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I highly recommend this teacher to anyone taking Chem 1B. Professor Lapeyrouse was one the best professors I've had at UCF. because she makes her lectures easy to understand and is straight forward with what will be on the test. She is very devoted to the success of her students and spends two hours every Friday to host her own review sessions.
This professor is someone who really care about the success of her students. She is always willing to help her students and has her TA's walk around during every lecture to answer anyone's questions. She holds review sessions every Friday that are extremely helpful and works through problems that are similar to one on the test.
Teaches in different styles for all learners. Uses Iclicker single question quizzes, group Kahoot, demonstrates examples on the doc cam, and lectures. Lots of homework with Aleks. The exams sometimes feel rushed but all info is in her powerpoint. Never read the book. The ACS final is not worth studying for, the class and exam are curved.
First things first, I saw a review where someone said she added a 3% curve because many people were failing. She didn't add that curve halfway through; it was there since the 1st day. In addition, she's very sweet, and clear on her expectations. Doesn't throw "curve balls" on exams. Very easy to reach. Get ready to work; it's going to pay off.
Shes amazing. She really tries to have you LEARN the material. SHOW UP TO CLASS her lectures are very helpful and the quizzes boost your grade a lot.
Great at lecturing and knows what she is talking about if you ask a question. Attendance isn't mandatory but would definitely recommend you go to the lectures if you don't buy a book. Would definitely recommend going to the extra tutoring sessions she offers, since sometimes the lectures aren't enough to study from.
I read all the reviews before taking this class and was very hesitant on following thorugh with Lapeyrouse. She does give aleks hw however she gives ample time to do it. Any other chem teacher also gives aleks. Her exams are a breeze for me and i hate chem. I spend about 2 hrs before each exam preparing and I have a solid A in the class
She does not explain the material well at all, I mostly taught myself based off of the powerpoint slides and what I found on the internet. ALEKS helped a lot but sometimes it would give you unnecessarily difficult problems. Not to mention she barely provides help outside of class. Not too hard to get an A or B if you're willing to teach yourself.
Terrible professor. First of all, when she actually makes study guides she never gives the answers so that you can check your answers (I even emailed her and got no response.) Secondly, she explains simple concepts in a complex way and complex problems too simply. Plus, she gives you 50 minutes to take a 30 question exam, some w/ all math problems.
She is a grad student and is pretty no nonsense. Make sure you go to class because she gives you clicker questions that count for 20% of your grade. She explains the material relatively well, sometimes she goes a little fast but just review the slides on your own and they have all the info you need. The ACS final isn't horrible, but review well.
Professor Lapeyrouse really wants you to learn the material and she puts a lot of effort into that. She gives lecture for the first 40 minutes or so and spends the rest of time doing practice problems. Some classes are also entirely spent on worksheets where you can ask her or the TAs questions. She's not amazinggggg but I'd suggest taking her.
A decent professor, easy to keep your grade up. She switches her style of teaching every other week or so and that is a bit trippy if you like consistency. Study for the ACS, it is hard as hell. Do well on the iclickers, they will save you.
She is the best professor for Chemistry. Her tests are straight from what she teaches in class, the worksheets she hands out, and the videos she posts on webcourses. She does clickers and ALEKS which help your grade a lot. Very caring and interesting woman so highly recommend if you have the option.
Her tests were easy if you went to class and did the ALEKS homework. She did outside reviews once a week which also helped a lot and she answered lots of questions, so it is a class that is easy to pass if you put in a little work and aren't afraid to ask questions.
iclickers are worth a lot so you can't miss class without it affecting your grade heavily. She makes simple things a lot more difficult than they have to be. Not really helpful outside of class. Not willing to work with you if an emergency come up. Not a bad teacher, just not good either. Class just 1x a week.
I have taken many classes at ucf and have never met a more absurd teacher . She makes you take graded iclicker quizzes at the beginning and end of every class that are worth 20% of your grade . I can easily say she is the worst professor at ucf.
Honestly I could say a lot about this teacher but i wont . The one thing i can say is that she is unreasonable and the worst. DO NOT TAKE HER.
She makes you learn off of homemade videos that she made. If you ask her a question she'll tell you to look at her videos again even though they aren't very clear. Makes exams more detailed than her videos. Gives you worksheets (not for a grade)without answers so you're not sure if you're doing them right to study. Worst professor I've had at UCF.
She doesnt teach. Makes 5 videos for 1 chapter, each one ranging 3-10 minutes long and uses it as her only form of lecture. ALEKS due monthly. Class is once a week with heavily graded iclickers, where she doesnt lecture only hands out worksheets (which she doesnt give answers to) and has you work with other people who usually dont know either.
I dropped her class because her teaching style wasn't doing me any favors. It's mixed mode. Her lectures are online Youtube videos that she makes along with some videos of her working out problems. At the actual lecture, she does iclickers and then just gives a worksheet for the rest of the class time and then iclickers again before leaving.
Im sure she is an intelligent woman but getting dolled up to read cue cards in from of a camera for 10 minutes was not helpful in the slightest. she contradicts the textbook and alex homework so dont try to use that to study because she will literally base the tests off these useless videos. wish she wouldve just lectured in class
Take this professor if youre okay with teaching yourself and going above and beyond what is in her posted videos. Lecture is just iClicker questions that literally make or break your grade (yikes), the rest of class you do worksheets which she doesnt supply the answers to. Exams are WAY more difficult than the material in her videos.
Tests are hard, she makes you come to class for iclickers 20% and gives aleks homework. However i didnt mind aleks, doesnt teach just passes out dumb worksheets and doesnt give answers.
The class felt like a complete waste of time. Professor Lapeyrouse is sometimes very awkward and cringe-worthy with her style both in lecture and online videos. Online videos have almost no worth besides the worked out problems. Aleks was a big help but physical lecture was just a sitting there with a worksheet with barely any help.
Does iclickers that can destroy your grade so you have to show up to class. makes instructional that are vague for complicated lessons and expects you to be able to pass using only those (although she did provide the book online). Be ready to teach yourself a lot of chemistry
5 major parts: tests,quizzes,iclickers,ALEKS, and videos. iclickers have a bigger impact than they should, hard questions just to make sure you show up to class. ALEKSbiggest waste of time. teach yourself through the videos that don't really correlate with her hard tests. Lastly, don't expect an A when the final is 1A&B ACS that is impossible!
Lapeyrouse is one of my favorite professors I've had so far at this school. Half the class is watching videos she posts so you can just take time to watch those and take notes off of them, and videos working out example problems. She has iclicker questions for attendance that you can get a good amount of points off. Deserves a better rating
Great professor. If you go to class and watch her videos you will do well. Pay attention and you'll do well.
I loved professor Lapeyrouse. Chemistry is undoubtably a hard class that I have always struggles with but I got an A in her class :D. I had TuTh class with her and we would only come in on tuesdays for lecture and she would upload detailed, fun, short video clips explaining topics in depth. If you take time to watch the videos, you'll do great.
She is an awful professor. She went through a 31 powerpoint slideshow in 29 minutes.... when lecture is 50 minutes. She goes extremely fast and doesnt clarify anything well. The top hat assignments are very easy but absolutely nothing like the exams. Exams are very difficult. If you want to teach yourself then this is a perfect class for you.
Dr. Lapeyrouse is a seemingly nice professor but the layout of chem 1 is impossible. She moves too fast through the material, never gives answers to homework or study guides and nobody in Sarc has ever had her so nobody knows what to expect on the exams. Do not recommend her for chem 1. She makes her exams WAY different than class and homework.
First professor I've had who's exams are not even use to what she teaches in class and in class problems are wweighted way to heavily
Took CHM1020 online it is extremely easy course, but you will not really learn much. Do not take the class if you don't have to. Everything can be found online, and the professor doesn't really grade assignments herself they are all graded automatically by the website linked with the textbook. Easy A, just a lot of tedious work.
