She could be clearer, but she is so hot. I seriously only when to lab lecture to gaze at her beauty.

She is not hot, but a really good teacher. She has been doing the Organic Lab for a while now and really has it down.

She is a good teacher. Make sure you go to the lecture because sometimes she gives extra points for just coming.

Uber Hottie!!

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She is soooo sexy!! She also teaches well. She wears tight jeans that accentuate her beutiful rear. Very intelligent and very hot.

Professor was uber uber uber uber uber uber uber HOTT!!! With a double t!

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Hot! Oh and she's a good teacher! Made a hard class somewhat less hard :)

Chose her for OChem 1, 2 and lab! I think that speaks for itself.

very nice, good teacher

Awesome teacher! I had her for Organic 1 and 2 and the lab and she was great. She loves to teach and organic lab is the best class ever!!!! She makes it easy to approach her for questions and even has study classes for those students who need extra help.

Pretty good teacher, but I hear that Gary Gray is better. Standard ochem tests- do the homework. Twice.

Good teacher. Explains concepts well. A little flighty but makes class interesting. I was sad I could not have her for o chem 2 as well.

If you don't study, yea, you'll fail. I've heard Jane is the best professor for Organic Chemistry. Plus she's in charge of the lab. If you can get her for 2301, 02, and lab, it would perfect.

Very easy. Study, ask for help, do the practice tests. Those that don't do well didn't try. Jane IS the best chem teacher at UMN, so don't let someone else tell you differently. IF Jane doesn't fit into your class schedule, then take Gary Gray, a very close second.

Lab was a lot of busy work, but I enjoyed going. It is not that hard to get an A. Study for the quizzes, and get help on lab reports if you aren't doing well. Keep up with the work! I will miss having Jane as a teacher. But lab lecture was very pointless. I got an A without ever going.

Great Professor. I agree lecture was pointless, but if you need help she is very approachable, nice and helpful!

Dr. Wissinger is extremely nice and fairly available if you need help. However I didn't like how she babied us a lot in lecture as far as her coverage of the material and teaching style--almost reminded me of high school.

Very nice and helpful. Curve helps a lot (80% = A). Kind of ditzy, but it's funny. She'll hold office hours/study hours for you when you need them. Recommended.

Very good explanations of reactions and mechanisms.

Dr. Wissinger is AWESOME! She's the first professor I ever visited in office hours and I'm so glad I did. She's a great lady and does is doing everything she can to keep the lab info relevant and keep the UofM up to date with the latest and greatest experiments ("Green" Chemistry). The class is very rewarding... I learned SO MUCH!

Jane is a good woman who knows her chemistry, but she's not for me. Ditzy would a good way to describe it. Plus, she insists on using what's "green" instead of what works. Yields all around are poor in lab, but she's off in her own little world, excited about how "green" everything is. It just doesn't seem to be an efficient way of running a class.

Great professor. Makes class interesting, and shows mechanisms and reactions in detail. Important to attend class because she'll concentrate on certain things for the tests. She's also very helpful, and is willing to hold extra study and review sessions for students.

Jane is great. She is very willing to help. DO PROBLEMS! People say OCHEM is hard, and it is compared to other subjects, but you just have to put the time in and DONT MEMORIZE, you can do OCHEM just understanding concepts. Regardless, I recommend Jane for sure.

I think Jane is a really great teacher! She takes a lot of time going through things and is very willing to help sudents who don't understand. Her exams are pretty brutal so it is definitely necessary to spend time on the material and do lots of practice problems. Also she is quite entertaining- I really enjoyed her class and learned a lot.

Very nice. Her tests are hard, but it's OCHEMII - so no surprise there. Definitely not as difficult as other professors at the U. She often says "you shouldn't memorize" but that's kind of a lie - her tests are mostly reactons/mechanisms + a MNR/RI problem.

Really helpful, made chemistry interesting and fun for me.

Tries hard to keep her class interesting along with dressing to "try" to impress. I suppose its better than a prof. that doesn't care about how boring his/her lectures are and if they came with bed hair. Office hours are good...you'll get a different aspect of her as compared to lecture. Do your problems...then do them again.

She is the nicest and the most approachable professor at the U and she truly cares about the students.

I like this lady a lot. Yes, she is a little too bubbly sometimes, especially in the morning, but that's what make her fun. Ochem is not supposed to be easy.. so I don't know why people keep on complaining about her being hard.. Her exams are not that difficult if you study and keep up with the class. So do the homework and her practice exams.

Good teacher! I actually enjoyed going to labs. Lectures weren't entirely mandatory but did help clarify some of the material. Jane is very helpful and approachable. Would walk around during lab checking to see if anyone needed help. Quizzes weren't hard and lab reports (although somewhat time consuming) weren't bad either! Def. recommend!

LOVE THIS WOMAN. She IS a little too bubbly in the morning and kind of makes you want to crawl back into bed, but she is so nice and is always willing to help. Go to office hours for helpful little tips on studying the material. A's are unlikely because of how hard the subject is, not just the teacher. Lab kind of sucks, but it's not her fault.

Jane only does the lectures so grades depend mostly on your TA. The lectures have some good info but you don't really need to attend them. Overall the class requires a lot of time. If you enjoy Ochem the lab should go by pretty quickly. Make sure to cover as much as possible in the lab reports.

A class that made me love organic chemistry. Jane is the best, extremely clear expectations and very helpful.

Jane is a great professor. Her assignments are tough, but are very useful in helping you to understand the concepts. She's very willing to answer questions, and does a great job of giving real life application for the subject matter.

Grade depends on your TA. Lectures are pointless essentially, but she'll make one mandatory and make you sign in or something. This class really comes down to making sure you have a good TA. If you have any questions though, Jane'll answer them and pretty quickly.

