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He is a wonderful person. He brought a smile to my face every time I came to class, and the material is alright until the final (where I literally dropped a letter grade). I heard from other people who took his class that he always makes the finals intentionally harder than everything else which I mean... why?
I love him as a person but have incredible distaste for the class.

Similar to Chem 14A. I thought the topics were much easier than 14A as I found them more interesting. Didn't pay attention and managed to pull an A by doing all the assigned practice problems (checking my thought process using chemistry community), doing practice test problems, and watching The Organic Chemistry Tutor.

Lavelle is a good lecturer but the material and problems he goes over in lecture are very basic. So when it comes to the test questions, they feel very hard in comparison. I did a lot of the textbook problems but still struggled on the tests. Chem community is a great asset though.

Take Lavelle! He only teaches 14B in the winter. His lectures can be a bit dry but he's very clear and starts from the fundamentals. He's also a very funny guy! He doesn't bruincast though so attending lecture is important. He also provides the most resources to assist in learning than any other professor I've had. In addition to his and his TA's office hours, his undergraduate assistants (UAs) have around 20 hours of weekly learning sessions on campus and on the hill. Before the midterm and final, he has a review session in lecture and the TAs and some of the UAs have their own review sessions too. He also has his 'Chemistry Community,' which is a discussion forum that he requires you to post on every week which is helpful to discuss problems with other students. Lavelle really cares about his students' success. The resources to do well in this class are there; it's up to you to take advantage of them. In addition to the midterm and final (which are cumulative), there are also 2 smaller tests in discussion (unlike the 3 from 14A) that focus on specific topics. The midterm and the final are both relatively straightforward since he didn't ask some of the harder problems from thermodynamics. The key to do well is to do ALL the homework problems he assigns and understand the concepts behind them even though he only requires you to do 7 problems a week. Also make sure to post on Chemistry Community which is free points. The class is graded on a straight scale although he may curve a percent or two.
Grade Breakdown:
Chemistry Community - 3 pts x 10 wks = 30 pts
Homework - 7 pts x 10 wks = 70 pts
Tests - 2 x 50 pts = 100 pts
Midterm - 120 pts
Final - 180 pts
Total - 500 pts

as long as you pay attention in class you will be fine. hw is required and due every week in section. the midterm and final were easier than the little quizzes, so study for those. do not lose free points on hw and chemistry community

Lavelle is not a good professor. He does not teach the material well, but still expects you to have quite an in depth and complex understanding of the material. This forces you to teach yourself all the material. Good luck!

Lavelle's class can seem a bit daunting, but you will probably be fine as long as you attend every lecture, do every homework problem, and read the book thoroughly. You do not need much prior chemistry experience to succeed in Lavelle's classes, although taking at least a basic chemistry course in high school can be rather useful. Be sure to use the resources Lavelle offers, and ask lots of questions. Good luck!

If you are more of a math than chem person, you are going to love 14B. Dr. Lavelle explains the topics in a very clear manner and the tests are also super straight forward with no trick questions. Some people here say that he is a bad lecturer, but I could not disagree more. Dr. Lavelle is very clear and takes his time explaining concepts, making sure that everyone is understanding what he is talking about.

The only thing that kind of annoys me is that this class is 14B and not A. Since 14C builds upon 14A topics, it would be much smarter to switch the order of both classes, so that students don’t have to re learn all 14A topics again after 10 weeks of thermo and other stuff

Professor Lavelle is the best! He truly cares about student learning and offers many resources for success. If you do all the homework and attend review sessions it is easy to succeed.