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Good lecturer, keeps class interesting. Unfortunately she goes a little too fast for 8:30 am.

Very nice prof, keeps class interesting with occasional flying candies. Easy quizzes but hard tests. Recommend going to lectures even though she tends to read off of slides-for one of my midterm lots of Q's were straight out from her lecture, that was not on her slides. She prepared me for Chem 237! Overall, ok prof.

I am going to be honest. She is a good prefessor. Very dedicated to her job. BUT...teaches way too fast to understand the material by just going to class. need to spend countless hours after class doing the material since she teaches fast and doesnt help you get good notes. if dont have experience listening fast speakers, dont take her otherwise do

She is very dedicated to her students. She makes a class that has PRESCRIBED course content/assignments as manageable as it can be. A lot of people are giving her slack for things that are departmental issues, not professor issues. She has to cover a lot of material, and she does as best a job as anyone can. Her tests are fair, too.

I had this professor for two quarters. She is very hardworking and dedicated. She gives us all her lecture notes (usually before class) and tries to make a difficult and often boring subject as accessible as she can. I recommend brushing up on high school chem or taking chem 120 before taking this chemistry series--it's for premed students!

I had Dr. Carroll for 142, 152, and 162. Yes, she's hard, but it's a pre-med weed-out class. She provides lecture notes online and is very clear about what will be tested on exams. She also has a sense of humor (and passes out candy)! She's very easy to understand and always tries to make sure that she's clear. I would definitely recommend her.

Everyone I knew studied like crazy for this class. In my case, it didn't matter how much I studied. I never did really well. But Carroll is a really nice professor. I had her for the entire series. If she didn't know the answer or if there was a contradiction between the book and OWL, then she'd look at it and go over it in class.

This class is relatively difficult. Going to office hours is really import. Dr. Carroll will go over any questions you have until you understand it and she always has a review session before each exam(i.e. extended office hours.) You have to seek out her help though, she will not come to you. It is a large class. Overall she is great teacher.

Very cool.

Dr. Carroll's class was great. Tips for success: attend class - she lectures pretty much from the text book, and she puts together a really good slide show. Although she posts the slideshow online, some of the information is missing due to animation. She's great about sending update emails. She's good about repetition.

Dr. Carroll is the BEST gen chem (142, 152, 162) professor you will get at The UW and I CAN GUARANTEE that I've taken Daruwala AND Chiu. Her exams are very fair and her lectures are so good, you never need to read the book! She is super helpful and interested in whether you learn and is always willing to help and is always friendly about it.

She's nice and very helpful. Always available. Her midterms were fair, but the final was confusing and really hard.

She's a pretty good teacher overall. Very clear and willing to help students with comprehension. However, her final was really hard. Even with studying all of the homework, quizzes and prior midterms, her final threw a bunch of problems at us that I'd never encountered before.

Extremely hard! Lectures were boring, but homework is okay. Quizzes were doable. Midterms were okay, but final exam is out of this world!! It's so complicated!! Trust me, avoid this professor, she's the hardest out of all the general chem professors!

Her homework was difficult but doable. Her quizzes and midterms were fine if you did the homework. Her final for the quarter was ridiculously hard however. The average was a 51% and many of the things on the test were things we hadn't even done before.

I loved this teacher. I had Andrea for Chem 142, 152, and 162. She has a system for how she writes exams, and if you figure it out, you will do really well. All of her questions come from book problems, other professor's tests, and her lecture slides. Know these and you'll find the tests extremely fair and reasonable. Good professor overall.

Homework and quizzes are fine, but exams are extremely hard--the mean is about 47/100 on 2nd midterm. Not recommended

Harder than other 142 teachers-tests are more challenging, homework is longer. But class is curved. Tests (especially 1st one) are fast paced. Carroll herself is very helpful in office hours. The class was a lot of work, but I also feel as though I learned a ton. People on here say her final is awful, but I found it quite doable if you studied.

