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Most recent addition to the 'Big 3', and def the weakest. Piggybacking off their structure/content. Her lecture style grates on students bc her narrative pretends everyone's always 100% prepared and understands everything, so she's unable to respond even when it's obvious she lost the class. Go w/ a prof w/ more experience if possible. Buff arms.
Not that great of a teacher, she expects the class to know everything with little explanation, and she just laughs when the class audibly says we're lost. I learn more from the gchem website than her, but she's not horrible either. Very meh imo, try to take anyone else in the big 4. kinda boring, but 301 is a p ez class so its not hard to do well
Dr. Caudill is a decent lecturer, but sometimes rushes topics in order to catch up if behind schedule. However, since she's part of the teaching team, you get access to Drs. Anderson/Sparks/Biberdorf's office hours. Not hard to get an A as they provide ample resources. 85% of grade is dependent on midterms/final, but lowest midterm gets dropped.
Caudill speeds through lectures and laughs at students whenever they vocally express that they are confused. She expects you to know everything when you come to class. I usually leave lectures feeling more confused. One good thing is the orange course pack as it has lots of questions to help prepare you for tests.
Dr. Caudill is a decent proffesor. Her lectures are pretty dull, but she uses the same material as Anderson, Biberdorf, and Sparks so its easy to work with other students. Tests are medium difficulty and there isn't a ton of homework outside of class.
She excepts you to know all the content before coming to class. She speeds through the lectures and yet is always behind the other professors. Her class is very boring, and she does not help if you have any questions. Her office hours were not helpful either. The only helpful thing is the orange coursebook and other professors' office hours.
For an intro professor, Dr. Caudill is pretty good. She is a little shy and is learning pacing in her classes (like one day shell do 3 topics and the next is 1, etc.) but she knows her stuff. Sometimes, her lecturing is annoying because she has expectations, but she really does care. Lots of canvas HW, but nothing too hard. Examsfair and STUDY!
Dr. Caudill is a very nice person but her lectures are often rushed as she tries to cover too much content in one day. I recommend getting the course packs if you want to follow the slides as they are. Tests aren't difficult, but there will be questions that will cover ideas presented only once or twice, so be prepared for all content.
Caudill is a new professor, so it's going to take a second for her to figure out pacing and how to teach. She is genuinely kind and caring, and she makes sure you know what you're supposed to know for the exam. As long as you go to office hours (which I know the people that left bad reviews didn't do) and do the orange course pack, you'll do well.
Dr. Caudill is a great person and cares for her students. Her lectures are rushed but I think it's because of how much content there is. You definitely have to put in time outside of class to do well. Look over lecture slides, do the orange workbook, and use extra canvas materials to do well on tests, which count for most of your grade.
Dr. Caudill is kind and caring but, as a new professor, her class is structured somewhat poorly. I would often leave lecture feeling more confused. I definitely recommend purchasing the orange course pack because I did not and I definitely suffered for that choice. Lectures are fast and often hard to follow, but Dr. Caudill is nice.
Didn't love her teaching style. Seemed like she rushed through a lot of material and the monotone way of teaching class often put me to sleep. I still pulled through pretty decently, just stay on top of your classwork and you should be fine. Would recommend one of the other teachers of this course instead, but she isn't terrible.
Her lectures are boring, however, her exam reviews ARE SO HELPFUL. Her day of the exam reviews pinpoint ideas that are exactly on the tests which in my opinion gives her a bit of an edge over the trio. She is really sweet but her lectures are rushed and a bit unorganized.
Her lectures were very disorganized and rushed. The orange textbook helps a lot. The unit exams and final account for most of your grade, but one unit exam is dropped. This class was overall pretty difficult and I had a very hard time.
Not the best professor. Lectures were honestly kinda boring. Exams were hard-hitting. STUDY. STUDY. STUDY. The practice problems are your best friend. Do the practice exams, questions, worksheets, and you'll do well. TAs are friendly and always available through email. Tests are hard and weigh a lot. Opportunity for lots of extra credit.
Her lectures are always rushed mainly in the last ten minutes of class. She tries to cover too much content in one lecture. The orange book is helpful for practice.
I think students mistook her lecturing as the cause for poor grades when in reality the material is just difficult. If you study all the material they hand out and do a bunch of practice problems, an A is definitely possible. Enjoyed her lecturing style although she rushed at the end of class. Do good on the first 2 exams and you will have an A
Dr Caudill was very rushed in her lectures and we rarely got through all the content planned for that day. I did appreciate all the extra credit that was available. The orange book was more helpful than the lectures so use that as much as possible.
Professor Caudill is a very good professor who makes the content as easy to learn as possible. She team teaches with three other professors making it easy to get help. The way the class is structured with these teachers is very straightforward and makes it as easy as possible to succeed with difficult content.
A good teacher. Passionate about chemistry and tries her best to teach it. Lectures mandatory with iclicker. No tests were curved, but they were pretty easy. Canvas page problems were helpful! Get ready to pay about $60-80 for TI-30 (can't use ti-84), iclicker subscription, and course packet.
She gets a bad rep for no reason lol. I took her class, participated in lectures, and did what I was supposed to do with no particular excess studying. I made an A+. I'm taking Anderson this semester and I actually prefer Caudil''s teaching style as the lectures are more organized. I would definitely recommend it.
Dr. Caudill's is approachable and clear throughout lectures. Same as the other profs (trio), as long as you do the course pack problems you will be just fine. Chemistry is just a subject you have to put the work in for, but she is a good professor. I have Dr. B for 302 and actually prefer Dr. Caudill's more laid-back teaching style.