If you can get another chemistry professor, CHOOSE THE OTHER ONE. Professor Lapeyrouse is a caring person, BUT SHE CANNOT TEACH. The exams are super difficult and does not match up with what you're learning in lecture. It doesn't make it any better that she made the rest of the semester into an online course so you would have to teach yourself
Dr. Lapeyrouse is a nice professor, but her class is extremely confusing and the layout isn't good. The first half of the semester was insane, exams were really hard. Second half turned into a flipped classroom, then completely online since virus. Her quizzes and exams are WAY harder than her study guides, hw, lectures. do not recommend.
I took chemistry online with her with no prior knowledge of chemistry and learned it quickly. She is a very fair grader and does not make her tests tricky. It is a simple test of your knowledge of the subject. She is a great online professor.
While she is a kind lady, you can tell she is new to teaching and is just in the position to maintain her researching roles at UCF. She tried to use a platform called Tophat to interact with students except she did not take the time to input half the information to make the platform effective. Tests do not line up with the material, useless lecture
She focuses most of her class on TopHat for attendance and homework. You don't get any answers to the exam reviews unless you finish them in class, which is impossible. For half of the semester, you switch to watching videos before lectures which is personally more helpful. Goes very quickly through the lectures. Prepare to work for your grade.
This professor is they type that just finished college herself and basically wants to prove she is smarter than everyone. I understood 0% of this class and when I asked questions she would respond with a one sentence answer that still made 0 sense to me. I took this class not for my major but gen ed and I really didnt think id pass. USES PROCTOHUB.
Not fair grader....
This professor really cares about her students. She offers a ton of resources to help with the topics. She will change the class structure to fit the needs of her students. Ask her for help for anything and she will gladly take her time to help.
She makes things a lot of things difficult for no reason like purposely NOT giving answers out for an exam review. Her lecturing is extremely boring and she makes attendance a grade. Discussion was pointless. A lot of self-teaching happened for me since she would explain things in a difficult way that I could not comprehend. I do not recommend her.
The lectures provided online were useless. Had a lot of problems with the exams because the homework/quizzes covered one thing and the exams would be on another. I recommend reading the textbook chapters but they won't help that much. The cumulative final generally covers past exams which was nice. She is also easy to contact if you have issues.
Professor Lapeyrouse is a very good professor. I was kind of shocked to see her reviews this low. They were a lot of Tophat assignments and quizzes which gives you chances to get a better grade at each one. She drops the lowest exam grade, quiz grade and also Tophat assignments. She teaches very good. Watch her online videos and study hard!
As an instructor, she is very smart and has great intentions for helping her students pass. If you pay attention and try, you will do fine. She tried to communicate well through the pandemic but fell short. If you put in effort, and reach out if you need help, she will be there and do everything she can. Decent amount of hw but she uses tophat.
She is definetly one of the tougher professors I have encountered, I think she's just young and needs to loosen up a little. Tests are very hard because miss one question and you get a 90%. Makes a lot of mistakes in class, she should prepare better so she doesn't embaress herself. She does give good feedback and she availble to help students.
She is young and harsh. I would not recommend that you take her if you have other options. She does mess a lot in class and doesn't seem to know the material well and confuses us. I did go to tutoring to understand and when I returned to class, she confused the whole class for no reason. Gives study guides that have nothing to do with the exam.
Honestly I loved Dr. Lapeyrouse, in comparison to my last CHM 2045 professor lapeyrouse is an excellent professor, shes kind and the tests arent too difficult if you just pay attention in class and do all of your discussion assignments its a solid B class. Shes also so caring and one of the best professors Ive had at UCF but she grades harshly :/
ONLY TAKE ONLINE!!!!!!! You have to be disciplined enough to do everything on your own. A lot of work but if you put in the effort you'll get the grade. Read/take notes on textbook pages followed by weekly exercise, homework, quiz, and chapter exam. Can be easy if you dedicate time aside for this class but definitely not for everyone.
I have never fought so hard for a B in my life! The amount of work you have due weekly is nearly unreasonable for a low-level class and if you don't have a decent understanding of Chemistry beforehand good luck! She's also very difficult to get in contact with, I had a personal issue (with proof) and was not allowed to make up a missed exam.
Im taking the Chem II lab. Easy A in the sense that if you do the work, youll get an A. That being said, the amount of work needed is comically massive. Absolutely ridiculous amount of workload. Avoid if you can.
Wow. This class was hellish coming from a non-science background after 10 yrs out of school. Dr. L speeds through lectures, but does care. Honestly, I only survived because of SARC tutoring! The tests were short but SO HARD you had to know concepts forward and backward. Tons of assgts on TOPHAT and in-class quizzes. Gave study guides but no answers
If you can, PLEASE avoid taking this class! For reference, I took CHM1020 over Summer C. She loves to give exams on Sundays only. Regardless of holidays such as Fathers Day and 4th of July. Takes weeks to reply to emails, no study guides for frequent exams. Prior knowledge of chemistry, environmental science & earth/space science us a MUST.
You could not pay me to take her class again. Never responded to emails. Exams were on Sunday (including 4th of July). She's not even the one in her lecture videos. All exams have webcams. Only thing I liked was there was tons of homework assignments to cushion your grade from the poorly worded exams. There should've been study guides. DO NOT TAKE!
I took this class because I needed an "easy" science class and this was recommended by an advisor. I'm not a fan of chem, but I took honors chemistry in high school and ended with an A. This class was extremely frustrating and we hardly ever heard from the professor. It was unclear what to study and there's so much reading. I would not recommend.
Expect to read a lot in online classes to learn. The hw had its own explanations if you didnt understand. The virtual labs were a pain bc they didnt always work right. 4 assignments due a week, easy A if you remembered everything from the lecture. I didnt. Had to reread a lot but it wasnt impossible. 2 tries on most things and sent email reminders.
I was looking forward to chemistry and was interested in the subject. This class included poorly edited online resources and zero teacher interaction. She had a good intro video and a fun ice breaker type activity that were enjoyable and gave the impression of an engaged professor. That was misleading, however. You basically teach yourself or fail
I'm sure that she's a good person, but I would not recommend taking this class online if you suck at chemistry. The textbook was not very helpful for me and I would have benefitted from being able to talk to her in person.
She was really caring and understanding. I think a lot of your success in this class also depends on whichever TA you have. My TA gave good feedback and graded clearly. Assignments were kind of tedious and lengthy, but the virtual labs themselves didn't take too long. If you really put effort into your work and follow the criteria, it's an easy A.
If you want to feel like youre back in Kindergarten, this is the teacher for you. If you want to feel like your money for a useful education is going somewhere, find any other professor.
I dont know what this professor is like in person but online she sucks!!! Ive sent her multiple emails since the course has begun and she has yet to respond to a single one and were about to take our third exam soon. If you are not good at chemistry this is not the professor for you because you will be on your own. Its a miracle I have an A.
Dr. Lapeyrouse is one of the profs I've had the pleasure of taking a class from during my first semester at UCF. I don't know why her ratings are so low. She is the most dedicated prof I've had, and her lecturing videos actually make the difficult concepts make sense. The class is not easy but there are many extra study sessions. Highly recommend!
My grandpa died and she wouldnt let me makeup the quiz.
No study guides, gives proctored exams on Sundays, textbook has little to no correlation with the actual exams, has study quizzes and pointless assignments that did little to nothing to help your grade. Get ready to spend an ungodly amount of hours trying to learn the content because this prof won't teach. Lecture videos are taught by another prof.
Chem is really hard, but she does the best she can to help you. LOTS of resources (book, lectures, ppt, tutoring, quizzes, activities, etc). The class has a lot of small assignments that are weighed the same as the four unit tests. Study the questions from old tests for the final. Overall, pretty thorough. I am glad I had her, she was very caring.
