Dr. Kunkel is hilarious and a very engaging lecturer. Her class is tough but if you put in the work, you should be okay. She wants you to do well and makes time outside of normal office hours to see you if needed.
She has tons of online practice tests & quizzes that help a lot!! Take multiple tests & quizzes before test days and you're good to go. There aren't really any surprise questions on the tests. Oh and go to class for iClicker points because they can salvage your lowest quiz score (if you're like me and bomb your first quiz in college).
Teaches very well, but compensates by taking test hard.
Very good teacher. Very clear and enthusiastic. She makes you very interested in the subject. The class is not difficult as long as you take the practice tests. The midterms and final are very similair to the practice tests.
Kunkel is probably the BEST professor I had in the quarter . She's very clear and rarely uses slides, just the chalkboard which is helpful taking notes. She also posts videos on Gauchospace of her doing more examples from the lecture's topic. However, the quizes and midterms ARE pretty hard. CLAS helped me A LOT for the exams.
Dr. Kunkel is very nice and very enthusiastic. The class itself was pretty easy and if you've taken Chemistry in high school it should be all review for you. Kunkel is good at explaining how to do all the problems and she posts past tests and quizzes online which are very similar to the ones she gives. Overall she's a very good teacher.
I'm not a Chem student but she made this pretty attainable. Her tests are pretty hard, so make sure to study. She puts old test/quizzes up to study from so that is a great resource to use. There are not many grading opportunities so make sure to be on top of it from the start. She uses the blackboards so make a friend to get notes from if you skip.
She made chem 1A interesting and exciting. You have to go to class because of Iclicker points and some of her in class examples will be on the test. She teaches well and although her exams can be hard, they are pretty fair.
Do not cram the night before an exam! If you do the reading and homework ahead of time you will know the concepts and not even need to study. Chemistry is not memorization, it is applied. I loved Kunkel and her love for chemistry was awesome and inspiring.
Great teacher. If you went to lecture and stay on top of reading and homework it should be an easy A. She does give a fair amount of homework. Her lectures were fun and interesting, I plan on taking Chem 1B with her next quarter.
Had her for chem 1A. She is totally into what shes teacher and super quirky so it makes you want to come to lecture. Examples in class are helpful to understand concepts and she makes tutorial videos too. Have to go to class because iClicker points
I really dislike the class. She is about a week ahead of the syllabus schedule, rushing through lectures. The example problems she does in class are fairly simple, and the questions on the test are tough and tricky. Made me dislike Chem altogether.
Took her class for Chem 1C after taking Price for 1A-1B. She doesn't use power point lectures, strictly chalk board. This makes it hard to go back over lecture notes if you miss a class or just are a poor note taker. As with all the gen chem classes, you must read and workout problems in the book to pass. Final opinion? Choose another prof.
Such an amazing professor. She really cares about her students and wants them all to succeed. She made this class super easy if you study and go to lecture and her questions on exams are clear. She's always open to help and really cares about students!
Amazing teacher, incredibly nice and passionate. Lectures were very fun and tests were very doable if you put in the time to study. MUST GO TO CLASS!
Tests are TOUGH. You can study for an entire week and end up with a D on a midterm. Just do all the practice tests and some of the book problems. She is very organized and clear, but moves on quickly. Keep up with the class and go to office hours for help. She will help as much she can! Great professor!
Put in the work and you'll get a good grade
Kunkel is a very good professor. Easy A in her class
I LOVE KUNKEL. I'm not a Chem major, just needed it as a prereq. I knew very little about chemistry going in and left feeling like I had learned a lot. She is very fast paste especially if you don't know much going in. She makes lectures interesting and is HILARIOUS!! I looked forward to going. Extremely helpful.
Very engaging and actually funny prof who clearly explains and breaks down problems on chalkboard which is really helpful. Tests are difficult but releases past exams to use to study. Sign up for CLAS, visit office hours when you struggle, take good notes, do ALEKS, and pace yourself in terms of studying and you will do well. Don't slack off.
Her lectures are clear and interesting, though she focuses more on computations than concepts. She gives many examples, but they are easier than the ones on her tests. Her midterms have at least 1 difficult question. Her final has many difficult questions and mainly focuses on the last part of the course. Hilarious and seems willing to help.
She was a very helpful professor especially during office hours. She took the time out to help students, and she was very passionate about the subject at hand. She also made jokes to sorta help you remember certain concepts. In addition, she tells you exactly what kind of problems you need to pay close attention as they'll be on upcoming exams
Very enthusiastic chem professor. Her exams are fairly difficult but definitely manageable as long as you do her old practice exams. She recycles some questions so that's a bonus. Do the recommended book problems because they definitely help! She doesn't curve each examquiz but there is one huge curve at the end of the quarter.
Love her because she is very upbeat and excited about chem. The class overall is very tough no matter what professor you have. Be prepared for late night studying and preparing for examsquizzes at least a week in advance. Definitely have to work hard for a good grade!