Amazing professor! Presents information very clearly and wants her students to do well in the class. I highly recommend doing the book problems and her past quizzes and exams that she provides on gauchospace. Take her class if you can!
I had Dr. Kunkel as a professor for Chem 1A. She was very funny and always kept us interested. She also offered many ways to help us with our grades! I passed with a B, considering I never took AP chem in high school. If you try really hard, she will pass you!
Kunkel is a great professor. She really works so that students understand the material and that everyone passes her class. If you have her think yourselves lucky!!
Great lecturer! She uses the chalboard which is much more effective than any powerpoints. Also she is funny! If you have to take chemistry and you hate the subject or even if you love it, Kunkel is the professor you want to have.
Kunkel is definitely the chem teacher you want! She is funny, organized, and clear in her lessons. Her tests are slightly long, but they are not made to trick or confuse you. Do the recommended problems and her reviews and you will do well! She is also very helpful in office hours.
kunkel is AWESOME!! I hated chemistry in high school and cried when i found out i had to take it for my major. i actually enjoyed biking to campus at 5 pm to her class. she's so funny and the class goes by so fast. you learn a lot and she really wants you to succeed. tests are lengthy but she warns you beforehand. do book problems. LOVED HER!!!!
Love Kunkel, easier chemistry teacher than Feldwinn. She is super chill and wants you to pass the class. Doesn't make it harder than it already is. Definitely recommended.
I love Kunkel! Great professor and fair class. Go to lecture and CLAS, study hard and you will do well. And... DON'T PANIC!
The best gen chem professor I have ever had! Kunkel is awesome, nice, and extremely helpful! Her tests are straight forward and her lectures help you understand the material really well. You don't even need the book at all, just attend lecture. Loved everything about this class and this professor! Definitely recommend her! she cares about students!
Kunkel is probably the easiest teacher I've ever had. Her tests are remarkably easy compared to the other chem teachers and she goes over tons of examples in class. if you want an easy A but not really learn much chem take her.
Kunkle is a great professor and she definitely made class interesting. She seemed to really care that we understood the material. I really liked her lectures, but the tests were a bit hard at times, just pay attention in lecture and study hard for tests and you should be fine. Definitely recommend her overall!
I will start with the good. She has a good personality, she also explains some things very well. I do not particulary like the teaching style. She does give you tools to study for the tests, they do not seem to be enough. I spent hours going over the material and would feel ready for the test. However the tests are way harder than expected.
Take GenChem from her. I had Petra for 1A and liked Kunkel better. She explains better and writes on the board which is more effective than just clicking through a power point. Midterms are long, sorta tricky, but still fair. She is hilarious and very nice. I never read or did book problems, but you should. Replaces lowest quiz score with iclicker.
One of the better chemistry professors. Sometimes lectures can be slow but she still keeps class interesting. Do the book problems as much as she says to and you'll do awesome. I rarely read and just worked tons of problems and got an A. Definitely recommend taking Kunkel.
Great Professor! Keeps the class entertained during lecture with her sense of humor and her passion for chemistry. Clear and well structured lectures. Tests and exams are fair. Definitely recommend chem with her.
Professor Kunkel always kept class entertaining with her dry sense of humor and overt passion for chemistry. However, her exams were excessively lengthy and at times quite challenging.
She keeps class fairly entertaining and is pretty funny. Not sure why people are giving her a high easiness score. She curves the class so the average is a 75%; most classes tend to be curved to around 80%. Her tests and quizzes are fair though and have a pretty good mix of hard/easy questions.
Its a difficult class to begin with but she made it slightly interesting. Be able to do problem in under a min cause her midterms are lengthy. Sometimes messes up on questions during the test and will pretty much give you the point for it. I suggest you do the book problems it will help in being able to complete the midterms in time.
Overall a decent professor; tests aren't too hard but can be a bit lengthy. The final, however, was a bit more challenging. Tests aren't curved but the class is curved at the end of the quarter. On the plus side, she has a great sense of humor that'll definitely keep you from falling asleep in class.
Not the clearest or most informed chem professor out there, but her deadpan humor certainly helps keep the class engaged. Quizzes are easy while midterms are significantly more challenging. Overall a solid professor.
Longer than expected midterm but it was rather trivial. People should stop complaining -______________- All of the classes are graded similarly, it's dependent on how much time you put into it. Kunkel's monotone voice is so funny :).
Professor Kunkel is by far my favorite professor at UCSB. She has a great sense of humor; she makes the class very interesting and fun. Her test are simple but long so keep that in mind. Other than that, she is the perfect chem professor.
Professor Kunkel is a true character. Her lectures brighten up the subject and engages her students. She is fairly lenient in grading and her tests are not too challenging. Pleasure to be in her class!
Bryanna Kunkel is a fun an interesting teacher here on campus. Her dry yet funny sense of humor keeps students captivated with her lectures and I enjoy attending her class each day.