Definitely harder than most Chemistry 142 professors but worth the effort. The homework is longer but the class is curved. Some consider the final is out of this world but I found it lifesaving if you did not do well on the first two midterms. The content catches on fast.

Carroll is a very good prof. She is always helpful in office hours and is very passionate about what shes teaching. Her lectures are very fast paced so make sure you do not miss them. Test are very hard but fair as well. She really pushes you on tests to the point that you need to know all the material inside and out. I highly recommend her.

She goes through the material during lectures pretty fast. Basically reads off the powerpoint slides. Go to office hours - she's much more helpful there. Tests are hard, do a lot of practice problems.

She hates all the 152 142 chem series thats why she is hella dificult, but she is very enthusiastic about 162. I definitely recommend her if you are interested in taking chem 162. She freaking gave us candy almost every friday haha. Try to take her in spring if you can, the sun puts her in a better mood.

Carrol is a pretty good teacher. I didn't think she was hard.(I also took AP Chem, so first quarter was review for me). As long as you know the material, you should do fine. Her tests are pretty straight forwards - not many trick questions. STUDY ON CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS - she likes to put those on her exams!

I had her previously for 142. She was a better prof. in 162. She threw candy on Fridays and had lots of demo. Her tests were fair and you can predict what will be on the test. Lots of concepts and pay attention to the figures. Go to her "tutorial sessions" - she might give hints to what will be on the exams!

I previously had her for Chemistry 142 as well. But SHE WAS BETTER in 162! I loved the fact that she held "review sessions" before exams. I also loved the lecture slides where she occasionally put some comics to let us understand activation energy and so forth. But the tests are little tough. But she is a kind professor who cares for her students.

Had her for both 142 and 162: loved her for both classes. She isn't a super professor and you have to know your stuff, but she's very helpful and funny. One of my favorite professors at UW. Make sure to study though.

Carroll is the best lecturer compared to other chem. 142 lecturers. She?s organized passionate and she knows what she is doing. Focusing on basic stuff than complicated advanced materials, it is university-level education, don?t expect easy courses. Even though tests are challenging, just study and know the concepts thoroughly.

Carroll is average. She just basically goes through the slides and does so pretty fast too. But I don't blame her because there are about 8 chapters to learn in one quarter. Aside from that, going to her office hours is really helpful but the tests were more challenging than they needed to be and did not seem to go off of material learned in class.

Overall Carroll's class was alright. Lecture is very boring and quick. Print out slides and annotate during lecture! I found outside of class she was approachable and understanding (I only went to a few office hours, but they were helpful). Also, don't expect to get by without studying. The tests are really hard. The final is the easiest test.

Coming into this class first quarter with no background in chemistry, I was a little intimidated. She'll usually put three or four "trick" questions on the midterms and final. Lectures were fast-paced and to the point. Not that I could remember any of it afterwards.

Carroll isn't the best professor because she gets kind of boring during lecture and goes through her slides really quickly. Her tests are kind of hard, so make sure you understand the concepts fully (ex. do lots of textbook problems because ALEKS is stupid and doesn't help you learn anything).

Although many of my classmates didn't like her, she was honestly one of the best professors I ever had. Her class isn't easy and you really have to study but she was really caring and helpful. Go to her office hours and you'll learn a lot. She's willing to help you with anything you need and she's understanding that you have other classes. :)

Though Carroll can give relatively tough exams, she is a much better prof then the other GEN CHEM profs. Keep in mind that because the total course is curved, though the average test score may be around a 60%, if you perform averagely, you will still end up with a 2.7. Also she is great in office hours, if you have her go in!

THIS CLASS IS HARD. Be prepared to study a lot if you want to get above 3.0. There were about 570 people in the class which made me dizzy every time I entered the class. She goes through the material really quickly. Labs were better than lectures in my opinion.

Although Carroll may be infamous for her harder tests, but if you do the end of chapter practice problems and understand whats happening, you'll do fine. In general, the people complaining don't seem to do much work anyway, and they set the curve.