She posts 3-6 videos a week that do a bad job at explaining the concepts and then 3 quizzes a week. DO NOT skip the discussion sessions put on by the TA's, the information she provides you with is simply not enough to pass the class. This class requires you to be extremely self-disciplined, expect to study for 5-10 hours a week.
THIS IS THE WORST CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR!! RUN AWAY!!! She is terrible at teaching. Her class consists of 4-7 min lectures that are completely non specific and general. She gives out so much homework, which are completely different than her lectures. As I said, her lectures are generalized and the homework and tests are very specific. Sassy as well.
Prof. Lapeyrouse just doesn't teach you. She expects you to master her material by watching her videos where she just reads from a script. And some people say that you're just not trying as hard and to go to all the TA and SI sessions but I have a full schedule and lack the time to do so. And she struggles with responding to questions quickly.
considered reporting her to the dean many times. doesnt teach at all. ur expected to learn everything via the textbook thats unclear and confusing. tests are ALWAYS on sundays, lots of homework and tests even over holiday break. questions on the exam relate very little to what u had to learn and relate little to the quizzes/homework. awful class.
This prof doesnt teach anything. Posts weekly 5 min vids that are very generic & dont go into detail about the material at all. Basically u teach urself the class unless u go to the wonderful TA's sessions, Kristen you are amazing! Also, if u cant make an exam: ur screwed, no exceptions. Place ur money in another teacher who wants u to succeed.
One of the Worst Professor, this is a remote instruction class and she does not teach anything. She uploads the lectures on YouTube videos. Every test and exam there is one or more questions with wrong answers. By losing a point or two in simple tests brings down your percentage a lot, but if you get a full in an activity it is dropped.
Worst professor I have came across UCF till now. Makes us watch her videos on YouTube. Her tests are confusing sometimes as she doesn't know what she is asking and she is confused sometimes. Hence, increases our anxiety level while taking her tests or exams. If we email her, her replies are not appropriate related to what we have asked.
If youre even the slightest bit shaky with chemistry do NOT take her class. She gives INCREDIBLY general information in her lectures and makes her tests and quizzes INCREDIBLY specific. If you have bad TAs for the course you probably wont pass. I had one really good TA bless her but there was only so much she could do. Take it somewhere else..
I have found this class to be refreshingly easy and straightforward. She posts her lectures on youtube, which makes it easy to go at my own pace. There is barely any homework, if any, and she automatically drops your lowest grade in each of the following areas: assignments, concept check, module quiz, AND exam! Did not need the textbook at all :)
13 modules total, you go over 1 module (1 topic) each week. It will contain about 3-6 lecture videos, 2 weekly assignments (very easy), 1-2 concept checks (answers online), and 1 module quiz. To do well, you need to put in work. Take notes on the lecture, do all the practice problems and worksheets, do the practice worksheet with her on friday.
Not a terrible professor but not great. Her lectures are very interesting, she organizes information in a very intriguing way.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PROFESSOR AT ALL. shes very sweet and provides alot of resources for practice problems. however, her exams are hard compare to the homework/quizzes she gives out.
I believe this professor pulled random questions off the internet from different sources for our exams without making sure those questions actually relate to the chapters in our textbook (they never did.) Devoted my life to this class just to barely pass. It's unfair from the start, she sets you up for failure. Seriously don't take. Not worth it.
The times I've sent emails I hardly ever got a response back, and tests were 40% of your overall grade. Her lectures were engaging to watch, but she didn't explain the concepts well. Be ready to teach yourself the concepts--this was the class I've spent the most time on this semester and I don't know if I'm going to pass and needing to retake it.
You're basically teaching yourself all of the class content, with little to no interaction with her. Exams feel completely unrelated to the quizzes + bookwork + homework + textbook. She does drop the lowest grade in each of those categories so that's a plus.
Professor Lapeyrouse was a great remote-based instructor during COVID-19. Her lectures are informative and easy to understand. She has weekly assignments that are crossword puzzles and matching games. The lectures and Assignments prepared me for the exams too. I honestly do not know why her rating is so low.
Pick another professor. Yes I got an A, but it was not easy at all and it was only because this class is almost identical to AP Environmental science. The professor doesn't interact with her students at all and I've heard emailing her is no help. The content is doable, it just takes a better professor for students not self taught. Also save $50+
Professor Lapeyrouse herself was not a very good teacher as her lectures covered minimal content. However, she did provide GTAs that held weekly tutoring sessions that were EXTREMELY beneficial. You are going to have to spend a lot of time studying to understand content. She's not the best professor but I've heard she's better than the other option
Professor Lapeyrouse was actually really good! I was hesitant to take her class after seeing her rate my but I thought she was a solid teacher . The discussion session helped too. Do not go into this class thinking you can not study, as I assume was the case with many of these bad reviews, because you won't do well. Just work hard! Highly recommend
I think the professor would have been an amazing in person teacher, but online, not so much. Lectures were very general and tests and quizzes were very specific. Biggest struggle was that we couldn't go back once we submitted an answer, which made the tests much harder. Some of the material taught in lecture did not match the material in tests/quiz
Nicole Lapeyrouse teaches all of her lessons through youtube. On paper this sounds amazing, but in reality it is a disaster. Its difficult to take notes when she is talking a mile a minute and her youtube videos contain very little math problem examples despite the fact that most of the knowledge you need to know is math related.
I took CHM1020 online and she didn't teach once. Got a 122/150 on the final when I needed a 123 to get an A for the class, and she wouldn't allow me to do anything to bump by grade 0.1% She doesn't care about her students at all and takes forever to respond to emails. Not too bad of a class if you already know Chem, but if not, don't take her!!
I had Professor Lapeyrouse for CHM2045C by remote instruction. Her YouTube lectures are great for the most part, but some could use some more examples. Her quizzes and tests are not too difficult. In fact, they are very easy if you put in the work. She also drops the lowest exam grade and quiz grade and gave a generous extra credit opprtunity.
Grades consisted of 7 LearnSmart assignments (lowest dropped), 13 study quizzes (lowest dropped), 7 quizzes (lowest dropped), 7 homework assignments (lowest dropped), 4 exams (lowest dropped), and a final. I feel the work was very independent. She wasn't even the one teaching in the lectures she posted. She was also not very good at responding.
More work than one would bargain for in a non major chemistry class. Personally, it felt like it started out as chem, then moved into environmental science. Yes, there is a lot of work, but don't sweat it because like 90% of answers can be found online.
She is nice but mostly unresponsive to emails. On several occasions, Ive had to forward an email after waiting for a response for over a week. Some questions on tests are not related to the material so Im convinced, as some other students have pointed out, that shes probably getting questions from test banks. She does post detailed videos.
Bc of COVID this class is fully remote. You'd expect professor's to at least email you back. NOPE! Her pre-recored lectures are less than 5 min and do not go over what is on the exams. She seems really nice in her wannabe YouTuber videos but after the first module you'll realize they aren't helpful and when you reach out to her she never replies.
I don't know why her rating is bad on here. The class was very organized and everything was clear. We had 4 exams, quizzes every week, and a final. She drops a quiz and an exam. Her tests and quizzes are pretty easy if you study. I was scared to take her at first because of the rating but her class was actually easy. Just practice and study hard!
Lapeyrouse is incredibly mediocre. Not bad, but not great either. Her class was well organized, and the grading expectations were very clear. It's basically impossible to forget due dates, since everything follows an ultra predictable schedule. Her exams are extremely fair and she gives a modest amount of curve/ec. Her lectures are bad, use YT.
She never gave a single lecture and most of the material had to be self taught. When emailing, it would take several weeks and multiple forwards for her to respond. When she finally did, she didnt answer all of my questions or provided little help. She did drop multiple grades which was nice. The course was more about environmental than chem.
