2.8
Quality3.6
Difficulty38%
Would Retake88
Reviews38%
Would Retake
88
Reviews
Rating DistributionOfficial
5
11
4
16
3
20
2
30
1
11
What Students Say
“also Shes really sweet”
CHEM161 - 4.0 rating“Professor Guerra gets a bad rap because of her accent but it really isn't that hard to understand”
CHEM161 - 4.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
48%
Textbook Required
25%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
+0.01 avg changeRatings by Course
01160161
4.0
(1)CHEM161162
3.5
(4)CHEM161
2.8
(64)CHEM162
2.8
(18)CHEMISTRY1612
2.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
CHEMISTRY1612
5.0
CHEM162
3.6
CHEM161
3.6
CHEM161162
3.5
01160161
3.0
Reviews (88)
Pretty good teacher be sure to read the book before lecture and you will be fine. Her office hours are quite helpful and she will always try to help.
Good with giving practice problems, but she'll show you the problems only to figure out her answer is wrong and says she'll fix it later. Goes incredibly fast at times and skips a lot of material because she gets behind. Overall very nice though and as long as you study and read you'll be ok.
Grande professore, molto chiaro, molto bello. Ha insegnato la materia e ha dato un sacco di chiari esempi in classe. Assicurati di andare a lezione e si otterrà un A di sicuro.
Professor Guerra is one of the most understanding professors I've ever had. Helpful during office hours. Really gets annoyed if you talk or laugh during lecture though. If shes writing the exam, GO TO HER REVIEW. You can guarantee that two or three of her review questions will show up on the exam but with different figures
She is friendly but moves entirely too quickly to allow students to copy anything down. Her accent can be difficult to understand at times as well. Better than Siegel, but still not great.
WORST chem lecture professor to take. She moves way too quickly considering you'd probably understand her better in italian. Barely prepares you for the exam and if you can't make office hours due to another class or work she is completely useless. Could be a nice lady, but when it comes down to it she really doesn't have much to offer to you.
Tough to understand, I think it's a Russian accent but its just very heavy. Flies through the slide shows, expects you to know a lot more than what is taught. Didn't understand much of what was going on during lectures, she reads strictly off power points (which are also posted online). Didn't learn much in lectures, had to get a tutor and textbk
Professor Guerra is very nice. Unfortunately this doesn't make up for her poor lecturing skills. This is not to say she is unintelligent, she just isn't a strong educator. It's difficult to understand the way she describes concepts and works problems. It's likely she has difficulty articulating (in English) the point she wants to make.
Professor Guerra is a nice lady but she is a horrible teacher. Try to avoid her lecture if you can. If you do get her than be prepared to study ur ass off.
Clearly has issues conveying ideas in English. Frequently fails to answer student questions adequately during lecture and makes mathematical errors on the board nearly every lecture. She's a nice lady and willing to help, but really needs to work on her teaching and speech.
Professor Guerra is a very nice person but unfortunately is not good at teaching.She is difficult to understand, forgets what she is trying to explain and often comes to wrong answers when doing problems by hand.She does make herself available for help and seems to be better one-on-one. Still, she does not prepare students for the department exams.
She is very difficult to understand. She is a very nice lady and is funny sometimes. She isn't the best lecturer though. She is great one-on-one so go to her office hours!!
The accent worried me at first but you get used to it very quickly and she is a very good teacher
She has a pretty thick accent which may dissuade others from taking her section, but she teaches you a valuable lesson about Chemistry: It's not really about the professor, but rather how much effort you put in the class. She was very generous to give me a C+ for the semester even though I did not exhibit very good student behavior.
Overall, she is an average professor. She's a really nice professor and always willing to help. However, I went to her class only a couple of times because she taught directly from the powerpoint. Her practice problems in her lecture notes were helpful. I only studied from the textbook, practice/old exams, etc. and I pulled off an A.