Carroll's tests are very very tough, so make sure you have a concrete understanding of the material. She sometimes gets boring in lecture, which makes it hard to pay attention, but it is manageable. Her list of end-of-chapter problems is helpful.. do them.

Her lecture notes are really helpful and posted online. Also make sure to do all those pesky end-of-the-chapter problems! The tests are hard (60-70 means) but the curve isn't bad. You'll have to do some studying, but it's manageable.

Carroll was helpful and answered my questions, and I thought she did a good job on a subject I don't really like. I think the reason there are so many bad reviews for Carroll is because most of her students are freshman who have never taken a college-level science class, and didn't realize they would actually have to work hard to get a great grade.

Tests were hard... it's hard to get a good gpa in this class. But she is really nice, and explains well. Everything is "fair game". Lots of homework.

To many, Carroll comes out as a standard lecturer who just zooms through slides but if you go to her office hours, you can tell she truly wants her students to learn. Many don't like her for that reason above, and because her tests require a solid understanding of the material. Be prepared to work hard to get a decent grade! Nice prof though!

She expects you to have read the material in advance. If you don't do that, then you'll have a hard time keeping up in class and you'll blame it on her. Yes, she is very challenging, but you would encounter that with any chemistry professor at UW. I liked that she was very fair and also had a sense of humor.

I took Dr. Carroll's class figuring a normal amount of effort would be enough (going to class, completing ALEKS objectives, doing well in lab and section) and still couldn't even make a C on the tests. Be prepared to work your ass off if you want an acceptable grade.

I hadn't taken chem since sophomore year hs (I forgot what a mole even was) but after working hard and going to office hours, she rejuvenated my passion for chem. So it is very possible to do well in her class just be prepared to work hard. She truly is a good prof and wants her students to learn, you just have to take advantage of that.

I think Carroll has a sense of responsibility about her lecture. She will send you study guide much ahead of time.There are online lecture recorded which she will upload them every day just after the morning class. I thought the exams will be pretty hard but they are OKAY if you work enough suggested end-of-chapter problems listed on the website.

Okay she was pretty tough. The material covered in 162 was fairly straightforward, she just made her tests hard in the way you actually had to understand the material to answer the questions. Tests were okay, sometimes I felt it was too long compared to the time we had. Do ALEKS and the book problems. Especially the challenge problems.

I did horrible in the course, but despite that I really do feel that she was more than willing to help. I felt that she really did care about her students learning the material. Test are pretty difficult though.

I never realized what a great professor Dr. Carroll was until I took CHEM 152 with a different, much worse professor. Yes, her tests are hard but you get a lot out of her class. Just make sure to do the extra problems she assigns and you should be able to do well.

Prof. Carroll is amazing! She is so dedicated to the students and care about your learning. She has a bunch of office hours before exams to make sure your questions are answered and she prepares you as much as she can for exams. Exams are more than fair. Do the book problems and you will do great!

I had Carroll for 142 and 162, and I've liked her for both classes. She's tough but fair, and she's very clear about her expectations for exams. Don't believe the bad reviews, you'll do fine as long as you're not lazy.

Had her for the summer. Personally, she is a really nice teacher, and is a bit funny. She also took the time in her schedule for review sessions outside of normal hours to go over material/questions from the text, which helped. Exams were tough, and the mean was around 60's but curve helps you. Strongly recommend to do lots of textbook problems!!!!

Prof Carroll was a really good teacher! The material isn't that interesting, so it was hard to stay awake in class, but Prof Carroll explains things well & incorporates a lot of examples in the lecture slides. However, tests are difficult and it's almost impossible to finish on time.

Pretty easy if you do all the homework. Incredibly boring course though.

Go to lecture. Do the homework. Read the book and PRACTICE if you need it. That is what you need to do in order succeed, promise. Dr. Carroll is also a really good lecturer. She cares about her students and tries to explain things as well as she can. Don't be afraid to take her!

