took 14d with Prof Ow during fall 2021. hardest class I have ever taken, with no empathy shown towards the fact that we were transitioning back to in person classes after 1.5 years or that we are students with other responsibilities. if this is your only hard/demanding class, I think it is possible to dedicate ALL your time to the class and get an A or B. if you end up having to take this amongst other STEM classes/major classes or if you have other responsibilities that take up time throughout the week, it was really tough to keep up in my opinion. he goes VERY fast when explaining material and gives weekly quizzes that are pretty hard. exams are also timed and really long, and there was no curve even though our averages were very low (ie. first midterm average was a D). avoid taking with him if you can but good luck if you have no choice

Not enough practice problems were given for this class. The textbook solutions were poorly written and I honestly learnt the most by doing practice exams. Campuswire was unresponsive and normally questions were answered with a single short sentence that did not help a lot. Materials seem easy he just made it a lot harder to understand and practice.

Ok, this is a review for his 14CL class because he's not listed as a professor. Overall would recommend taking this lab with him because he was super generous (not like how his descriptions are for his 14C class). His grading scale was nice (90% and up was an A). For the final, which was in person, we were allowed to bring 1 whole page of a cheat sheet front and back--- so super nice. His exams were honestly not bad at all. The in-person labs were also not bad but that part just depends on who your TA is and if they are generous or not. Btw I had Du, S, and would def recommend it because he graded so easily. Also, I would recommend getting a PLF for this course to help with the pre and post-labs. Overall this class is A LOT of busy work. An average week was 1 prelab due Tues/Wed and 1 post-lab due Tues/Wed and those take a lot of time. All-in-all, this class is not that bad and would recommend this professor.

Ow is a great lecturer, and makes the content pretty engaging for what it is. All lectures are recorded, livestreamed, and in-person. Tests are kind of a double-edged sword. They’re all multiple choice, which makes the content itself easier, but getting one question wrong costs a lot grade-wise. There is no curve either unless the class does really bad as a whole. In its place is a kind of weird grading scale that makes it much easier to get an A- (89% cutoff) while it makes getting an A much harder (94% cutoff). But other than that I would recommend Dr. Ow for 14C.

After taking 14D with Dr. Reilly, I desperately wish that I had Dr. Ow for 14D. In 14C, the classes were fast-paced but clear. If you do ALL textbook problems assigned you will succeed. Dr. Ow's lectures have a lot of content, but he rarely falls behind and plans the class well. He finished with content before exams so you have time to prepare. You know what will be on the tests as long as you keep up with the material.

Ow is an alright professor. As we all know Ochem is HARD, but he makes his tests all multiple choice with limited specific questions, so if you miss just a couple, you may lose points quick. He did not help me when I had an issue, showing his carelessness for his students. Wish he could have provided guidance. Study a lot and don't forget to complete everything he assigns.

I took Professor Ow for 14A and thought he was phenomenal then, and he didn’t disappoint this quarter either.

I will say, this is a difficult class, but I think he makes it as easy as possible by making it multiple choice. I really thrived with that exam style and am forever grateful for that.

He’s a phenomenal lecturer and adequately prepares you for the exams, and also makes sure you don’t fall behind (or at least tries to) by keeping you accountable via weekly quizzes. I think he gives you all the tools + extra to succeed in this class.

I never did any of the textbook problems (only did the extra practice), rewatched his lectures every now and then, watched Chad’s prep and Joechem, and used the Klein book to study, and I was able to do well. I did feel like midterms 1 and 2 were tricky, but it was more of a reading comprehension thing and making sure you understood the question, rather than just putting down what the apparent right answer was. He also does really test on exceptions/minor things, so if he tells you to know something, know it.

I really have no complaints, I think you just have to put the effort into this class. I think Ow makes it as manageable as possible, and the rest is up to you.

Genuinely so much respect for him for still putting in so much effort for his students despite all his health struggles (which he was transparent about). I loved taking this class with him and appreciate him!

He is a great teacher and is clearly passionate about chemistry. He has weekly quizzes and doesn't assign homework. He is a professor that ares more about if you really understand the concepts and performance on the test. This class was difficult for me but his grading scheme made it easier to pass. He also zooms and records and doesn't record attendance which was really nice. Overall I recommend taking this class with this professor as long as you do decent on the tests and do the weekly quizzes well you're sure to pass.

Dr. Ow is a really good teacher, and you can tell he cares a lot about student success and understanding. Even though this course is inherently very difficult, Dr. Ow explained things well and tested on the material very fairly. Yes, there is a lot of memorization involved, but that is going to be the case in any organic chemistry class. His tests were all multiple choice, and honestly this is probably one of the best professors you can take for 14D, as long as you are willing to try.

I'd recommend taking this class with a different professor.

Dr. Ow was a decent lecturer who cared about his students' success and did his best to make a difficult class more manageable but there were a number of aspects of this class that I didn't really appreciate. The class moves extremely quickly and exams were entirely multiple choice. His class is not graded on a straight scale, where an A is a 94%+. For the entire quarter you could miss 5 questions for an A. The class average was a B+ so understandably there was no curve. The most frustrating thing was that he refused to round grades. A number of students - myself included - ended with a grade between 93.6-93.9% and did not get rounded to an A.

- Discussion: 12%
- Practice exams: 3%
- Top 5 of 7 quizzes: 20%
- Midterm 1: 20% (18 MCQ)
- Midterm 2: 20% (19 MCQ)
- Final: 25% (21 MCQ)