Her lecture notes are really helpful and she explains everything clearly. She definitely cares a lot about teaching.

Overall, I think she's pretty good. I mean, sometimes we may not eb able to understand what she is saying, but all in all, I think she is pretty good. Her lecture notes really help me out, because Lord knows that I hate taking notes. I LOVE J-DIGGS!

It's not her fault that it's a bad class. She tries.

Probably the best 130 teacher.

the class is super simple, its like high school chem all over again. She gives lec. notes which helps. take her class

I thinks she's a great prof. If you go to lecture and get the notes, not studying is your only reason for doing poorly in this class. People say she's unapproachable but that's not how it is. She's the best for 130.

Lecture Examples helped out. Exams were fair.

i can't stand prof. gland anymore, that's why i switched to her section. she is great, helpful and friendly. i don't know why some people think she is unapproachable. she makes everything a lot easier to understand.

She is very helpful when help is needed. She has a great sense of humor, so it's real easy to talk to.

She is very helpful. This was about the only class that I didn't fall asleep in! Also, she creates lots of worksheets to help her students understand concepts that she covered during the week. She's great, I highly recommend taking her class!

She's a good professor. Unlike other Chem 130 professors, she has notesheets to fill in during lecture and explains the material pretty well.

I really enjoyed this class, and I think she was the best 130 professor. I loved that she gave lecture notes, and they were very helpful.

Very interesting lectures

She explains concept very well and tries to get her students to ask her questions. My class didn't ask her questions and she keeps on encouraging and feels dissappointed when we don't have questions. The day before the exam people have more questions though.

Tries to help her students in any way possible.

Tough class, she tries hard, though her accent can be a pain to deal with it. She tries to make herself available and always deals with student questions in class.

Dotie is SO hott!! Chemistry sucks, but staring at Dotie all day in lecture makes it worth going to class. Her accent his hot, not hard to understand. She makes herself AVAILABLE to anyone who needs HELP! Dotie is gorgeous!

The material for the class is boring and dry, but she tries to make it interesting. There are always some good jokes thrown in (or today she read from Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.). The best is when Ed the Science Guy does demos. Anyway, I would definitely recommend Dotie for chem. :)

Great prof, her lectures are fun and personal (as personal as they can get in 1800 chem)...she answers questions and its more like she is talking to the class than lecturing straight through the hour which makes it alot better

Lecture matierial is dry, boring, and terrible, but she does a good job of making it fun (one day she brought in ice cream sundaes for the entire class!). She's also willing to sing songs or tell ridiculous jokes to make sure we understand the material. Definitely the best you will get for Chem 130 at UM.

I LOVED that she puts her notes online, it helps tons. Also, compared to Gland, she's a saint. And she's super nice and really a pretty good teacher. Props.

Jadwiga is awesome! She definitely knows what she is talking about and, if you have a good enough attention span, you will find the class to be quite easy with her lecture notes and explanations. She's got a funny streak too :)

dotie's a beast. (that means she's excellent)

She is relatively easy to follow in lectures. Very helpful if you go to office hours. She is very nice and very willing to help, although it night not seem like it in lecture.

this professor was amazing, always willing to help and very clear most of the time. to demonstrate how awesome she is, can you think of any other professor who asked if there were questions before every lecture in a hall of more than 600? i highly recommend her, and attending all lectures, that's what makes the difference, office hours are good too

Sipowska is by far one of the greatest professors I've had here. I've never been a Chemistry fan, and although her lectures werent the most interesting, she is a great woman and very willing to help outside of class. Go to office hours! She'll help until you understand! Yay for Sipowska!

shes a great teacher and people always think shes in an attitude but its just her accent dude

Sipowska is willing to give as much help as needed. She is great in her office and she is very personable.

She always seems to know exactly what she's talking about. Seems to genuinely care about her students. Class isn't extremely difficult but the second exam is killer.

I thought she was a good explainer of the material and she posts her lecture slides before class, which is awesome. Just go to lecture and you'll be fine.

Dotie does a good job of lecturing, considering that she is stuck with a class where some students have never taken chemistry before and others have taken AP chem. The material sucks, but I liked Dotie. Go to lectures and pay attention-- they're helpful.

Yes, this is an entry level science class so it's going to be boring and tricky at times, but I ended up enjoying it. The key to success is doing the end of chapter practice problems with the solutions manual. I did them, and because I did, the exams were really easy. Great prof. She brought us donuts one lec!

Dotie's such a doll. It may be a 300-person lecture and she'll still ask if there are any questions at the end of every single one. She's always in her office to help you understand any difficult concept. I don't think she makes the exams, but I aced two of them, so they're not bad at all. Just do the book problems and go to class

While the subject material was difficult at times, Dotie gave it her all to try to make it seem clear and interesting. She's the best for CHEM 130. Stay on top of the work and reading and go to office hours if there is a problem!