So much homework with the actual homework and LE's its nice you have 3 attempts but they are worth so little and take so much time to do ): I wish they would be worth more since we have to put so much effort into them. There is also 4 exams which makes studying hard because you dont have a lot of time esp with all the homework
Easy class, if you're struggling in it maybe reconsider your major. You don't have to take the final if you get an A. Gives a lot of opportunities for extra credit/test help.
caudill is a pretty decent professor. she does take the time to listen to her students and will actually alter the exams (not often though!) to help get the best grade they can. lots of homework and learning exercises that are due before class but close right before the exam and you get 3 attempts on them to get a 100. overall, decent professor.
Nothing is really spectacular, but what can you say about a class with 500 students. Lots of online assignments, all fairly simple. Her lectures are easyish to follow with personalized notes. Tests aren't too bad. iClicker participation checks almost every class. She is just a solid choice if you need to take 302.
She's very chill. There are learning exercises for each unit and you'll learn everything there, make sure to do those before the lecture so you'll have an idea of what's going on. There are 3 homework for each unit, and the exams usually have questions from the hw so make sure to do them well. Her TAs are god-tiers so reach out whenever you need.
Like the other ratings said: make sure to do well on the LEs and HWs because you get 3 attempts on them. She also gives out extra credit so make sure to do them no matter what. There are no make-up exams so if you miss an exam because you are sick, you'll just get a 0. It sounds bad but she lets you drop 1 lowest exam grade.
This class was ridiculously easy. She is new to UT, so she changed her entire grading format mid-semester to make it easier. She gives an insane amount of extra credit and a huge curve on every exam. Her test and quiz averages were low, but I never struggled or had to go to office hours. You DO have to teach yourself, she doesn't lecture well.
Caudill is incredible. She tries her best to go through as many practice problems which hinders the time she has to teach but her going over how to do problems in class is very helpful for the exam. Go to her office hours she will hint at topics and questions to really understand for the exam.
you'll have to teach yourself, as her lectures are disorganized and it feels as though she assumes you know concepts already. caudill is very caring though and takes into account what students say about exams. personally, would not take caudill again, but then again, she is new to UT.
Lectures are disorganized and rushed. Caudill assumes students already know the concepts and does not explain problems well. You have to teach yourself to be able to do the homework and pass the exams. Decent amount of extra credit. Amount of work per week is obscene and requires too much effort for how superfluous the assignments are.
I can't speak for those who haven't taken chem before. However, if you took AP chem in high school, trust me, you'll find that this class is way easier. I saw reviews saying Caudill is a bad lecturer, but I honestly can't complain about her teaching. Take notes on LEs before class, do practice problems in class, and go to office hours if needed.
She was a really good professor, if you put in the work for this class and do practice problems you'll be fine. She is new to teaching so things may seem disorganized and you might need to review outside of class but overall the the class was not bad. The review problems are similar to exam questions and homework questions are harder than exam.
She is genuinely an amazing professor. Obviously the class is hard because it is chem, but if you put even the slightest bit of effort you can easily get a B. She gives so many extra credit opportunities, she drops lowest test, and lets u retake 2 of the lowest which is the final. If you're a pre-med, dont blow off the class and you can get an A.
Though I thought this class was difficult and had a heavy workload, Professor Caudill did her best to give us the highest grade she could with extra credit, our final exam format (retake our two lowest exam grades), and overall performance. She was very caring and wanted to see us all succeed, and is also very passionate about chem.
Chem 302 is a very interesting class, her lectures are recorded so you could always go back to rewatch the videos and those helped me so much, there are also many chances for extra credit. Prof. Caudill genuinely loves chemistry, and if you work hard, attend lectures, and don't fall behind you should get an A.
In completely honestly, if you attend all lectures and complete the homework/ practice on your own you will do more than fine. Lectures and slides cover all material and she gives more than enough practice over every topic. Awards up to 2 EC points your final total grade. An A is very doable.
Super caring and she really does her best to make sure everyone does well in her class. Exam questions are basically the same as in-class practice problems so if you pay attention you'll be fine.
This professor was very nice but not very helpful. The whole teaching team was clearly unqualified and would constantly lecture with the wrong information and solve many problems backwards. was overall very difficult and felt like a waste of time and money. you will be teaching yourself and unlearning all the wrong answers they give you!
Not good. Do not take
I struggled a lot with chem in high school, but Caudill set up 301 in a way that I really was able to grasp it. There's a bit of self-teaching you have to do, and definitely plan to study for tests, but for a college chemistry class its' not scary at all. She gives lots of opportunities to practice material, I would recommend.
tries to do a flipped classroom + teach 4 different topics and trying to do multiple practice problems for each topic during a single 90 min lecture. at some point, i only took notes for the LE's and just passively participated in lecture, it made the class much easier. she wants to do a good job at teaching, but is very disconnected from the class
CH301 is hard but Caudill tries to help you get the best grade possible. Her final is the opportunity to retake your two lowest tests, which is really helpful. She is also offering a lot of extra credit. The class is hard and you need to teach yourself a lot. Only complaint is that her slides dont match the lecture a lot, but its fine.
slides were so unorganized, if you were to download it from canvas it will not match with what shes showing during lecture. its hard to pay attention to her, so many hw/quizzes due before class, doesnt drop exams or retest, had to drop the class because it was mentally draining trying to teach myself the material. take her or not, just be mindful
Attendance is mandatory because there is Instapolls, but the grade in Canvas stays at 100% for Instapoll whether you do them or not. Her class is easy, if you read the LE's thouroughly. All the answers are online, but since the tests are just the LE's worded differenly, you would most likly fail since you cheated on the LE's. Good class, good prof.
It's test-heavy 800 out of 1000 points on all 4 exams and her lecture slides are not organized if you want to download them to take notes it doesn't match with what she has on the screen.
