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The lectures don't tach a whole lot. I learned a lot more out of the book than from the prof.
Lectures kind of frustrating, boring and nothing much more than what can be found in book. But decent.
Can't concentrate in his class, developed ADD.
Lectures impossible to pay attention in. Admitted to making the practice exams very different from the real ones to confuse students, after I had studied so hard, made class difficult and frustrating.
His voice makes me sleepy in lecture, and he stays on the SAME slide for the longest time. However, he does try to make the material easier to comprehend.
has the monotone voice, but tries to help students to comprehend better. he's a really nice guy as in person, but as professor.. boring. if you read the book, it's not that hard. i think it's the same for chem 152 for any professor.
Maybe a little boring, but he explained everything really well. The tests wern't too hard, although we could have used more time. The homework was much more reasonable than in 142 also. Overall, not bad.
He is very knowledgeable and very ethusiastic about helping students after the lecture. Even though he might seem boring, but his lectures are very clear if you pay close attention. He really cares about how much student learned in his class.
His tests were HARD. He makes you take quizes at the VERY beginning of quiz section. He is Boring, but I don`t think he knows it. He does want you to learn. Word of advice: GET A GOOD TA!
His tests are really hard and you dont learn very much from going to his lectures
he really does explain things and goes into details in his lectures. it was really refreshing to knoe that he actually explains stuff
Very organized. Sometimes he drilled in topics a little too much but theres nothing wrong with that. Good humor and overall a great prof.
hard to understand sometimes. really boring power-point based lectures and like most chem classes, lectures weren't very helpful for the tests.
decent sense of humor. Hard like all other intro premed classes. low avg gpa. test hard. lectures a little boring. quizes hard. better than callis.
He is one of the better chem professors! Yes he is not particularly interesting to listen to, but he explains things clearly and the tests are not too ridiculously hard and/or long. He is a definite improvement over zoller from 142 imho :D
A fairly decent prof. Lectures are at times dull, though good sense of humor, and funny analogies. Tests are fair, quizzes are not. Labs are THE dullest ever- not his fault. I knew some of the topics and before hand, and I thought he explained it poorly- i left confused even though i had a good grasp before hand. Read the text beforehand.
His lectures are quite boring. He reads from lecture notes, which come from the book. His tests are straightforward but there was always at least one trick question that will come from only briefly mentioned concepts. The material itself is easy, but if you don't go to lecture then read the textbook and study in groups often. Quizzes are tough.
His lectures are kind of boring but if you focus on the material that won't be hard to understand the dull "thermodynamics"stuff.Histests are pretty fair and one thing about his test is you can bring a cheat note to the mid term and two to the finals,which is not usually allowed by other professors.
Chiu sucks. His tests are ridiculous. He asks questions that cover things we barely cover in class. He allows you to bring cheat sheets to exams but it doesn't help if you haven't had any examples of the problems that he asks you.
Extremely boring lectures! If you decide to take Chiu, Just read the book, do homework and some extra problems in the textbook. This will easily get you a 3.8. Midterms are easy, the final was a bit harder. Labs and homework are freebe grades.
As a person I think he must be pretty nice. But his tests were difficult. There was always at least one question that had some sort of trick to it that I completely missed or didn't realize. Don't expect to walk out with an easy A.
I personally don't recommend him. He never pay attention to the class.He just read through the lecture notes. I think he only cares about his research. The only thing u can learn from his class is-learn everything by urself. It makes completely no difference whether u show up to the class cuz u can download lecture notes and read to urself
Seek his office hours! He is such a kind gentleman who answers all your questions to the best of his ability and knowledge. I truly respect him and thought an honor to be one of the 500 students in his class. Although I did not end the course with a stellar grade, I really enjoyed his teachings. Hope you do too!
Chiu was a very very boring lecturer - I would often wonder why I showed up to class in the first place. His tests (midterm + final) consistently had one question that was random and out of no where. So expect that every time. He lectures about nothing you couldn't get from the book.
do not go to lectures. go to office hours only and read the text book. do all the practice problems.... literally all of them and you will be fine. all of his exams have problems from the back of the book. practice. practice practice.
