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“Best Professor I have had so far”
CHM109 - 5.0 rating“She loves to help her students”
CHM109 - 4.0 ratingClass Info
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5.0
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Reviews (123)
very easy to listen to, explains things well
Ok class...don't take it if you took chem in H.S. otherwise you'd be bored
She's just a nice lady...
very nice prof, very clear, helpful, study for tests, watch for tricky questions
She's funny and easygoing, will help you if you need it.
Very nice person, willing to help if you ask. Tests can be hard.
nice, but confuses even herself, words the tests poorly
Very good at teaching children, excellent resource for teaching chemistry
Very nice! And helpful, opp. to makeup points, quiz/tests are hard, study lots
great teacher willing to help but may be confusing, hard tests, study
Easygoing and fun to talk to, but she confuses herself a lot.
Very straight-forward class. You know what to expect on tests and quizzes.
Great, understanding teacher. Very helpful. Get her for lab, lecture, and discussion!
the class is very dense with info, but she breaks it up and grades really easy. do the extra credit and go to lab and youll do fine. plus shes super nice and is always available for extra help.
She is a good prof, very understanding and helpful. She gives a lot of opportunities to make up for points lost on tests.
She's very helpful. She'll always make sure you understand the material. She reviews well for the tests. Pretty easy if you pay attention.
Very helpful and very kind to students' needs
She is very helpful although at times she can make you feel dumb with her comments, such as "hopefully you know this..." Easy going and seems to genuinely care for her students.
Great prof. Very helpful and understanding. Will take time to make sure you understand. I highly suggest her.
a good prof for lab. helps you out whenever you need it. very easy on grading lab reports
She is the best teacher I have ever had. It's a pretty easy class. She helps a lot, gives you a note card for the final, and gives a big extra credit assignment. I loved the class, never studied and got an A. Definately recommended!
shes real good at lecture
"Lady" is dumb. She is boring. Her voice is annoying. Don't pay attention, you will still do fine. BUT Lady is nice and very helpful. If you care, she is a good prof. She gives you candy. Overall, easy class...
Linda is the best prof for the course! Always willing to help, teaches doesn't tell, extra credit options all the time, may seem fast if have had no previous chemistry classes, but a breeze if knowledgable! need a book - 30$ call me 218-4495
Great prof. Explains things clearly in lecture. Assignments are easy. Study for exams though.
Friendly, helpful, and easy to understand. Take this class with her and you will do fine. Tests are MC and not too hard.
She is very helpful and she is a very good teacher.
Cool prof. Try to sit in the front so that you can see all the demostrations. Tends to be a boring class at times, because most of the stuff it's learned in high school
Had her for lab. Very clear and willing to help you out with lecture material on top of what we were covering in lab. Great prof.
good teacher. not that hard of a class. she does skip ahead sometimes
Tests are mc and prctice exams help. Nice lady and easy to understand what is going on.
Horrible teacher!! Tough grader, always later for class, and very critical. Tough or near non personality. Strongly recommend a different teacher if you want a good grade!
Great teacher. Very kind and helpful- funny if you sit in front and catch it. ask for help and she is very willing. you will learn in this class
She is a really subtly funny person. Be sure to sit where you will be able to see the demonstrations. She is willing to help, just don't be afraid to ask. Don't miss discussion, it is where I learned the most.
Can you possibly make chemistry any easier? Offers oodles of extra credit, drops your lowest quiz. A lot of the questions on the practice test are word for word the same as the real tests. She's very funny looking and has an unusual voice, which is somewhat entertaining.
She is a great teacher! There is no way you could do bad in this class. She lets you retake exams, drops a couple low quizes,and gives you cheat sheets for exams. I used to be scared of chem but she made it better. Plus she is a good teacher and funny as heck!
Excellent lab professor.
I really liked her. There were over 150 kids in my lecture and she knew everyone by name! She reviews for EVERYTHING that is graded. The last time I had CHM was about 4 years ago, but the class went really well by how she taught it.
she is really nice and willing to help. she is a little unclear and sometimes it seems like she doesnt know whats going on.
Way too critical of students... after you present your lesson she proceeds to tear you apart about the mistakes you made. I don't know about you but I don't like public humiliation! Take someone else!!!!!
I really liked having her for a teacher. She made the class easy to get a decent grade. The last test is hard so study!! Offered plenty of extra credit and did lots of fun experiments. I definatley recommend her for chemistry 109!!
Awesome lab prof. She's very helpful and very apt to teach Chem 115 lab. GET HER IF YOU CAN!
Didn't teach very well. Confusing and unhelpful whenever you ask questions. Then she tells you what's so hard, my seventh grader can do this? That's not how a teacher suppose to help you.