Not the best lecturer, but also not the worst. Content can be difficult at first, especially if you have limited prior chem experience. Lot's of assignments that I found only necessary to do because they were part of the grade. Tests were definitely doable, and were most reflective of the lecture slides. You will have to do a lot of work.
Kinda disorganized lecturer but the online work (factored into overall grade) of "learning exercises" and HW's are helpful. So many resources to prepare for the tests, so nothing is unreasonable. Lots of TA/SI sessions available. The actual lectures weren't crazy engaging but the canvas structure/grading breakdown is helpful. Form a study group.
Honestly idk why Caudill gets a bad rep lol. I know alot of people say her lectures don't make sense BUT, to be frank a lot of talking over was done during her lectures. Rewatching them alone and doing the practice problems on the slides help A BUNCH!!!! Cannot stress that enough. Really easy to fall behind so make sure to try to keep up.
Easy and organized with clear grading. Pointless lectures but attendance required for random quizzes/polls. 3 attempts allowed on HW/LEs even after answers posted for easy 100%. Study for 4 exams with 2 optional makeup exams. Lots of practice problems required. HW clumped before exams annoying. Overall straightforward if you put in work.
About half of class time was covering new content and the other half was going through examples with us to make sure we knew what to do. As long as you do the LEs (before class), the HWs, and pay attention in class you should do well on the tests and get a good grade.
Dr. Caudill was a great professor.\ I loved her lectures, and even though they were not mandatory she would have questions here and there for participation points. Her exams had a high weight on the overall grade but were questions similar to what she went over.
Lectures tend to be rushed so I didn't find them to be that necessary to succeed. Professor Caudill is kind and wants her students to have the best grade possible. As long as you practice with the take home questions, past exams and the practice exams on the orange course book, it is an easy A. I found the tests to be easier than the practice.
Professor Caudill's class was one of the best I've ever taken. She made me love gen chem, and I had never taken chemistry before - never in middle/high school. Getting an A was not super easy, but anyone can do it. It's also very hard to fail this class.
Attendance only mandatory to do Instapoll questions. Slides were very unorganized.
Format of class was completely restructured, giving us a clear understanding of what we needed to know for quizzes and exams. So easy, I have absolutely no notes about content or learning it. However, beware that Caudill tends to act like a kindergarden teacher a lot (shushing students for 10 min of lecture). Will take for CH 302, great choice!
i took ch301 last year and i feel like the restructuring by the chem dpt made it super easy to follow this year. around 10 HWs per unit, practice exams, lots of TA office hours / practice question sessions. caudill's teaching style is straightforward, although i do think she skips around a little. will retake for ch302
This class was so much easier than AP chem and the tests were 25 MC and were pulled from the same test bank as the other chem teachers. Caudill might be schizophrenic though because she keeps complaining about whispering and she's not that great of a lecturer. But, the tests and quizzes are easy. Easy A if you understand the general concepts
She's ok. The attendance is mandatory through Instapolls, but the lectures themselves are useless. I took AP Chem, so maybe this stuff was really easy for me, but I didn't feel the need to show up to her lectures at all. Just go over the slides by yourself and wait for the polls. Her lectures overexplain easy concepts, you really don't need to go.
She is a terrible lecturer. I have already taken a chem class very similar to this one and she still manages to confuse me with her nonsense. Overall easy to get an A but you should try to get another professor.
Format of general chem classes are great and provide lots of resources, including review notes, homework directly tied to course content, and office hours (some even recorded). Caudill is a decent lecturer but tends to skip around, so review outside of class is necessary. exam heavy but lots of opportunities for extra credit (2 replacement exams)
Emily Caudill's teaching style is just lectures, so attendance is mandatory. In order to pass the exams and quizzes, you must study and pay attention at all times during class time. She also gives lots of extra credit opportunities. Emily Caudill is a great professor overall.
Caudill isn't the best lecturer in the world, and she isn't great with time (she speeds through the last 20ish slides at the end of every lecture), but she's a nice person and provides plenty of resources to succeed in the class. Review notes, practice exams, etc. are more than enough to prepare for exams. Overall, getting an A is very doable.
Class grades are very structured. 4 tests (each 20%, can retake 2 at end of semester), 9 quizzes (3 dropped), instapolls (2ish%). I feel no need to go to class bc I basically study the night before using the question types and REVIEW NOTES (emphasis on using review notes). Tests are pretty easy especially if u can do prac exam well.
Lecture and slides were useless, but it honestly doesn't matter as long as you do the learning modules. The gen chem department gives out lots testing resources--utilize them and you will be fine. Quizzes every week over what you JUST learned in that day's lecture which was unfair because she would rush through topics at the end of class.
Her class isn't that bad but there are probably better chemistry professors you can take. Sometimes I get lost and she assumes you learned a lot during high school. Even with AP Chem knowledge, her lectures sometimes make no sense. But that being said it is not a hard class to get an A in if you actually study and lock in.
This class was fairly easy, especially as someone who took AP chemistry. But her lectures are SO. DULL. She overexplains easy concepts while brushing over hard stuff; I found it much easier to teach myself than to listen in lectures. If you study the review notes and do the practice exams you'll be fine, but you will dread coming to class.
Dr. Caudill is a good professor, but the lectures got SOOO dull. The concepts aren't hard to understand, but she often overexplains the simple concepts and then rushes through the difficult material in the last 5 minutes. If you know how to study, this class isn't hard to get an A in and the canvas provides SO many materials and makes it easier.