Lectures are essentially taken from the textbook. Same with the tests - do the problems in the textbook (and repeat them until you fully understand) to study. Though the lectures are pretty boring, he is much more helpful in office hours. Overall, his class was a good experience.
This was not too hard of a course, the grading on the tests was fairly difficult, it was all short answer. Dr. Chiu was fairly interesting, and was very funny at times. Overall the course was OK-Good.
Chiu is a boring lecturer, and without reading the textbook I would have had a hard time understanding what was going on. If you're willing to read the book, you'll be fine. If not, I'd find another prof.
Attending lectures was a waste of time. He skips over definitions and goes straight into examples. Very frustrating! Nice guy, but not the best prof. Read the book, do the worksheets, and do problems from the book. Don't bother with lecture. Slides are posted online anyway. On a positive note, he does allow "cheat sheets" on exams.
Chiu is a nice guy, but I found his lectures to be very boring. He just reads off of his slides and takes forever going over simple examples. His exams are harder than the examples he uses in class and the homework, so make sure that you read the textbook and spend a little extra time doing practice problems from the book.
His exam is really really hard!!!!!!!!and lecture is so boring!!DON'T TAKE HIS CLASS!!
he was terrible. his lectures are useless unless you already know what's going on; therefore unhelpful if you're actually trying to learn things during lecture. his tests are unreasonably hard and nothing at all like the practice midterm he gives.
He's a nice guy, but he's just really really boring. Like it sometimes just sounds like rambling. Even if you come to lecture prepared, having gone over the material beforehand, it's hard to pay attention without zoning out. For comparison, I had Carroll for 142 and I thought her lectures were much better. Also, Chiu's tests are INSANE.
Chiu don't even know what you're getting yourself into. Seriously he's awful, just reads off the slides. I had to teach myself the whole Chem 152 through the book. Chiu won't get a good grade.
DONT TAKE HIS CLASS! He just reads off the slides which come directly from the book. His practice exams are nothing like the real thing and there's always one random question on each test. All the tests are free response (midterms - 6 questions, final - 12) Read the textbook and do all the challenge problems. Prepare for the worst...
Chiu is terrible don't take his class. His tests are insane and he just reads off the slides which come straight from the textbook. Avoid his class
Nothing I can say that hasn't been said already. Unless you already learned all the material in high school, you won't make it out of this class without reading the textbook.
As has been said before, his lectures and he are useless. I only did well in this class because I used the textbook. He is fond of asking questions that are not directly covered in the text, nor in his lectures. His midterms were fair, but his final was hilariously unjust. He's a horrible teacher.
If your chem background isn't very strong avoid him at all costs! I only went to lecture because I felt bad if I didn't though they're totally useless! His midterms are fair enough, not easy for sure though but, his final was most unreasonable! I was even thankful to know how to BS through his class to make it out alive above a 3.0
To succeed in this class, you must understand all the materials and also the problems given in quiz section. Lectures are boring and useless. Exams are extremely hard but the grades are based on a curve.
Chiu flips around his slides like somebody would flip through his lecture slides like somebody would flip through the sunday ads. It was much easier to understand the slides when you read them online. Even then, his tests are insane and he doesn't offer much hope. Avoid!
Don't go to lecture. Learn from the book and his online lecture slides and you'll survive. His tests are crazy hard. You need to understand concepts and be able to apply them in all sorts of situations. Chiu don't even know.
worst chemistry professor I've had. tests are insane. midterms of 6 questions and final of 12. doesn't care about students' learning and reads from slides every lecture. don't need to go to class to do well
Overall Chiu was not as bad as I was prepared for. The reviews made it seem awful. He sticks to the book and his slides are clear. He does sometimes get confusing in jumping around on slides. His tests are just similar to his practice tests, with one tricky one on each exam. The allowed 1 cheat sheet is so helpful! Study a lot though from the book!