I took this class online because of COVID so I can't say anything about her in person classes but it was honestly a terrible experience. She worries more about cheating than teaching and her lectures are as helpful as diet coke for a diabetic person. I would recommend this class if you enjoy studying hard on topic A and being tested on topic G8.
Gives multiple assignments the week of an Exam? Like how are we supposed to study smh, wrong. Reads off paper/board and its obvious she doesn't know the material like a professor should. Received an A due to being self taught and my hard work. If you have a great work ethic and common sense you can too, but it won't be due to her "teaching".
Excessively hard module quizzes, multiple concept check quizzes a week, vague lectures, and reviews she gives before exams dont relate to the exam at all. Dont recommend taking at all.
One of the worst professor I have ever had! Her lecture videos are very vague and she only teaches such simple problems and then tests you on such difficult ones. She says that she gives us questions that are all in the same level, but that is the biggest lie I have ever heard. 2-3 quizzes and an average of 3 homework assignments a week.
To make this short this professor makes this class very challenging and stressful because she does not teach in a proper manner. Her lectures are very vague when comparing to the exams and assignments. Practice exams are nothing like the actual exam and if the whole class does bad on an exam she points the finger at the students instead of herself
Please, for the sake of your grade and mental state, don't take her. She's so inflexible. We were giving suggestions on how she can adjust some things to make class a bit easier for us, but she essentially said I'm not changing anything, you all need to change your mindsets. Also, her lecture videos are only 5 minutes of summarizing the textbook.
Really nice professor, organized class structure with set expectations. Be prepared for a lot of homework. You can get by this class without watching the lectures and just doing the homework tbh.
Uses honorlock, curves tests by a lot went from a 73 to a 90, not sure why everyone is so angry at her. A lot of homework but they aren't too hard and can usually bring up your overall grade before the next exam. Lectures aren't mandatory. I took Chem IA with Karen Torres and made a 57 overall and now with Nicole I have a 91.8. Overall good choice.
I honestly dont get the bad ratings she has. Shes very straightforward in what she expects and you obviously need to put in work or youll fail. Her lectures are good and definitely teach what we need to know. There is usually only two worksheets to do that arent even graded and her quizzes and exams arent difficult if you studied.
This professor has not been very good at teaching the proper criteria. Her lecture videos and quizzes and tests are nothing similar to the exams that you have every 3 modules. These exams are such a big part of our grade and its hard to learn the material when the professor cant even teach it herself. If the class does bad she blames you.
every module is the same so you know what to look out for, but the workload is a lot and you really have to spend a LOT of time studying. the lectures are very general and quizzes and practice exams are not similar to actual exams. mostly self taught and it was ok i guess, but definitely would not take again.
Very sweet professor that makes learning fun and easy with games as homework. Her tests are difficult bc not open book and honorlocked but I think its pretty straightforward what's going to be on the exam if you do the games/quizzes each week leading up to the exam. I have an A in the class and I've failed chem twice before. Would take again.
Her exams are nothing like every assignment that was given. you could get 100% on the quizzes and majorly fail the exam. She words things weirdly. It was hard to listen to her recorded lectures because she was obviously reading off a script which is hard to follow and learn from.
Someone here said the people complaining are the ones who don't put in work but that's not true. I put in a lot of work and currently have an A, but I still don't like how the professor teaches. Her lecture videos are extremely short (4-10 min) and only summarizes the textbook without further explanation. She's also condescending and lacks sympathy
The absolute worse chemistry teacher I have ever had. Her lectures are just short YouTube videos that barely help you understand the chapter. She never answers her email and the discussion lectures she provides are not helpful and hard to follow. The extra worksheets that she gives do not prepare you for the exam at all.
Gives a useless reference / formula sheet and the most minimal periodic table. Expects you to memorize all the rules, exceptions, and special cases. She uses her lecture time for "office hours" so she doesn't have to teach and instead uses YouTube videos (not an online class btw). Quizzes / Exams have at least one error. Doesn't reply to emails.
Gives 7 minute youtube videos instead of lecturing. Simply not enough structured content. The book is super in depth and the youtube videos aren't specific. Just lecture for 50 minutes please!!!!!!
This class really messed up my mental health because I would study for 3-4 hours every day and still do bad on the tests and quizzes. The tests are extremely detailed and her YouTube videos are generic. I dropped the class took it at another school and had the best chemistry teacher ever and got an A. Do not take this class unless you took AP chem
Her lecture videos are very vague for the quizzes and tests given and are only a few minutes long. I suggest using clutch prep or the organic chemistry tutor on youtube. These helped me so much and they both do a great job at explaining concepts. This class requires a lot of time dedication and teaching yourself so be prepared for that.
Made the course very difficult for it being an introductory chemistry course. She did not respond to emails and vague in clarification when asked a question. Tests are the most impactful component of your grade. Did not offer ANY extra credit through the semester besides a 3 point curve on the first exam and a 3 point curve on the third exam.
Honestly, I have been a straight A's student all my life and this is the first class to break the record. Taking this class stressed me out so much that I started slacking in other classes too. She is organized but the content she provides is not satisfactory enough for the actual questions present in the exam. Please pick another teacher.
Be prepared to throw away your mental health and social life when you join this class. Every week is a repetitive slap in the face as you spend hours upon hours studying for this class and yet still getting mediocre grades. Also, make sure to not have any other difficult classes during the same semester because you will have no time for them.
Seriously one of the worst profs I've ever had. I have been a straight A student my entire life. I could spend days preparing for an exam, referencing the material she recommended as a review, and still fail. Her lectures do not prepare you for the exams at all, making it feel impossible to succeed. I will transfer before I ever take her again.
Even with putting in hours and hours of work it does not pay off. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!!!
I have NEVER struggled in a science class until I took this class. It doesn't matter how many hours you study/dedicate to this class, your grades don't reflect it. She is unwilling to listen to student feedback on how to better her teaching and delivery of the course. PLEASE take a different professor. Especially if you are a pre-med student!!!!
Worst class i've ever taken. I am usually great at science classes but that class was the death of me. I ended the class with a C and at the last minute she updated my grade and took 2 points off my exam because "there was an error in the test" so it made my grade drop even lower and now I have to take it again. Please pick another professor!!
I already had credit for this class but wanted to take it to refresh my memory to do better later but was very disappointed. The lectures are her 4-9 minute youtube videos that you can get for free on her youtube page and she monetizes off it. There are no real lectures, no extra credit, and everything is proctored.
This professor is really tough but doable. There is a lot of homework and very lecture heavy. Make sure to pay attention to lecture videos and the discussions/labs.
I understand the bad reviews, but she wasn't THAT bad. Grade is based mostly on tests, 1/4 is dropped. Hard to miss deadlines bc the schedule is the same every week. Mini quiz due Thursday (not proctored), module quiz due Sunday (proctorhub), and tests are Honorlock. Dont miss assignments, study hard, do the extra credit & final is the easiest test
Lapeyrouse has been my least favorite professor at UCF. While I enjoy the energy that she brings to her subject, she is just too unclear about her expectations. She doesn't really lecture and instead teaches Chemistry like a crash course. I think she means well, but she left me ill-prepared and I had to go to third party resources to do well.
I do not understand why Dr. Lapeyrouse has such a low score on RMP. Her online CHM 1020 class is not bad at all. I really like how she structures the class. The exams are not that bad. As long as you do all the homework assignments, you should be prepared for all the exams. I am halfway through the summer semester with her and am very pleased.
I have been a straight-A student my entire life and this class stresses me. We get one 50 min lecture a week and a few short youtube videos of content. Test questions are much harder than the content she teaches and she will not disclose the averages for each or give any curve. I currently have an A but have to use outside resources for help.
