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Dr. Casey is a GODSEND. She is so accommodating and absolutely cares about her students. Plus, she's super funny and a fantastic lecturer. The tests in this class wreck you, but it's okay.

This is a difficult class, but it is manageable. Dr. Casey is very nice and organized. She loves to interact with students and at the end of the day she just wants you all to learn about chemistry and learn how to think and enjoy your experience.

I would try to use all the resources you can. For example, problem sets and pre-class quizzes are optional, but are necessary to understand what you are learning. The lectures are very clear and everything is very organized.

I really enjoyed the lab sections. I had an amazing group because we were very open and comfortable with each other. I would highly recommend putting yourself out there with your group because that will make your experience much more enjoyable.

The midterm and final were difficult. The example problems we went over in lecture were ten times easier than the actual questions on the tests. Don't bother taking the tests during her office hours because it doesn't help.

All the homework and labs and experiments are easy to lose points on. However, Dr. Casey was very considerate of the students and very generous with grades. She gave us an extra 20 points buffer in one of the categories and quite a few extra credit opportunities. I scored in the 80’s on the tests and lost quite a few points on other assignments, but I managed to get an A. This class was a stressful, but worth it experience.

First let me say that I love Professor Casey! She is super sweet, and explains concepts really well. But I was absolutely crushed with stress from this 3 unit class. Someone else listed the breakdown of the points, so I won't go over that again, but the lab reports and activities were often graded very harshly, and if it wasn't for Casey's decision halfway through the quarter to drop 20 points from the lab report section, I would have done much much worse in this class. Take those lab reports and activities as seriously as you can, because they often take points off for the weirdest reasons. The midterm was extremely fair, even though I didn't do as well as I wanted, but the final was very tough and unfair in my opinion. I had a panic attack halfway through it. There was not enough time given for it, and the concepts weren't hard themselves, but we'd never practiced applying more than one concept to the same question. Overall, this class is stressful, but very fun and interesting. Casey does a great job at explaining everything, I just wish the final reflected things we learned.

Professor Casey is really friendly and is very caring of her students. She gave our class many EC opportunities after we voiced our complaints on not doing well on the lab reports. Personally, I think any Lab class is very difficult to translate to a virtual format because the concepts require much more time to click when you're reading the steps off of a pdf. Due to this, this class required a GOOD amount of effort. Our TAs graded lab reports pretty harshly as well as lab activities. While this is more work than I thought would be expected of a 3 unit course, I would not say it is difficult to do well. Just keep on top of your stuff.

Selling lab coat (medium) + goggles
And chemistry experiments for life science majors 4th edition by Russell and Pang
btw they're changing all the labs, you might waste your money buying old labs.
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Casey really is a nice lady, but she is a lecturer not a professor. Knowing the difference in key. She has lots of time to make the class more challenging and work-heavy than it needs to be. I put the most work into this class out of all my other classes, and still struggled to do well. The only reason I got an A was because the final was open note and team work available. I bombed the midterm even though I studied. Her rubric was so complex that something as simple as a graph title could really hurt your grade. Also the way the pre-labs are graded was so unfair. My TA would take off so many points compared to other TA's. I know people who took it with Pang and thought it was really easy so if you can, TAKE PANG OVER CASEY.

Dr. Casey is my favorite lecturer so far. She is very clear and engaging. Easy to understand her notes, and makes helpful videos for the exams/practice problems. Her tests were fair, but it is so easy to make small mistakes in this class which can accumulate quickly. The labs are basically completion scores and she gives extra credit. I took this class at the same time as Chem 14B with Lavelle and the topics lined up perfectly. Would highly recommend taking these together.

Dr. Casey was a great lecturer and professor, giving students help during office hours and on Piazza on a very timely basis. However, the class itself should not be underestimated. First, the workload is relatively heavy compared to other classes. There are pre-labs and post-labs due every week along with one three-hour lab section and one one-hour lecture. There are two tests only, one midterm and a final. Go over lecture notes and study guide posted on CCLE when studying. The study guide can be daunting because it goes into specific details not covered in class or lab, but not everything on the study guide is tested and you will probably have an idea of the major topics that will be asked (usually things explained extensively in lecture). Looking over pre-labs and post-labs will also help especially when it comes to paying attention to procedures such as when to use which lab equipment, but you don't have to know the details of how each lab was conducted. Lastly, know the concept behind the topics not just the calculations because the final consists of a lot of "why" questions where you will have to explain your answer choices. All in all, this class is manageable if you stay on top of your stuff and seek help when needed.

*Review for Chem20L
Lecture:
Dr. Casey is an engaging professor who is very understanding and relatable. She is very cute and quirky even during an 8am lecture. She posts her lecture slides online, and she also prints the lecture slides for everyone to take at the beginning of lecture. Much of the material covered is basic chemistry or correlates with Chem20B material. It is sufficient to just understand what she teaches and to do the practice problems posted on CCLE. Overall, the class is fair and is a good introductory lab experience. The lab is run by the TAs, so your experience in the lab itself is dependent of which TA you get. You are expected to purchase a lab coat, lab goggles, and a lab notebook at the beginning of the quarter. You must be lab appropriate in order to perform labs.
Grade:
The class workload is quite heavy, considering that there is optional lecture, mandatory lab, pre-lab reports, and post-lab reports. The individual labs tend to be shorter, while partner labs are longer. However, most of the TAs grade pretty easily and it is possible to get full score. One word of caution is to keep track of sig figs. There was one midterm and a final. The midterm was in-class and most people were pressed for time. The exam covers a lot of material and intertwines many concepts into one question. For the final, time was not much of a constraint. However, you do need to know how to apply concepts and calculations into questions phrased in the form of word problems or scenarios. As long as you know your material well, you can easily get an A in the class.
Grade Breakdown:
46% Conceptual Understanding (CPR writing assignment, midterm, final)
15% Preparation (pre-lab work)
31% Documentation (post-lab work)
8% Lab Performance