I thought I would hate this lab course but I actually ended up liking it. As others said, a lot depends on your TA. It requires a lot of work and her quizzes are somewhat difficult. Lab reports take forever. Overall good course.

All depends on your TA. Some of them are real pricks. Very time consuming. Lectures are useless.

Jane is the best! She makes ochem interesting and clear, and her tests are very fair. Very funny and awesome too :)

Awesome teacher, lot of busy work but relatively easy

Very clear guidelines for assignments and material covered. Worksheets and quizzes are unfair due to multiple versions. This actually matters because there is no letter grade, only a curve. You will have virtually no clue what grade you have. I wound up with an A, and consider myself lucky.

First of all, if you want to know how you're doing in a class, this course will drive you insane. You'll have no clue until final scores are out. Multiple versions of quizzes make this whole class unfair due to the curve, which can put you at an 89% B-. Jane is really friendly/helpful in office hours, but that just doesn't make up for the grades.

That class made me want to die but her enthusiasm and warmth inspired me to keep going.

Extremely helpful in office hours and if you do the problems she assigns in the textbook you will be well prepared for the exams. I honestly have no complaints and really enjoyed the class. Take it with her if you can cause she has a glowing attitude in lectures.

Labs are interesting and fun to do. However, if you get a TA that you do not enjoy it can ruin the experience. Quizs and practical can be challenging but she is very helpful in office hours if you have questions. My only complaint is that the grading is ridiculous. Usually only the top person gets an A but she does give out many A-. Enjoyed theclas

Wissinger is awesome! I had her for 2302 as well. She isn't always the most organized person, but she's extremely enthusiastic and cares about her students. (She also makes sure to do a demonstration with each lecture.) I dislike chemistry, but I looked forward to her class.

This lab is very time consuming and difficult at times, but I am glad I had Jane. Lab reports are difficult and lengthy, but she is very willing to help during office hours. I came into the class dreading it but ended up having a positive experience. There is no final and the lab practical is pretty easy. Just be prepared to put in the work!

Professor Wissinger was a very entertaining professor. She kept class interesting with demos and jokes. Her tests were fairly challenging even after doing the homework problems. The class is well curved and the test averages were 45-60%

UM. UGH she cares, is clear about directions, and her lectures are worth attending (mech given, ect =on assigments). however, the "curve" doesn't exist that she claims. I had the highest grade on the final lab report in my sec 191/200 (+As on others). still got a b. to sum it up get ready to waste 6/7 days on just this class.

Dr. Wissinger is a very good and thorough organic chemistry II professor. She really cares about her students and how well they are doing and puts in the extra time or goes over the things the students want. I did not feel her tests were unfair... they were very based off of mechanisms from lectures, but specific reactions from the book.

Dr. Wissinger genuinely cares how well her students do in her class. She really changed my perspective on organic chemistry overall. I got a C+ in Ochem 1 but I got an A in her class (Ochem 2). If you pay attention, do the practice problems, and ask A LOT of questions to make sure you understand concepts, you will do better than the curve!

Of all of the science professors I have had at the U, Dr. Wissinger is my absolute favorite. She is an amazing professor and takes the time to get to know students if you go into her office hours. She is willing to help with whatever you need and the lectures are super helpful for the lab. Definitely recommend her!

I had Jane for organic lab lecture. She was excellent! So entertaining. The class requires a lot of work so you will get out of it what you put in. She is so very helpful during office hours as well. Getting an A is quite difficult in lab; you must be truly the top student to do so, but the B range is very attainable.

She's very friendly and loves chemistry and teaching. The lab course is a lot of work, but she is always willing to help and her lecture provides MOST of what you need for reports. The experiments can be fun and cover a wide range of principles, but are occasionally stressful. Grading was strict, but you usually get what you put in.

Solid lecturer, knows her stuff and is very excited about organic chemistry. I liked her, however this was a lab section and so I only saw her in lecture every week and then once or twice in lab.

Sophisticated, experienced professor and researcher with the soul of girl, combining with the harsh course load in 2311. Such a bittersweet experience after submitting the last assignment :)

Chem 2311 is a lot of work. You have pre-labs and post-labs for every lab and 4 lab reports. My only complaint is that the guidelines for the lab reports are very vague and leave out a lot of what the TAs have on their rubric. Prof Wissinger is good at explaining the chemistry and is very enthusiastic about green organic chemistry.

Wonderful professor. This class requires a lot of work, but if you're willing to put in the time and go into office hours to ask questions before you turn in your papers, this class is incredibly easy. Seriously, go to office hours to ask any questions about your papers and they will just tell you what they want to see. It's that simple.

As for professor Wissinger, she is very engaging and her enthusiasm about chemistry made attending lectures way more fun but the class itself felt impossible to keep up with. Prepare to spend at least 15 hours a week prepping for labs and also doing worksheets. I recommend going to office hours and meticulously proofreading your work or else RIP.

Professor Wissinger has set up the course well, grading expectations are clear, the course calendar is up to date, and changes to the course are well communicated. The class is a ton of work (40+ hours a week tbh) but it's do-able if you follow her recommendations. Don't take the course along with any other heavy STEM classes. TAs can make/break.

This is a very difficult and time consuming class. Dr. Wissinger is very nice and understanding, and makes sure to teach us to the best of her ability. Your TA basically decides your grade, however, so you better hope that you get a good one. Lots of work outside of class and the lab reports are difficult and long, so prepare yourself.

This is such a time consuming class. 9 hours of class a week and countless hours on weekly 4 page packets. Theres over 3,000 points in the class. Your TA determines your grade. However Jane is very kind and helpful during office hours and wants you to succeed. The lab reports are graded very harshly. The exams are so hard. Lots of points though.