Dr. Caudill is an overall good professor. She is very organized and provides lots of helpful resources. Her lectures can be relatively dull at times, though. Before each midterm, there is a practice test that is nearly identical to the actual test, and the required learning modules are helpful and easy grade boosters. I would take her for CH301!
withdrew from class because Caudill is probably one of the worst professors out there. even though she seems nice, she doesn't really know how to teach. she just goes over the slides and scribbles on them. no one knew what was going on in this class. basically a self taught course. take with another teacher or at community college.
Caudill wants the best for her students, however, the way she doest this is questionable. Attendance is mandatory via instapolls and her lectures were the most useless thing of the entire course. Do the learning modules and the all the practice problems given through the exam prep modules and you will do fine even with no AP chem experience.
Overall a pretty decent teacher, a lot of the lectures are kind of pointless because a lot of the learning takes place outside of the classroom. If you do the learning modules and look at the exam review materials you should be fine. Tests are also 80% percent of the grade but there are a lot of extra credit opportunities.
Professor Caudill wants her students to succeed, but her lectures aren't very good and are often boring. Her grading allows mistakes, including two replacement tests and some quizzes getting dropped. Overall decent, but nothing more than that.
Professor Caudill is SO PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE. If one person whispers in a lecture hall of 500 she will literally lose her mind and completely stop the lecture. She takes forever to go over slides and she's just directly reading off of them and writing on them in illegible hand writing. This class is basically self taught.
This professor just used other professors' materials to teach. I felt like I had to teach myself everything outside of class because she made things more confusing than they needed to be. Her tests are honestly straightforward, but her lecture quality is awful. The lectures were never engaging!!! TAKE LAUDE INSTEADDDDDD
Her lectures were useless, but she records them so watch in x2 speed later. Course is mostly self-taught, but she provides lots of resources to learn the content. There were many easy bonus opportunities and the tests were exactly like practice material. The class is an easy A if you put in the work. Attendance is mandatory and taken on Instapoll.
Dr. Caudill was not a great lecturer, often referencing other instructors rather than going in-depth herself. However, she sets clear question types for the exam, so you always know what to study for.
Lectures aren't organized well and everything is very rushed. But, she gives us a lot of resources to do well on exams, and the canvas is very organized. If you haven't taken chem since high school you'll be just fine, just put in the work.
The class was meh. Her as a person was meh. Everything was meh. Mostly self-taught because depending on her to teach is like expecting your Tinder date to not be a bad person. Sometimes I'd rather be waterboarded than look at the time during her class because it was actual torture.
She expects you to already "know" a lot of the material from high school. She has a very dull tone and is relatively new to teaching. Her lecture slides are all over the place. I had to teach myself the whole semester. If you want to pass the tests, get ready to study.
If you do the learning modules ahead of time, you'll understand her lectures. Exams are very easy to do well on, she gives you 25 slides that you can memorize and get a perfect grade. If you study a few hours for the exam and learn the material along the way this is an extremely easy A. Also she's pretty
Lectures were helpful, the question types made me prepared for every exam and quiz, and daily Instapolls were annoying but made sure I came to class. There's ample credit and retake opportunities to cover up a bad day or unit if you have one. Caudill is obviously knowledgable and wants to help! I didn't take AP Chem and was perfectly fine
She is not the best, but also not the worst. Take notes and really learn the material from canvas assignments. That the only way you will get the material bc she is not that great at lectures. Exams are not horrible if you really go over review slides. WATCH THE EXAM WALK THROUGH VIDEO. Seriously, they are helpful in knowing what will show up.
actual horrible professor, her voice is the worst thing known to man, and I would rather have my ears cut off than to listen to her again. She is horrible at lecturing so the whole semester I taught myself, and although the canvas page is very helpful you have to put in a lot of time as not really much is learned in lectures.
Honestly a really manageable class. Just spam the practice tests before the midterms and actually do the learning modules and you will be fine.
unless you have a recent background in chemistry, take literally anyone else for ch301. caudill seems like a good person, but this woman cannot teach. lectures are useless, which sucks because attendance was mandatory. everything i learned in this class was either learned from the TAs or learned by myself. only + is the extra credit she gives out.
Good teacher at heart but cannot explain the concepts during the lecture her lectures didnt help at all. Just do the practice tests and read the review notes she has on canvas.
Caudill is an okay professor, there are definitely other profs that can teach and better engage with students. She teaches slow and goes thru some topics detailed and others super fast. Definitely a lot of self teaching required (at least for me) but she gives resources to help with that. For exams, just milk the practice exam as much as you can.
Caudill was a decent professor as she tended to struggle with time on lectures that led to her being behind and for quizzes to happen over material we covered that day. However, the class is still very easy as the review notes and QT will give you everything you need to know for quizzes and tests as well as there being exam retakes and a lot of EC!
There are plenty of extracurricular opportunities. The question types for the exams are released as soon as the unit starts. The professor and TA are easily accessible online. Plenty of study resources that prepare you for exams. Easy class but I kept tuning out the lectures lol
Very structured class with 25 question types per exam. Offers 30 pts (3%) worth of extra credit, and two optional replacement exams instead of a final. I found Dr. Caudill's lectures to be informative, but it honestly depends on your learning style. Attendance isn't mandatory but there are Instapolls occasionally.
I did not learn much from lectures, but her learning resources on Canvas were very helpful and clear. Attendance isn't mandatory, but there are instapolls every lecture and a quiz weekly. Doing all the practice makes you ready for the exams. Replacement exams are available during finals weeks. Study with the unit resources and you'll be fine.
I liked Caudill. Her lectures do tend to drone on a bit, but you can really just learn the material from the learning modules and other resources she provides. I plan on taking her for CH302 as well. She is not as bad as the other reviews say. I would recommend if you want an easy, low maintenance class.
