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Reviews29%
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CHEM161 - 2.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
62%
Textbook Required
23%
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CH162
5.0
(1)CHEM139
3.6
(8)CHEM162
3.3
(10)CHEMISTRY162
3.0
(1)CHEM161
2.6
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161
5.0
CHEMISTRY162
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Reviews (84)
I found Dr. Gibbons to be a great professor. She always came to class prepared with great notes and always made herself available to answer questions. She made chemistry very interesting and easy to understand. Her grading is fair and if you do the homework and come to class everyday,you will do well. I highly recommend this class with Dr. Gibbons.
I had just taken Chemistry from another professor at SCCC the previous quarter and Dr. Gibbons was truely a better instructor! She is extremely nice and truely executed a wonderful course that brought my previous grade of a c up to an A-. Chem is difficult, but Dr. Gobbons made it easy to understand and I now intend to continue on in Chem. Thanks!!
I don't even know where to begin. She is hard,tough, unorganized,not clear,quiz. are short but hard,lots of hmw, her tests are hard,the labs are difficult & she teaches in a very fast pace,very hard to keep up. i even had a background in chem. She is a nice person, but who needs nice when your not understanding the material.Don't recommend her.
Erin is a very nice woman, sometimes a little awkward. Go to class every day, do the homework and if you do not understand anything ask questions. She will make time for you. I am usually an A student, who slacks off but this class is very hard I studied and got a B I think if someone who studies better than me they can get an A. Shes hard but good
Dr Gibbons is a very nice person who can solve individual students' problems. She treats everyone equally and her practice materials will be reflected on the exams. Highly recommended.
Dr. Erin Gibbons is extremely genuine, kind, smart, sweet, best smile on the planet, nice, cool, easy, free spirited, fantastic, cool, helpful, will pass you if you try your best, and did i mention that she is the nicest person on the walk of this planet? Yes, really, she just loves Chemistry and you can tell by her smile utter passion to teach.
I love Dr Gibbons and she is patient and wise. She brings positive energy to her classrooms a and is highly recommended.
She needs to calm down... and go a little slower...
She is very patient and educated. Highly recommended.
She is very pretty and always with smile. A very kind and knowledgeable teacher, but at the same time, her class is very very very hard!!!
Erin is so sweet, and the only sad part about this class was the last day of class. I will never forget my chemistry. Show up and sit up front if you if you want to hear her angelic voice during lecture.
extremely hard
She really need to slow down and learn to how to teach students but not difficult student
Erin is the best chemistry professor! I love her smile and spirit. Erin is also extremely intelligent but very humbled at the same time. You should take her for all chemistry requirements.
I appreciate a professor who dedicates their time outside of lecture to have consistent office hours. Erin is one of those. She is always there to help anyone with their problems, and I learned a lot by simply asking her questions that I was confused on during lecture. I really recommend her to those who are there to learn and present.
This class wasn't easy, but I found out the hard way and did not take the power point slides too seriously. She uses those similar topics on exams. Erin was nice but quite easy going which was great for a change. I had fun and learned a lot. No regrets.
Shes really hard... Her exams are all multiple choice and each worth 7%. Shes unclear about how she wants lab reports formatted and her powerpoint slides are messy.
Erin is extremely kind and her teaching style is eloquent. In my option she is your best choice if you plan on taking chemistry had and especially chemistry 162 because she really had an organized and well thought our methodical scheme throughout the quarter. Show that you are trying and ask her lots of questions during lecture. Erin is the best!
super nice! She definitely knows her stuff. I really liked her teaching style, she has power points but she also has condensed notes along with the worksheet that we all work on in class. I felt like it was a great way to earn the material by doing practice problems! Her exams are not difficult but u do need to review the notes in order to do well!
She's nice but her teaching style is disorganized and class time is ill-planned. Instead of explaining topics, she reads directly from powerpoints during lectures. A majority of the class time we watched her fill out worksheets. She didn't encourage student engagement. If you simply want to pass, take her. If you want to learn, look elsewhere.
She is a terrible teacher. Has too much going on outside of school I think to focus on helping her students. She decided to experiment on our class by making it almost entirely group work and no lecture. Everyones grade suffered because of it. Horrible experience.
She made me hate chemistry! I worked so hard and stayed up late so many nights and studied for this class and I still barely passed. Worst experience of my life. I regret taking her so much.
Reads off slides the entire time and often doesn't know what the next slide is. Does NOT treat students equally (with respect). Will NOT hesitate to put you on the spot and attack you in front of the whole class. She runs the tutoring center but won't speak to you when you're in there even though you're in her class. Struggled the entire time
Worst experience in this class. She reads off slides but doesn't go in depth or explain anything. Made mistakes constantly when working out problems but never bothered notifying the class. She can be rude and have an attitude, and she takes forever to grade anything. This class was a constant feeling of confusion and self-doubt. Don't take her.