She seems very excited about teaching chemistry but her lectures are very fast-paced. I have to pause every 30 seconds to write things down. She teaches like we should already know the material. The worksheets she gives are essential to preparing for the tests!!! not a bad teacher but not great, I hope she improves.
By far the worst professor I have taken. Lecture videos are 4-10 minute youtube videos & she speaks so fast. Gives assignments that does not help you learn the material & make no sense. When 1/2 her class fails because the exam doesnt correlate with her teaching material or practice tests, we get emails to basically try harder. do not take!!!!
I was hesitant to take her bc of the reviews and not being good at chem. I passed with an A. If you are willing to put in the work, then it's fine. Use all of the TA's resources for practice and attend the zooms. She is not the best at teaching but gives all the resources you need to pass. PUT IN THE WORK!!! I dropped out of intro and still passed
Basically teaching yourself the material by watching her videos and then goes over what you are supposed to know in her weekly zooms. I found learning chemistry to be very hard but in order for you to get a good grade you have to put the work in, especially in the exams. Just take lots of notes and use every single resource she provides you with.
Lectures were pre-recorded videos from a couple years ago. Imagine CrashCourse and Khan Academy style but worse. Videos are somehow short yet verbose. They lack a lot of depth and nuance needed for tests. I'd consider myself good at self learning, so this class wasn't hard, but the actual teaching is terrible. Her enthusiasm contradicts quality
Worst professor Ive ever had, lectures are very convoluted and the tests do not cover material gone over in class. Feedback is more critical than constructive, and refuses to listen to suggestions. Find a different professor, and if youre in her class now, just drop out.
Nicole does not use scheduled lecture time to teach but instead to quiz you using iClicker. You are supposed to watch short unhelpful videos on the topics that she provided before lecture. Labs are very easy but her lecture class is only quizzes and tests. Does not explain topics well and has no real teaching ability, you self teach.
Ive never had a more unhelpful, annoying course. This course is too stressful for a geology class. We have weekly guided notes that are time consuming and not helpful whatsoever. The case studies are also time consuming and unhelpful. Cant imagine what a more rigorous course would be like with this professor. Never again.
Pretty solid professor. Enjoyable teaching style where she uploads videos to take notes on online so when you come to lecture, all you do is work on practice problems Don't listen to the bad reviews, if they failed, they are too afraid to raise their hand, email the professor, or ask TAs for help. Exams based off quizzes, quizzes based off homework
She doesnt actually teach during lectures. She just goes over a few easy questions and thats it. You have to watch her YouTube videos, where she poorly explains the material, on your own time before class. The professor is actually really nice, just not a good teacher.
Good professor. Lots of lecture videos to watch and take notes on, but it's not too bad. The material is very interesting. There's one discussion post a week and usually a case study due too. She gives a guided note outline for the lectures that have to be turned in every week. Exams were easy.
She doesn't actually teach in lecture and you only have her 10 year old 5 minute YouTube videos to go by that poorly explain the material. The content barely scrapes the surface of what she expects you to know when you come to lecture. Don't even bother emailing her bc she will just tell you to contact support even if it is irrelevant to the issue.
Lecture videos are bad. Exams are hard. This class makes you work for the grade. Information is hard to learn. Pretty hard for just a GEP class. Only recommend this class if you're a science person or you're interested in Geology. Lots of memorizing. Teacher doesn't teach or help you learn.
Lousy professor, you watch very unhelpful videos that don't teach very much. You submit weekly guided notes which are a nuisance and aren't much help. The case studies are also unhelpful and bothersome. I don't feel like I've learned much, this class is extremely annoying. I wouldn't recommend this professor, especially if its for a hard class.
does not take emails and the class is self taught. A very lazy course design.
If you can take this class with anyone else, do it. Her lectures were awful. She tried way too hard to make them "punny" instead of informational. They were filled with dumb information we didn't need to know. Her practice tests were nothing like the real ones, and when she was called out for it by our class over zoom, she completely ignored us.
Ive been in college for two years now and for the first time I experience a horrible teacher. Im not the one to really come on this app and really say my opinion on teachers but Im just trying to help people for future references. DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE WITH THIS TEACHER. Her work is pointless and I can guarantee you wont learn anything.
idk why lapeyrouse has such low ratings. she provides all content needed to learn outside of class so when you have lectures she goes over extra practice problems that show up on quizzes and tests. she answers all questions and provides extra help if you ask for it. she also provides extra quizzes to help u learn without them counting as credit.
She makes amazing youtube videos as lectures that you can revisit and video examples! Do these before every lecture and don't miss iClickers!! She is easily accessible outside of class and TA's are amazing. They all care! Some quizzes and labs get dropped so as long as you keep up with pre-lecture stuff you're set!! I loved her as a prof! 10/10
absolutely do NOT rely on her lecture & help videos; not enough to teach you what you need to know for the quizzes & exams. highly recommend watching organic chem tutor on YT and attending SARC (go to tomas!) & tutoring sessions. 13 module quizzes. 5 exams; lowest is replaced with final exam. iclicker & labs are easy points; don't slack off.
5 exams, including final (lowest exam grade is replaced with final exam score). Lecture vids are the bare minimum. You need to use every outside resource to understand the material. Participate in class for the iClicker. Labs are easy but time consuming. An A is achievable, but the class is no joke. You can't fall behind, even for one day.
Lectures were interesting and she clearly cares about the information in them. Tests were based solely on content in videos and were actually pretty easy. Grading is relaxed and the material is interesting (not really geology but more earth science in general). One thing is, she doesn't interact w online students much, but it's not really an issue.
Class was very easy but tedious. All the work was busy work and like a lot of people said here you dont learn much. Easy A though
THE WORST PROFESSOR I EVER HAD!!!!!! If there wasn't a word limit, I would type a whole essay. In short, Professor does not teach, she has lecture videos on YouTube recorded from a while ago that she tells you to watch. I paid for a lecture class, for a reason, otherwise, I could just watch The Organic Chemistry Tutor FOR FREE
DON'T! She. Didn't. Teach. Daily/excessive quizzes/assignments pad the grade. No extensions under any circumstances. Lectures are YT's recorded by other Profs from 4-6yrs ago. Lecture for math taught by student 2x/wk. Proctored exams & a cumulative final. Lowest scores dropped from each assignment type. Use your resources.
The class is the definition of busy work. Tedious guided notes every week on videos that don't really teach you anything, not to mention the lengthy case studies. Exams are not necessarily on lecture video material. Fairly easy, just be prepared for a lot of memorization.
PLEASE AVOID THIS PROFESSOR. She doesn't teach, interact with students, or prepare you for exams. Lectures and assignments barely help. The only positive is that she'll pad grades with hw (which take FOREVER) and dropped assignments. If you end up taking this class, use the exam reviews as a resource. Everything else is a waste of time.
This teacher is crazy. Going to class is a waste of time and you have to learn everything off these cringe 5 minutes video. Exams aren't based off of quizzes or lecture videos. She takes attendance very seriously. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!!!!!!!! Worst teacher on the planet no joke. Not to mention she talks like a baby, very annoying.
Genuinely the worst professor I have ever had. Makes you watch these 5 minute lectures where she talks so fast and stutters half the time so you cant even understand her. In class we basically do practice problems on our own. She gives us around 15 questions probably goes over half of them at most and doesn't even fully do them. DO NOT TAKE.,
Do not take, at least not for CHM 2045C. She makes 5 maybe 8 minute videos on youtube that you have to watch before class. In class, she only does practice problems. This sounds great on paper, but chemistry is a complex subject, and hard to fully understand based solely on an (often) mediocre 5 minute video. This leads to getting lost in class.
Bad teaching style. She makes you watch 5-10 minute lecture videos and take a small quiz before her in person lecture class. The videos are not helpful and she talks way too fast and doesn't explain concepts well. The in person lectures are no better. She goes way too fast and doesn't give you time to work on problems. I basically taught myself.