Lectures are pretty boring and weirdly paced, but her canvas page is great. Use review notes, question types, practice exam, and learning modules to study. 4 tests, 25 MCQs each, exactly like the question types. Tons of extra credit, lots of drops, can retake up to 2 exams. Do a little legwork outside of class and it's an easy A. No complaints.
Lectures were usually unhelpful and unorganized. Practice tests and review notes were super helpful to study for quizzes and tests! Learning modules were also usually not a great resource. Does instapoll (attendance) in class, and has in-class quizzes. Also drops the lowest grades and gives extra credit. Lots of self-learning, but totally doable!
Overall this class was not difficult. All tests are MCQ and the content covered is very clear, so you will know what to study. Caudill's lectures can oftentimes be boring or repetitive, but all the information you need is somewhere on canvas if you get confused. Plus, EC added ~3% to everyone's final grade so if you're a bad MCQ test-taker, its ok.
Dr. Caudill made me love chemistry. Though she did jump around during lecture, the materials she posted made self-learning easy. The structure of the class & assignments is very clear in the syllabus & online materials. She posts review slides before every exam which makes getting an A doable. Lots of extra credit & offers 2 replacement exams.
Dr. Caudill cares a lot about her students. I felt her lectures varied in quality, but the resources she provided made up for it. I really enjoyed her clear grading criteria, and she did her best to provide extra credit wherever possible. I would recommend her to anyone for CH301!
As a professor, she is a 4, but the amount of extra credit pushed her to a 5. You needed less than a 90% to score an A if you did all of it! She was really good at lecturing and gave amazing canvas modules that meant even if you did not go to the lectures you would still retain information. Test questions are worded weirdly, but they're not hard.
The professor is very easy to reach out to, the course is structured well and lectures are okay but not great I stopped going as the semester went on. Lots of extra credit but the learning modules are the best part, she makes the material easy to approach and I learned most of it independently. Tests are straightforward, easier than practice.
She's really bad at teaching but the notes she gives are enough to get an A in the class. Its 80% test grades so you have to make sure you do well on them. You can also retake two of them.
I think Dr. Caudill was a solid professor overall. Her lectures were pretty boring, but she gave plenty of material to help on the exams such as practice exams, question types, etc. If you put in the work (practice questions!!!), pay attention to lecture/learning modules, and try to learn the material conceptually, you'll do great!
Professor Caudill's class was great. We were provided learning modules before every class and in lecture she expanded on the topics. Our LM's had 3 retakes alongside being able to retake 2 exams at the end of the semester with no final. We were provided test reviews, practice problems, and external means of learning. Overall amazing class.
I personally found Dr. Caudill's lectures very useless and boring. Weekly quizzes on Wednesday. I dropped the class because I genuinely could not handle Caudill even though I took AP Chem in high school. Laude's lectures on Canvas modules were more helpful than Caudill's lectures. Take Laude if you can.
Dr. Caudill's lectures for CH 301 were okay, but I didn't find them particularly helpful in understanding the material. However, the study materials she provided were excellent. The review notes for each unit were incredibly helpful, especially when preparing for quizzes and exams.
Professor Caudill definitely cares about her students and wants everyone to do well. She gives an absurd amount of extra credit, lets you retake up to two exams, and drops your 3 lowest quiz grades. If you pay attention, easiest A ever. Definitely use the review notes to prepare for exams because questions are sometimes taken directly from it.
80% of your grade is by tests (however this is currently standard across all CH301 teachers). Caudill provides a lot of helpful resources however she is not the best lecturer. It is easy to lose focus and she seems only repeat the easy content and never really teaches the confusing stuff. Lots of self studying but it was do able.
Dr. Caudill definitely cared about the class. She is very passionate about the subject, often diving too deep into parts of the lecture. Because of this, she frequently left crucial quiz information until the last 20-30 seconds of class.
Dr. Caudill is a professor who cares about her students and the subject material. She provides endless extra credit opportunities, making the class pretty much a breeze. However, she gets caught up during lectures and often will skim through VERY important information. Do not whisper in class until you want to be yelled at. I mean it.
Her Lectures brush by topics, often verbatim to the slides. The only way to learn is the modules which are typoed and rely on Dr. Laude.
CH301 is an easy class based on learning modules by Laude and 4 unit tests worth 80% where they literally give you what every question is going to be on. Caudill as a lecturer, however, was basically useless and made the material more confusing and convoluted during her lectures. She is also constantly complaining about whispering when no one is???
The only reason this class was easy was because of the fixed curriculum. She isn't an awful individual, but her lectures were very unhelpful; the only reason I did well was putting in work outside class. Her practices had numerous errors, and the TA's were no help either, couldn't give answers that made sense. Put in the work, you'll do fine
She's super nice. Her lectures don't help much, she doesn't explain concepts the best. But she gives a lot of resources to help students learn. Practice tests, review notes, practice problems, everything. She also offers 2 replacement exams out of the 4 you take. She also offers extra credit for your overall grade.
Her lectures seem to be unorganized and just jumps around from slide to slide sometimes skipping multiple slides. Did I mention she teaches with slides like come on this is UT. Her classes are more meant for review rather than learning, she obviously knows the material, she just doesn't know how to teach it.
Overall good professor. Lectures can get a bit boring, she skips over stuff sometimes. She does provide a great exam prep resource with review materials which is super helpful. Honestly I learned more through those than actually going to class. I'd try to get Laude if you can but Caudill is totally ok if you can't.
