Oh she is very nice person but her tests make no sense. The book's questioning is diffrent from her tests. The final was impossible and the review packets had nothing to do with the final. Just watch out and its not worth taking her.

She's a lousy teacher. She just reads from her power point or from the textbook but she sucks at explaining from both. i don't understand the words that are coming out of her mouth and her tests are horrible. if everyone fails the test then that means you suck as a teacher.

Tough lady, tougher grader. Tends to favor those who are chemistry majors. Had her for lab and lecture at one point and I can say she is slightly more laid back in the lab setting but don't be late as she does not tolerate it

She is a very tough professor especially if you are not a chemistry major. Be ready to dedicate many many hours a day to the online homework if you wish to finish it. One test is generally easy the other is extremely difficult and the final is a standardized test that is very hard. I would not recommend taking her.

Basically, she reads off her slides and doesn't know how to explain things. If you're willing to go home and teach yourself Chemistry take her, otherwise she won't be good for you. She gives terrible examples & has an accent. Goes through the material like no tomorrow & gets mad when you don't understand. Then when you ask a question she gets mad.

Let me start by saying I am a good student - not a slacker. With a lot of effort put in, her online homework was absolutely ridiculous. Takes hours to do, unhelpful and unclear. She is a rude woman, doesn't explain chemistry well, and she's not looking to be helpful. I think I would have done better if I had seen her more for office hours.

She is the worst professor I have ever had in my college career. She does not care about you understanding the material only covering it. She can be disrespectful towards students. If Chemistry is not your major dont take her class. HORRIBLE

She'd pressure us to go on the board to try the problems but then embarrasses us when were having a hard time solving it. Her tests were EXTREMELY difficult and proudly admits she tries to "Trick" us on the exams. She gives a study guide but they don't relate to her tests. Only 6 students passed the class this semester.

She will embarrass you every chance that she gets, if you dont know something off the bat then shell look down on you. She refuses to explain if you dont understand anything, and overall I really dont recommend her if you want to learn to understand chemistry.

This teacher has no sympathy and doesn't realize that not everyone understands chem on the same level as her. She moves way too fast and if you don't understand, good luck trying to get an answer out of her. There are only 3 tests and online/in class homework. I do not recommend this professor to anyone who will take chem111 at Adelphi.

She is the absolute worst teacher I have ever came across. She gives 2 tests throughout the semester with study guides that are NOTHING like the actual test, she makes fun of you when you don't understand what she's talking about , she could care less about her students. She goes through powerpoint so fast you can't even comprehend it. STAY AWAY

She never posts grades so you have no clue how you are doing. We take the ACS final at the end of the semester when we haven't even finished all the topics needed for the exam. She didn't prepare us for it whatsoever. If you don't have prior knowledge of chem and you don't learn things at the speed of light like how she teaches, you will fail.

This teacher does not test your knowledge at all. Objectively I am good at chemistry yet I have 2.0 in the class because she posted wrong homework names and then blamed me for submitting the wrong homework. She spends more time coming up with analogous and writing late names down then teaching chem. It's just kinda sad, heartless, and disgusting.

The worst teaching experience I've ever had. Not only does she make you dread class due to her lack of explanation and visible irritation upon getting asked any question, but she made an already hard subject so much more complex than it needs to be. Barely prepared us for the final and taught from a different textbook than she told us to purchase!

This professor does not like her job at all. She mad regret taking her everyday. I am a very good student that gets straight A's and I put in all the effort and extra time, but at the end of the day her tests are so hard and are not even relevant to what we learned. Also, she will make so many errors during grading and not change it, but will argue

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. RUN. This professor does not care about anyone but her self. Her exam is nothing like the lectures and she gets mad when you ask her questions. She also blames the whole class. She is rude and disrespectful. She does not care if your in the hospital , she still want her work done. She will make you cry.

Took 3 tests including the final which make up your whole grade, speaks basically to herself all class long, refuses to answer questions, very rude and unempathetic

You will need to teach yourself everything, does not explain herself well when you ask questions, teaches at a very fast pace and isn't a fair grader.

First test was based on the practice test and the second was completely different from the practice test. She took her time teaching in the beginning and near the end of the semester, went through everything really fast to finish all her powerpoints. She is also very rude, when I was hesitant to answer a question, she said some people are too shy.

She speaks too fast and treats every topic like it's already been taught. Has Aleks which is expensive. Also she tests us only thrice (midterm, exam, final). She gives us the choice to drop out one of the two exam grades (midterm, exam) and doubles the final exam grade. Never answers any question. The former two exams are harder, final is easier.