If you want to actually understand chemistry do not take this professor! You have to watch (unhelpful) lecture videos that are roughly 8 minutes long before coming to class. Then in class (mandatory attendance btw) you go over practice problems as a class. She goes so fast during class it is almost impossible to actually learn what she is doing.
Absolutely worst class I have ever taken. She moves WAY to fast and skips over problems and does not explain half of them. She takes attendance every day and when a student walked out (perhaps to use bathroom or maybe just leave) she would retake attendance just so they would be absent. Stay AWAY!! DO NOT TAKE IT WITH HER!!
If possible, do not take her. She doesn't lecture in class and the lecture videos you have to watch aren't helpful. She also only had office hours once a week and will not respond to emails over the weekend. If you have to take her, watch Organic Chemistry tutor as he saved my life in this class. Attendance is mandatory.
Take any one else
Honestly its a perfectly easy A if you do everything. The homework's are very long but super easy. It takes a little bit but it lifts your gpa.
With exams, the study guide is a discussion post that is made by you and other students. She pulls random questions and makes up her own so it is a toss up of what is being tested. The homework is very time consuming and i would avoid taking this class at all cost.
Not a "bad" professor but wow for a level 1 chem course, this was a HARD class!! Hopefully you are a learn-on-your-own type of student otherwise this is not the professor for you. She was extremely nice and gave every opportunity to come to office hours but the lectures were severely lackluster overall. I spent 10-11 hours a week on this class !!
She uses a flipped class mode, which basically means you watch the lecture videos outside of class on your own time and take notes, then she goes over practice problems in class. It felt like I was teaching myself everything and made me wonder why she's even getting paid if she doesn't really teach.
Lapeyrouse had a very difficult course, however, it prepares you very well for Chem 2 if you intend to go further. The flipped class mode makes for lots of homework but made the class much more enlightening and beneficial in my opinion. You have to work hard for your grade, but it is not impossible. You have all the resources needed to do well.
She is super sweet and helpful. She provides you with all the tools to pass. If you study , watch her videos, do homework, and attend class you will get a good grade. She is always willing to work with you. She uses the flipped classroom method which a lot of people do not like, but I find it useful because it makes learning fun and easy.
Expect to utilize her resources and study 10+ hours a week. CHM2045C is NOT a beginners course, thus, if you struggle with chem, you belong in intro to chem. This is a hard class and too many people go into it expecting it to be easy. Lectures can be improved by slowing down and providing more detailed explanations. Accommodates office hour times
She is absolutely awful. She makes everything extremely complicated for no reason. There is a lot of homework and the tests are way harder than the examples worked in class
If I could provide any advice to students taking her class it would be the following: show up to lectures and practice the material often! "Lectures" consists of her going through practice problems that will be similar to exam questions. If you have questions about these problems she is more than happy to give you feedback and assistance.
The TAs are helpful in class. Just make sure to have study sessions and watch The Organic Chemistry Tutor. She also has a class notebook which is useful for going back and seeing examples she had done in class. Apart from the good, this professor has a tendency to be fast paced. The class can get talkative, which is something that created a fuss.
I took this in my first freshman semester and did not properly reflect college curriculum. Offers a flipped classroom style where you learn at home. The videos you watch before class are recorded by the professor which is nice but you come into class and only do group work. This class left me unprepared for my many chemistry courses to come after.
Professor Lapeyrouse is an all around amazing professor. Do not listen to the negative reviews on here, her class is very easy as well as interesting. There are a lot of homework assignments due each week, but they are super easy and dont take long. The tests are honor locked but if you watched the incredible video lectures you will be fine.
Attendance is MANDATORY for this class, she uses UCF HERE and only excuses 3 absences. Tests make up 60% of final grade, the other 15% from quizzes, 10% from homework. Before each week of class you are expected to watch 5-6 videos of her lectures, she does not lecture in class, only goes over problems. Be prepared to teach yourself in this class.
Avoid this professor. You have to learn the material by yourself at home and then struggle in class to even understand her "instruction." To me, it seems that she took the easy way out to have students "learn" at home and then never have to actually teach. She would lecture in class but was very fast and hard to keep up. Her videos are cringe too!!
Her class is structured around the videos you have to watch before lecture. All she does in lecture is go over practice problems, which are already available on her home page. She wasn't terrible, but only if you learn well by watching videos then going practice problems with a chance to ask questions to TAs or her, then the class would be fine.
Worst professor I've ever had. If you are going to listen to one review, let it be this one. You watch a 5-10 minute video on your own where she crams 20 topics and briefly discusses them without going into detail. She utilizes class time to do "practice problems" and attendance is mandatory. Exams are HARD. Don't take unless you absolutely must.
A personal favorite. She operates a reversed classroom, meaning you do notes before class and she goes over the content/practice problems in class. Textbook is free and open access. Provides a ton of resources, so it's nearly impossible to fail this class. Drops some grades (including an exam) at the end of the semester and may offer extra credit.
Do not take this professor! Class times are used for practice problems so you have to learn material before going to class. Material is "taught" through 15 min long videos she records and they barely cover anything. A LOT of quizzes and tests are HARD! She goes very fast during class and does not answer questions clearly, it gets very confusing!
She's not the worst, but it was difficult adjusting to her teaching style. She doesn't "teach" but does practice problems. Just stay on top of the work and really listen to her videos you watch before coming to class and you'll do okay. DO NOT ask her questions, she will confuse you more, go to her TA/LA's
The class was challenging for a Chem 1 class but very doable if you study a lot before exams and get help from TAs. Professor is nice and you can tell she cares about the subject but she goes fast and is sometimes hard to comprehend. Tests and not curved but the cumulative final will replace your lowest score.
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS AT ALL COSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Does not teach. She expects us to watch her YouTube videos weekly that cover the lessons in a simplistic manner, and simply does practice problems in class. Her quizzes are much harder than the simple math covered in class. You are graded on just quizzes and exams. Her teaching style is not for me and I do not recommend.
It seems she might be getting worse every semester or something. She is a TERRIBLE teacher, do not expect to learn anything from her, use TAs if you have to take this terrible professor. There have been MULTIPLE times in class where she is doing a question and FORGETS TO TELL US THE ANSWER TO IT AND NEVER GOES BACK TO FINISH IT!!!! DO NOT TAKE!!!!!
Finishing the class rn. Attendance is graded but only 2% of your grade. If youre willing to take a 2% hit on your grade, you dont rlly have to attend the lectures as they consist of purely practice problems. Watch the videos/do problems at home and that should be enough to get you an A. Currently have 96% and Ive gone to about half of her lectures.
This class consists of watching YouTube videos and then going over problems in class. It seems easy in class and for the quizzes but the exams are crazy hard. They are worth 40% of the overall grade while other assignments like labs, quizzes, and tests are worth 15% or less. Requires a lot of studying and moves onto different subjects quickly.
Honestly feel bad giving her a bad rating. Shes a very nice person who cares about her students. Shes just honestly not a very good professor. She makes the tests harder than they have to be, but I will say she doesn't give you a question that isn't similar to something weve done in class (MOST OF THE TIME). The videos are however absolutely useles
DON'T TAKE HER CLASSES. Her teaching methods are awful. She gives few resources besides her vague lecture videos and her tests are ridiculously hard on concepts she only gave you minimal information on in the first place meaning you can study and know everything she provided you and still not pass. expect zero communication/help from her too.
Lockdown Browser+Honorlock heavy for tests that are ridiculously difficult for no reason. Her coursework consists of YouTube videos that you HAVE to take notes on, case studies that are time-consuming + irrelevant, and discussions that are pointless. A lot of handholding and busy work in this class with tests that don't match the material at all.