Look. Chiu isn't a bad professor. It's college. Yes his powerpoint slides are confusing and often simplified but it's college and you have to study on your own. I did poorly on his 1st midterm, read the book, did ALL the practice problems, then got 100 and the second midterm and passed with a 3.6 in the class. U MUST READ YOUR BOOK TO PASS!!!
Alright, I bombed the first midterm (48/100 or something). Got below averages on all the tests, and somehow finished with a 2.9...that means you HAVE to do the lab reports well; go to Chem Study Center and collaborate with others and do the ALEKS. You should look at the slides before going to class always, and do all the odd book probs in each chpt
Chem is just a hard subject in general. There's nothing really wrong with the way he lectures, he makes things fairly clear in class. He cracks a joke here and there and has fun demonstrations and the difficulty of the tests and homework is quite reasonable.
The concepts in 152 are not THAT difficult but despite how much I like this professor as a person, Professor Chiu really makes it tough. I personally found it very difficult to learn in lecture. I would recommend reading the textbook and looking at lectures on your own time if you are a good student.
He is hard to understand in class. A lot of own reading necessary. No instructions given on what older exams or book problems are good to practice. He did tell us that the final was going to be hard, but not that it was going to be "unpass'able". Problems on final wasn't even remotely close to what he taught in class.
Professor Chiu is my favorite professor for chemistry. This guy is a genius. Go to his office hours and ask questions. Seriously. His lecture-style is dry, but hilarious. WAYY better than Craig. He will explain concepts and help you through practice problems in the book, which are ESSENTIAL to doing well on his tests. Don't worry you can do it!
Chiu isn't as possible as he might seem. Go to his office hours if you have questions. Do ALL the practice problems and do ALEKS and show up to lab, those are easy points. Make sure you understand the concept behind the practice problems. The practice exams are very similar to the actual exams so prepare for that. Read the textbook and you'll pass.
Chem 152 is definitely the hardest of the three introductory chemistry classes. Chiu did a pretty good job of teaching the material and telling us what we needed to know for midterms/final. Be prepared to do a lot of problems from the book.
Chiu always rushed through his lectures. A lot of this class is based on calculations and he'd go over them in class but I would never be able to keep up. Tests were very difficult and he didn't really give you the resources to prepare. That being said I still got a 2.9 and never scored above average on the tests. Make sure you do ALEKS + Labs 100%
Tests are completely free response and throw plenty of curveball questions. Lectures are scrambled and all over the place. He makes good dry humor but at some point its not as funny since his lecture jumps around so much its impossible to take good notes. Back of the book questions and readings are essential to passing this class.
While Chiu's lectures are pretty boring, but he outlines basically what he's looking for, working practice problems and sticking really close to the book. His tests are 4-5 free response math/chem problems where you can get partial credit if you write out all your steps, and he gives practice exams that are very very similar to what you'll see.
His class was pretty easy! All you have to do is know how to apply the formulae you learn in his class into the questions he asks on the exams (he also allows cheat sheets which are super helpful). He's always open to questions during and after class.
The lectures in this class were very boring and often left me more confused than before. He just reads off of the slides, and only shows one way to solve problems that often can be solved in an easier way. His tests are graded incredibly harshly and that is 70% of your grade. Even if you understand everything, getting a good grade is very hard.
152 is not an easy class. Chiu gives you work sheets and stuff and they're pretty helpful. Tests are pretty and he's not too generous with partial credit, but again, it's a hard class, so you kind of have to expect it.
youre probably gunna have a bad time
The only advice you'll need for his midterms and final: memorize the practice problems from the book, put it on your cheat sheet, and you're good to go!
Chiu's an incredibly smart professor (he went to freaking Stanford and Harvard???) and really knows what he's talking about. He's lectures might seem a little hard to understand, but that's only if you don't read the chapters before hand. Tests are free response. Kind of tough, but not impossible to get a good grade if you do a lot of practice.
