Katty Winans is the shiz. "Living in the moment" Go katty!

Really good teacher. Explains everything well and tries to make sure that everyone knows what's going on. Careful on clicker questions, she'll try to fool you which is really annoying at first, but really helpful in the end. Overall a very good teacher. "Children are little balls of entropy."

She is a very good teacher. She tries to trick you with clicker questions which is very helpful because it makes you think. She teaches the class with Bauer, and she is a much better teacher than Bauer despite not being the official professor. She's helpful and has a great sense of humor, so she is very good to deal with.

Decent prof, she flies through material though and it is often hard to understand. You will end up learning most of the material on your own. Exams are pretty tough, though not impossible as some say. I would suggest attending class even if it's not perfect.

I know a lot of people had trouble with this class this year. ALEKS was ridiculous but I don't think that they're going to continue using it. I never had any trouble understanding her. NO ONE did well on the tests but they were graded on a curve so I felt it all evened out. I almost liked the class

It seems like many people who complained about this teacher didn't want to put the hard work into chemistry. Aleks wasn't that bad, just very time consuming. If you don't have A LOT of time to put into the class, then just don't take it. Also, if you take it any way despite that, don't come on here complaining about the teacher when its your fault.

She has improved from what I've heard. Eager to help you understand!

class flies through the material. you HAVE to devote time outside of class to learning the material. she emphasized this, many times. if you are relying on her alone to teach you during lecture, you will do poorly. she tells you this. very proactive professor though.

Dr. Winans is an alright teacher, not great. Apparently she was a lot worse.. I pity her past students. She does curve the tests, though lots of kids still fail. For people who have a good high school chemistry background, Winans is manageable. For those who don't, I'd pick a different professor.

I don't know why everyone dislikes Winans so much. She's a nice professor who is pretty good at explaining the concepts in chem 404. I took the summer course and it wasn't bad, so Idk for the school year. Many people I know liked her teaching style more than Seitz'...this lady loves pictures and color, Seitz tends to like text more for powerpoints.

Winans is really good at what she does. She seams to have taken advice from the poor comments and integrated it into her class. Exams are fair, Labs are easy and if you study you can do well. Good Teacher, very nice person.

Very nice lady, I really loved her sense of humor. She loves her students and cares. I thought the class was hard but didnt know anything about chem before. labs arent easy but do-able. Tests are fair from most people's perspectives, but I thought they were tough. She scales everything

Very nice person but a mediocre lecturer. To do well in the class it is essential to do the online homework, attend PLTL or your study group, read the textbook, and go to most lectures. Exams were fair, but some questions were difficult if you didn't do practice problems or the practice exams. Overall a not-too-difficult class as long as you try.

Winans really seemed to care about her students and did all in her power to make sure that students did well. I certainly give her credit for that. I just found it very difficult to go to lecture. She often contradicted the way "Aleks" had taught concepts, and while she was very involved with students during class, i found it hard to pay attention.

Prof Winans is a GREAT teacher! She thoroughly goes over all of the topics on each exam. Although they are difficult, she scales them to make them easy to pass. Her teaching style is really interesting so I always pay attention in her class. Although her class is tough, you will be a champion of chemistry knowledge once you finish the course.

Her lectures aren't very stimulating, but the material is presented in a clear, consistent manner. She is a fair grader and a pretty nice person overall.

She is awesome! Makes a hard subject easy to understand. Love her sense of humor! Tests are extremely fair and she has sooo many review sessions before them if you want. Also has powerpoints so you can study from them aswell. Scales tests and homework is optional

very helpful with a stunning personality ta boot

She is a great professor, in terms of her knowledge. I only have an issue with her lectures, as they put me to sleep. However, everything we learned was all on her powerpoints and she has great help sessions. Better alternative to Bauer.

She is alright, really dry, doesn't do very helpful practice problems for exams but she does make old exams available which are helpful

I really think she did a good job teaching this class, but chemistry is something that comes easier to me than other students. She made the class interesting, I was never really bored in her lectures. She holds optional recitations for extra help which is something that I think is wonderful of her to do. I liked her.

Kathy is really good at what she does, and appears to be much improved over the years. Exams have been hard but fair throughout the class. Lecture can be dry, but she makes jokes to make it bearable.

I really enjoyed having Professor Winans! I'll admit: I didn't love the online homework, and the exams were difficult. But besides those two issues, this professor is great! She is sweet and smart and very funny. She is a good lecturer.

She is one of the nicer professors I've had... If you put in the effort with her, she will be willing to help you. She wants to help you succeed in this class. Yes, there is a lot of course work and the labs are tedious, but she is one of the easier chemistry teachers.