Insanely mid professor. She is extremely boring and is always going off about people whispering when no one is whispering. Gen Chem at UT is just not good and not taught well.
had her for 301 and 302 currently - hoped she would improve? she isnt a first year teacher so i dont know why she teaches like it? info is read straight from slides that have numerous errors. no hw/reviews are her own material. chem is standardized curriculum at UT but it doesnt mean shes a good teacher. study on your own and youll be fine
Lectures are not engaging, she just reads from slides and jumps around. She is constantly referring students to other professors' resources instead of being helpful. Any helpful content used to self-teach isn't even created by her so it's widespread among the chemistry department. Her only useful resource is her review office hour before exams.
Going to her lectures can seem like a big waste of time since she just goes through the slides found online and reads them or highlights the important information. She kind of doesn't teach in class and the slides don't have all the information but the notes she posts are really helpful to do well in the test.
I wouldn't take this professor at all. She made me dislike chemistry, and when I went to office hours, she wouldn't help there, either. She would skip through her slides and get very upset if she heard one person speaking. I would never hear anything. If you like teaching yourself, take this class.
She always skips over lecture slides and sometimes rushes towards the end of class to get through everything, making it difficult to understand what's happening. I don't even think she covers everything in the learning modules. In CH302, it becomes much more complicated with this teaching style.
Lectures are not engaging whatsoever. She singles people out for showing up late stating "they are disrupting the class" rather than being understanding life happens and at least they showed up. She often complains when people are talking though it is her TA's actually being helpful. She is quite rude to her own TA's who offer more help than her.
She was okay at first. Towards the end of fall, she got frustrated over small things: students discussing lectures and asking TAs for help. She even called a student rude for being late, despite 2/3 dorm power outages where some couldn't even shower. Instead of using a lockdown browser, she spent a whole class lecturing about cheating and lateness.
She was fine in CH301 but she did not know what was going on in CH302.
Very passive aggressive and lectures are all-over, but doing good is doable if you put effort.
Caudill is pretty concise but relies on Laude's lectures. If you did well on AP chem, Caudill is a pretty solid choice. However, if you need a professor that writes down their thought processes when working out a problem, she is not too great at that unfortunately. Overall, her class is quite manageable with lots of resources available.
She's nice but not a good lecturer since they are super boring and not engaging. However, this is an easy class so your grade will be fine. She does provide a lot of extra credit and lets you retake 2 tests at end of sem. Also, she always tweaks about hearing students whisper when I or any of my other friends never hear any whispering??
Dr. Caudill is very organized and encouraging, but her lectures can be a bit tedious and slow. If you're struggling with chemistry, I would recommend taking her class since she walks through the content step-by-step, but if you're used to a faster-paced environment, getting through this class may be a bit frustrating.
Had Dr. Caudill for CH301 and 302. She is quite nice and wants to make class fun, but her lectures are slow, and she mostly reads off of slides, which are lots of questions that she pauses class for you to work out on your own. Using Dr. Laude's online lectures and review notes to learn and practice is much more efficient.
all chem classes are structured the same but she is so boring and doesn't teach the same tricks that other professors do. You'll pass but take someone else tbh
Took 301 not knowing anything from high school since freshman year chem. She gives 2 retakes and 301 is pretty easy up until the final test on Thermo, but even then I got a 84 so you should be okay. Lectures are boring and if you understand the Learning Modules and Question Types, theres no need to go to Lecture. Caudhill is just a Mid professor.
Anyone complaining about this class is being overly critical. She is very clear on grading criteria and gives you a TON of resources outside of class. If you work hard, study the learning objectives, and do the assignments, you'll do great. Lectures can be a little boring at times, but she's very nice and genuine if you actually talk to her.
Dr. Caudill is the best chemistry professor I've had at UT. I took Dr. Anderson, Dr. Laude, Dr. Hollenback, but nothing compares to Dr. Caudill's excellent teaching style. She is the sweetest and always there for her students. Now I am a junior about to be done with organic chemistry and still remember the days I had her as my chemistry professor.
I also took her for CH301 and got an A. Anybody that doesn't like her is crazy- she literally gives you every SINGLE question type (25) for the exams, and a page of review notes for every type of question. Lectures are useless/irrelevant though. quizzes every week. 4 exams worth 80% of final grade, but you can redo two of them for your final exam.
Dr. Caudill gets a lot of unnecessary hate imo. Chem 2 is just a tough class. She really tried to make things more fun (toy dinosaurs, ice cream) this semester, and really listened to feedback (dropped another quiz when our grades were rough). In office hours she obviously knows what she's doing and really cares about student success
Caudill was an extremely boring lecturer and very monotoned. She constantly stopped class to point out someone being late and if people were talking in a 400 person lecture hall. This would then cause us to not get through all the material on the exam and we were then left to teach it ourselves. If you look at Laude review notes you will be fine.
Take Caudill. Yes, she's annoying, calls kids out, nitpicks noise, but she explains chem well. Gen Chem is standardized now, so prof doesn't matter much. She gives 3% extra credit, making an A = 90% if you do it all. She really cares about students, you'll see in office hours. So, if you want an easy A and solid understanding, take her.
very monotone voice and tbh a bad lecturer but the class isn't bad at all. i took her for chem 1 and 2 and i would just sit in lecture and go over the review notes and teach myself. the review notes are all you need to succeed. lecture was BORING but shes nice i suppose
Had Caudill for both CH301 and 302. Although her quizzes seem to be more difficult that of other chem professors, it is not too bad, given quiz drops + extra credit. Yes, she is quirky, pointing noisy ppl out. But she is actually very funny and caring, you just have to get used to her format. Study from her review notes, they are extremely helpful!
Fairly decent class! Lots of comprehension is done outside of the classroom but everything for the semester is laid out in Canvas in a way that is easy to follow. Properly prepare for the weekly quizzes! Good semester.
