This class is NOT easy, and definitely very challenging. Fortunately Casey is a great professor, so there's that! Selling graded A labs from last quarter (winter 2017). Email me ************* for prices!

The professor is approachable and provides appropriate accomodations. She is a very clear and engaging lecturer. However, the class is horribly structured for an online format. There are too many resources to keep track of (I am not exaggerating). Although this is a 3 unit lab, I spent at least 12+ hours each week on this lab. The exams are doable but do require you to spend a considerable amount of time to study and understand the course material. Group lab reports are difficult to complete in an online learning environment because everyone has different availabilites so communication with your group partners is key, especially if you're taking this lab online. If you're a hands-on or visual learner, I do not recommend taking this course online as you will find it difficult to remember the experimental procedures from a pdf. I am taking an incomplete and will update my review after finishing this course.
Tl;dr: Great professor, horrible class structure and workload.

This class was unnecessarily hard and excessive. The content was not too bad but the tests were harder than they should be, especially for a lab course. Likewise, this class required more work than classes that are four or five units and a lot of it was not helpful. The grading is also harsh and unfair. Do not take Casey if you don't want to waste your time and mess up your gpa.

As all of us pre-meds know, UCLA's chemistry classes are brutal. But, Dr. Casey is the icon of what a chemistry professor should be like. Unlike some chemistry professors I've had, Dr. Casey genuinely cares about her students' progress and achievements. I'm sorry to say, but if you do poorly in this class, it's ALL ON YOU. She offered up to 12.5 points of extra credit, and although that may not seem like a lot, without the extra credit, I would've gotten an A- ; so, it makes quite a big of a difference. The lab assignments in this class are very time consuming, but honestly, there are so many resources to utilize that getting a 100% in the lab report category isn't far from reach. On the other hand, the exams are pretty difficult. The midterm average for our class was 74%, and the final average was 72%. To succeed on the exams, be sure to do all the problem sets, exam study guides, and go over the lecture notes/lab materials. Seriously, be on top of your game, seek help when needed, and you'll be just fine. Props to you, Dr. Casey.

I think she made the midterm ridiculously hard for no reason at all. In one sense she was setting you up to not get a good score. Another thing, finals were during the COVID pandemic and honestly I was having a breakdown the day it got posted and emailed her begging to let me opt out of it, but nope, still had to take it. I think she cares a lot more about keeping the 'integrity of the course' than making someones day a little better. So many other professors offered opt out options and the college even encouraged professors to allow opt out options! But nope, here we had to do it, for this course because it was so necessary during a global pandemic. To be fair the final was Mon-Wed and collaboration was allowed, however I do not see why an opt out option was something too 'unsophisticated' for her to offer for a 14BL. She just kept mentioning upholding the 'integrity of the course' in her emails amidst COVID 19 outbreak. Hope the integrity of this 14 series LAB course was worth my stress and anxiety to her. Really did not enjoy her as a professor.

TAKE BL WITH CASEY AND ONLY CASEY. 14Bl is a work heavy class but the content isn't too difficult as you can probably tell from the grade curve. Professor Casey was absolutely amazing and I thoroughly enjoyed her class. She is engaging during lecture and quite funny too. She teaches the material in a very straightforward and clear manner. When it comes to answering questions, she does her utmost to ensure that you are getting the right help and guidance whether that is through the discussion forum or in person during office hours. I am waiting to take Cl with Casey. If she is teaching any other type of chem course, even if she hasn't taught it before, take her.

Dr Casey is awesome! She's good at teaching and is really patient and caring as well. Besides she manages to make a relatively boring lab course slightly more bearable, so definitely take her if you can.

fair class

Great class, I really enjoyed it. Email me if you need previous midterms & labs to help you study and complete the labs. J*************

This class was pretty easy online. There's also not tooo much work because there's no homework, just weekly lab reports, which may take a few hours each week.