Don't believe the negative reviews. Yes, Gen Chem is hard. If you study, ask questions, and keep a current lab notebook, you'll do fine with Dr. Gibbons. "Rude"? Hardly. Only ever saw her get firm with obvious slackers who shouldn't be in chem. I got SOME points off for last quarter with grading, but it was justified and I earned a good grade.
I am currently in graduate school and came back to just mention that her class was the worst undergraduate class that I ever took.
Yikes. AVOID.
If you are actually putting in the effort she'll cut you some slack. Only got snippy once or twice with us but it was justified. Does make mistakes, doesn't know everything, but who does? Quizzes are easy and tests aren't bad. Homework is assigned, but not collected. Keep a current notebook! Least stressful class this quarter by far.
The subject matter is intense however, I feel that Dr. Gibbons really prepares you for quizzes and exams, especially if you make the effort to seek her out if you are having difficulties and do the work. At first, I wasn't really into the group work but then I found that it helped me find a really solid study group. Really enjoyed her class.
During class Dr. Gibbons moves very fast and it can be tough to keep up. She sometimes comes off a little condescending if you don't get it right away, or maybe it was just me. I felt like I got the most out of the work sheets and practice problems. The tests are really long, I had a hard time finishing them in the allotted time.
Terrible. Knows tests are tough and claims you'll still pass if you put in work at lab. Wasted two quarters.
This website is amazing. I can't believe there's a rating option for "easiness" and how optional attendance is. And hotness. What? Anyways, Gibbons is hard and moves fast, but I assume the market for Chem majors is the same. She is clearly deticated to bringing out the chemist in every student. Don't be afraid of her or chemistry, & you'll do fine
Doesn't lecture, assigns seats. You're on your own during class, and if you ask a question she will tell you to ask your neighbor instead of the expert that's there getting paid to teach you. Offers no homework help. Doesn't care, practically wants you to fail. Get ready to teach yourself if you're stuck with her.
Gibbons creates a great learning environment among students. She connects lectures with worksheets so you can practice the concepts in class together and solidify the concepts. Tests, while challenging were not surprising and plenty of worksheets, and study guides help you prepare. Her expectations are clear. If you do the work you succeed.
Sorry, she's just not a good teacher. She says to come to office hours and when you go she refuses to explain things. She wants you to know everything magically without her giving any lectures or putting any effort into her job whatsoever. She should just do something else for a living.
The group structure of the class is helpful if you have a good group, really crappy if you have a bad group. Dr. Gibbons flies through lectures, but is always available at office hours to help. When I visited her office, she would go over anything and everything in great detail with me. She cares about you if you show that you care about the class.
Meh. She teaches like this is where she ended up, rather than what she actually wants to do. Feels kind of condescending when you ask for help and is noticeably passive-aggressive when you press her on it. She knows what she's talking about but treats her pupils like dullards if they're not instant experts. Find any other available instructor.
I wouldn't recommend her to anyone. Exams are hard & long & can include material not covered in class. Class time is wasted. Reads from lecture slides too fast & doesn't provide explanations when asked. Makes mistakes on problems. Seats/groups are assigned. Prepare to teach yourselves & feel lost, distraught, & stressed out all qtr. Don't take her!
Gibbons is bar-none the worst professor I have ever had. She speeds through material saying that you will cover it later, you don't. Class attendance is mandatory for points, but useless for info, because of the speed. If questions are asked, she'll make a condescending answer and basically threaten the class. Be prepared to learn with no support.
Yikes! Avoid!
Professor is not good at delivering informations. Slides were read thrpugh with speed and explanation were around zero percent useful. Exams are long and probably include things that class did not cover. Run away from her class!
If you take her class, be prepared to drop it right the way. She is nice person, but not in the way she teaching. Its a nightmare for your grade and wish yall best luck if you take her class next quarter.
Gibbons honestly teaches the class as if the students were in elementary school. When asking a question she dismisses you and says ask your neighbor. I paid money to get taught by a professor not a classmate. Also she gets passive aggressive when you ask honest questions. She speeds through course material and her lectures aren't helpful at all.
she gives a lot of quiz and mostly calculation. She never give a vocabulary quiz or multiple choice. She a tough grader even though we do a presentation perfect. I'm very disappointed.
Dr. Gibbons is one of my favorite professor I have ever had so far and she's very helpful and always there to help you succeed and achieve your goals. if you work hard and put time, you are going to receive A and will never going to regret. make sure you don't miss lab days, and also come to class every single day. Be prepared when come to class.
She is a very nice and caring person, who should be working in a research lab. I have heard similar stories from people in other classes as well, so I think either way you're probably hosed. Take the class, get the grade, and get your diploma. Do not expect to fall in love with the material or class. Focus on getting the grade.