The only way to pass this class is to write all the book challenge problems on your cheat sheet and hope you get lucky lol
Take Craig
Chem 152 is a hard class, probably the hardest out of the gen chem series like most people say. I felt Chiu's lectures were a bit confusing, dense, and boring at times, especially when you get into thermodynamics.I took Craig for Chem 142, she's definitely a better lecturer, but no matter who you have for 152, you have to put in effort to succeed
While Prof. Chiu's lectures stay close to the text book, reading the assigned chapters is really important. I would say this class was largely self-taught, so don't take this class if you aren't willing to put in a lot of extra time reading the textbook. The tests are challenging but all long-answer so plenty of opportunity for partial credit.
I found lectures very boring & not helpful at all. Read the textbook & take good notes, then glance over his lecture notes. Know how to do the quiz section worksheets & then to do good on exams memorize how to do practice problems & the practice test he releases before the exam. You don't need to know content, just how to do math problems.
Don't remember much but he loves math and equations. 5 or so questions and each about 20 points it was hard for me. His lectures give bare minimum, you really need to keep up by studying the book and getting help. I couldn't tell if he cared about the students learning. Had to retake this class the lowest grade I've ever gotten in any science class
I found lectures good to go to, however he essentially reads off his lecture slides and skips around a lot, its better to read the lecture notes before hand. Read out of the book AND DO THE END OF CHAPTER QUESTIONS!!! A difficult Prof but you can be successful if you do the work he assigns. Tests are about 5-6 questions worth about 20 points each
There was no Panapto recordings for this course so you can't go over the lecture and if you miss class you are screwed (or you can get notes from a friend). The class was pretty challenging and requires practicing questions outside of class.
This class is obviously tough. It's a bit much to expect a lecturer to make you understand thermo just from a PowerPoint. You need to read and do all the practice problems in this class to do well, and if you do read before lecture, Chiu really helps you solidify what you just learned--he is an amazing professor if you also do your part to learn.
His tests were crazy hard (all free response, very tough grading), but I still really enjoyed his class. Homework was reasonable. He was hilarious and a great lecturer, and he was always accessible outside of class for questions (either during his office hours or right before/after lecture. DO THE PRACTICE PROBLEMS FROM THE TEXTBOOK THOUGH.
His tests are really hard. On the second midterm he put a question that only 2 people got 24 or 25/25 on and the rest got 2 or lower... his final was really hard too as I opened it and looked at the questions, I didn't know how to answer half of them. His lectures are boring as hell, don't go just read the book.
I believe Professor Chiu is unfairly rated in this site. He is the greatest professor I have ever met. He taught me not only chemistry, but also the philosophy of science. It's true that his exams are hard. However, if you follow his instructions and study hard, you can see the charms of the exams!
Chiu is obviously a very knowledgeable professor so I have no complaints towards him in terms of lecture. However, his tests are extremely difficult and 100% free response. Tons of practice problems are a necessity to succeed considering that on the average midterm you have to complete 6 hefty problems in 45 minutes.
I would not recommend taking this class unless you're prepared to ace the hardest exams ever made. The lectures aren't very helpful; the professor basically rewords what is on the powerpoint slides and expects us to understand everything. At least he suggests some practice problems to do. I should have listened to other reviews before signing up!
I got stuck with him because all other lectures were full. Soon realized that all of the reviews on here are accurate. Cool guy and extremely smart, but doesn't seem to understand that it's most likely our first time seeing this material. Lectures are pretty dry. Tests are extremely tough and usually the review is not useful. Just no.
Great professor and very knowledgeable, however, his lectures can be confusing if you are seeing the material for the first time. Lectures in thermo focus on reciting equations and the derivations behind them. Read the text ahead of time and come in with a good feel for the topic. Tests are difficult but not impossible. Good luck!
Professor Chiu clearly knows his stuff but his lectures are hard to understand/quite dry. Exams are all free response and super hard. The final is basically impossible. Better rely on partial credit to pass.
I disagree with a lot of the reviews here, I'm of those people who prefers Chiu to Craig. I love that his tests are free response, they aren't easy tests but throughout the class he gives you many tips on being successful in his class--LISTEN TO HIM. Especially try doing book problems and worksheet problems on your own.