Good overall teacher with a nice and funny personality.

Best advice is get a tutor early. One on one. it can be expensive, but they speak with winans and she's good with helping students who go beyond the classroom and try hard. Although meeting with her out of class may not be helpful, she will point you to someone who can. Be open and honest with her. It goes a LONG way.

I definitely recommend if you want to take a summer class to get ahead, take CHM 403 with Winans. She spends the first hour teaching and the second hour answering questions and helping on homework. She gives a lot of partial credit on exams if you show work and you at least show you tried. The five weeks with her will fly by, trust me!

Professor Winans has been the most helpful professor I've had. She really wants you to do well and will bend over backwards to help you out. She is also genuinely kind an an overall great person. I would definitely recommend her class.

Winans completely changed my perspective on chemistry. I entered the class, during my first semester of college, absolutely fretting it. I hadn't taken a chemistry course for 5 years. To my surprise, Winans took a very understandable, slow approach to general chemistry. Go to class, make an effort to get to know her, and you'll be fine!

Great at presenting tough material. Helps you to practice hard concepts in class so you aren't completely lost when you are working alone. You need to go to class to have any chance at surviving. Lots of extra help offered but a LOT of online work each week.

VISIT HER OFFICE HOURS! She's an amazing person, that's teaching (for most people) a tough subject. If you try, you'll pass no problem

Dr. Winans is very helpful if you go to her office hours. She really wants everyone to succeed and she's willing to work with her students to make that happen. The class itself wasn't very hard but she does make you do a lot of homework, which is very time consuming.

Dr. Winans is an amazing professor. She is super sweet and is more than willing to help if you need it. After exams she takes a moment in the next class for deep breathing as a recognition of hard work. I would love to retake this class again and recommend her over all the other general chemistry professors.

Clear in lecture and really breaks down concepts, does practice problems in class. Weekly problem-solving session where you can do homework with her help. Knew my name by second semester. Bring her your exam after if you have any question about grading and she is quick to give points back if it's fair. Encouraging. Exams are difficult but fair.

I am not good at chemistry, but Winans is always ready to help me when I'm having trouble. She really cares when her students are struggling, and will always make time to meet them. Her exams are hard, and sapling is annoying, but she is very fair with giving people extra time to do assignments. Her lectures are also very short.

Winans is my girl tbh. This class was basically high school chemistry but with a lot of extra math. The concepts were easy, but application wasn't always as easy. DO THE HW. Also on the first time and before/after exams we do breather kind of things just to reflect and catch up and idk it shows that she cares

Use every resource she gives you. For real do it. The online textbook isn't really necessary but do the homework, take advantage of the practice exams and if you can sign up for PLTL. She wants you to succeed and, if you take advantage of the opportunities, you will. I had a C in chem in high school and miraculously I got an A- with Kathy.

I didn't do absolutely fantastic in the class, but I love Kathy. Posts lecture slides online. Gives tons of options to improve grades through homework/extra credit.

Out of all the GenChem profs, she's by far the best. her class is hard, but she tries to make it as easy as possible. she posts lecture notes online (which was helpful being in her 8am). and out of big lectures she somehow manages to learn people's names. she's very passionate and cares about her class.

Kathy is a wonderful woman. Her CHEM403 was easier than my high school chemistry class. Would definitely take another class with her. She's very thoughtful in her lectures and always opens the class for questions or discussion. Love her.

Class was easier than high school. Tests are stressful, but you get a lot of preparation with the online homework and study group opportunities. She is so nice and approachable too. Does a lot of examples in class to help you understand the material.

do your online assignments and go to class. not hard if you keep up. understanding and flexible. tests aren't super hard.

Posts powerpoints w/ info, but if you don't understand the material go talk to her at office hours or to a TA. Not all of the TAs are the greatest, so choose wisely! (Stacie Stuut knows what she's doing). The best choice for chem, uses online homework programs for content reinforcement, (really awesome!) Labs can be heavy so manage time wisely.

K.W. was such an amazing professor. She gave quizzes every other week instead of exams and really helped understand chemistry. A lot of people thought the class was challenging but I thought it was a breeze and enjoyed going every class.

Prof. Winans was amazing. She had quizzes instead of tests and really knew how to present material. I never went to class and didn't even take PLTL, but I also took AP Chem in high school. Her study guides have questions just like the tests. Got the A- because of lab. The lab is the worst part of Chem403, awful TA's and instructor.

The quizzes are a bit of a stretch from what she teaches in lecture, but they are not as awful as some make them seem. Look at the practice problems!!! If you go to class and actually read the recommended online text, you will be fine. I missed a quarter of the lectures and will end with an A. She is a really sweet lady and her class isn't bad.