Ive taken Gibbons two terms for two different chemistry courses and I can say I like her a lot. She expects us to work hard to understand chemistry. Its more like a language so she encourages us to work with each other and come to our own conclusion. If you dont want to come to class oreosordd, work hard, and ask questions, dont take her.
Dr. Gibbons is the best chemistry professor I have ever had. Her class set me up for success for upper level chem and Bio classes. Her lectures are excellent and she makes chemistry interesting. The class involves a lot of homework so be prepared to study at least 2-3 hours a day. Use the tutoring center, put in the time, and you will get an A.
She gives a lot of homework and sometimes it feels unnecessary but it gives you variety and different ways of learning about a topic. Attendance is mandatory, and so is participation. Pay attention in class and make sure to keep up with the schedule and worksheets.
We had 4 writing assignments, along with a research project and presentation, labs every week, written homework, ALEKS hw, and were expected to keep up a "lab book". We are required by the department to complete ALEKS, but the material was not covered in class until weeks after it was due. Too much work for 1 class. Not worth it at all.
Expect to teach your self watching online videos no help is available, no questions will ever be answered she is a good person but not a good instructor at all even if you are good with chemistry the course will remain unclear to you and you will not feel welcome at all and at the end of the course you will be disappointed.
Dr. Gibbons is a bit disorganized and very specific about what types of answers she is looking for in lab assignments. If you come to class and ask questions, pay attention and do the work you will be ok. The research project is annoying, but it is worth the same points as a test, so it lends the opportunity to make up for a bad test.
BEWARE! Do not take this class! The material is okay, yes, but she is not a good teacher at all. If you havent taken chemistry before, do not take her! She teaches through worksheets but talks as if everyone has learned the material and reviewing. She is extremely rude when questions are asked and acts as if theyre dumb. Research paper too!
I was very nervous and stressed about this class all quarter. I'm very defensive of my GPA, Chem demands precise answers, and it feels easy to fail. By the end, I was so glad I hadn't dropped. Gibbons is caring, responsive, and explains Chem better than any other Chem prof I've had (4 over 20 years). Ended with a 4.0 and learned a lot.
The class had a high drop rate (which I think is responsible for some of these reviews), but I never opened the textbook and I got a 4.0. If you expect to succeed at Chem, you have to show up. Gibbons works to make the environment supportive, but if you don't show up, you won't pass. This makes some people angry. Do the work, and its an easy A.
She doesn't teach, all she does is grade. When students ask questions, she shrugs. After receiving a B.S. I just want to say that I am not convinced that this woman actually knows chemistry. Also, the tutoring lab that she runs in the SAM building sucks.
Her online CHEM121 class is a joke. Never even think of taking it! She is using a ton of side websites, never gives good feedback on labs and homework. Her grading policy is not clear, you will never know your "actual" grade. If your goal is to learn the subject never take her class even if there is no room in other chem classes. RUN!
This class was hard to pass not because the content was hard but because of the way she structured it. Requires way too much involvement for an online class. She throws worksheets and videos at you and expects you to pass the exam learning it all on your own. You have a ton of work to do in ALEKS and thats really where you learn from.
Worst professor I have ever had. She doesn't teach anything, instead uses ALEKS for homework and teaching, tests on things from ALEKS a good week before they're due. If you ask her a question she shoots around the question you asked and then doesn't end up answering. Doesn't give leeway in regards to grades. Dropped her class, best decision ever.
Seems nice and will give you partial credit on answers but there is wayyyyy too much coursework for a 5 credit class. I get that Chem is a tough subject but there is still too much material to cover. One entire section of our final grade (10%) wasn't even in the syllabus and I found it the 2nd week of class. Not the best organizational skills.
Professor Gibbons is quite knowledgeable about the material and seems like a nice person, but her class is not great. The homework is in ALEKS but the tests are in WAMAP, so be prepared for the tests to be very different from what you are used to with the homework. Most of your grade comes from the labs and you are given bad/no grading criteria.
I took this class two years ago. Come back and write this review because I believe the bad reviews here are unfair assessments of Prof. Gibbons' ability to teach. College-level chemistry has never been an easy subject, and for anyone who is going to related fields, this class will set you up for success. I still use many things taught in the class.
This was one of the hardest classes and one of the most rewarding. Dr. Gibbons is very passionate about the material. She doesn't hand hold but really makes you think critically and struggle. But in doing so you develop those strong analytical skills required of a science major. She truly wants you to succeed but will really test your science skill
WAY too much workload due each week for a 100-level class. The level of participation and assignments she expects from you is more like a 300 or 400-level college class, with 5+ long assignments due every week. If you are not already very good at Chemistry, you'll fall behind quickly in her class.
erin gibbons is a very bad teacher. if you ask her a question she will give you little to no explanation and if you have a concern about your grade she will not even entertain it. i was pretty much a 4.0 student before this class and now I'm not. my 200 level classes have been easier than this. avoid this class if you don't want to be sad every day
She is very disorganized. Students have to use both WAMAP and ALEKS. Hope you have lots of time on your hands or good at math because her class will take up so much of your time. Not good at explaining and very unhelpful. Her feedback is pretty much one or two words with little to no context. If you take her class, prepare to teach yourself.