I am terrible at math which has made Chem really hard for me. I have taken this class twice and I really think I might even be taking it a third time...but I keep taking Stevens as a prof because she is very helpful and wants you to understand. She is a wonderful teacher I recomend her to anyone :)
If you need help, she is there to help, but I think has a hard time slowing down to let people catch up if they don't understand. I personally liked her a lot. A lot of opportunity for extra credit...I ended up with almost 100% oin the class thanks to the e.c.
She is just a great chemistry prof. She explains the material well and gets to know everyone's name. She also makes lecture really fun. You have a great time. So far, she's my favorite prof. Her wardrobe keeps you entertained as well.
She is a great prof. I would recommend her to anyone. Sometimes it felt like we were moving a little fast, but just study your notes and you'll do fine. Watch the tests, they can be tricky, but she offers a lot of extra credit which helps out alot.
excellent prof would HIGHLY recommend her. she made sure everyone was ok with the material before moving on. a little out there, but knows her stuff and presents it very well
Stevens was an excellent chem. prof. She had great examples during lectures. Giving us pre-tests was great, that way we had a good idea of what we needed to know. She was always available if a student was having trouble and really wants her students to do well.
Professor Stevens is a pretty good professor. She will help you if you need it, but she moves rather quickly. If you're not too good at chemistry i suggest getting a tutor asap!
Professor Stevens is an excellent teacher. She knows the material and teaches it very well. She is VERY helpful and really takes time to get to know each and every student. She wants everyone to do well in her class. I HIGHLY recommend her for anyone taking this class!
She was okay, except never really explained her self. She's a really nice lady, I have nothing against her, but the class sucked.
Great lady, but just teaches Chemistry like we're al Grad Students. If you aren't good with chemistry it will be more difficult for you with her, she moves very fast and rarely slows down to let people catch up.
this is the only thing that made chemistry bearable for me. after i finished my lab, i would ask her questions from my lecture that i didn't understand. i went to her office hours and if i couldnt make it to her office hours, i called her and she called me right back with an answer...great prof...take her!!
She was an excellent professor. I hate Chemistry and I was really hoping to get a B in the class, yet going to lecture and doing very little of the reading I actually came out with an A. I would highly recommend her.
Great Prof. If you had a question she would stop and answer and explain the material more. Always available for OH. Do the q's at the end of each chapter before the quiz. same q's, just different numbers...Take her if you can
She is a great prof! She made one of my least favorite subjects in high school to one of my favorite classes in college! She goes out of her way to help you and is always willing to meet with you outside of class! Take her for Chem- you'll love her!
Take prof Stevens if possible!!! She was amazing!! Everything was clear and easy to understand. Really cares about students. I will def take her again!!!! Best prof so far!!!
An A guaranteed... although the quiz before lab can have tricky questions. Lab reports are graded very easy.
Extremely helpful, You can ask her any question and she is able to answer it with ease, Very good with her students because she really cares about them, Will be taking her again, HIGHLY recomend!!
good professor, helpful when you need it. Material is hard and she goes over it fast, but if you need help she's always willing to stop and clarify anything.
interesting class, a really good teacher and she does what she can to help you learn, read the book and do the assignments and you should do ok:-D
I love this woman! She's super kind and helpful.
I love this professor she is so helpful. i really enjoy her teaching.
stevens is a wonderful person and awesome teacher. she really knows her stuff and tends to go over things fast. but if you ask, she will clarify for you. i do not enjoy chm but she definitally makes it bareable and interesting. :)
She's awesome! All of the other students I have talked to complain about their chem profs but Stevens was great! She gives rediculous amounts of extra credit and candy before every exam. The third exam was tricky though. She is very helpful and learns everyone's name, even in our huge lecture. Just go to class and you'll do fine.
Great professor. Knows what she's talking about and is always willing to help/clarify when you need it. Print out notes before class...she lectures from the notes and they are pretty clear. Lots of extra credit opportunities and cool experiments during lecture. Nice and friendly woman.
I had her during the semester when her husband died, and she was a great prof despite that. If she can teach that well during a rough time, I can imagine that during a better time, she would be GREAT. I recommend taking her class.
A terrific teacher. Very understanding, she let me take quiz early becuase I had a mip court date the time of quiz. She makes sure you know everything and wants you to know everything. Will vary the speed of class depending on topic. Highly recomended.
She is a terrific teacher. Very helpful, and make sure that when she answers questions that you understand. She is also very understanding...I had a lot of medical issues, and she helped me work around and get different lab times. Get her if you can!
Great professor. Very helpful and caring. She wants her students to understand Chemistry and will give all the help you need! Tests are sort of hard.. but she gives extra credit to make up for that! I would definitely recommend her. Attend lectures because it definitely helps!!