In all honesty, it was not too bad. Would recommend the optional practice problems he assigns, but they are helpful. His tests are also all straight forward with NO TRICK QUESTIONS. It was all good in the end even though I fell asleep every lecture lol. Chem is going to be hard no matter the professor, and I am actually glad I took Chiu for 152.
Chiu goes very fast in lecture and though there are a few examples in the slides he mostly flips past them without explanation. There is no panopto, so there is no way to listen to the lectures again. The tests are free response and he expects you to infer how to do problems you've never seen before. Try to do all of the recommended book problems.
I really enjoyed 152 with Chiu! I took Craig for 142 and that was the worst class ever. Chiu explains the lectures with a lot of detail and examples . My only complaint was that he intentionally set the mean on the second test really low but overall the tests weren't bad and didn't have surprises if you did all of the suggested practice problems.
Worst teacher ever, can't lecture. The tests are impossible.
Jumps around his lecture slides a ton. Focuses a lot on the derivation of some equations used so it can be very difficult to see what's important from lecture. Exams are not multiple choice which leaves room for a good amount of partial credit (varries by TA). Old exams are VERY similar to current exams and he USED PROBLEMS FROM BOOK ON FINAL!!
I did fine in this class but I am here to lay down the truth. If anyone has to take Chiu, it is possible to get a good grade but you must teach yourself entirely from the book. His lectures are taken from the book, not in a good way as most lectures are on how equations were derived which we are not tested on. Do the challenge book problems.
Tests are super predictable. You get a sheet of notes for all tests. For the final I figured out what type of problems he'd put on there by looking the the suggested problems. Copied them onto my note sheet and they showed up on the final and I just had to copy it back down. Pulls from worksheets too. Super easy class, super predictable.
Make sure you do the challenge problems and practice problems. Understand how to derive the solution rather than doing the algebra and getting the answer. Chem 152 is supposed to be the hardest class of the series. Whatever professor you get, you will have to work harder just because the content is much harder than chem 142. Try to get Craig.
Very dry lecturer. Very hard tests. Lectures have examples but are primarily derivations of things you do not need to know.
I'm not gonna lie but Chem 152 with Chiu was absolute hell. His lectures are a waste, his worksheets suck, and his tests are really hard. Make sure you do the practice problems he assigns at the end of each chapter cause he puts some of them on his tests. Also, unless you have a STRONG foundation in chemistry, don't take his class.
DO THE PRACTICE PROBLEMS. His lectures explain some things well, but often also go over things that you really don't need to know for the class. They can get very boring very easily. The tests are really hard, and require much more knowledge than is presented in lecture. The worksheets are kind of helpful, but not all the time.
He is knowledgeable in his area, sure. He is not a great lecturer, reads straight from slides, doesnt go into details or provide enough sample problems, extremely test heavy. Doesn't give practice final exam. Lectures arent even worth going to bc what he says in class is exactly from the slides that he posts.
Daniel Chiu wore the same outfit to class nearly every day. He is an icon of consistency and efficiency. He lectures were OK. Class structure? Great. Be ready for a lot of free response and a lot of fun (sort of).
Professor Chiu has clear and straightforward lectures. He also provides practice tests before exams and suggested review topics.
His tests are pretty tough, all long answer questions. Lectures are also pretty confusing.
AVOID. If you have to take Chem152 don't take Chiu. His class is almost 70% graded off of 2 midterms and a Final and he is a really harsh grader. Averages for both midterms were incredibly low ( 50% or lower) with many, many people having a grade lower then they deserved. Not much work to do for class (just ALEKS) but tests more than make up for it
First off, reading from slides is not an appropriate way to teach a course like this, and that's all the lectures consisted of. Very few examples to go with them, and when they did pop up in lecture almost no time was spent trying to understand them. So if you don't mind teaching yourself chemistry, take this class. Otherwise, avoid.
Makes explanations way more difficult than they need to be. Average test score was a 40%. Not very understanding. Often his lecture focuses on things you don't need to know, but then he skips over all of the work for the equations and necessary topics. He did post his slides so that was nice.
