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i loved her. She is a very cool lady and is explains things in normal english with good examples. Very nice and willing to help.

Great teacher and makes class fun. Tests are relatively easy. She makes complex subjects seem simple. Overall a good teacher. I learned a lot!

Awesome Teacher. One of the Best I have ever had. Made me love chemistry when I hated it before. Very clear on her lectures and always willing to help. Very nice.

Big Help!! Great fresh new teaching stye!

very cool teacher. willing to help all the time. loves to answer misc. questions about chemistry in general. very approachable and understanding. her lectures are so clear that i havent even read the book at all and have been acing the exams.

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SHE ROCKS!!! I wish all my teachers were this helpful.

unparalleled energy. comes up with great examples. tells relevant stories. VERY helpful. uses words like squishy (?) alot. very young for someone with a MA and Ph.D in chem. her teaching made chemistry so appealing, I almost changed my major to chemistry 5 different times during the semester.

Ms Frindell is very full of energy and is very clear in her lectures. She does make it easy to get distracted though because she is about 25 and very cute.

The best Chemistry teacher ever. Always willing to help. You can even email her with questions.

She was an excellent teacher that explained things clearly and was extremely enthusiastic. She still remembers what it feels like to be in college, so she plans easy labs after exams days. She has been one of my favorite teachers!

She's the BEST teacher I've ever had! She's very understanding and turns complex ideas into simple ones! Very energetic and positive! She made Chemistry fun!

What a fantastic teacher. She made text book changes, was available during office hours, extremely approachable with questions, even random trivia chem stuff. Made me fall in love with chemistry all over again and i had dropped the same class last semester with Decicco. High energy level, esp when it was a 7.30am class, always punctual and prepared

very energetic, funny and great at explaining concepts - doesn't over explain or confuse you. teaches you exactly what you need to know without a lot of fluff and genuinely loves her field of study.

shes such an awsome teacher! she gets to the point and keeps you interested. im not big on science but its teachers like her that make me want to learn!

Very nice and understanding. Good for students to get a taste of beginning chemistry. Tests were difficult but only because the subject. Overall the class was interesting and she made it as easy as possible.

Karen is AWESOME & HILARIOUS!! She understands that for many students, chemistry is hard and she does EVERYTHING she can to help the student grasp the material. One of the best teachers I've ever had

She is a great teacher, she knows how to talk to her students and is really understanding.

Karen really helps her students to understand this difficult subject. No question is too stupid, and she explains by relating to everyday life.

she knows how to make a chemistry lesson funny. she is great and oen to help you. too bad that sometimes labs don't match with lessons.

Karen is a wonderful teacher. She is very intelligent and makes a very difficult subject easier to understand. Be prepared to work hard. On a personal level she has a positive energy and is a joy to be around.

Great teacher, tries hard to make a difficult subject easier. Labs don't really match the lectures but she's fair and not out to make students fail. Made chemistry interesting.

Karen is AWESOME! I loved everything about her. She is funny, bubbly, approachable and makes her lectures interesting. She posts everything on-line for you to check out which was very helpful for lab and lecture. You'll love her!

one of the best professors i've had; she is energetic, clear in her lectures and relates difficult topics to everyday situations. there is alot of info to learn, but if you put the time in studying you will do well. a schedule comment: labs could have been scheduled more in-sinc with lectures b/c we did labs that had not ben lectured on yet.

I wouldn't take this class from anyone else...She's the best teacher EVER! She makes a difficult subject fun and interesting and she's always willing to help in her office hours. Don't miss lectures and take good notes.

Karen was the most amazing professor. I was scared out of my mind about chemistry, but she made it enjoyable. Her lectures were beyond interesting and related to everyday life. She made learning chemistry an enjoyable experience. I would recommend her to ANYBODY!!

Karen is the best ever!!! She makes chemisty interesting and easy to learn! She is always there to help and will do whatever she can to make sure you understand everything! I recommend her to everyone!!!

Karen is an awesome prof. I had failed Chem once & was not looking forward to taking it again, but on the 1rst day, I knew it would be fun. She is interesting, positive, fun, easy to understand and she makes Chem such an interesting topic. I reccomend her to anyone taking Chem. She is the best. She will be one teacher that I remember forever.

Very difficult subject...Karen makes it interesting though. She's a great teacher....don't take this class from anyone else if you can avoid it. DO NOT take this class in the Summer! There is WAY too much to learn in 6 weeks.

This was a very challenging class. I took it in the summer and it was all-consuming. Karen is absolutely one of the best teachers I have ever had. She is focused, clear, interesting and passionate about the subject, not to mention super charming. I highly recommend her for this class.

OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! Dr. Frindell is the MOST ASS KICKEN professor ever! She definaelty loves Chemistry and it totally reflects in her teaching. Very approachable, always has a big smile, and is super supportive. The S.R.J.C. does not deserve her...she needs to be found out...and soon!

What a great teacher, I should have failed the class, and I still love her!

She is a great teacher but because she has done chemistry for so long she explains things as if you already knew the subject and it is often more confusing than it should be. She forgets that most of us don't really know alot about chemistry, so the only people that keep up with her are the ones that read ahead and the ones that are really nerdy.

Karen is a smokin' hot chemistry babe who also happens to be an inspiring and very capable educator. I had perfect attendance thanks in no small part to how fun she is to listen to. She is very reasonable and managed to make some very hard material comprehendable. Be ready to commit serious time and energy to this class.

good class, not my favorite. she is a very good teacher and organized. i enjoyed her lectures. she keep saying you'll do fine or that this class is easy or the lab isnt a big deal, but it is, so dont listen when she says it. Overall if you study and go to class you will get a good grade.

amazing teacher. she is the best teacher i have ever had. karen really loves chemistry and its shows through her teaching. she is the kind of teacher every student should have. her test are extremely hard but if you read the text and understand the lectures you should be fine. easy B. but hard to get an A.

I love Karen! For those of you who are undecided about chemistry, Karen will make you love it! Her lectures are organized, pretty clear, and can be really funny due to her personal viewpoint and side stories. Advice for rookies: read the book and labs in advance, attendence is an absolute must, tests are very hard and you should study accordingly

Karen Frindell is a very good teacher. The work load might catch you off-guard at first. But do the online homework and at least glance at the book problems and you'll do ok. A lot of the concepts are hard to understand if you don't go to lecture, so go! Also, the tests are pretty hard so study up. Finally, she's a really cool and nice person.

Great teacher. She is very helpful, enthusiastic about chemistry and a fair grader.

Karen is a fair grader and gives you a study guide. Read the book and do the homework and you will do fine. She goes off subject at time but she is really sweat.

Karen ROCKS! She has a genuine interest in teaching at the junior college level and she loves to challenge her students. Attend all lectures, take "beautiful" class notes, and be prepared to put some effort into this class. I found her class to be quite rewarding - entertaining lectures, labs were fun.

Karen is a GREAT teacher. She is always funny and cheery. She is always available during her office hours, which you really have to go to if you want to get an A. One of the best teachers for one of the hardest subjects to teach. Do all the online homework and some out of the book. Her tests are fair and consist mostly of concepts out of lecture.

This course (and Karen) requires you to put in a good amount of work, but are there any chem classes that don't? Karen is really helpful in office hours and in lab and makes herself very approachable. She gives good online (extra credit) and book work problems which really help on the test. Lectures are very helpful, so go to lecture!!!

Surprised to see negative comments on this teacher. She is extemely helpful and energetic about chemistry. Fair grader and interesting to listen to during lecture. Took her in the summer and got an "A" after really struggling with the class the semester before.

Karen's class is helpful but requires a lot of work including reading the text book and getting extra help from her. If not, it will be hard to get a good grade. Her lectures are important for her tests so make sure you show up for her lectures. She grades hard on her tests so make sure you get every detail. She is very dedicated about chemistry!

I had Karen for 4A and 4B and she is awesome. The class is difficult but she is very understanding and makes herself available to students. She wants to see you do well and will try her best to help you. The lectures are very helpful so go! she is very clear unless she hasn't had her coffee yet :)

Her class is hard, and you will hate her for about 48 hours after every test. However, she is willing to do everything she can to make sure you succeed, but you have to be willing to do the work. Come into office hours, she's always willing to help... oh, and she's easy on the eyes, which makes lecture interesting if you're bored by chemistry.

For such a hard class, she makes it as easy as can be. She's understands students very well and is open to questions. She is very nice on grading and she keeps a friendly environment. Attend lecture because she teaches well. However, be prepared for many lab reports and hard tests.

GREAT GREAT! I've never had Chem before and was scared to death of it. This is the class to take if you're like me. She was very clear on everything and was extremely helpful. The book was online so you didn't have paid for it. If you have this class you will learn and love Chem. I'm looking forward to taking Chem 60. Miss Frindell rocks!

So passionate about so many sciences. Tries to draw her students over the chemistry barrier. She feeds off of her student's enthusiasm and relates so well to the class. Great teacher and interesting person.