Carroll was my favorite chem professor so far. Her tests are absolutely fair, and if you study well, you will do well in the class. The best way to study is to make sure you know the worksheets, and I would review the lecture notes and read the chapters. She is very helpful during office hours, use them!

Carroll is a good professor and lectures in class are helpful. Book problems are a must for this class. She even said on the first day her tests were hard

She is very interesting in lectures, most interesting prof I've had for gen chem. She posts lecture slides for entire chapter before lectures, so go over them before each lecture and skim over textbook so you can catch up in lecture. Midterms were okay if you studied (worksheets, prac probs etc) but final was tough!

She is a good teacher. She is helpful and clear on lectures. If you get to know her, she is a good resource in the future. She is very straight forward about what will be on the test, study the pre-exam list of topics and you'll do fine.

I absolutely hated chemistry, but Dr. Carroll is such an awesome and helpful professor that it's more of a slight dislike now. She's definitely the most interesting lecturer I've had for gen chem, and her exams are tough yet fair if you studied. From what I've heard she best prepares you for ochem out of all 162 professors, so def recommend!

Very helpful lecturer, makes tests that aren't designed to trick anyone. Just study the lecture slides and the practice problems and you're golden.

Professor Carroll salvaged the General Chemistry series for me. I hated Chem 142 and 152, but 162 was actually fun! Even though it was at 8:30 AM, I genuinely enjoyed going to lecture. Her style of powerpoint + in-class notes means that she goes at the perfect pace for maximum learning. Plus, her tests weren't particularly hard with practice.

She is a great teacher, very helpful! Also very rational and open minded, she will listen to your doubt and answer it however stupid it may be. Really fun to be in her class, never dry.

The pace is very fast, but that's just college. Professor Carroll is very clear on her expectations, and she is very helpful during office hours.

Carroll is easily one of my favorite chem professors. She is always willing to help and has very fair tests. The key to success in her class is to do the end of chapter problems... ALL OF THEM.

Andrea is a great lecturer. The key to doing well in this class is practicing ALL of the end of chapter problems and reviewing the worksheets. Utilize her office hours because she is super helpful. This was a difficult course so put in as much time for practice as you can. Her exams are tough but she won't try to give you a trick question.

Definitely better than most of the male professors that teach CHEM 142, as they were strict, cold-hearted and tough. She's much kinder, like a motherly figure. Always clear on what is expected and will be there to answer questions, especially during lecture. Even though I didn't do super well, eh, still better than average. Did get a lot from her.

She's known to have tough tests, but her lectures are very clear. I'm glad I had her for my first general chemistry class. No need to buy a textbook, but make sure you do questions in the textbook by checking it out from the library or something because her test questions usually resemble them.

She is fair

Hard class, she makes it clear, but she's not doing you any favors

Having plenty of chemistry background from high school, this class was pretty easy. Though she moves through the material quickly, I don't think it's at a pace unreasonable enough that one with no chemistry experience will suffer. That being said, you'll want to study for her tests. The problems are definitely not just plug-and-chug.

I'm surprised by some of the most recent harsh reviews for Prof. Carroll. Yes, it was hard. Yes, we had to memorize more things than others. But the amount of work required was not unreasonable. You get what you put into studying for this class. Her lectures were somewhat rushed, but she's very willing to help, and she was overall a great chem prof

Great lecturer! She is a really great teacher and is fantastic in office hours. The labs were run very well, and TA's well-selected. The class is hard, but it's chemistry. Also, prepare yourself for a few explosions during lecture, and liquid nitrogen ice cream for everyone! (not to mention, tons of candy!)

One of the only Chem142 professors that does not give cheat sheets on tests, has short answer problems on tests, and does not use clickers. Lectures are clear and she has a good sense of humor. She is good at writing wrong multiple choice answers to try to trick you. The short answer problems on the midterm were hard. Do lots of practice problems.