Chiu's class was extremely hard. His lectures are basically reading off the slides and he barely explained anything important on the exams. Experiments were cool tho. Our grades kept changing after the final grade submission deadline and we weren't even told why and if our grades dropped.
I would NOT recommend Chiu for Chem 152. Avoid at all costs. His lectures and quiz sections are very unhelpful and his tests are based on practice problems and all written work. The midterm averages were between 40-50% and the only thing that saved me was the online ALEKS final. I don't think I learned anything with him.
such a boring lecturer. AVOID.
Vey tough grader. Very quick at answering emails. However, be prepare to read a lot. Expect the tests to be nothing like the ones in the practice problems. Don't take this class if you don't have a strong foundation in chemistry.
This class really messed up my mental health this quarter. The class is taught by some of the professors in the chem department through pre-recorded lectures so I wouldn't say that Chiu's lecturing is better or worse than any of the other options but his tests are so difficult that no matter how hard you study, you won't get a good score.
The chem 152 professors decided to "flip the classroom" spring quarter which meant we were taught by a different prof each ch. I didn't have Chiu for exams, so I can't speak on those but he was by far my favorite lecturer out of the 7 profs who taught the class. He was clear and concise and kept me engaged. I did the best on the chapters he taught.
Not an amazing lecturer, and his tests were not always lined up with what we were learning at any given moment. However, he did the job he was supposed to and effectively taught chemistry.
He refused to grade a lot of my tests because I had WiFi issues and submitted slightly after the due time. I contacted the Chem Dept Dean and they agreed with me that I should be allowed to have my tests graded, but he still only graded enough to allow me to pass. My GPA and mental health suffered and he blamed me for things I couldn't control.
Professor Chiu, although difficult was not too bad. He really emphasizes using textbook problems as practice and for studying. Do them! I promise if you do back of the textbook problems consistently then you will do well on this class. Reading the text book also helped me but probably not necessary for all students, I would recommend it though.
He is tough, but fair. Requires a lot of work on your own time for practice problems in the book, but doable. Appreciated the weekly tests rather than fewer midterms.
A lot of the hate Prof. Chiu gets is bc chem152 is a hard class. He was always available outside of lecture for extra help and always willing/patient when answering questions. He has plenty of resources to study from for exams/quizzes. Do the book problems and all the practices and you should be fine with the Prof. 152 in general is difficult.
Awful. Lectures not the most helpful, super monotone voice and didn't explain things very well. Provided little to no resources to succeed (one practice midterm per test and the concepts didn't overlap). Tests were extremely difficult, and my most helpful study source was youtube.
Chemistry 152, thermodynamics, is a tough concept. Professor Chiu does not gloss over complicated concepts; he strives to give his students as full an understanding as possible. He was always willing to go over problems that didn't make sense after class. He won't go easy on you, but he will do everything he can to teach you Chemistry
ALEKS is a nightmare. Barely used textbook. Had to use YouTube to teach myself. Way too many slides and kind of just throws solved problems up expecting you to follow along. Monotone + hard to follow. Quiz sections spent talking about how bad he is. TAs are wonderful and actually care. Better time spent watching tutorials than going to lecture.
Dry lectures, very little practice tests/additional resources available. You definitely have to work hard to do well in this class but it's doable.
not a very good lecturer, you really have to put in time outside of class teaching yourself the material. the textbook is unfortunately one of your best options but reading chem textbooks is very time consuming. lectures honestly don't contribute much because you really need to just copy down the slides (that's all that he does in class)
Professor Chiu seems like a great and caring guy and is always making jokes and doing demos for the class. However, the good ends there. He should not be lecturing for a class that is already super difficult, because he simply is a terrible lecturer. He rushes through slides and jumps around while rambling on and making the class more confusing.
Lectures are not very engaging and hard to follow. He goes through slides too fast for most people (me) to take notes, and he will do a lot of pointing with his laser instead of truly explaining. Admittedly, the content in this class is hard, but I would recommend taking chem 152 with another professor - you have to teach yourself with this prof.
