New teacher so does not explain things clearly or in the easiest way.

The class in general is not too bad, but the tests are challenging. She is very helpful with homework problems. As long as you do the homework, you should not get worse than a B.

She is new and you can tell but she has gotten better of the semester. She is more than willing to help you with any questions. There are a total of five tests, a final, and about 50pts. of homework. Follows very closely with the book.

very difficult and boring class she tries but is not a very good teacher avoid if possible

You can definitely tell that she is a new prof...she teaches talking to the dry erase board which is kind of odd, provides reviews before exams which is nice, also EXTREMELY helpful with problem sets, if you go ask a question on she pretty much shows you exactly what to do Overall I liked her

A nice lady and more than willing to help but can be confusing at times. Do practice problems and study hard for the tests and you'll do fine. Don't get discouraged if you do bad on one test because they are not consistent some are harder than others.

Dr. Kirsch is a very nice lady, she is very helpful and wants each student to succeed. I'm glad she's my teacher. She makes sure that if she explains something to you that you understand it. She has helped me alot and she's approachable. Take her!

I didn't have a problem with Dr. Kirsch. She was helpful when I went to her. Her notes are a little scattered which is sometimes hard to follow. Chem is hard for me, so any professor I take I think it would be hard!! Doing the suggested problems helped tremendously though!

I found her to be a very clear professor in general. She does lots of examples in class so you don't have too much trouble. She also gives optional problems out of the book so that you know what to study which helps a lot. I found whenever I needed help she was more than willing, as a side note she does NOT make you feel stupid like some Professors

i loved her- very helpful

The only reason I didn't have to drop out of chemistry!

Shes pretty easy going and easy to approach with questions.

She did an awesome job of simplifying course material as much as possible. She taught you the material and you knew the kind of stuff that would be on the test. She was also really available for any questions you had and very freindly. Super nice! and she simplified the material as much as she could.

I loved her! If you put in all the extra effort she will help you. shes not funny at all but go with it. Her tests are okay but you have to study. MAKE SURE you do the practice problems at least one time through it will help a TON!

She is great! I had heard that not many people like her, but I though she was one of the best. Tests were kind of hard, but if you practice the problems and look over notes you'll do fine! I thought she was extremely helpful and wanted the students to succeed.

Hate chemistry but liked Kirsch. I had to retake the class and actually understood it w/ her. Some dry humor but what do you expect. I don't like powerpoints much so I appreaciated the whiteboard writing. Her pace is just right. . take her!

Dr. Kirsch is very helpful if you go into her office hours, but she doesn't offer very many office hours in a week. Her tests are extremely difficult, but she will help you as much as possible to get you do do well.

She's really nice and very helpful. You take a lot of notes in lecture but they are very helpful. The only downside to this class is the impossible tests. As a lab teacher she is very good, but again, the quizzes are hard just like her tests.

Writes notes out during lecture, so everything is explained well and you have time to write what you need. Is a nice lady and helpful during discussion. Exams are difficult. Not much homework.

Kirsch is one of the most approachable professors I've had at UWL. She is available and wants to answer student's questions. She writes her notes on the board, so it is easy to follow along and gives tons of examples. Her tests are ridiculous though, and unlike other chem professors you can't use a notecard.

Very good teacher. Approachable. You don't have to read the chapters in the book at all, all exam questions come from lecture. She gives lots of practice problems, DO THEM, they will help you alot on exams. She does make a few mistakes in class but she's human too. I would suggest her to anyone.

Dr. Kirsch is a wonderful teacher. She always had time to help me during her office hours and will schedule around your schedule if you need it. Dry humor, makes simple math mistakes often, and hard tests. It's the multiple choice that kills you on her exams. TAKE HER IF YOU WANT TO LEARN!

She is a really good teacher and I am so glad i took her. I hated CHM in high school, but now it is my favorite class. She is a tough grader and does not give parcial credit when it is not deserved. She will make sure you know your stuff and she is always willing to help you after class or whenever. I would deffinatly recomend her.

I took AP Chem in high school and feel this class was a good review of maybe what we did in the first month of that class. Multiple choice kills you on exams but final replaces lowest score. Always there to help, responds to emails quickly & knew me by name which doesn't happen in a big lecture often. Will help with lab even if not your teacher.

She has some tough tests and homework, but if you go to lectures you will be fine. She's good at making things understandable. I didn't htink discussion was necessary if you understand things. She just goes over examples. Not a terrible professor.

Great professor. I learned so much from her. She is very aproachable and always willing to help at any time. She writes out all the notes on the board which helps an insane amount. I am contemplating majoring in chemistry because of her.

Chem is a difficult subject to begin with, in my opinion, but Dr. Kirsch did a great job explaining the material. She was EXTREMELY helpful outside of class answering questions and giving extra help. Would definitely recommend.