A needless amount of Honorlocks that are just inconvenient to do every week. Her course work is based around YouTube videos rather than lectures and her exams are NOTHING like her quizzes nor the in-class work.
It is an Easy A online class that consisted of watching video note guided lectures to take for notes and a discussion post at the end of the week. Tests were on Lockdown Browser but you really shouldn't need to cheat for them since they're not that bad. She would let students post study guides for review which helped a lot for studying on the tests
She is really not that bad, you can definetly get an A in this class. She cares and she is very nice. Yes its true shes not good at teaching and makes the exams harder than they have to be, but its never something you havent seen before, and if it is, she either curves it or drops those questions from the test. She is not as bad as the reviews say.
She doesn't lecture in class time. Sometimes you're expected to sit and complete online work. Instruction is through videos she recorded years ago. Some of them have poor microphone quality, and sometimes doesn't speak clearly. I struggled to attend because class wasn't engaging and I already understood the content. Attendance should not be graded.
Very straightforward professor. She condenses all the content in short YT lectures, which are very easy to understand. She goes over problems in class step by step similar to the exam. She provides lots of practice problems through OneNote that are very similar to her exams. She tells you how to pass the class, you just have to study.
You watch her YT videos on canvas for an introduction to the units for which she will go over practice problems during lecture in OneNote you can access at any time. If you pay attention you will know most of what you need to know for the tests but you need to study a little. She's funny and her class has a great vibe so I highly recommend her.
Her lectures are not helpful at all, the quizzes you are basically left on your own. Thankfully for exams she pulls a lot of the same questions from previous quizzes. She does not offer any sort of extra credit. I would recommended taking a different Professor who will actually teach the concepts, besides just her random problems in class.
A decent professor, but structures her class in a way that does not align with the learning styles of many students. I would recommend focusing on the short 1-2 min videos where she works out specific problems, as her general lecture videos are largely useless. Study for your ACS and Final- both are super easy and essentially free points.
I went into this class thinking it would be my easiest class. Boy was I wrong. The material isn't that difficult she just gives u a lot of busy work that makes you despise the class. Watching hour long documentaries and taking notes on it, required guided notes that I never looked back to, and a discussion every week that you never looked back at.
The material of the class itself isn't heavy, but there is a lot. At least 3-5 assignments per week with 4 exams and 1 final. Dropped lowest discussions and quizzes but not exams. More work than necessary for an online asynchronous GEP.
as long as you do your work you'll be fine
I would not recommend! CHM is a difficult class, but teaching solely via her own youtube videos did not make it easier. In-class was only practice & 3% of grade. She wants students to succeed but class methods don't help. Exams are harder than practice on average. If you take this course be ready to dedicate more time than you expect.
The absolute worst professor I have taken! I dropped this class while having a C due to a scholarship that requires a 3.75 GPA and was scared that I wasn't going to finish with a C. Does not allow you to see tests once you've taken them and moves at an astronomical pace while requiring you to know every little detail. -5/10
Professor Lapeyrouse obviously loves Geology and she puts a lot of time into her class. However, the class had more assignments than my other classes combined and all of her exams are closed book, timed, and proctored. Unless you love geology, I would take a different class. However, if this is your major then you will appreciate her class.
Don't take a class with this professor if you have other options. The homework each week is a lot for an online class and she set uo her courses difficult than necessary for a basic science class. All of her rules are quite redundant and not helpful for studying .
Chem is hard, period. If you're not willing to put in the work, that is your own fault, not Lapeyrouse's. She provides SO MANY supplementary materials if you don't understand something. She tries so hard to help her students, even has an extra hour of optional tutoring once a week after class (super helpful). The SI sessions are crazy helpful too.
Not sure why she has so many bad reviews but I think that she was great overall. Everything was very straightforward- know how to convert units and youll be fine. Maybe im just good at chem but she makes it so easy- everything is in the same format on the tests as the work, no need to TRULY understand much. Very nice and Peppy!
I took Dr. Lapeyrouse for Spring 2024 and honestly she really is not as bad as all the reviews say. Yes there are a lot of quizzes and you have to spend some time watching videos but the flipped modality of her class is not bad at all. I kind of prefer her videos vs having to sit and listen to a 60 something powerpoint. Just watch the ex videos.
Lapeyrouse is honestly not bad. I listened to the reviews on here in the beginning and it freaked me out. But she really is not bad. Just practice. If you want a good grade you just have to practice. I loved the SI sessions. Went to every single one after I failed the first test and I passed the class bc of it. She cares and does try to help.
DO NOT TAKE!! I love chem, but her class was not it. She gives so many videos and assignments each week, and then expects us to know everything in the 8-10 min videos. In class she goes over practice problems and doesn't bother to fully solve them. I would study and be confident but would fail her tests because of how hard she makes them.
Honestly take at your own risk. I think she's a really nice person but personally I think she sucks at being a professor. She does a flipped classroom which I had a really difficult time with because she didn't teach us in class, we had to do that in our own time.
DO NOT TAKE!! I emailed her many times to try and help bring up my grade and she does not care. She also took a week to answer. Her videos do not help at all and her practice exams have nothing to do with her regular ones. She is not meant to be a professor.
The class has a flipped classroom. She has lecture videos (5-10 min) assigned every week to complete as HW and class time is for practice problems. I found this set-up to be amazing, because it allowed me to get feedback on my work immediately. The class is, at times, difficult, but if you put in the work, you should succeed. She is super caring.
Class would have been interesting and far less complicated if her online pre-recorded lectures aligned with the quizzes and exams. Her classes were mandatory attendance for examples only and some days she never put up the attendance code.
You watch a 5-10 min YouTube video outside of class. Then during the lecture time, she speed runs through problems. On more occasions than I could count something would be on the test or quiz that wasn't explained thoroughly in those YouTube videos. If you can take this course with Simon Tang do so, a much better professor at explaining concepts!
AVOID! Lapeyrouse uses a flipped classroom setting where you watch vague 5-10 minute youtube videos that do not prepare you for class. During the mind numbing lectures (attendance mandatory), she speeds through example problems with lackluster explanation. Practice exams are nothing like the real deal and you don't get to see what you did after.
So awful I had to withdraw from course. She makes you watch 5-10 min lecture videos outside of class that are not at all helpful, then speeds through examples in lecture. Quizzes and exams are unnecessarily difficult and none of the resources were helpful. No matter how much I studied or utilized SI, I still failed. She also never answered emails.
Never answers emails, hard tests nothing like the quizzes or practice, attendance mandatory for practice problems doesn't even go through all the way. Expects you to know every little single detail from the 8 min lecture videos. Cumulative final (not curved), and overall tough class. Only passing cause it's the only hard class I have semester.
Geology isn't hard at all and the content is very interesting. Her video lectures cover everything, although quite quick, so you might find yourself rewinding several times to get the notes. Assignments, projects, and exams were all very easy, there's just a lot of them. If you like geology and want a free class, this is a good one to take.
This class is very difficult, the tests are a lot harder than the practice stuff she has you do. Be prepared to go to a lot of tutoring. She has you watch her own YouTube channel before every class and then runs through practice problems expecting you to already know everything.
Honestly one of the worst professors I've ever had. It's a flipped classroom so you have to watch her lectures on your own time on top of homework and quizzes assigned. Goes over practice problems in class... but doesn't explain them fully and has awful handwriting. If you're good at teaching yourself you'll be "fine."
Exams are different from material taught. TA's are better at explaining than she is. She isn't helpful or nice when asked about extra credit or make-up assignments. Did not do a curve because of a policy to "help" our final grade but made grades worse. If you don't have any other options, rely entirely on TA's. First C I've ever gotten.
Absolutely awful professor! She does NOT teach in class instead you are supposed to learn from 5-10 minute confusing YouTube videos she posts. She still makes attendance mandatory even though in class all she does is speed through a couple unhelpful practice problems. She also does not round grades or work with you AT ALL to bring your grade up.