She is wonderful person and very willing to help. Her accent proved challenging at times, and the class itself is not easy so extra effort must be put into it. She has very good review sessions, and seems truly interested in helping out the students.
Her accent is pretty heavy a difficult to understand. Not a big fan of hers even if she didn't have the accent. She makes mistakes on almost all her problems, and I don't like her teaching style at all. She reads directly off a powerpoint. Expect to do a lot of self-teaching if you're like me and can't learn from lack of hands-on learning
Prof Guerra has a sort of thick accent and her notes are average I would suggest sitting near the front if you like to ask questions cuz she acts as if any row past the 8th doesn't exist. Powerpoints are basic the textbook is the best source to learn the material
Guerra's accent is pretty bad. I had her for 2 sem. and I still couldn't understand her. Her lecture were pretty much pointless. I did a lot of studying on my own and ended up with an A in Chem 1 and B+ in Chem 2. She tries her best to explain the material in her office hours, but Chem is a subject where you have to study a lot on your own.
Dr. Guerra obviously tried to share her interest in Chemistry with her students, but her accent and poor lectures made it hard. She tries to be helpful by offering many review sessions and is helpful if you take the time to reach out to her. However, she does need teach the material well, and going to class became a time to do other homework.
Her lectures mostly consist of material from the textbook with occasional exam type questions. She is a really sweet lady and always stops for questions, so if you do not understand, be sure to get her attention or sit near the front. She also does fun demonstrations during class that often involve explosions.
OK her accent is not that bad. She is understandable and teaches the material well. Out of all the gen chem teachers, her lecture notes are by far the best. She is there to answer questions and sets up extra help sessions. Very passionate about the subject.
Her accent is not bad and she is easy to understand. Her lectures are long but her notes are the best out of all the chem professors. However, her problems are different from the exam problems and you just have to teach yourself everything. Chem is where they teach you the very basics and you learn everything yourself. Read the textbook, it helps!!
I thoroughly regret taking this class. The only word spoken by her that I actually understood during the whole semester was cucumber. Yeah. And even that was difficult. Her accent is so heavy it physically weighs me down. Maybe she's a good professor, but we'll really never know. Has the most annoying voice I've ever heard in my life. Withdraw.
IDK how the other people crtiticize her below. She will help you understand the concepts if you attend her office hours. Yes her accent is hard to comprehend but if you follow with what she does in lecture and put in effort outside of lecture you should be fine on the exams. Her notes are clear and organized but did tavss problems to ace the exams
Class structure was set up weird; random attendance taken constitutes part of your grade and there are three midterms, online homework and online quizzes as well as mandatory online recitations. Exam questions bear no relation at ALL to what you'll see in her class. Accent is tolerable. She has a sense of humor as well.
She makes a considerably tricky subject even trickier with her lectures since her explanations are unclear and confusing. I have heard that she is very helpful in her office hours, but I do well enough by reviewing her lecture notes online and doing practice exams and practice problems.
Chem is hard regardless of what awful professor you have.... The chem department seems to be full of them. I always had a hard time following what she said and i found it pointless to go to class so i went to another lecturer instead because she was god awful
Guerra is very knowledgeable and good at explaining chemistry if you can get past her accent. Also, I suggest sitting in the front because she doesn't speak into the microphone. Other than that, her slides are detailed and she has lots of practice questions that are similar to exam questions.
Professor Guerra knows chemistry very well and moves quickly through her lectures. It is very easy to get lost in lectures and leads to a point where the lectures don't even help anymore and you end up teaching yourself the material from the textbook. At the end of the day it just matters how much work you put into the class.