If only they were all this great. Very friendly and helpful, knowledgeable, clear, and fair. Difficult grader, but this is Chemistry: you either do it right or you don't, no room for mercy grading. Highly recommended to any serious student of science.

I came into this skills class scared to death because I'm a returning student (after 20 years) and am terrified of chemistry, but Karen made me start to love it!! She makes everything crystal clear, and makes you feel so comfortable. I wasn't sure this class would be any help, but now I think I will able to get an A in Chem 60 next semester!!

I've had Karen for 42, 1A and 1B. She is an AWESOME teacher!!!! I actually felt like I understood chemistry and (sometimes) enjoyed it! She is extremely understanding, helpful and all around nice person. I highly recommend taking any class she teaches!

Karen is my favorite teacher!!!! Her lectures were fun and interesting, and she was always extremely helpful. She is a very fair person, and is awesome all around. She's one of those people that you visit even when you're not taking her class! I hope I have a teacher as good as her next year.

My favorite chem teacher of all times. Her lectures are very helpful and if there is something you don't understand, she will teach it until you understand it. Her lectures are organized; her tests are fair; she offers extra credit. I definitely recommend her class!

Very helpful! Chemistry isn't easy, but if you are going to take it, take Frindell NOTE her last name is changing to tsucher (spelling?). She is SOO helpful in lab. Do the extra credit homework to study for tests, DON"T miss lecture, OR lab and you will be fine, A or B for sure!!

GREAT Teacher. I took hem 42, 1A AND 1B with her. The tests are hard, but she makes the material easy to understand! Go to class everyday, take good notes, go to lab and you WONT fail!

One of the best professors that I have ever had. Chemistry is a hard class for me, but she was extermely helpful, explained things clearly, and tried to make it fun. I loved that she assigned homework for extra credit. I was able to get extra practice and raise my grade, even though the tests were hard. If you show up for class and lab you'll pass.

Great Teacher! Take her if she teaches a class! I had never taken any science in HS before this class and Frindell made it easy to understand and fun! The subject is hard, so its not an easy A, but she makes it very doable if you study hard and ask lots of questions. She is easy to talk to and always available. Take her!! Best Teacher at JC!!

Karen is honestly probably the best teacher that I have had here so far. She made our 7:30 A.M class exciting and interesting, she got me interested in chemistry. She definitely deserves her promotion to dean, I just hope she comes back to teaching! If you have a chance to take her, do whatever you have to do to your schedule to make it possible!

Wonderful teacher!! I never had chemistry before this except briefly in Bio 10 so I was a little nervous. Karen breaks down concepts and makes them easy to understand. She's enthusiastic, makes the class fun, and moves at a perfect pace. 3 tests + final, 4 quizzes, and Hmwk was extra credit. I recorded all lectures which helped me a lot! Take her!!

Awesome teacher who makes chemistry fun. Just write notes on her lecture and you (almost) don't need the book. I would not understand the concepts and after she explained them once I could totally get it.

Karen is the best chemistry teacher I have ever had! This was my third time taking chem 60 and she made the material crystal clear. Highly reccommend her!

Karen is a killer instructor! She breaks it down so anyone could understand. She is passionate and enthusiastic for chem and encourages her class to get excited too.

Karen is the best chemistry teacher at the JC!!!!!! She is sooo helpful and teaches you only what you NEED to know! I failed chem twice and got a B! She makes chemistry easy to understand and helps you whenever you need it! Take her!!!!!!! Love ya Karen!!!!!!

I was very nervous about taking chem, but she makes the information very clear. It's still not an easy class, but I'm glad I took it with her. She's always available for questions and is a fair grader. I absolutely recommend her for any chem class!

Chemistry is not easy to understand even though Karen is a straight forward teacher. You must study and complete work to pass. Make sure she is also your lab teacher and not the other staff teacher. All the hmwk is extra credit at the end of the semester. There are 4 quiz's and she drops the lowest one. Final is multiple choice, but not easy.

She makes Chem really fun and as easy as possible. I'm so glad I took her class. She sets you up from future classes, and you don't hate going to class. I'm taking Physio, and what she taught me is really helping me out now. Take her if you can!!!

She is a woman full of Life and is very excited for her field of study. Still her tests are much harder than her lectures, where the lectures cover the basics and the tests are a different beast all together. Homework is optional so expect your test grade to be your grade. Love the teacher but be prepared to teach yourself.

Dr. Frindell is such a talented lecturer. Her ability to engage the class in what she's saying makes you feel like you really get it, but also causes people to underestimate the tests. Her tests are different b/c there's no multiple choice and she requires explanations for your answers. Everything correlates to lecture so take good notes!