I'd recommend not taking her class because it is difficult to get a good grade in her class because of her multiple choice exams that are worth 6 points each. It is really easy to lose marks in the MCQ exams. She is an amazing lecturer and you'll learn a lot if you go to her lectures but don't take her class.

I would recommend Professor Carroll for chemistry 142. Her lectures were clear, and the tests were fair. In general, chem 142 is a difficult class. However, Carroll and the TAs are very helpful. If you have questions go to office hours! I would recommend not only doing the ALEKS online homework, but also doing the suggested end of chapter problems.

Professor Carroll is an amazing Chemistry teacher! I wished I had her for AP Chem back in high school. She's very clear and concise. Definitely wants you to pass, offers reasonable office hours. Participation matters during quiz section, so make sure you attend that. Also, chemistry is a relatively easy subject for me, but Carroll made it easier.

She's an excellent professor! She understands the conditions and the situations of her students and is willing to help solve problems! Even though she's respected, she has got a very good and kind nature. Don't be deterred to ask questions! Practice matters a lot in her class and practice a lot to pass her exams.

She is an amazing teacher! She is really tough but if you go to office hours and work really hard you will be fine:) She is a really approachable teacher! Office hours saved me!!!!

Lectures are very boring and there's really no benefit to going to class, but her tests are straightforward and simple. The only thing was that they were all multiple choice, so no chances for partial credit.

The tests are very hard but if you're a good student you will do well. Go to office hours! She is extremely helpful. Be prepared to work hard for the tests, do a ton of practice problems.

Carroll's lectures had 700 students with 30-student quiz sections. Office hours were available all of the time because of the amount of TAs. In order to receive a good grade you MUST DO THE END OF CHAPTER PROBLEMS THAT SHE SUGGESTS. As easy as it sounds and as hard as it is to do, take time out of your day to do the end of chapter problems.

Excellent for 162. However, be careful (!) with fill-in-the-blanks and free response! Always make sure to write what is asked and... the (!) keywords! She is excellent, but sometimes her TAs are not and make sure to assess your TA. Textbook is not necessary at all and ALEKS is useful to mine scores.

Dr. Carroll is very well organized and she tells you clearly what is going to be on the midterms and final, no surprises. Read the textbook, go to lecture, do ALEKS, keep up on end of chapter questions, and go to her office hours. One complaint is that she goes a bit quick in her lectures. Other than that, great professor and manageable class.

Great professor, very informative lectures. Tests are difficult and long, so make sure you practice doing problems for speed, not just accuracy.

Good professor. Clear lectures. Seems like she has her stuff together, organized.

Her class was hard, I'm not gonna lie, but I would recommend her as a prof anyway. She consistently covered exactly the material we were being tested on during lecture, she was engaging and fun, and she was very available for questions.

Dr. Carroll was a great lecturer and was always very clear about what we would / would not need to focus on studying for exams. She published lists of exam topics at the start of the quarter. Do all of the assigned readings and all of the assigned practice problems and you will do well in the class. Overall very organized and good class.

Use the textbook for practice problems - you don't need to read it. As a grader, she and her TA's are fairly tough - show ALL your work on calculation problems and label everything. (i.e. ApiR^2(3.14)(10cm)^2314cm^2 as opposed to ApiR^2314) As a person, she is very kind and approachable, so attend office hours as often as you can.

This class is a prep course for the chem sequence (CHEM142, CHEM152, CHEM162). Carroll taught the course well. She is brief, clear, and answers your questions. ALEKS, the readings, and the end of chapter problems are a huge part of this course and Carroll will remind you of their importance. You will have two midterms and a final. Study for them.

If you read the book before lecture, go to lectures, and do the practice problems she assigns in the book, you'll do well.

Professor Carroll is great at teaching CHEM 162 and her lectures are interesting enough to keep you engaged. No past exams are provided, so you are expected to do the book problems in order to study and do well on the tests. I'd highly recommend looking for past exams though. Overall, attend lectures and do the homework and you should do fine.