Lectures have nothing to do with the class
She's one of the nicer chem profs and will try her best to help you. If you can't handle a moderate accent she's not for you. Her lectures and powerpoints are solid and so long as you do the recommended problems from the book and understand most of mastering chem, you'll be fine
A lot of people are saying her accent is hard to understand but it's really not. Like buddy if you can't understand her - you probably can't understand Texans either LOL. also Shes really sweet!! & always helps! She gave candy for Halloween + all chem students get the same tests so it doesn't matter who you get. Use kimmels notes - his are better
she's the type of prof that makes a difficult subject even harder to understand. the exams are totally different from what you go over in class. & in class, she goes fast & doesnt explain anything its hard to even know whats going on. i wouldnt recommend at all. the way the class is run (w/ the online hw & online recitation) it hurts more than help
The sweetest lady you'll ever meet, but not the best lecturer. Get over her accent, bc Rutgers is full of teachers with accents. In order to fully grasp the material, you HAVE to do outside work, meaning read the textbook, read other teacher's notes, and independent study. It sucks, but it's the only way to learn in any chem class in Rutgers.
Professor Guerra gets a bad rap because of her accent but it really isn't that hard to understand. She is a very caring person and she wants to see students succeed. Her lectures are entertaining and great as far as the chemistry department is concerned. She is always available for help and shows many example problems.
Although she is a sweet lady, her lectures barely cover what is discussed on the homework or quizzes. They're a complete waste of time, but you can't skip them because she takes attendance. If you do end up taking her course, then good luck. Chemistry is hard enough even with a good professor.
Sweetest lady ever but she doesn't relay the information in a concise and efficient way. She complicates an already complicated subject and it becomes difficult to follow her train of thought. I have to teach myself everything and its incredibly time consuming and difficult. You have to read the textbook an find outside help to be able to so well.
Explains concepts decently, but often goes off topic. When she delivers her lectures, she basically reads off and says almost the exact same thing as the slide says. Can sometimes make things more complicated.
Knows the subject very well and she's passionate about what she teaches. Also very approachable and kind, has no problem pausing lecture to answer questions from not understanding what was just went over or hypothetical questions. Does many example problems that helps reinforce the material currently going over. Focus in lecture and you'll do fine
Is currently two lectures behind, and doesn't simplify complicated concepts well enough for us to understand.
Trying to understand her accent is bad enough, but her frequent stuttering makes it even worse. It's hard to follow along and tbh my self-studying is what got me an A. Study other profs' lecture slides, read the textbook, and do the textbook problems. I attended every lecture but didn't learn a single thing lol
Great teacher! Most reviews seem to be skewed but most people who do bad in this class are the ones who sit on their laptop every lecture instead of taking notes (which is more effective when hand written) and genuinely trying to understand the concepts. Her strong accent seemed hard at first but its really not that bad
Basically self-studied for Chem 161 by using other instructor's lecture notes, the textbook, and homework problems/past exams. Professor Guerra is very sweet but her lectures, although mandatory, do not really reflect the material that shows up on exams. Her accent is understandable and she is quite helpful when approached before/after class.
Shes really nice. If you have any problems in solving online homework, she is willing to help. She points out similar questions that will gonna be in the exams in the exam review session. I got an A in this course but I almost self-studied by another instructors lecture notes
People don't give her the credits she deserves simply because of her accent. But if you can pay attention despite that and follow along, she's very resourceful. If you have any difficulties, her office hours are a great way to get caught up. She is caring and willing to walk through problems with you. I am happy to be taking her for chem 2.
She's literally so sweet, and she's very excited to teach. People complain about her accent, it's not hard to understand, people can just be ignorant. She teaches you what you need to know but its up to you to study to do well.
Her classes are very lecture heavy and she would read straight off the slides. However, she does post power points online, and because attendance is mandatory, I would go to lecture and put in my headphones and review the material myself. It was a lot of self-teaching.
Went to her office hours a couple times and they didn't help much. Mostly used a different professor's notes to learn, and I felt like I had to mostly teach myself. Her lectures were insanely boring but attendance is taken and there's clicker questions.
Strong accent.. which makes the class harder than it already is
It's gen chem so it will be difficult but she is an amazing professor who cares about her students and their success. Be sure to go to her office hours.