Don't take under any circumstances. She knows the material, but does not know how to teach. She jumps from slide to slide and has in class quizzes every week. These quizzes go over the same material learned from that same day. She uses other professors materials to "try" and "teach." SHE DOES NOT DROP EXAMS ANYMORE. Expect to do 6+ hours every week
I took Caudill for both 301 and 302, and honestly the class isn't bad. She isn't a great lecturer but the course is structured so self-studying is very doable. She offers 3% of extra credit. The quizzes were definitely MUCH harder than 301 so be prepared to study for those.
was averaging Cs and Bs on exams until I stopped attending class and taught myself instead. Shes not horrible but lectures are so redundant and you will learn nothing unless you did prior reading or the learning modules before. quizzes are harder than in ch301
Anyone saying negative things were probably talking, so she had to babysit instead of being able to do her job. Dr. Caudill teaches HOW to think about chem, not just WHAT to know for exams. IMO that's the best quality you can ask for in a professor. She's extremely approachable and knows chemistry like the back of her hand. Excellent professor.
Horrible lecturer, makes class not worth going to. However, the resources she provided carried me throughout the semester. Only take this class if you are comfortable self-studying.
People overreact—she's not a terrible professor at all. Gen Chem 2 is easier with all the resources she provides, including helpful ones from other professors. Office hours are GREAT, and extra credit is easy. I didn't take AP Chem and still got a 99 both semesters. Only downside: lecture pace can be too slow or fast which I don't like.
Despite her efforts, Dr. Caudill is not a great teaching professor. She reads from slides and doesn't explain thoroughly, often using valuable lecture time to review redundant examples and waste time. All gen chem courses are standardized, so all material is the same--that being said, you will have to teach yourself everything. Class is pretty easy
Lectures were mid and she barely answered any questions during them. It felt more like a flipped classroom and self teach using all of the review notes. Her review notes are the bible and should be ur priority. She offers 3% EC on your overall grade and offers 2 test retakes though, so if you don't get the grade you want it's literally all on you.
The overall class is fine, but only because all gen chem profs came together to make the classes uniform. Otherwise, Caudill is a boring lecturer and a s
Teaching wasn't great and I had to learn everything on my own (mistakes in lecture slides too). Wasn't clear on what'll be tested in the weekly quizzes. Wasn't very helpful in office hours and directed students to her TAs for help. If you take her, prepare to learn on your own (Use review notes & practice questions/exams).
Caudill was a nice professor, and you can see that she wants everyone to succeed. There are many opportunities given to raise your grade. Her lectures are a drag and she just reads off the slides. You will have to put more effort in understanding the course material yourself. Go to office hours and constantly look at her review notes to succeed.
Being completely honest, if you don't have any interest in chemistry and don't understand chemistry you will probably struggle in this class. She doesn't really teach she reads off the slides and you'll most likely have to teach yourself. I personally walked out of there rethinking my major that I really am interested in.
Her voice is so boring
The lectures tend to drag and her monotone voice makes it extremely difficult to focus. Resources provided are ones all chem professors provide so. I will say she does drop multiple quizzes however it does not make up for the content being difficult to understand (which I think is very). Don't take this class.
get ready to teach urself in this course dude. im so bad at chem
She's very nice and caring and you can tell she wants her students to succeed. There are extra credit opportunities and she drops quizzes and hws so a couple low scores won't effect your grade. There is a quiz every single class and the 4 exams so attendance is mandatory even though the lectures itself are recorded and posted online.
Honestly her lectures are sooo boring, i never learn from them. i spend a lot of time studying for this class outside of class time, just because in her lectures shes very vague and drags out unnecessary material. Luckily you get two redo exams and some quizzes are dropped, but study for the quizzes using the quiz schedule.
she is really not good at teaching freshman. too much work for beginners. she should be a senior year professor
This is the only professor that made me truly feel very disregarded when asking a question the answer was already no. We have a quiz EVERY SINGLE CLASS DAY. She always has something to complain about. Definitely go to TA's for help they are pretty helpful. She doesn't answer emails as much as she always says to email her cause she "wants to know".
I hadn't taken chem since sophomore year of hs and thought this course was very straightforward. Caudill's lectures were slower, sometimes leading to her classes being behind other prof's classes, but it was because she provides lots of examples and practice during lectures to ensure understanding. Exams are easy as long as you do practice problems
Dr. Caudill is not the best lecturer. This class is easy to manage due to all of the online resources, but be prepared to teach yourself everything. She is a kind professor, but I do not recommend taking her if you want to get something out of lecture. But overall, the class is super easy if you put in the work
Really caring professor but a really bad lecturer. There is a quiz every single class day so attendance is basically mandatory, although a few drops are available. Very easy to doze off in her class because of how boring it is. Not a terrible option but not the best, I would recommend other chem professors.
She seems like a nice person but she is so easily irritated. Every time students leave class early she tries to make everyone feel bad. Her lectures are pretty solid and all the material is easy. Just do the learning modules and you'll do good.
Not the best instructor, but she is a smart teacher.
This professor doesn't really teach. She does the lectures and reads off the slides, but the lectures are only like the biggest and most basic concepts of the unit that you need to learn. She talks extremely slow and never gets through all the material in class. Be prepared to do most of your learning yourself.
Dr. Caudill is a very kind and caring professor. I have definitely experienced worst professors. She gives 10 minute quizzes each class and some don't like it but it personally helped me stay on top of the material. While she isn't the best lecturer, she does much better in her office hours. She is very kind and actually listens to your concerns.
Some how my previous rating on here disappeared. Somewhat sketchy, but I will not allow my voice to be silenced, and I will exercise my first amendment right. She is monotone and boring. The only saving grace of this class is the review notes and organization of the class, but all other chem professors use it too, so it is somewhat irrelevant.