Karen was brilliant, funny, and thorough in her approach to the material. She made herself very available both with office hours and her email. She is a tough grader, and the tests are difficult, but she wants her students to pass. I'm devastated she doesn't teach every chemistry class!

Never taken chemistry before and was scared of it but Karen made me feel better about it. Her lectures were easy to understand and loved the fact that she writes everything on the board and her handwriting is easy to understand as well. She is very caring about her students and wants them to be successful. Will to help you understand the material.

Karen made chemistry fun and easy to follow. Her class was challenging and some of the concepts were really difficult to grasp, but she knew it and broke the concepts down. She is very approachable. Asking her for help and clarity made a big difference. If you're thinking about taking her class, definitely take it!

Karen was really great to have for someone who had no chemistry knowledge. She was very helpful. Fun, nice, understanding and very approachable. Highly recommend.

Karen is a great teacher. She is very cool and explains the concepts very well. Her tests can be hard but it's easy to understand. If you get A in the final then you get A in the class. Best Chem teacher I ever had.

Karen is probably one of the most kind professors I have ever known. She is super friendly and very approachable with questions which is helpful because chemistry can be easily confusing. She has a clear passion for her profession which makes her very enjoyable to be around. She explains the material and criteria for the class very clearly.

Prof. Frindell is descriptive, clear, and engaging. She has a talent for reading the energy level of the class, and teaches accordingly. Lecture is of great importance to the exams, so attendance is crucial. She's an incredibly skilled educator and I would recommend her class to anyone interested in chemistry.

She is a great chem professor; she is very interested in the subject and really wants to impart her love of chemistry to her students. Her class is very easy, I only needed a 55 on the final to get an A for it. Her final is multiple choice so she grades it quickly; her tests are fairly easy, just pay attention in lecture and put the studying in.

Professor Frindell is fantastic. She's clear in lecture, gives thoughtful answers to student questions, and her enthusiasm for chem really shows. Your grade rides on exams; and you'll need to work HARD if you want an A. I did all of the optional homework, visited her office hours, and held a 2x weekly study group, and still got a B due to exams.

Karens lectures are clear, concise & thoughtful. She is intelligent & enthusiastic about chem, so she's a good educator. I work hard but I am good at chem, though I often find the optional homework to be very confusing. Sometimes when I'd ask questions about it in office hours, her responses weren't always the most helpful. Otherwise she's awesome!

She's extremely nice and answers students' questions with a lot of depth. She is passionate about chemistry, and her lectures are very clear. Reading the book is a good idea (especially if you're online during COVID-19). Her tests are pretty hard, but HW is extra credit. She runs a chill lab and doesn't nitpick on lab reports.

Karen ( she now goes by 'K') is an AWESOME instructor. I took her Chem 3B course online during the pandemic. She is very clear during her lectures, takes her time, and will help you if you're struggling. Go to her office hours if you need help! If you put in the effort and the work, you will pass. Highly highly recommend Professor K!

I really enjoyed my time in her class. She is enthusiastic about what she teaches, is very clear about testing criteria (posts a list of things to know before every exam), and goes over them after to help anyone who didn't understand/missed a question. I have terrible studying discipline and still found this class relatively easy!

I enjoyed how Dr K was so immersed in chem, but because of this, she would often get off topic which made lectures sometimes challenging to follow. That being said, she's terrific about making sure everyone understands and clearly wants everyone to succeed. I appreciated that HW was extra credit as well.

Frindell is a great professor, she grades very fairly and the material on the tests is clearly covered in homework/lecture. Homework is optional extra credit but if you want an A you need to do the homework. We were allowed note pages on exams, so this class was very straight forward if you are accustomed to other STEM courses.

Dr. K was such an impactful instructor that she even let me tutor her class. Not only is she a well-respected chemist, she's also maintained leadership roles at the JC and is a great resource and ally. General chemistry is a difficult and fascinating subject, so be sure to put in the outside-of-class effort and be an engaged student. Very fun class

Dr. K was a very good professor, my biggest gripe with her is not putting the grades in through Canvas. Instead you are expected to use an Excel Sheet to calculate your grade. I appreciated that in order to get an A, you need to only get an 88%. In lab she would do other things which distracted her from the students' work and cause errors in work.

Professor K is enthusiastic about chemistry and strives to ensure students understand the material. The course is challenging but manageable with engagement and outside-of-class effort. Unstuck ai was a helpful study tool alongside the textbook and lectures.