Professor Sipowska is the nicest professor I have had at UM thus far. I'm not going to lie, Chemistry can get very boring but she is an expert on the subject and is very willing to help anyone outside of class. She is such a sweetheart and you will love her if you take her class!

Dottie was a good teacher that has a passion for what she teaches. She might seem a little mean if you try to see her after class, but it's just because she's very forward with what she's teaching. I would recommend taking this class with her as the professor if you want to get the most out of chem. Her jokes kept it pretty interesting.

she can teach well.

Dotie's cool. She's really funny and has some legit jokes. She's proud of her Polish background and jokes about it while still being able to teach. You really don't need to show up to lecture though because it's basically a reiteration of the book. She's fun, but I still found myself falling asleep during lecture!

Dotie wants to help. Some of the lecture slides are helpful, but have to attend classes to find the missing points. The book is good.

She definitely knows her stuff and could be a lot of fun in class and made a lot of jokes. She was really friendly and I didn't hate Chem as much as I expected to.

Great professor. Made gen chem more interesting and less of a hassle. She made additional worksheets and problems for practice. If you study for the exams, do the homework, and go to lecture, you will do fine in this class.

I love Dottie! She's so funny

The Qwuizdom questions were a little difficult, lecture was a little hard to follow, but with the online homework (OWLs) you should do fine. Not to mention, there is extra credit, and the class is curved by a lot. You should do fine! :]

Do not take this class for fun, but for all the science/pre-med majors, Dottie is a very intelligent professor. She can be a little hard to understand at times and lecture can be tedious, but she explains the material very well. Gen Chem is hard in general but she drives home the key points very well. Do all the extra credit possible!

I liked her, but I know not everyone did.

Dotie is good. She is funny, and the best prof you're going to get for gen chem. it can be hard to understand her accent at first, but it becomes easier once you get used to it. i suggest you visit her office hours to introduce yourself within the first few weeks. she seems to be more helpful if you do that.

She is really nice and very well dressed, but her lectures are very hard to pay attention to, but do the i-clicker questions they are really what the questions on the exams are and they count for extra credit!

Sipowska was an amazing professor. She had a slight accent but it didn?t affect her clarity (unless your just want an excuse not to understand the material!) Plus, she really cared about the students. As long as you do the online homework and read the chapters, chem shouldn?t be too difficult, there is plenty of help available. Use it!

You'll appreciate her more if you drop into the other lecturers. *cough* Mroue. *cough*

Her lectures are good, and she knows what's she's talking about. This class isn't bad at all, since it's just basically high school chem.

She is a very good professor and clearly cares about her students. Her lectures are not too bad sometimes dry but she is really nice. The class takes up a lot of time and exams are difficult. Go to lecture, read the book, and try joining a study group. Study your ass off for the exam and don't count on them being exactly like the practice exams.

UNBELIEVABLE TEACHER. Great accent. Sometimes i cant pay attention because i just start staring at her but other than that amazing. definitely recommend her!!!

The course is definately hard, but she's a really good teacher and very excited about what she does. I don't enjoy the subject but she's a great to teacher to take it with.

Dotie was a good professor, she really cared about the subject. It wasnt really necessary to pay attention in class as long as you read the lecture notes.

Dotie really loves teaching chemistry; she really knows her stuff. Unfortunately, she moves super quickly through her slides and it is very difficult to write down notes at that speed. Her clicker questions are beyond difficult, but they definitely help you for the exams (she writes them).

Dotie is an amazing teacher. I love her. Class was only necessary for the clicker question points because just used to read the lecture slides. Make sure you read the book, do the OWLS, and do the practice problems(helpful for exam). If you have questions PLEASE go to office hours, she is really helpful.

Very difficult class to get an A in. First exam is easy, but the second exam and the final are killer. Managed a B with an unbelievable amount of work put in. Maybe I'm just not that intelligent, but I definitely though this class was hard. With how much studying I did, I thought I would get at least A-.

Everyone needs to calm down...her accent is not that thick. The material is just really hard.

Dotie is the nicest professor I've had. She is funny and actually very clear despite having an accent.

Dotie is a decent professor. Lecture helps with practice problems, but its not that big of a deal if you do not go. I went to half of classes and got an A. Doing OWLs helps a lot. And her accent is NOT bad at all.

My view may be skewed because my HS chemistry class was almost identical to this class, but this was pretty easy. I barely studied other than doing the OWLs (which take a decent amount of time, but they really help). "Dotie" has a good sense of humor. She reads off the lecture slides, but I never took notes so I thought the lectures were helpful.