Prof Stevens is great! She puts notes on bb for you and always has extra credit for tests, quizzes every week but they are easy. She often does interesting demos in lecture and she's very organized and very clear when she explains things. She will go over things over and over again until she's sure almost the whole class gets it.
I had her for CHM 115 lab, and she is by far one of my favorite teachers! She was always very helpful and was very clear when explaining the labs.
AWESOME professor. The class is hard, but she is the BEST professor I have ever had. She makes chemistry easier to understand.
She's a great teacher, all notes on BlackBoard and goes right along with the book. Lots of examples and tries to learn everyone's name with her note cards. lol Take her, she's great.
My first day of class, I couldn't understand why she got such good ratings, but after a week or two it occurred to me. She's smart, funny, easy going, and best of all, gives tons of extra credit. I'm by no means a science wiz (which my exam grades showed!) but with the extra credit I ended up with almost 100%! She's a sweet lady. Take 109 with her!
she's cool
the lady tries...but it is no good. Shes nice but goes over material really fast, her examples that she gives are completely different then the ones on the quizes which she does not go over! She doesnt write anything down just reads from the blackboard notes. Friends with prof. solomen all did way better!!
prof. stevens is a great teacher. she makes everything easy to understand. you really dont need to study, just look over notes before tests. make sure you print the notes off of blackboard. it will make note taking sooo much easier for you. take her!
Very nice lady. Always willing to help. Pay attention in lecture (actually go!) and you'll do fine, if not, ask lots of questions. She's always willing to slow down. Lots of quizzies that are average hardness, just study and do well on those because there are so many the points add up.
Tough course
Professor Stevens is a great teacher. She is really helpful, and knows what she is talking about. You always get your assignments back ASAP and she always keeps grades up to date on Blackboard.
Stevens is one of my favorites. She is thorough when you ask her for help and does not hesitate to let you come in to office hours if you see it fit. She is naturally a wonderful professor. Take her!
Stevens is a great prof. She is so knowledgable about Chemistry...I think she invented it! She puts you in groups of 4, which I thought was awesome. My group was the only thing that kept me sane. Her class goes quickly, and her tests are EXTREMELY hard. All I can say is study, study, study.
Great Professor.She is easy to contact, and always there for help. She really trys to make lecture interesting but sometimes is boring. Exams are pretty hard but if you study and pay attention during lecture you'll be fine. For her groups, its great. You really get to bond with other students and help each other out. I loved working with mine.
Prof Stevens does an excellent job with this class. I am now in CHM 115 and definitely feel prepared. She made alot of mistakes when doing problems on the overhead, but you get the point. Lots of group work. Extra credit opportunities.
Awesome teacher!! Very helpful, explains things well, answers questions often. May make mistakes on overhead, but quick to fix them. Engaging and nice. Loved the class!
I had her for lab and she's fantastic. She learns everyone's name and she helps anyone who asks. If you can take her, do it. She's the best.
She's a very nice lady, it's just that if you don't understand Chemistry from the start, you are lost the entire semester. Like someone else said, she teaches like we are Grad students and already know everything she is teaching. She moves very quickly, and it's hard to play catch up at the end of the day.
Best professor I have ever had. TAKE HER! I'm ending this class with nearly 100%-gives lots of extra credit. She's really nice and easy to talk to.
EXCELLENT Prof! She breaks things down so that you can understand material. She gives extra credit after every test and lets you redo the questions that you got wrong for extra points. She's a very nice lady. She does go through material somewhat quickly but in lecture she will take her time to explain something to you if you don't understand.
She really is a great teacher. She wants her students to succeed. Just go to class and listen and understand...you'll succeed.
Great prof, she takes time to teach it to you but if you arent good in chem, you'll do fine cause i tried my hardest and it worked out good. Go to her office hours and talk to her to know you are trying hard! She'll learn your name in a flash
Very Great Professor! she teaches you every thing you need to know during lecture and is always willing to answer questions. I did not use my book at all. Very easy take her if you can.
prof stevens is genuinely interested in what she teaches if i had to take chm 109 over it would for sure be with her. she rocks at what she does. take her if you get the chance.
I loved her. I think she is extremely understanding for when you have problems. She is always there to help you in her office and is one of the best profs I have had! I would recommend taking her!!
Linda K. Stevens was awesome!!! I didn't even use the book once, she explains everything very well in lecture and will learn your name in a flash. Make sure to ask her if you have questions, she is always willing to help. If you have taken high school chem, this class will be a breeze. I havn't studied 4 a quiz yet.
I believe she is pretty much the best teacher i have ever had. She learns your name like after the first week. Very personable. Lectures are not to bad. They go by fast. Structured outline on what your class will be like. Easy to go and talk to if you dont understand. Doesnt talk to you like your an idiot. Understands if your on sports.