I think Prof Winans takes an extremely difficult subject matter and does a pretty good job at trying to break it down. She gives 7 quizzes throughout the semester (including the final) and drops the lowest 2 (minus the final). She is caring and available outside of class.

Dr. Winans is very kind and tries to make her lectures as fun as chemistry can be. She does so many in class examples. Study those, practice quizzes, online homeworks, and PLTL (100% recommend) and you will do fine. Hard work good grade. 6/8 quizzes count towards your grade. Lab portion is very tedious and requires lots of work, every week.

Professor Winans is a good professor with no surprises. Her grading is harsh but she provides a lot of resources for you to improve. Her lectors are slow, which is helpful if your bad at chem and boring if your good at chem. Her teaching style is clear and consistent.

I took Prof. Winans' Chem 403 class online over the summer and I found it to be incredibly easy. The class was set up well, with videos posted online before class to take notes on. I appreciate the pace of the class but the quizzes counted for 60%. She often uses breakout rooms but nobody participates usually.

CHEM 403 with Winans was definitely lecturing heavy, but she tried to incorporate sample problems into the lectures. She offers a lot of extra credit and drops the lowest 2 quiz grades. There is some work, but it's manageable. As long as you pay attention in class and ask questions you will be fine.

Wonderful professor with introductory videos before lectures. She is great if you ever need extra help as well. That being said it will not be an easy A, apply yourself and go to class. Also her extra credit may seem minimal but do it! It might make a difference in the end (it did for me).

I had Professor Winans for Chem 403 and 404. She is an great professor and clearly shows that she cares about her students. I would definitely recommend watching and taking notes on her preclass videos. So when you go to lecture it is easier just to sit back and listen/process the info, rather than taking notes frantically. Overall a great teacher.

She was easily my favorite professor but chemistry is really hard. You have to attend class and study. I feel like most of these negative reviews are from students who didnt do that. Her classes are quiz heavy and the quizzes will sometimes have problems that arent exactly like the ones done before but theyre not awful. Good professor overall.

Notices students as individuals, is understanding of extenuating circumstances, happy to help with understanding content. Lectures were lighthearted and enjoyable.

Professor Winans is often misunderstood, but my experience has been mostly positive despite the challenges. She teaches a full year of high school chemistry in one semester, meeting just 3 times a week. This class is what you make of it—effort pays off. GO TO HER OFFICE HOURS! Chemistry is tough, but switching professors won't make it easier.

Great professor really good her reputation is unfair, I wish I could take Gen Chem with Winans all over again. Much love, XOXO.

The students giving her bad reviews are just lazy and did not study outside of class. Coming from a very poor chemistry background in high school, the concepts learned are quite easy and straight forward. Biweekly quizzes that are related to the homework. She is very accessible outside of class, and is caring.

Loved Prof Winans despite what majority of students say.

Honestly if you had her this year at least and give her a bad rating its because you did not know how to study and work for a grade and are used to being given the answers. She's really accessible and if you cannot make an exam she is helpful. You'll have to study and watch the preclass videos but you'll be okay if you do that

She is a nice person who cares about your success and is willing to help if you make an effort! I came into her chem class having little chemistry background (I took regular chem in 10th grade), and managed to do well! Quizzes are very similar to the practice quizzes she provides, and are fair - two lowest quiz scores are dropped!

I think Winans gets a bad rap since Chem 403 is usually a first sem. freshman class. I do agree that her tests are impossible to do in 45min, but I don't think that reflects her teaching. I really enjoyed her class and while I didn't do the best I learned a lot. Also take PLTL if possible, it helps a lot with solidifying material.

Heard she was bad but enjoyed her class. Learned a lot over the semester, but you have to be prepared to study and work HARD. Going in I thought it would be slow and steady but there isn't lots of time between quizzes and they are heavily graded. If you're a good student, you should be A-Ok! Overall, she's only a tiny bit weird but well-meaning.

She's very nice, but I took Honors Physics and Honors Calc the same semester and got a worse grade in this chem class. Realistically the class is easy and is the same as regular high-school chem, WHICH I ONLY GOT 15 POINTS OF IN TOTAL, but this class I got c plus and b minus average for the almost weekly quizzes. Also for get about partial credit.

I don't know why she gets a bad rap. I personally enjoyed her as a professor. She focuses her lectures on practice, and posts the "learning" part online before the class as a video to watch. This style worked well and I did well. Her practice tests (ungraded) are MUCH harder than the actual tests. She is funny in class too, which made it bearable.