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Can be tough but fair...

Holds 3 hour review sessions and practice quizzes before the midterms and finals. Brings in great experiments to show to the class. Many opportunities at extra credit.

easy professor.. he is fair..

He was a very good professor when i took it in 2001. The course however is based heavily on understanding of the concepts. Mostly calculations on exams (multiple choice). He is an easy grader but remember he has quizzes so don't miss them. =)

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tons of fun, my favorite out of the whole 6-series, dresses well =)

A nice guy, took us out to dinner!

Excellecnt teacher, do the homework and show up for reviews and youll get a good grade, if that doesnt help he give many opportunited fo rextra credit...

Great teacher. Explains well. lectures are exciting. Tests are fair.

GREAT professor! he's SO much fun! his lectures pass by like a lightening!! seriously, me and my classmates were saying "nono, please go on" when he said "Okay, that's it for today". seriously, you dont know where the 50 mins has gone

He's definitely a keeper. Entertaining, informative and interesting. Many oportunities for xtra credit. It's not a class you would sleep through. The midterm review sections are VERY helpfull, and the midterms are very much like the practice exams.

very cool teacher

Awsome Teacher. His TA's are great too, especially Lev.

Good guy, experiments are fun. Read the book and do the homework and you'll be fine on the quizzes. For midterms and final, DO THE REVIEW!!! You will definitely get an A or B if you understand the review. Do all the extra credit, it matters in the end.

He's a great guy and his lectures are fun because he gives away prizes. Sometimes I wish he did more with chem than prizes. The tests aren't easy, but practice exam is useful. Gives lots of extra credit. READ THE BOOK!!! Get Lev as your TA.

Awesome professor. Practice exams nearly identical to actual exams. Absolute grading scale. Lots of extra credit chances. Provides more than enough time to write exams. Prepares students well for future chem classes.

Fun prof. Had class in freshman year. Not hard at all. Fun demos and gives away stuff to encourage participation. Wanna take class again for fun!

Great sense of humor, engaging. His analogies illustrate confusing concepts well. Tests are on the long side, but are fair, mirroring the homework and quizzes. Frequent extra credit is a plus!

Great prof, wihs he taught the enitre 6 series

cool teacher w/ example exams

teh b3st!!!1

His lectures are actually fun, he has a good sense of humor, and he actually gives extra credit. Definately a recommended prof, except his tests are massive. Other than that I enjoyed his class, wish he taught the whole 6 series.

Entertaining, Sweet, Fantastic

Prof. Sailor is the most awesome Prof. UCSD currently has going for it. Good humor, engages the class (even in large class environment), and teaches effectively.

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he is awesome and he gives out prizes for participating!

Really nice teacher. I thought he was hot! I got an A

Man Sailor rocks! He is a fun teacher who clearly explins everything he teaches. And in addition to lecturing he always throws out funny jokes and makes fun of students and his TA's. He's a fun guy who i'd highly recommend taking. His class was always enjoyable

great professor, probably the ONLY chem class i've enjoyed. gives out cute prizes (mini beakers and such) and sometimes kewl ones (ie mini blowtorch) for participation. highly recommended.

This is a very fun chemistry class. He does indeed give out queer prizes such as syringes and beaker shotglasses. His notes are posted online so the pace is according to your own. Always looking for volunteers to do examples and experiments, but you get a prize at the end. Quizzes are typically okay as long as you understand the material well.

Sailor is an AWESOME teacher. Lectures were interesting, tests were manageable, he gives weekly quizzes, but it's on stuff you should know after doing the HW. TA's were all really fun and knew what they were talking about. Demonstrations are pretty cool. Don't let the quantum mech at the beginning of the quarter scare you! It gets easier.

weekly straightforward quizzes and lectures are full of experiments. he gives out cool prizes if you volunteer up at the board. funny too.

The quizes may OCCATIONALLY be somewhat tricky, but common -- he gives out so much extra credit! And 9 out of the 10 quizes are reeeeally easy!!! If you're a major slacker you could easily fail -- but common people, it's an engineering-level chemestry class! and 85% and above is an A! Take him though, very funny and entertaining guy.

Everyone seems to love him. At first I didn't like his style that much but I got used to it and this turned out to be a super easy class. Tons of extra credit. He seems more interested in humoring the class than explaining everything you need to know but you still learn a good amount.

Professor Sailor is a great professor! He has a good personality, he's funny, nice, and helpful. Going to lecture helps so make sure you go and take good notes, he gives out prizes for volunteers, and he gives a lot of extra credit. His weekly quizzes aren't THAT bad, and it helps to keep you from procastinating and cramming for the final.

Sailor's class is great. Weekly exams are the best system you could hope for cause you never really have to cram more than a week's worth of studying in a day. Exams are really easy and if you go to lecture you'll have seen every problem on the exam beforehand.

