This class is not as bad as the listings above. She said herself at the beginning of the semester, the class is HARD. O-chem is just hard. If you want to learn the material - you are going to have to put in some effort. Oh and she can spell - Berkeley.

She is not as bad as everyone thinks. I read the chapters and did homework and did well in the class. Of the 3 tests she drops one. This is the second toughest course I've taken at Auburn, but because she was tough I feel like I know it better. If you are going to professional school you'll be prepared for MCATs orr DATs from her class.

She was very nice and truely wanted to help her students learn. She went fast in class, but if you kept up with the reading the class was not too bad. The tests were very long and you needed the whole time even when you knew the stuff perfectly

She is a very nice person, but it was a very difficult class. The powerpoints could be found online, but incomplete so I found myself in class trying to fill in blanks rather than learning so I could use the notes with the book later. She did help a lot during her office hours especially when she stayed 3 hours past her hours day before the final.

She is hard, but this is organic chemistry. She is very helpful with her office hours, and wants you to do well. Read the book! I went to class but didn't always use the online notes... they were too much trouble. Stay on top of the reading and if you have a question, ask! Much better than some of the other prof. on campus!

If you want to learn about chemistry and are willing to study hard and come to class regularly, Dr. Gorden is an excellent teacher. Her tests are pretty hard, but she is helpful in office hours and reasonable with extra-credit opportunities. Reading the textbook and doing the optional homework problems is extremely important.

Dr. Gorden is brilliant, but she has a hard time teaching to people who aren't chemistry minded. I wish she would use more examples, but she teaches the concepts very well. Good teacher, if you are good with organic.

Her class is tough, but all organic classes are tough. She has printable notes that allow you to listen more in class instead of writing all the time. If I had a choice of taking her class over Squilicote's, I would definately take her's.

Grading is very forgiving. Drops lowest exam grade (there are 3) and adds a point to your final for every homework section you do (there are about 15 of those). Also includes an extra credit question on each test. VERY helpful during office hours, but it is required you go to her. Also very friendly; desires to improve her teaching skills.

First test was pretty hard/unexpected but everyone did bad so there was a decent curve. Curves grades when averages are low. Final grade consists of 2 of 3 tests (drops lowest) and Final (which she adds 1% to for every HW you do). DO THE HW!

This is a very hard class to begin with so you need to attend class to understand stuff. Her tests are often full of smaller details from the book you wouldnt expect to be test questions. So study the details in the book along with her powerpoint notes. She can be helpful but has a hard time explaining some things, go to the review sessions.

O Chem is a hard class and she make is bearable. Not the easiest in the world but good. READ THE BOOK. It is extremely helpful if done before class since she does here lecture straight from it. Tests are pretty tough but plenty of extra credit to help. GO TO CLASS if not you probably won't do well.

I absolutely loved Dr. Gorden. Yes, the class is hard, but come on... it's Organic chemistry!!! She helps those who try to help themselves by coming to class and studying on their own. She remembers faces, and if you come to class and try your best, she'll help you as much as possible.

Organic Chem is not going to be an easy class regardless of who you take; go to class, do the homework problems, study, and you will be fine. She gives a ton of extra credit on tests and OWL online homework counts as extra credit on the final. It was a difficult A but it's possible!

Organic chemistry is not going to be easy regardless of who you take. It's just a hard subject. Dr. Gorden is one of the most fair teachers that I have had a Auburn! She rewards the students who go to class, so go to class. DO the OWL homework. It really helps your final grade out! She really wants her students to do well!

I enjoyed her as a teacher. The key to doing well in her class is finding someone who has old tests. Old tests really help.

Somewhat awkward in class with having to speak loudly, but not difficult to understand. The material though... You really have to pay attention in class, take notes, do the homework, and study to do well. The tests are mostly as she describes them in class a few days before. The final follows directly from previous tests. Gorden is a good professor

She is a VERY FAIR teacher. You get what you work for. She drops a test grade and gives a LOT of bonus (go to class, do the homework). Her tests aren't tricky, you just have to understand the material and you'll do fine. She's also very helpful in office hours.