She is a great teacher. Offers extra credit all the time! Very helpful and nice lady, but easy class. I don't recommend buying the book. All you need is your OWL card and Lab book. She gives you EVERYTHING you need. Take her if you can!
I had her for lab. She is very helpful and willing to explain and answer questions. She makes sure everybody understands the procedures and purposes of lab. Quizzes are easy if you have a basic understanding of the lab beforehand, and if you come to lab it's very difficult to do poorly in this class.
Great Professor. She sparked my interest in chemistry. Because of her I switched my minor to chemistry. Had a blast
Had her for 115 lab and would recommend her for everyone. She's the best lab prof, very helpful, so nice, not a harsh grader. Take her, take her, take her. Love you Linda.
AWESOME. I hated, Hated, HATED chemisty before I took this class, and now I'm a science major. She is so helpful, funny, and this class was great. I was never bored, and it's hard not to get an A in this class. She lets you re-do exams to get an extra 5% on you grade. HIGHLY recommend her, by far the best so far at GVSU.
Really nice and helpful. Gives out opportunities for extra credit and makes class somewhat interesting. Very personable, she knows every student by their name in lecture. TAKE HER.
Wow being a chemistry class and going four times a week, this was probably my favorite class! She really tries to learn every bodies names (class of over 100 students). She is an amazing professor and i would recommend her for anybody! I wish she taught a higher level chemistry like 115 or 116 because I would definitely take her again!
Prof. Stevens was a great professor. She was very helpful, and made Chemistry very very comprehendable and easy. She gives you a 2nd chance on your exams to earn 5 extra credit points, she only takes top 10 quizzes out of 12. I would highly reccomend her for anyone out there.
she was soo cute! she definitely knows her material. her exams were a bit hard but the quizzes were easy. she really makes sure everyone knows the material before moving on and is willing to help you. i would take her again!
Stevens is a fantastic professor. She loves what she does and loves helping students to understand chemistry. I hated chemistry before this year and dreaded the first day, but she really almost makes it enjoyable. It has been my favorite class this semester.
I loved Stevens! She explains everything really well and if you do the work and actually try then you'll do well!
Good teacher. Detailed notes. Lots of group work.
She is a great lab professor and pretty good lecturer. She is very clear about what she expects from you and she follows through. She will answer any questions you have for her. Shes very nice
She is pretty easy. Very old school teaching style though so make sure you are comfortable with trying to read her chicken scratch hand writing on an overhead projector. tons of group work but its there to increase your points earned in class. Overall I'd say take her..
If at all possible take this professor. She is a really great prof and helps you understand the material presented really well. I was in a class with 130 students and she knew everyone's name by the 3rd or 4th week of school. A really great prof and definitely take her if at all possible.
This professor truly cares about her students. She took the time to learn all of our names within 2-3 weeks. If you pay attention, you will get a good grade. There are lots of chances to earn points (group work, extra credit, etc.). Sometimes the way she explains things is kind of confusing, but she's always willing to help you understand.
I would recommend this professor. She's a really good teacher and will help you if you need it; she explains things pretty well. She has a ton of students, but still takes the time to get to know them all. Again, she's a great teacher and if you have an option to have her, take it!
I had Dr. Stevens for Chemistry lab, and she was an amazing lab professor. She knew everyone's name by the 2nd week, and walked around checking everyone's work and helping as necessary. Very very nice lady who sometimes helped me out more often than my lecture prof. Take her if possible!
She is a GREAT prof! I actually didn't mind going to class because she made it so easy to learn the material. And if people don't understand, she is willing to explain it different ways to make sure you understand!
Great Prof!!! Is willing to help, and answers any questions you may have. Tests are hard, study a bit and you'll do fine. She makes sure everyone understands, or has the chance to ask questions before she moves on to something new. I would def. have her as a prof again!!!
TAKE HER! Can't talk her up enough.
Extremely helpful to all students. Always asks for questions and knew all of her 200+ students by name. Truly cares about her students and the subject matter. I would definately recommend her!
She is a great lady and teacher! Gives lots of practice and is always helpful if you ask. She goes quickly through notes but its ok. Has great examples in class =]
Best Professor I have had so far. Willing to help anyone out, and makes it easy for you to understand that course.
Such a great prof! She's not easy, but attend all her classes and ask any questions you have. She loves to help her students. If you understand her practice exams you should be ok.
Class Info
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Rating Trend
Improving
+0.20 avg changeRatings by Course
CHM115
5.0
(7)CHM201
5.0
(1)CHM116LAB
5.0
(1)CHMLAB
5.0
(1)CHM115LAB
4.7
(3)Difficulty by Course
CHEMISTRY109
4.0
SCI319
3.5
CHM109
2.4
CHEM109
2.3
CHM102
2.3