Professor Sipowska can be very helpful if you use her office hours correctly. Do not show up with questions that you haven't tried finding the answer to already. She is a great professor and for both 130/260, her slides/lectures are the most important for learning and exam studying. She is the only consistent prof. in 130 because she knows what she

Very helpful professor. She can be hard to understand sometimes because she knows the material extremely well, but the remedy is to keep asking questions. 260 is definitely not an easy class, but she makes it manageable. She made some excellent cookies for us and brought them to our final exam :)

At first it is difficult to understand her, but it becomes much easier. She is very funny and makes lectures much more enjoyable. I would definitely recommend her to anyone taking Chem 130. She teaches and explains very well.

Dottie is a really great professor. Her accent is not hard to understand. It is important to actually read the textbook reading assigned before lecture because it will make what she is saying much clearer. She is also really funny!

Accent is easy to understand if you're not a moron. Great teacher, super funny & very helpful. Do OWLS, Problem Roulette, and go to lecture whenever you can. She really does want you to succeed, but you have to put in the effort.

For a class this terrible she is probably the best professor you could ask for. Super clear with the material, and actually really funny too which makes going to lecture less painful. She also offers up to 4% extra credit by doing extra online assignments if you want to put the extra work in. Buy the book for this class! It is a lifesaver

Overall, good teacher for a rough course. General chemistry is named appropriately, general. A lot of topic, not many of them necessarily difficult. Accent is not hard to get over and the lectures can be helpful to clarify things. Skim the textbook and do the OWLS to be successful. Exams are 25 multiple choice questions. She knows her stuff.

Go to her lectures because attendance can boost your grade! She made a 9AM chemistry much more enjoyable with her cheery self and jokes. Very helpful in office hours, I wish I took more advantage of those!

Not an easy class. Read the textbook, do OWLs & Problem Roulettes. People who say her handwriting is bad aren't paying attention in class. Lecture slides are NOT posted on CTools, so attendance mandatory (also for iClickers). Work with classmates on the iClickers, join a study group, and go to office hours. Try to get a good GSI too.

Dotie is the cutest prof ever! She reminds me of Marie Curie :) Pay attention to lecture & it will actually be fun. The class isn't hard if you understand math & unit conversion. Read the book (free pdf with OWL purchase) & do your OWLS! Dotie is sweet and will help you during office hours no doubt. Keep an open mind and you should enjoy it too.

I'm really quite confused at the poor reviews. Her lectures are boring, yes, because gen chem is boring, but she does crack jokes occasionally. She offers some tricks to solve problems that the book and OWLS do not cover, which are very helpful. I will say, her iclicker questions are quite tricky. Otherwise, she's a really sweet, funny woman.

Dottie really cares about her students, and she does her best to make a dry class interesting. The class really isn't absurdly hard at all. Just do the readings and pay decent attention in class.

Sipowska is incredibly smart and very willing to provide help to those that seek it. Her office hours were extremely helpful for me, and she was always willing to stick around to answer any of my questions after class. As for the exams, they can be a bit tricky, but an A is feasible. Believe all of the reviews that tell you to do the reading & OWLS

Dotie is a great professor. Her lectures are generally very clear and she does a great job of explaining materials. She usually holds longer office hours before exams, too. Reading the textbook before class is usually necessary for iclicker Qs, and the exams are pretty hard so study a lot! Overall, Dotie is a great professor and is very funny.

Really cares about her students. After the first exam, she e-mailed me and invited me to her office to talk about it and assured me things will get better and they did!

As my professor for the summer term of 2015, she was a fairly good lecturer. She does not particularly stand out as amazing, but nevertheless her understanding of the material is solid, her lectures well planned and presented, and her engagement with the students enough to keep her students from falling asleep for more than a few minutes.

She has clearly been teaching for a long time, and, if you pay attention, she will make sure you are aware of everything you must do to get a good grade.

Do the OWLs and read before lecture. Her notes are very clear and easy to follow. She has good sense of humor and she likes to use it. The exams are not too bad if you do problem roulette before. Weekly quizzes are really dependent on your GSI. I took the CSP section so the GSIs were great. Attendance isn't mandatory but you get iClicker points.

Great professor! Teaches the material very thoroughly and prepares you well for the exam. I advise doing problem roulette as well.

Chem 130 is a pretty hard class, but Dottie is a pretty funny lady. She can be hard to understand, she does have an accent and speaks quietly. She's pretty fair with the clicker question, if the percentage that gets it right is pretty low she'll go over it as a class and re-open the question.