times I was lost and had no idea what was going on, but I always made an active effort to answer questions. She has lecture vids on gouchospace, watch them b4 class and it will help!!!

I would never take this professor ever again. Not the worst Ive ever had but has the hardest midterms out of all professors & is inconsiderate. Goes way too fast during lectures & rushes through explanations. Save yourself and dont take her.

Feldwinn is a very entertaining lecturer, but her lectures only cover basic concepts. The book questions are quite difficult, but she posts the work and answers with them. If you just do the book questions and review the quiz questions, the midterms are not difficult. There's a lot of questions/work to do though. She gives good extra credit too.

This Professor is horrible! If you are thinking about taking her dont do it, and wait for next semester to take it with another Professor. Aleks hw barely helps you , and what really helps you pass the class is the midterms and final. If you want your mental health to drop then take it. I had to go into therapy because of her class

For a beginner chemistry class, this class was ridiculously hard. There is a quiz almost every week, you are expected to have done the reading and lectures before you attend class every week, and there are three midterms! We would finish a chapter in three days and there is no time to catch up. She seems passionate about chem just can't teach it.

Prof. Feldwinn requires students to arrive 5 minutes early to answer iClicker questions before class that students will not receive full credit for unless they are correct. Yes this same policy applies for her 8 am courses. Her tests are much more difficult than any other professor teaching the gen chem series. Dont take her if you have the choice

Before I took this class the reviews scared me, but I really liked feldwinn! I am not great at chem but feldwinn offers so many resources that helped me prepare. The tests and quizzes are a little difficult but that is chem. If u take advantage of everything she offers, u SHOULD pass. Got away with not doing book problems (u should) and i was fine.

By far the worst professor I've ever had. You'd think someone who has a career in chemistry would have some ability to teach - not the case here. This professor lacks any ounce of ability to be clear in lectures, and gives the hardest exam questions possible after introducing the topic a week before, and literally expects us to be experts. 0.00/10

I took Feldwinn for both Chem 1a and 1b and although she is a tough grader, she really prepares you for the rest of the Chem series and she's super available when you need help. Definitely be sure to go to office hours and review the in class problem sets she gives out because a lot of those are the test questions as well.

Ive had feldwinn for chem 1a & 1b and although her class is pretty hard shes also such a great professor! Shes very open to questions and going over any concepts. go to office hours & do book problems and you should be fine. a lot of questions on her test are similar to practice problems she gives and goes over in class

do not take Feldwinn. maybe its different in person but online was insane. the expectations of the class were ridiculous and she has no idea how to teach. she is super confusing and our whole class felt that same way. the only way I did well was because of the final curve but seriously stay away.....

If you care about your mental health, don't take this prof. Her explanations make chem 10x more difficult. She makes impudent remarks about students failing by choice, undermining the insane amount of hours per day they dedicate to make up for her inability to teach. Khan academy is the only way you'll survive (plus the final curve).

First of all, no. Avoid feldwinn at all costs!! Especially if its online, there's a reason why her class had 180 spaces while all the other ones were full. I ended up giving up on her class and switching my major too since it drained all my passion for chem. Feldwinn is good at chemistry, but she is certainly not good at teaching it.

Holy mackerel. Great lady, but that class was a rollercoaster. She drops one midterm out of three, on homework, and one quiz out of four, so you have some leverage. But DO NOT slack off in this class!! Follow the instructions on the test, she will not give back points willy-nilly for silly mistakes. Half of each test is FRE. Not too bad though.

Prof Feldwinn's class is definitely not a breeze but also do-able. Go to office hours and do the book problems she assigns. Her office hours are pretty helpful and she is always ready to answer any questions without hesitation.

Feldwinn is nice and her office hours are super helpful. Don't be afraid to say you don't understand because she reuses a lot of questions for tests. Online tests are mostly type-in answers for all or nothing credit. Study problem sets from class, lectures, and ALEKS - don't worry about the really hard book problems and ALEKS topics. Go to class!!!

Feldwinn seems like a nice person, but I found her teaching style to be bland and I never found myself excited to go to class. No partial credit is awarded on tests, so a few arithmetic mistakes lands you a D on a midterm. I think it's been tough on her teaching remotely, but the bottom line is you won't pass if unless you've already taken AP chem.

The lectures aren't too bad, and the office hours are usually helpful if you go. The midterms and final were way harder than the practices provided, so watch out. If you don't get off to a good start in this class it will be hard to get a good grade. Curve was minimal.

Shes a wonderful and energetic person, she definitely didnt make me dread waking up at 8a.m but her class is a no. I spent countless hours studying and reviewing lecture videos, which are not helpful at all, just to end up failing almost every midterm/quiz. The tests are nothing like the practice tests she has available. Dont. Take. It.

Darby is singlehandedly responsible for countless students changing their majors. Be ready for tests that look nothing like the study material, incoherent lectures and a lot of condescension. She does her best to make a hard class the hardest it can possibly be. And she doesnt curve more than like 2% MAX

I took this class online due to COVID, so my review is only viable for those who take this online. Professor Feldwinn has some of the worst lecture videos I have ever watched, you will need to be adamant about asking questions during office hours (which she runs very efficiently) and reading the textbook in depth. Youtube saved my life.

She gives you 4 minutes to answer fill in test questions, but takes 30 minutes to explain a problem in class. Then, she'll get it wrong and you're even more confused. Go to her office hours or you will learn nothing. Even then, you end up teaching yourself chem. I might get a B, but I was lucky to ace the first test. It's all downhill from there.

Don't listen to the negative reviews. She is not that bad. She's very sweet and chem is hard, but you just need to put in the work. She is always ready to help out students. Definitely do book problems and any extra problem she assigns, attend office hours and you will be fine.