Its a hard class, definitely not gonna lie. And she is not very clear in class. However read the book before class and its fine! She is so sweet and loves to answer questions. Go to office hours AND class. The tests are hard but not impossible. STUDY STUDY

I had Gorden for Organic 1.. read the book before class, her slides will make more sense. Do the book problems she assigns, and just study. Do the extra credit homework and attend lecture. She is veryyyy helpful if you ask questions or go to office hours. She appears intimidating but she's great. The tests are challenging, but its organic, duh.

Attack Orgo from every angle: lecture, book, homework, tutoring. It's a really fast-paced, dense subject that takes a lot of effort. Dr. Gorden was a good and fair professor. Do the xtra credit homework!!!! Toward the end of the course she gave us a different grading option. I had D and did real well on the final and came out with a B.

Dr. Gorden is a good professor, but she does go through lectures quickly. It is important to be prepared for lecture by reading and going through her skeleton notes prior to attending class. Her tests are fair. GO to SI, do homework and come to class.

Dr. Gorden is a very fair and kind person. As a teacher, I feel like she does a good job. Organic Chemistry is hard, but it's bound to be better with Dr. Gorden than Squillacote. Work hard and you'll be okay.

Dr. Gorden uses power points to teach which I do not find helpful. She does, however, follow the book closely. Use the book and do the extra credit hw and you'll be fine. At least you don't walk out of her tests feeling like you've been through 'Nam as in Squillacote's class.

Dr. Gorden I thought was a good middle group between the other two professors in Ochem. Her tests were really fair difficulty. She skims over her lectures and her lectures aren't very informational, so I spent a lot of time in the textbook teaching myself. She does give extra credit on exams and throughout the semester for showing up to class.

Gorden made organic as painless as possible. The lectures aren't that helpful because she speeds through the slides, but sometimes she gives extra credit quizzes and questions that will be on the tests. If you know the book inside and out and do the practice problems she gives you, the tests are straightforward. Overall a very doable class.

Dr. Gorden is the best choice out of the professors for CHEM 2070. Her tests are very fair and she normally gives partial credit, but sometimes her lectures were hard to follow and she seems a little eccentric. I learned most of the material from SI and not her, so I recommend her for her tests alone, not her lecture quality.

Dr. Gorden rounds grades at the end of the semester, gives lots of extra credit opportunity, but is not the nicest person. She is reagent heavy not mechanism heavy, her tests are fair, and she makes Orgo as easy as possible for you. Go to class because she sometimes gives xtra credit when not a Lot of people show. Get a tutor, Ochem is just hard.

O Chem is such a hard class that the professors get blamed for it. She made it mostly painless with very reasonable exams, LOTS of extra credit opportunities, and help outside of class if you need it. YOU NEED TO READ THE BOOK TO DO WELL. Klein's textbook is amazing, read every chapter and her tests are a breeze. She wants you to do well!

Dr. Gorden is very rude. She is not kind at all and is very unapproachable. She is sarcastic, and honestly, didn't make my class experience great. Her lectures are very fast paced. Very. Do the homework, join a group me, and get a tutor. Ochem is hard, but she gives xtra credit. Tests are very very fair, almost so fair its unreal.

Dr. Gorden wasn't the nicest or the easiest to communicate with, but she made up for it with fair, straightforward exams. You have to read the textbook to do well!!! I also recommend using Klein's "Organic Chemistry as a Second Language" book. Doing both of those things helped a lot. Plus she gives extra credit!

Everyone is so hard on Dr. G and honestly she doesnt deserve that. Is she the sweetest? No. She is not going to baby you. If you work hard, shell be more than willing to help you. Read the textbook, the green book, get a tutor, study with friends, go to SI & OH. Work HARD. This class is HARD. Study hard & you will be fine. Exams were truly FAIR!

This was Dr. Gorden's first time at Texas Tech University. She is a good professor who gets a bad rep. Use the textbook, make review sheets, show up to class, and do the extra credit. There is no excuse for this course. She is not going to baby you or be very accessible outside of office hours. Use the orgo chem tutor on YouTube for stereochem. GL!