This was a very good transition class from high school to college. Weekly quizzes and extra credit made it very relaxed.

very interesting class lectures. good knowledge of material

Funny professor. Did a very good job of getting the class involved even if the class was 500+ students strong. He did some cool in-class demonstrations, (like blowing up a hydrogen filled ballon). Quizzes every week were easy and the final was doable with a cheat sheet.

Great professor. Chem is hard but this class is very fair. He's very funny and easy to understand. Also a really nice guy!

Good professor. Likes to engage with students. Weekly quizzes indicative of mainly the lecture slides. Reading the book helps a lot too.

Pretty easy to earn an A in the class as long as you do the homework problems and go to his lectures. Weekly quizzes make sure you're on top of things. Doubt you're going to have an easier intro science course than this.

Great and interesting professor! Lectures are fun especially since he gives stuff away for volunteering. There are weekly quizzes based off the problems in lecture. Final wasn't too bad. Just do the hw problems which indicate the type of questions on tests.

600 points total. 450 in weekly quizzes, 150 final. Lowest quiz dropped. 10-15 points extra credit, *wrong answer EC get 1 point*. I never really took chem before but I read the chapter, did homework twice, went to discussion, reviewed his lecture slides and got an A+. This sounds like a lot but it really isn't. Emphasis on lecture slides for quiz.

Really great intro class. Weekly quizzes make it super easy to make sure you're on top of things. Read the chapter beforehand, do the problems, and you'll do fine on all the quizzes. Final was almost identical to the practice one he gave us and put strong emphasis on lecture slides. Definitely recommend him!

Really easy class, if you do the homework and understand the concepts you'll get an A.

Easy grader. Grades depend on 9 quizzes and 1 final. Quiz every week. REALLY EASY if you spend your time (1~2 hours) to do the hw problems. Just read the book and you are alright. Lecture is quite useless.. frankly. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

His lecture pace may be unorthodox, but its clear that he cares about the material and his students ability to learn. He explains concepts well and care not only about chemistry, but also about teaching it to his students.

Fast pace lectures but very clear. There's no midterms but he has quizzes every Friday, they are very easy compare to the suggested homework problems. Most of the quizzes materials are two or three weeks after he taught them since his lecture is so fast, so good notes from lectures are important.

He is very fair in his grades (10 quiz 1 final). He even gave out presents for inclass participation. People are right, the lectures only go over difficult material but go past the weekly material at time. You need the textbook problems and Teaching Commons to understand the basics to pass the class. The lectures could be treated as supplemental.

Class is based on 8 out of 9 quizzes and a final, and no busywork. If you like that format, take him. He is accessible outside of class, gives concise and helpful lectures, and overall is caring. The class is very little workload, technically there is no work outside of lecture. The optional homework is vital, and is about 2-6 per week, usually 3.

The class is graded out of 6 quizzes and 1 final. He's honestly really kind though and brings ramen packets/chocolate to class for those who participate and before quizzes. The class itself is okay if you do the homework, and PLEASE READ THE TEXTBOOK. Discussion is not mandatory and lectures are asynchronous.

Prof Sailor is a good lecturer (though he does go fast -skim the textbook before class) and funny. Your grade is 6 quizzes and a final, which is a lot of pressure but the quizzes (mostly HW problems with new #s) are super doable. Most ppl average an ~80% or higher. And discussions are optional! As long as you study for the quizzes, you'll be fine.

Overall this class was pretty good. Read textbook and do hw. Pros: easy quizzes, gives out treats to participants Cons: very fast lecturer, office hours are only on zoom.

Study the quizzes like they are midterms cause if you fail one its hard to recover. Some were easy some were harder depending on the material. I liked looking at his recorded podcast bc he made fun animations in his slides that helped me understand better. He really does care even if he doesn't show it. he gives chocolates and prizes. Chill guy.

A funny guy and engaging lecturer. Sometimes he sped through notes and others he take his time. This class has no hw, and discussions aren't mandatory. Your grade is based on 6 quizzes (50 pt each) and 1 final (100 pt). Doing poorly on 1-2 of these can greatly damage your grade, so make sure to stay on track and don't procrastinate for the quizzes.

grade is determined by 6 quizzes + final, the quiz problems are all based off textbook problems he assigns (but aren't collected) so it's extremely easy and pass if you just do the problems, coming from someone who didn't pass, it's you're own fault if you don't pass bc he makes it easy! also funny + offers EC during lecture, so attend if u can

Mixed-bag... gives a good amount of EC, and quizzes are pretty straightforward. Final was definitely more difficult. Lectures are not great as he speeds through slides which makes it difficult to take good notes on paper. However, reviewing & understanding his lecture notes is all you need to do well on quizzes.

If u want to succeed, reference the textbook a LOT, and use lecture time as review. I really enjoyed how HW was optional -it gave me time to actually think about what I was learning, and I encourage other professors to adopt this system. Had to study a bit for quizzes. Prof is hilarious and genuinely cares about students. 6B is just time-consuming.