Dr. Caudill is a sweet human being; she is caring and kind. However, most of her lectures don't tend to cover all that we are learning. I came in with a very weak chemistry background and had to study very hard to even make a C+. The additional resources are very helpful, and you will have to do a bit of studying outside of class.
Dr. Caudill is a very sweet and caring professor. She clearly wants you to do well in Chemistry. Daily quiz's which are stressful at time but the drops and clear question types covered made it bearable. Lectures can get boring and I felt like I had to self teach a lot of it but she keeps this class very organized and clear. Would take again.
The test and quiz material is very clear. Dr. Caudill does not teach very directly in class, so be prepared to do lots of self learning. If you work hard, you will do well. Also, the TAs are actually really helpful, so ask them questions and go to their office hours.
This teacher does not teach. In addition to not teaching, she somehow manages to blame the students for her lack of ability to teach. She gets distracted so easily in lecture and ends up wasting a good portion of lecture time asking students to be quiet even if they were whispering. She once yelled at her TA for helping a student.
The structure of the class makes it really easy to pass. She has good online resources but her lectures are a little meh. The only thing is that there are quizzes every day. They aren't hard, and they don't weigh too heavy but can be annoying. You have to be in class to take them but you can leave after.
Genuinely the most boring lecturer ever. Would always spend the beginning 15 minutes of class talking about the same useless things and never finished a lecture. There were also quizzes at the beginning of every class, and these quizzes were harder than most other professors. Prepare to teach yourself all the content to get through this course.
In my expirence with Professor Caudill, the overall class is easy and the learning modules provided by Dr. Laude provide all the critical content needed. For as much as she tries, Professor Caudill is a poor lecturer and she assigns quizzes at the beginning of each class. She can often be tempermental, once scolding a TA for helping a student.
boring lecture, quizzes every class but they were easy and there's a list of quiz topics posted, class format across all chem is easy and made the tests easy to study for, tests were light n the practice tests each unit were very similar, ec was so easy n brought my grade up like 6 points
Lectures droned on, would not begin teaching classwork until 30-45 minutes into class and would spend first half of class talking about anything other than subject matter. Changed whole week schedule after getting hungover at ACL. Consistently returned test scores well after other sections/professors. Find any other professor to take Gen Chem with.
Lectures tended to be very boring as you learn material before the class using online learning modules. Isn't a great lecturer. 5 question quizzes at beginning of class. Only good thing was the vast amount of review content for tests, but this is made by the other professors and not specific to her.
Caudill is not a great lecturer. She is very easily distracted and takes being absent from her class personally. The CH301 structure is the only thing holding her class together; without it, the class would genuinely be impossible. Overall, this class is not hard to pass if you put in the effort, but don't expect to learn the material in lecture.
Dr. Caudill is a very nice and caring person, but for most lectures, she reads off slides. For me, it seemed like a waste of time, and the lecture would be very boring. There are a lot of resources and help offered by the gen chem department. Attendance is counted by quizzes at the beginning/end of almost all lectures.
lecture is inexplicably boring and caudill is not a good lecturer. attendance mandatory because of in-class quizzes every class. chem is relatively easy due to the gen chem department setup as a whole. caudill's course is much harder than others because you'll have to self teach to succeed. kind lady, but very short tempered and passive aggressive.
Caudill is nice but probably the most difficult gen chem teacher to get an A in because of the quizzes every single day. U have to go to every single class and she gets mad if u leave after the quiz. However, there is no homework which is nice, but the quizzes can drag your grade down if u dont study before every single class
Dr. Caudill was such an amazing professor! I really don't think I'll find a professor better than her at UT. She made lecture so fun, it was the only class I could actually get up for. The chem course is super organized, and there are plenty of resources to help you succeed. Don't take her if you're not going to attend lecture.
Dr. Caudill would often spend the entire class lecturing over basic material leaving the hard content to be self taught. When people talked or left class early she would stop the entire class for several minutes which would cause her to almost never get through the entire slide show. Overall, study the question types and you'll be fine.
Dr. Caudill is very kind. Sometimes her vibe might not be as energetic but she is genuine and has an appreciation for academia. Content is explained in QT slides. She tells you what content will be specifically on the quizzes, provides example questions. Correlates questions to tests, quizzes, EC available, fast email response. around 3 hr/week hw
Dr. Caudill is a great professor who genuinely cares about her students. While lectures are not that engaging, she does cover the content and also does demos which are super cool. The class itself is not difficult at all. She gives you all the resources needed with practice exams, question types for quizzes and exams, and tons of extra credit.
This class is easy to succeed in due to the online resources made by the other teachers, but her lectures are boring and not very helpful. She loses focus easily, yells at people for talking, and gets held up on basic concepts while breezing over the more complicated topics. Overall okay, but not the top chem professor.
Dr. Caudill is a very nice person; however, she is not a good professor. Her lectures weren't helpful, and I learned more from the TAs and the review notes than I did from her. She constantly talked during the quizzes and would always review the material with us after we took them. You will do fine in the class as long as you put in work.
She cares about her students, but the lectures are not useful. Prepare to study on your own, especially if u didn't take AP Chem in high school. The organization of the class gives you study materials, so use them and go to office hours.
She is generous with quiz drops and extra credit, and she practically gives you the exam questions ahead of time with "question types" which are also what the daily quizzes are based upon. Many students leave the lecture after the quiz because she doesn't have enough additional information in lecture compared to online learning resources.
I took her for CH301 and got an A in that. She is very caring and tries, but the actual lecture is a waste of time. You have to self-study for her exams. The class is test-heavy, with 4 midterms at 20%, you can replace two. The in-class quizzes for 302 were harder. I would say to avoid this professor if you care about learning from the lecture.
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