This class was so bad for me as someone who loved chemistry in highschool. The teacher is not thorough, though he seems very smart. I had to teach myself everything through organic chem tutor on YouTube. The midterm was okay, but I feel the final was not the best representation of the information the achieve quizzes or his slides presented to us! The practice exams were undersatable, but our tests were different. That final was hurrendous! Whew! A real piece of work! :( I would say focus on theory and the math part equally, because it’s easy to not put much thought into theory then you see it maybe 30% on the midterm and a lot on the final. This class is definitely a gpa dropper and I’m trying really hard not to feel bad about myself, but it will be okay. Very scared that I’m taking this same prof again next quarter for 14b… but I’m determined to do better ig :/

Unless you are well-versed in chemistry, this class will be one of the hardest you have to take for whatever pre req you are taking it for. He’s basically the Corbin of Chemistry. He is an intelligent person but cannot teach the basics for the life of him. He is unorganized and mean. He is not a good professor and this class is not a good class

1) YOUTUBE IS YOUR FRIEND. lectures are not helpful AND you are probably better off not watching. Watch the concepts on YouTube if you want a chance at this class

2) HIS TESTS ARE HARD!! Our midterm average was a 59% and our final had people crying during the exam. He asks incredibly hard questions where the answers all sound like each other. Your TA WILL try and help but they are just has helpless as you.

3) Be OKAY WITH TANKING YOUR GPA: this class is not a joke. It is hard and will wreck your confidence. If you feel you did bad on his exams, so did everyone else. Don’t let it affect you too much or you will choke on everything else.

4) if you have to take it, just get through it. There is light at the end of the tunnel!

WORST CLASS I HAVE EVER TAKEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. Scerri is so awful at teaching general chemistry, he should definitely only be teaching grad students who know what he is talking about. I counted 14 people crying during the midterm. I genuinely have nightmares about this class and would rather be shot than take it again.