Dr Carroll is my favorite chem prof. That includes over Craig or Li. She can come off as not caring but when you go to office hours she is very approachable and helpful. In office hours she would give hints on exams and more clarification. Her directions were very clear and i would have a worse grade if I didnt take her. But you have to WORK HARD.

Dr. Carroll was a really good lecturer; she took the time to answer student questions and taught way better than just the textbook alone. Her tests are hard though, so be forewarned. You absolutely should read the textbook, do the HW, and do the additional practice problems. I did worse in 162 than 152, but that was because the material was harder.

Passionate for chemistry and gives real-world examples.

Lectures were straight forward and had lots of visuals. She's really good at giving real life examples! When studying for tests, going through book problems, quiz section worksheets, and focusing on what she says in lecture will be most beneficial for exams. 2 midterms (MC and some short answer/show your work) and 1 final (all MC).

Overall Carroll is a really good teacher you kinda just have to put in the work. GO TO OFFICE HOURS. She is really good one and one at explaining things and will walk you through it as many times as you need. Her lectures usually have some sort of real world application thing which is cool and she is a straight up comedian. Responds to emails FAST.

She is a good teacher but can be condescending at times.

The most understanding and caring prof I have taken in any weed out class at UW. She is an experienced teacher and has reasonable expectations. If you read the text and are perceptive to her expectations you shouldn't have a problem getting a good grade.

Prof Carroll puts in her best time outside of class during office hours, giving more example problems and concept perspectives. Sometimes lectures were confusing but her repetition is necessary. The things she repeats the most WILL be on the quizzes/exams. The last gen chem series is difficult, but she made it bearable. Wish I had her in person.

There are specific things that should be assessed before inputting a deceiving and irrational appraisal of a professor. To pinpoint this assertion, many students will evaluate a professor and blame them, finding a scapegoat for their shortcoming. Professor Carroll was exceptional at maintaining order when it comes to overlooking multiple courses.

I agree with other reviews that it was annoying how lectures were always behind, but it literally was not that bad. She provided lists of practice questions that were extremely helpful because her quizzes were basically taken straight from those and the worksheets. If you do the readings and recommended end of chapter questions, you’ll do great.

Dr.Carroll's lectures are interesting and she conveys the subject material well. Her class is difficult because there's a lot of material to cover and concepts can be complicated, but she is very accessible outside of class and willing to help. The tests can be difficult, but are very fair and she provides study materials that are similar to tests.

She is very helpful in office hours and a great lecturer. I would recommend taking her if you have to take 162!!

She is a better teacher and lecturer compared to a lot of other chem professors at UW. She can be strict w certain things and wont accept late work/give extensions. She is available for her office hours and adjusted them to better fit majority of students schedule bc many ppl taking chem162 also take introductory biology classes at the same time

Dr. Carroll is amazing! I really liked her and she had a lot of enthusiasm during lectures. She was good at explaining things and I could tell that she really does care about her students and how they are progressing throughout the quarter. She provides many examples, asks if there are any questions, and uses the class time wisely.

I absolutely loved her, her lectures were very helpful and she made it very easy to understand what was being taught. If you do end up taking this class I recommend doing the ALEKs and reading ahead of time, it gives you a deeper understanding of what the lectures are about.

She is very unorganized, showing up to lectures late mostly every day with barely getting the notes posted before class. She never finishes them in time, leading to the completion of ALEKS without actually knowing what the content is. Finally, her pre labs have problems that we have not learned yet due to her unorganized class.

Dr.Carroll is thoughtful and intelligent! She always gives out the way to help students in chem. She is organized and clear about the due dates of hw, quizzes,etc. Quizzes/alesk are average, she strongly rcm reading TB and do as many problems as you can to ace the quizzes.

Professor Carroll is a knowledgeable lecturer, but the class can be challenging. Attend office hours, utilize study tools like unstuck ai, and stay engaged to succeed. Overall, a worthwhile course if you're willing to put in the work.