This is a really tough class, but Dr. Kirsch has clear lectures and is very helpful overall.

When I first started the class i thought it would be really easy, because chem often is for me. After my first assignment and exam i realized that it wasn't. I studied really hard and ended up with an AB. But i had to earn it. She is a very nice teacher though and willing to help you out. Take her lab too if you can. It helps a lot in discussion

Good teacher. She's very helpful if you have questions on the material. Definitely attend her discussions because they help a lot with exams. Her exams are tough, so definitely study but she's worth taking.

Great professor. Explains everything really well. Posts answer keys, lecture notes and other helpful information on D2L. She also writes everything on the board and is very willing to help people outside class. The class will be very hard if you dont do the work, not an easy A but she is a very fair grader, lots of partial credit

Kirsch is a very hard teacher. I worked harder for this class than any other and still recieved a B. She is a nice lady and is helpful if you visit her office. Her lectures are very good as well. Tests are very hard. Even though she's nice, i wouldn't recommend her. There are easier teachers out there that still get the information through to you

She reminded me of a HS teacher. writes all notes on board and occasionally posted them on D2L. She is extremely helpful and i would take her if you aren't too great at chem

Dr. Kirsch is very nice and understanding. If you forget to take a D2L quiz she always opens it back up for you. She writes all of her notes on the board, so it forces you to copy the notes down and pay attention to the class, which is very helpful. Take Kirsch when you can. She is a hard grader and you need to put all the effort in you can.

She is a great teacher...always willing to help. Her tests really aren't bad at all, if you study. In class worksheets and discussion worksheets help a lot. All notes are on the board, but you get used to it fast. I would recommend her!

Good prof but exams were insanly difficult for the amount of time your given. Examples in class were good and helpful but the lecture was somewhat boring. I found myself skipping alot.

Dr. Kirsch is a very good lecturer and she has good dry humor, but her tests are very difficult for the time allotted. I'm not the fastest test-taker and my high school didn't offer AP Chem, but I know people who did take AP Chem and they agreed that her tests were too packed with problems. She tended word questions oddly on her tests, as well.

She is a very nice lady, and very helpful. her tests were harder than they should be. the practice problems are very helpful. make sure you get to know her, she is a very personable professor!

4 tests, 1 final exam. She's REALLY nice and is very helpful, especially if you take the time to go to her office hours. The tests were difficult and had a ton of problems, but the final exam was definitely reasonable though. I didn't study all that much and it was my second highest test grade of the semester. I definitely recommend taking her.

She is one of the best prof I have had. Lays everything out for you on the board and doesn't try to trick you on her exams. Lots of work, but really does a good job of explaining what she expects from you.

She is the nicest person you will ever meet and very helpful if you go in and talk to her. She lectures well but her exams are WAY TOO HARD, and she takes forever to get them back. I spent sooooo much time studying for this class and I still only got a B/C. She expects too much for a general chem class and on exams words things too confusing.

Dr. Kirsch is a great teacher. Her exams are quite challenging, but if you study enough (a lot!) they aren't too bad. I worked hard and received a C in the class overall which isn't great, but Chem isn't my strongest subject. I recommend her if you just need chem 103&104

Dr. Kirsch is a great lab instructor. She is very straight-forward and explains how the lab is going to work very clearly. She is very helpful and super friendly! Definitely recommend.

She explains the material well, but her online D2L quizzes can be extremely difficult. Overall lab was a good experience!

Dr. Kirsch is awesome. Grade-wise she is very equitable and unbiased - You get what you put in. Beyond that she truly cares about her students and their success. I would highly recommend her for anyone looking for quality knowledge.

I took Dr. Kirsch in the summer, so my experience may have been a little different from those who took her during the regular semester. Since it was half the time of a normal semester, we got to use note cards on exams, which were fairly straight forward. She is a nice lady with a good sense of humor and is always willing to help. Highly recommend!

I highly recommend taking Dr. Kirsch for CHM 103. She truly cares about her students and her exams are not that hard if you go to class every day and do the practice problems at the end of each chapter of the book that she assigns in the syllabus. She curved every exam by adding anywhere from 2-5 points onto your final grade.

Very good professor, shes organized and easy to follow and gives many helpful sheets that also explain the lesson

She was one of my favorite professors all through out my college career. Yes, her tests are hard, but if you keep with the homework and practice problems you'll be set. She is always available to help you and she is one the most considerate professors I've had. She is very easy with lab as well!

I would definitely take Dr. Kirsch again. She is very organized and her lectures and discussions are well planned and easy to follow. Keep up with the online homework and extra practice book problems and you will do just fine. Her tests are long but the content is not that difficult. If you work efficeintly you should have more than enough time.