IDK why everyone's complaining ab her accent cuz she is totally understandable I PROMISE!!! It's not bad!! However, she just wasn't a great teacher. I attended other teachers' lectures & self-taught A LOT (the textbook is your bff). She's nice & does take time to answer any questions if you have, tho. I had her during the pandemic.
Many people complain about her accent, it is not hard to understand at all. She's a nice person and is willing to take time to answer questions from students. I was never able to go to her office hours, but I heard they were very helpful
She is really caring but has a horrible, really difficult to understand accent. She also talks really slowly and we don't even get through all the lecture material half the time. She is disorganized and never knows how to explain questions in a straightforward manner. Please avoid her if you can!
A lot of people say Professor Guerra is a really tough professor, however you get out what you put in. Guerra is super kind and will answer anything you ask her. Read the textbook and go to office hours and you'll be fine! I would highly recommend Guerra's class, especially if you need an opportunity to learn how to be more independent!
I ended up going to another teacher's lectures. She's good and really does care but her teaching style did not work for me since I need it to be broken down more and it was just very fast with a lot to do and study on your own.
Her accent is intimidating but not bad and you get used to it. She's definitely a better professor than most and she's especially helpful during office hours. You can bring her homework problems and she'll do them with you and gives good advice. She's one of the most approachable professors and she actually wants you to succeed- her notes are good.
She's nice. Really has good intentions and has passion for Chemistry. However, her accent can be confusing and she is part of the Chem department which can make her harder. But anyway, she's very passionate and usually has something special for us during the holidays. Maybe not to learn and understand, but definitely a good teacher.
The Course is really harsh, no curve and no homework to pull your gpa up. Quizes everyweek and exams are the only ones that affect your grade. Professor Guerra is nice, but she might not be your best choice because she has a strong accent. She reply emails slow. Langowosky is the best choice for you to pass this course.
She was not a good professor. Accent makes everything 10x harder to understand
The accent is really really difficult to understand!!! Although she tried her best to teach the course, she didn't think about the hard situation for the students, she just taught the course and left the rest to the course coordinator. Not Helpful!
Dr. Guerra was a decent professor but I don't think I would take her again. She tried her best to help her students, however, her accent made chemistry a little difficult to understand.
She is an ok chemistry teacher. The lectures are hard to follow, especially if you don't read the textbook before attending. Her accent also makes it hard for some to comprehend, but I found little problem with it. The class is about as challenging as STEM classes get. You have to put in your work to get a good grade. Stay on top of concepts.
Guerra is hard to access because she doesn't answer her emails often. there is no curve in the class and the averages of the tests were super low. she has a strong passion for chem but that doesn't mean everyone in the class is good at it, she doesn't want to help you unless you're super good at the subject already. i recommend not taking her
Chem 1 was very difficult, but the same people that blame the professors are the ones that don't show up to lectures or study sufficiently. Professor Guerra was very helpful during office hours and if you participate in lectures you'll learn better. Come prepared to class having done some reading on the topic as lectures do fly by. taking her again
While her lectures themselves aren't outstanding, prof. Guerra is very caring and helpful, and her office hours were an incredible resource throughout the entire semester.
Professor guerra was always very accessible and really helpful whether it was office hours or lecture. She genuinely wants you to do well in her class and will take her time to help you when you need. She was a big reason as to why I did well in 162. Nonetheless, you will still have to put in a lot of work on your own as 162 is not an easy class.
She was a very helpful professor. Office hours and lectures were very good. No matter the professor, chemistry is a difficult course. She makes it much more enjoyable.
I'd read the textbook before going to her lecture and during lecture she filled in the gaps that needed clarity. If you focus in her lectures it makes the exams fairly doable. I had an issue with many of my Elearning HW quizzes being graded wrong, once I told her, she got on it and fixed it fairly quickly. I am taking her again for Chem 162!
Professor Guerra's accent is difficult to understand, and her lectures did not cover all material in this already difficult course. Her slides were also somewhat difficult to follow. While she is friendly, I would not recommend taking her for Rutger's already notoriously difficult chem course.