Just reads off slides but goes to quick where you can't take notes or understand. Very monotone and not engaging. Have to spend large amount of time teaching myself.
Chiu is so fun and silly. His lectures can be a little boring sometimes but he does demos that really lighten it up. He makes an effort for all his students to have the capacity to prepare well for exams and is very good at answering questions. I wish I could take this class again! Would recommend.
I personally really liked Dr. Chiu, especially compared to other professors for chemistry here. He is straightforward and clear in his lectures, and still has some sense of humor throughout them. Any class in the chem series is gonna be difficult, fast paced, and have hard tests, and I think that Chiu handles it very well. DONT FALL BEHIND!
Lectures are straight forward and tests are well aligned with worksheets in discussion sections and problems from class. He is also very willing to help with any questions you have!
152 is the hardest gen chem class but Chiu probably isnt to blame. Hes down to earth and in office hours hes great. Lectures may make you want to fall asleep, but his demos are fun, and at least hes easy to talk to. Still a demanding prof and class tho (Final average was 89/200, with a little studying i got 135).
Chemistry 152 is a tough course, but Professor Chiu's engaging demos and jokes make the class more bearable. Though his lectures can be rushed, his willingness to help in office hours is invaluable. unstuck ai's practice problems were a lifesaver for exam prep.
tests are hard everything else okay for some reason
The tests are open note but borderline impossible. He glosses over major concepts and then shows an extremely hard math problem application of it and expects every one to understand. If no one gets it he makes a passive aggressive comment about how we need to figure it out and then moves on. He also makes the ALEKS due at 5pm which is just dumb.
Chiu is not a good professer. His tests are hard - which is not what I am complaning about because 152 is a hard course. I will say that his lectures are extremely confusing and hard to follow. He doesn't explain concepts well, is always rushing, and glosses over practice problems. Take 152 with another professer.
Chiu's lectures are very confusing. He talks very fast and almost brushes right past things and is hard to follow. You are only graded on ALEKS and Exams so there's little chance to boost your grade outside of exams. However he's very sweet and his in class demos are very fun. His practice exams are also very similar to the exams he gives
Tests are impossible.
Lecture materials are very shallow and given examples don't really help with learning topics - Tests are unlike the one practice test given & much more difficult, Homework is tedious, abundant, and overwhelming. Expect to be learning on your own time, and foregoing time with friends to complete absurd amounts of ALEKS modules. Just don't.
not the nicest gen chem professor, but he's sweet and tests are doable even if you don't study hard. always have fun demo before the end of lecture. never went to his office hour so i thought i would get a 35 on a midterm but it turns out that i got a 80. his rubric save my life so take him if you can.
He's ight. Lectures are boring but so is chem 152. He does demos and tries to make the class more engaging which is nice. Tests are hard and lots of aleks. You kind of have to sell learn a lot specially for tests.
Chill dude but honestly not good at lecturing. I go to lectures and then review them and still somehow end up having to teach myself everything. He does demos which makes it better. He's funny at least but not good for learning basics I think. Avoid for gen chem.
Lectures can be a bit slow sometimes, but he does demos in class to try and keep it engaging. Sometimes explanations are a little unclear and not thorough enough, but if you ask at the end of class he will always clarify really well. Really easy to ask questions to though and overall nice guy! Keep up with lectures and aleks and you're good.
I taught myself through the textbook because while he does practice problems, for the overall topics, he doesn't rlly explain what it all means. this is also the first class i ever fell asleep in so hes quite a boring lecturer. But he does like to answer questions during office hours so dont be scared to go. Overall id try to find another prof
this class is just really hard. Dr. Chiu is really kind you can't even be mad if you do bad because he is so willing to explain things, talk to him at the end of lecture and go to office hours! he will offer you help, you just have to go get it. lectures can be slow but he will do demos sometimes. nice dude hard class don't fall behind
Not the greatest lecturer but is incredibly helpful during office hours, if you struggle with anything do not be afraid to approach him! A really sweet guy but his lectures could be better, he goes over practice problems quite quickly so you'll definitely want to review things outside of class. Has a ton of fun demos though!