Dr. Kirsch is an excellent chemistry professor. She was very clear with content and willing to help if you needed it. Her tests are long and pretty difficult, but fair. My only complaint is she was extremely inconsiderate in getting tests back to her students in a timely manner- usually 2.5-3 weeks to grade one test.

She is a good professor. She teaches so you understand the concepts. My only complaint is that it takes her forever to grade exams. For example, my last test was not graded before we too the final exam so I went into the final not knowing what my grade was in the class so far.

Kirsch knows her stuff as a chemical engineer. she addressed how difficult the course would be and tried her best to make it approachable. her tests are doable if you study but she takes a long time to get your exams back. her dry sarcasm makes the class worth going to.

I would recommend taking Dr. Kirsch for Chem103. She was always very clear about what would be on the tests and gave helpful homework assignments that had questions that were similar to the ones on the tests. She had very well organized lectures, and made them entertaining. The discussion was also helpful in clearing up concepts.

Dr. Kirsch was a very good teacher. She gives out way less homework for her classes compared to the other profs. You have one week to do the homework assignments whether it is in lab or for lecture. She is definitely the top teacher in CHM103 classes. Her tests are relatively hard though. I would take her again.

TAKE HER. Dr. Kirsch is one of the best professors I have ever taken. If you struggled with Chem in high school, she will help you understand it better and she is always willing to help. Her style of note taking is really beneficial, however you must attend class. If you can take her, do it. I actually enjoyed this class because of her.

Dr. Kirsch is a really and funny nice teacher. The class and the content is not very difficult and Dr. Kirsch does a very good job of explaining it. As long as you show up to lecture and pay attention you should do fine. It is a chem course so you will obviously need to study but there aren't any surprises in her class.

Dr. Kirsch is an awesome professor! She is very approachable and wants all her students to succeed. She writes the notes on the board which is nice because she isn't speeding through the material. She hands out homework every week that help prepare for exams. Exams where harder than expecting and she takes a while to grade them. Would take again!

She is my favorite professor by far! I took AP Chem last year so it is a little bit of a review for me. But she taught me things that i never understood last year in one lecture. She always is willing to help you with your questions, and cares a lot about how you do. Definitely recommend going to the lectures and discussions though.

She is probably one of the nicest professors on campus by far. I love how she is so open to answering all of my questions outside of class no matter how many. CHM 103 is not going to be an easy class, and you will have to read the book but this professor makes Chemistry just a little more tolerable than others.

Dr. Kirsch genuinely cares about the success of each student. She is more than willing to help you and work through problems with you. The only thing that I have to complain about is how long she takes to grade things. Chem 103 was not a choice class for me, but she definitely made it better than most would have.

Dr. Kirsch was a great professor!! I had taken AP Chem prior which really helped, but either way she is a great teacher who goes over the content well and gives clear lectures. She is also very helpful in lab. I didn't use the book, but its also a very helpful resource. She is more than happy to help you out if you ask.

Dr. Kirsch is super engaging during lecture and explains everything in such a relatable and in-depth way! I was dreading Chem because I hated it in high school but she made it super easy! If you go to her office hours, she's so helpful and will walk you through any problem! She also tries hard to get to know her students, so that's a bonus!

Loved Dr. Kirsch for CHM 103. I had her for both lecture and lab. She prepares you for exams which are not that difficult, but writes notes on board so you have to go to class. Very willing to help and really cares about her students. Gives weekly 10 point homework assignments to help boost your grade. Great choice for CHM103.

Attendance is mandatory and part of grade. Assignments are super easy and graded on pass/fail system. Final presentation at end of class was more annoying than hard. Need to do volunteer activity and go to 2 seminars throughout the semester. Little work needed, just show up to class.

Dr Kirsch truly wants each of her students to succeed. Her tests are definitely tricky but my secret is to read the textbook. She can make some things difficult to understand, but if you read the book you'll be fine. Her multiple choice questions are not common knowledge so make sure you UNDERSTAND test material, not just memorize her notes. <3

Janet Kirsch is a kind lady who puts a lot of effort into helping her students and will answer your questions with patience and in a way you understand. At times she is a bit boring, but she conveys the material well and is very organized.

Janet Kirsch cares about students success. She offered test corrections for some tests that didnt go so well for the class. She was able to answer questions we had and gave clear instructions.

Very understanding and is willing to help in any way possible. She adapted her teaching/helping style to best help her students transition to online lecture and lab.

Prof. Kirsch is super nice. She goes through the material slowly and thoroughly to make sure you understand everything, no surprises on tests, and definitely does her best to make class funny and enjoyable, highly recommend

Chemistry is a hard class for many students, Janet understood that. She has multiple office hours throughout the week and is always willing to stay after class to help you out. Was probably one of the most caring professors I have ever had, and she really does want to see you succeed. I would recommend her.