Worst professor you will ever have. Don't bother asking her for an extra boost in your grade. If you get a 79 you stay at a 79 and if you get an 89 you won't get a 90. She is intimidating, gets frustrated if you don't understand the material immediately, and tests are 65% of your grade. Homework are 10%, meaning they don't even matter

Only graded on 2 tests and 1 final. The first test is the practice test, the second test is hard, but she gives the option to drop one grade and double the final. Take someone else if you can.

If your looking to enjoy your life please don't take Widera. She is horrible at explaining concepts and blames it on our generation. She picks random students to do problems on the board and claims to help you when in reality she will just make a fool out of you. Don't bother asking her to change any grades. She is right no matter what.

she is rude, and has no manners. do not take her.

she is mean and she really does not have any manners. someone needs to teach her how to speak to students. she yells at you if you don't know the answer and then she confuses you by humiliating you.

she was teaching a difficult topic and was like "if you dont know how to do this then pack your bags" like what professor says that

I you can avoid taking a class with her, AVOID TAKING A CLASS WITH HER. She gives out a lot of information very quickly and assigns a lot of homework. She is a VERY tough grader, if you make even the smallest mistake she will take so many points off. And don't waste your time trying to get an explanation out of her or to negotiate a grade.

Let this be a warning. If you are a mediocre student this class will take over your life. Teaches at warp speed and expects everyone to understand topics right away. She is a very tough grader. Tests are impossible. Do not fall behind on ALEKS or you're doomed. Doesn't curve the ACS even though it is designed to be. doesn't believe in extra credit.

Had her for both semesters of gen chem and she was awful. the first time she gave me a bad final grade and when I calculated my own grade she was an entire letter grade off, which she ended up fixing after I told her. She doesn't filter her ALEKS to only stuff she teaches. She is rude, hard to understand, and unsympathetic. DO NOT TAKE HER EVER!!

I had professor Widera for both semesters of chem and her class was extremely tough. Although she is rude, disorganized, rushes through lectures, and does not know how to teach any concepts, it is not impossible to do well in her class. As long as you fully commit to reading the textbook and teaching yourself everything, you will be ok.

She's so mean for no reason. This is a very difficult class to start with and she only makes it worse. Can be helpful at times but really expects perfection on stuff we went over for 2 minutes. Why become a professor if you're not willing to improve and adapt with your students needs.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS. I think the 5 rating are people being payed by her.

If there was a church of chemistry, Widera should be excommunicated from it. She publicly humiliates students, grades disproportionately, and has unclear slides and teaching methods. ALEKS is a financial scam. Only uses the raw score on the ACS final. Don't let a few good experiences silence all the bad ones. AVOID AT ALL COST I BEG U!!!

Would not recomment taking at all!

I never wore my seatbelt while driving to school because I wanted to D*E before making to her class

Don't take her

just terrible. please please avoid her. Just look at all the open seats available to take her class, that just says everything.Had to teach ourselves the material all semester. Doesn't tell us what the quiz is going to be on or will tell us what it is but complete different topic when taking it. Use the most complicated website for homework.

She is horrible as a professor don't take her stay away from her as far as possible.She is bribing her students to take her next semester because she has many seats open. She is absolutely horrible in teaching ,she teaches as if u know the concepts without actually teaching. She Flys through the slides in lectures and u won't understand and thing.

This mightve been the worst course ive ever taken in my life ( and ive had a lot of bad teachers) please stay as far away as you can. if u need a comparison to what her class feels like its like hitting ur shin and ankle with a scooter over and over again.

Please don't take her. I tried to ignore the reviews and give her a chance but she's just mean and rude. Will make you feel bad and call you out in front of the class if you try to ask questions. The homework is ridiculous. Will not tell you what will be on the weekly quizzes.

Hardest class I've ever taken and she offers little help/sympathy

just don't take her.

She is actually horrible. Do not take her. She doesn't explain anything in her classes and grades awfully. She will say she gives you partial points on problems but will be so stingy to give you anything. Don't take her if you want to have a life.

Easily the worst teaching experience I've had in 13 years of school. Her explanations are unclear, she raises her voice, and she makes students feel stupid instead of supported. Learning feels impossible. This class shows exactly how a teacher should NOT behave. Trust me—without the character limit, I'd write paragraphs about how bad,evil she is.

She's just, no. She has her days where she's doable, but a majority of times she's unapproachable & miserable with her job. She goes through the material too quickly. She also strays away from lecture to complain about her personal life. Do your sanity and your grade a favor, choose a different professor, it's not worth your time with her. BIPOLAR!