You're better off self-studying than attending ANY of his lectures.
Chem 152 Spring 2024-2025 Exams were very difficult, lots of curveballs. Very test heavy. There were only 5 FRQ questions on each of both midterms & 9 on the finals and didn't even give any practice material for the finals. Class is also curved. Sometimes TAs take a while to reply on ED Discussion. 1-2 weeks before finals no TAs replied on ED.
Professor Chiu was a very boring lecturer so go to lectures even if you're gonna fall asleep. His exams were pretty difficult and he expected you to solve each problem his way even if there happened to be another way. He didn't seem to care if his students were learning or understanding the concepts. Questions on ed-discussion were rarely answered.
exams were confusing and not what you expect he expects you to answer them a certain way. Nice guy but lectures were slow and boring, he is not the best at explaining things in lecture.
He doesn't teach well at all. He just reads off the slides he has. I learned more from the homework and labs. The practice exams don't help for the tests and sometimes problems on the tests are things that weren't discussed or taught how to solve. Avoid him if you can
Nice guy but bad at explaining concepts, lectures are not engaging. Tests are really hard and questions are written confusing. He will include questions not covered in lecture on the test. Avoid if u can
Daniel Chiu is a funny professor that doesn't deserve the hate he gets. The tests are frqs and always similar to the end of chapter problems. He isn't the greatest lecturer but his office hours are invaluable. As long as you read the book and do practice problems you will do good in his class.
Not the greatest lecturer, but the demos in class are really fun. Follow his advice and do lots of practice problems from the book. The tests are pretty similar to those problems. If you do plenty of practice beyond just aleks, you will do fine. Overall, I think what people say on here is fair, but he doesn't deserve the hate.
The class was alright, the lectures were interesting at the beginning but they got boring due to his monotone voice. He does have good demos and he makes a couple jokes but the exams can be somewhat difficult. He does not respond in the ED Discussions so TA's are lifesavers.
Just read off slides for lecture, tests were difficult, and TAs took weeks to respond to Ed. He is a funny person though and seems really nice, it's just the tests that give him the bad rep. Gives a light ALEKS load and allows cheat sheets on exams.
This is a lecture heavy course. If you're confused on a concept during that lecture, he doesn't walk through it. Heto throw everything up on the slides at once and expects you to follow. What I did love about his class is that he allows a full sheat of paper, front and back for both midterms. For the final two pages front/back.
Lectures aren't great and the class requires outside work to keep up. That being said, tests are fair and align well with class material. They're difficult tests but partial credit is generous. Unfortunately, the textbook is going to be one of your best resources. As long as you keep up with the content, you should do fine.
Lectures are hard to follow and stay engaged in. Explanations are surface level and lots of extra work and self-teaching is needed outside of class to keep up. Tests are all free response and usually pretty tricky in regard to set up.
Lectures are pretty boring but not required. Keep up with ALEKs and you should be good, make sure you do a LOT of review though to be able to solve all types of questions. Start making your note sheet for the exams early on so you don't get confused. Also study using the worksheets. Exams are difficult, make sure you understand the concepts.
Daniel Chiu teaches at a fast pace but if you keep up with the reading, pay attention in lecture, AND DO WHAT HE SAYS, you will do fine. He repeated over and over again to practice problems as preparation, and he seems to take his test questions from the back of the book problems which he led us to do. Very manageable, but definitely still hard.
His lectures can be hard to follow at times but if you are actively listening he makes sense. I have ADHD and so at times this is hard but the material/questions he goes over in class and the material we are given in quiz section are genuinely representative of the questions we are asked on exams.
Hardest exams I've ever seen. The grading was only determined by the exams as well as only like 10% for aleks. Lectures are very hard to follow as well. Overall a terrible experience 0/10 would not recommended if you can get any other professor try to.
Chem 152 is a very information-heavy subject and the lectures reflect this. Highly recommend attending lecture as the course is fast paced and dense. I personally did not use the textbook but many others recommend to read. Practice tests accurately reflect exam material. Lectures can get boring so make sure you pay attention.
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