I would not recommend this class to anyone who does not enjoy chemistry. I thought it was terribly ran, although not all Pr. Guerra's fault. I found Guerra to be sometimes difficult to understand and moved through slides WAY too quickly. 3 midterm exams which I felt content was unfair. 2 weekly quizzes also take lots of personal time each week.
Professor Guerra was very sweet and helpful, but not the best at explaining things. Her lectures were organized okay, but she was not very aware of time and tended to rush through slides. Because of her consistent poor pacing, she would not completely cover material until 2 days before the exam. If you want better lectures in Chem 1, take Langowski
a little hard to understand sometimes. nice lady, though. terrible at answering questions. whenever I raised my hand, she would either not call on me, or not explain at all. still did well, so it's not the end of the world if you get her.
Literally the human equivalent of sleeping pills. Her slides out of order, she rarely posts the materials she uses and her voice can put an insomniac to sleep. Avoid if possible.
Nice professor as long as you're not being disruptive in lecture. Holds offices hours after every class and is super willing to help and provide support when needed. Lectures are sometimes super boring and repetitive, but as long as you do the practice questions you shouldn't worry.
I didn't exactly HATE this class, but being in a lecture hall at 8 AM is... bad. Prof. Guerra herself is entertaining but participation is often asked of her students.
Her accent is hard to understand and she has trouble finding the right words some times. She definitely cares about the subject, but she just was not the best teacher. I felt confused and unclear a lot of the time. Try to get Langowksi but so much of chem is teaching yourself bc all of the profs kinda suck in their own ways. Good luck solider
She's very sweet and funny and will put in the effort to help during her office hours. However, she doesn't pace herself well in lectures, though her accent isn't too bad. She also includes material that you'll never see on the exams. I suggest attending Langowski's lectures early on rather than a month in.
She's very kind and definitely cares about Chemistry, however, she's not very good at teaching concepts well. I had to self-study a ton using the textbook, which is honestly better at teaching Chem than her. If you have her, please self-study because you cannot reliably depend on her for a good grade.
Professor Guerra is sweet, very smart, and enthusiastic about the subject. However, the class is generally just really difficult to get through—her office hours are a great resource to review the lecture material. (Especially since the lectures can feel like they're going too fast.)
She is a nice and caring professor but her lectures were not great. It was difficult to understand concepts during class and had to study them by myself. Her exams were ok but were not as related to her lectures. If you self-study the concepts, you can do well on the exams.
I had Professor Guerra for recitation. She explains things pretty well and does a good job at explaining concepts if you have questions.
She is a caring individual who really likes chemistry. However her lectures move by incredibly fast and miss a lot of vital information that are on mid terms and tests. In my opinion, to best prepare yourself for exams, read the textbook and review her Elearning homework assignments.
She is not a great professor to be honest. I attended the lectures and got little to no benefit from them. The class is DIFFICULT with a bad professor
Terrible lecturer. Do yourself a favor and choose another teacher.
Chemistry is a hard subject, but Guerra works well with students who know their own learning style. She is very responsive to questions and can explain and re-explain concepts in a multitude of ways. OH are important if you're struggling as she won't seek you out if you're having trouble. But if you go to her with questions she is very helpful.
Prof. Guerra is really sweet and available, but her content didn't always align with the exam material, but I do think that for any chem professor you'll have to do a good amount of self studying
She didn't teach properly at all and made simple concepts very complicated. I highly recommend self studying or going to Langowski's lectures instead. There is no point in going to her class other than confusing yourself even more.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
48%
Textbook Required
25%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
+0.01 avg changeRatings by Course
01160161
4.0
(1)CHEM161162
3.5
(4)CHEM161
2.8
(64)CHEM162
2.8
(18)CHEMISTRY1612
2.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
CHEMISTRY1612
5.0
CHEM162
3.6
CHEM161
3.6
CHEM161162
3.5
01160161
3.0