Janet is an awesome professor. She really cares about her students and wants them to succeed. She will help with problems to help with the strategy, but not the exact numbers. She does take a while to grade but is always available to answer questions if you email her.

Lab was really easy and she always gave extension when needed and would allow opportunities to get points back

The professor was fairly decent! I did have to spend a lot of time outside class reviewing lectures, but she is always willing to help and usually responds to emails pretty quickly! The class is very test heavy and lecture based, but lab with her really saved my grade! She is willing to help and super sweet person!

Dr. Kirsch was an easy class. She projects her lectures and writes as she lectures. Exams are semi-difficult but if you study and do practice problems you should be fine. She also posts her lectures online, so you don't have to attend class every day.

Overall pretty good professor. I didnt really like her style of lecture, she was a little confusing with how she went through notes and everything. Exams are TOUGH. Way too much content for the amount of time we are given to complete them. Other than that she is a very nice lady and is willing to give extra help if you need it

Dr. Kirsch's lecture style is not my favorite, but it definitely works for getting information across. As long as you do the work and study, the class should not be too difficult to get a B or higher in. She's also super nice and good at explaining if you ask her.

Dr Kirsch is a good professor. There is ~10 homework assignments and 5 tests. She handwrites all of her notes and projects them, and records the lectures which is nice. Helpful on the homework and is accessible. The tests can be tricky with multiple choice questions worth 3 points a piece, but she does give a lot of partial credit on short answer.

Dr. Kirsch was a good professor. I liked that she took notes along with you and projected them onto the screen. However, because she is left-handed, she would cover up the notes and move on too fast for you to write down what she had. It was sometimes hard to keep up because of that. Otherwise, she was very time and available to her students!

even though she was left handed, there was never a moment where i was struggling to keep up with what she was writing. she made the notes very explicit and made it easy to know what was on the exams. such a caring person and was so sweet and willing to help if you need.

It takes a bit to get used to Professor Kirsch's lecture style. If you go to her office hours and talk to her when you are confused she is helpful. Her exams are definitely harder but she curves them by 10 points which helps boost your grade. Overall I really liked her and would take her again.

She is a professor who is very traditional but lays out everything you need and is very clear as to what will be on the tests. You have more than enough materials available for study tools and most tests are curved by 10 points which is a nice boost. If you put in effort and pay attention you will be fine!

Kirsch is left handed and writes the notes for you so you spend half the time waiting for her to move her hand off of the screen, lectures and discussions are easy but the exams make you want to never be a woman in stem. Great person, but horrible at preparing you for exams.

great homework and discussion questions that are pretty much just exam questions. Really nice person who helps with every question you have. She always gave me the answers when I had problems with lab questions.

I absolutely loved her, truly a great person and I love her teaching style. She is great during office hours and will help you if needed. The class is hard but it is chemistry so… if you do the text book questions and study you will be fine.

Professor Kirsch's CHEM103 class can be challenging, but engaging with her teaching style pays off. The lectures are thorough, and study tools like unstuck AI alongside the provided materials can really help with exam prep.

Had her for lab and lecture and honestly thought she was one of the best professors I have had so far (3 semesters completed for reference). She explained topics thoroughly, provided handouts to follow along with during lectures, and was very helpful when students asked questions. I would absolutely take her as a professor again if I could.

Really enjoyed her class even though chem really isn't my strong suit. She is extremely kind and explains topics very thoroughly. She provides printed handouts for her lectures to follow along with (for all lab/discussion/lecture). Would absolutely take a class with her again if I could

Honestly, I am not sure why her rating is relatively low. Janet Kirsch was very accessible outside of class and always happy to help. Staying engaged in every lecture and redoing the discussion problems on your own will help you see success. Her exams are pretty tough, but very manageable to get a B in this class. TAKE HER.

Dr. Kirsch is very kind and accessible for help through email and office hours, however her exams were really difficult. There are four exams worth 100 points each and one cumulative final also worth 100. I feel like different professors are easier and I was a freshman when I took this course, but overall I learned a lot and Dr. Kirsch is very nice

She was a good teacher but sometimes went fast in lecture

Dr. K was a great teacher compared to my chem 104, she lectures differently but very good notes and explains well, rewatch lecture videos after class and revamp ur notes.. put the time in out of class and you will do good. Learn how to take multiple choice exams and you will do fine. Homework is basically free points.

She is a good professor. Not sure why her ratings are low I really enjoyed her class. It was hard, but she is very nice and I would try to get into her class if you can.

There wasn't anything too hard about her lab. There are weekly quizzes, and sometimes they were a little hard, but for the most part, they were exactly what we did in lab the week before.