While the content is very difficult, professor Gibbons made a huge effort to translate all the labs into an online format. The ALEKS was pretty hard, but it was very rewarding when I got the concept! While the course was challenging, Professor Gibbons pushed us to have genuine learning, which I greatly appreciated!
This professor is the worst!She expects a minimum of 20 hours per week to be spent on this class. Much of the content is disorganized and across two websites, meaning that the content on the homework does not match the content on the tests that are every week. Feedback is very unclear and minimal. Only take this class if you enjoy being miserable.
Chemistry is a tough class regardless of the professor, but I do believe Dr. Gibbons puts forth an incredible amount of effort to make her content approachable and relatable to life experiences. The lectures are long and unedited in some annoying ways, but she has extensive worksheets to help guide you. She could be clearer in the course calendar.
I'm a 4.0 student, but I was literally failing this class before I dropped. It demands 20+ hours of work per week, which I would understand for a higher level class, but this was an intro class at community college. Her test time limits are insane--I'm a very fast test taker but 15-min quiz time limits for 10+ questions wasn't enough time for me.
She was very unorganized and her class was extremely difficult.
Avoid this class if you want to make ur life misserable. Hell teacher never gonna take this again.
Dr .Gibbons has an almost stream-of-consciousness lecture style that can be hard to follow. If I hadn't taken chem before I would have been completely lost. Spent a LOT of time in lecture trying to get us to teach each other concepts, which doesn't work when no one knows Chem. Once she scrapped that, the lecture portion improved. Labs were fine!
Get ready for dedicating your time! The class basically has wamap and aleks two parts, and lab (pre-lab, post-lab) of course. Follow the class schedule and the homework/lab due day, then you will be good. Dr. Gibbons is willing to help if you have any questions, overall I would say she is a teacher who would like to make chem easy to understand
If you are not able to teach yourself, do NOT take this course. It is a lot of teaching yourself and finding outside resources. The professor isn't good at answering questions, but she does try. You can help yourself by staying on top of assignments and really focusing on your worksheets. Find a good group of students to get through it together.
Dr. Gibbons provides every resource you'd need to REALLY learn chemistry. Some students find the ALEKS too hard but I found it helpful to understand the concepts being taught deeply. That said the actual quizzes and tests are earlier than those of ALEKS. Students who have a hard time following instructions may find this course challenging.
Avoid this teacher for your own good mental health.
SAVE YOURSELF FROM THIS CLASS AND WOMAN, way too many aleks work, quizzes are timed less than 15 minutes usually, you gotta teach yourself almost everything, she's extremely rude, there's just too much going on, wamap is a website used to do work as well and is very confusing. Save your mental health and do an online class or a DIFFERENT TEACHER.
Dr. Gibbons is a devoted teacher and wants students to succeed. The pace of her class is fast. The first 2 weeks were quite challenging for me due to ALEKS (time-consuming!) and getting familiar with her class dashboard (WAMAP, not Canvas). Give yourself time and you'll get up to speed. Students are expected to work hard. Don't give up!
So rude, she just do what she want also she cut off my book, last lab, she steal my note book also because I not write data in the labpaper, but I already told her I will bring all of that to paper after I finish the experiment.
Do the worksheets with the videos . Know how to navigate wamap , take labs very seriously!!
So much stuff to do. I feel like she overcompensates for the class being hybrid by assigning so much work. Workload is insane to me and a lot of it feels unnecessary. She's also passive-aggressive and has a short fuse. Very confortaional and if you miss 2 labs (without telling her ahead and figuring out a make up) you will fail!
I really dont like her and her class. Way too much work and her emotions and thrive for everyone understanding the curriculum just as she does (which is impossible bc we're literally students??) is way too high. She is so passive aggressive and rude quite frankly. She claims at the beginning of the class she loves questions she's lying!!!!
I truly hate this class and want to throw up at the memory of my registering. So much BS homework. There is like a MILLION things u must do to stay afloat. I am almost done with the quarter and still discovering more and more mini hidden participation assignments. The professor is horrible and of no help. Quite mean. Disgraceful class.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
62%
Textbook Required
23%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.50 avg changeRatings by Course
CH162
5.0
(1)CHEM139
3.6
(8)CHEM162
3.3
(10)CHEMISTRY162
3.0
(1)CHEM161
2.6
(22)Difficulty by Course
161
5.0
CHEMISTRY162
5.0
121CHEM
4.5
CHEM161
4.0
CHEM162
3.9