She is awful! So rude and does not care about her students. At risk of losing my bright futures scholarship because of how bad she is at teaching.
Due to her lectures being just practice problems, you have to study before class (which sucks). The concept videos she makes are entirely useless, but skimming over the practice problem videos can help. Exams are online, except for the final. In order to get an A, redo/practice the problems in her class notebook. Attendance is graded.
Take anyone else. Flipped classroom, where you have to learn outside of class and do practice in class. The videos to learn before class are 5-10 and not much-very general. Practice problems are no where near the difficulty of the tests. Final test dropped my friends' a whole letter down. It's an ABC passing, DF no credit class. Don't take with her
This professor didn't teach the entire course. Every single week there were multiple YouTube videos linked to the course from YouTube and this was how we were expected to learn material. No textbook, no PowerPoint, no notes, just random YouTube videos from other professors and random science channels. DO NOT TAKE IF YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO LEARN!
She does not teach in class at all, the TAs are the only ones that actually help you. The "lectures" are literally just her going over a few practice problems and the TAs walking around helping students. She expects you to watch and take notes on 2-5 videos each week just to understand lectures. So many video-recorded hard tests and quizzes.
Lost my Bright Futures Scholarship because of this professor and I am now at risk of having to withdraw from UCF all together. I cannot believe she is still allowed to teach this class in this way with the flipped classroom. She is awful, please withdraw while you can.
DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!!! Her class is half online and half in person. The in person “lectures” don't help at all because it's just her going over practice problems with vague explanations. You're expected to watch lecture vids before class and they really don't teach you much in regards to what you're expected to know.
Chat GPT explains things better than Chemistea time (her online video format of "lectures")
None of the material we learn is gone over in class, its done entirely by her own youtube videos were expected to watch before class. She does problems at us during class and moves way to fast. DO NOT take this class with her if you struggle with learning harder material online. Would not recommend her class to my worst enemy.
She's not a bad teacher IMO.She gets a lot of slack but genuinely its because chemistry is hard.The chemistry board gives her way too much to teach and she admits it herself some of the material she doesnt want to teach because it doesnt make sense.She has a flipped classroom because of the amount of material but she gives you everything you need
UCF Chemistry department is the reason I cannot graduate on time. I have taken this course with two different professors, both of who were horrible educators, and this professor is by far the worst. You are teaching yourself in this course. She uses Notebook through OneNote, and if you don't have an iPad or tablet, you're screwed :)
I personally liked this professor, she definitely know what she's doing. She doesn't want anyone to fail and you can always go up to her and ask questions. It's a flipped classroom, so make sure you are good with that kind of stuff. Chemistry is hard, but she seems to be a better option than some of the other teachers.
Do not take this professor. She does not teach, it is not an exaggeration. You do not have a textbook, you learn by watching 5 minute videos on a topic and do practice problems the entire semester. Exams are 60% of your grade and any material given to you to study is unlikely to appear on the actual day of the exam, a complete waste of time.
As I do know chem is a hard subject, this professor is not helpful at all. The flipped classroom does not work for this class, and I taught myself everything through YouTube. If I could go back, I would not choose this professor. Her TA knew more than she did.
I wanted to like her and ignore the reviews but they are accurate. I was at an 89 up until the final which I'm reading she doesn't curve. Now because of the final that she didn't prepare us for in the slightest I am finishing with a 79.5. She doesn't round either a 79.999 is a C. Do not take her, take anyone else. First C I have ever gotten.
Dr. Lapeyrouse is caring, she has for the classes videos and some of them with exercises for understanding the material. The tests can be doable if you study hard the practice tests and pay attention in the exercises of oneNote. In class she said that she want the student to pass, if you don't understand something, ask.
This class honestly was not bad I would say if you did a lot of your own studying, you should be fine. Her study guides are very helpful and have similar content to the exams. I warn you now the final was cumulative and was significantly harder than her study guide. I suggest going to the SI meetings to help study.
Mandatory attendance and flipped classroom need I say more. ACS final exam which everyone failed and she barely reviewed for.
Overall, I liked her. I think she did an amazing job preparing us for our lecture exams. If you do work outside of class, you will get a good grade. The only thing was that I think she did not prepare us well for the final exam. The final was very difficult and we barely had time to complete it.
Ms Lapeyrose was decent. She does flipped classroom but if you try hard outside of her class, then it is an easy A. Exams were very similar to worksheet but the final is difficult and can knock your grade down. Study for the ACS beforehand and you will be fine. Ms Lapeyrose does try her best!
Most of the learning was done on your own time while class time was used for practice problems and to ask questions. The course itself can be tough, but she provides a lot of resources to understand the material and pass the class, you just have to be willing to put in the time. She is understanding of your circumstances as well
Dr. Lapeyrouse is an OK teacher. Attendance is mandatory, which is dumb because you come to class and do practice problems, but her handwriting is so bad, and she goes fast. You learn through her videos, they are simple and doable, and is nothing like the test. I wouldn't recommend her. I have to retake the class with a different professor.
Dr. Lapeyrouse teaches through a flipped classroom method, I don't enjoy these classes much, but she taught really well in her lectures as well. This is definitely the lowest grade I have received so far, but I am to blame. Her tests seem much harder than what she reviews, but she's overall a good teacher.
Flipped classroom, except there actually is no classroom because she will never teach you. In the mandatory lectures she will go over problems and test reviews that are more beneficial to just work through on your own time. She was absent multiple times with no warning- including the day before our last exam. Do not take her course.
This class and professor is absolutely horrible. Avoid at all costs if you can
This class was a disaster. The professor did not teach effectively, and the material on exams didn't match what was covered in lectures or study guides. The final exam, from an external source, was irrelevant and unfair. The lack of preparation and support made success in this course nearly impossible. Attendance is mandatory and she doesn't teach
Awful. Attendance is mandatory, but she just does practice problems the whole time. No actual teaching. She posts videos to review. Get ready to do a lot of self teaching.
If you can take any other professor or course instead, do it
Horrible and I wish I could take back my time wasted in this course
Flipped classroom. Thought I was gonna be fine but the lectures had nothing to do with the anssignments and if they did they were heavily math and had nothing to do with the concepts. I've never had a teacher this bad at teaching. If you have to take this class, watch the Zoom lectures recorded by the GTA. Lockdown browser isn't bad.
Hated this class, the format, the teaching style, and the teacher
flipped class, but get ready for a lot of self teaching. I had to learn through YouTube and ChatGPT. I was doing great till the final. She doesn't curve, she isn't willing to redo any assignments, and she refuses to give extra credit. Attendance is mandatory. Labs are easy. Truly disliked her and this class.
Definitely not the best teacher in the world, but not the absolute worst. She gets like a 2/10 stars for me. Make sure you study different sources for the exams because her material doesn't match at all.
She ruined my chances to graduate with a final from “ASC”, didn't prepare us for the way it was going to be formatted or the materials on it. Her study guide for the final didn't even reflect the questions on it. Was passing the class till that. Absolutely trash teacher with no regard for our wellbeing or futures. Doesn't even respond to emails.
This was not it guys. I'm at a loss for words about this teacher, teaching style, exams, everything. Just NO
Awful class structure. Not a single lecture with her teaching the subject, instead gives exercises and you figure them out in your group. Watch her weekly youtube videos instead of her teaching during lecture. Proctored quizes withe camera EVERY sunday. Final worth 22%, not made by her, useless study guide as it was completely different from exam.
All reviews prior to this one I standby. Especially the one directly before. Big yikes to this class
Dr. Lapeyrouse is a passionate teacher but the overall class & learning structure itself is terrible, I'm just glad I passed. If you don't have a strong chemistry background already pls be prepared to study & devote a lot of time into this course. Good luck to you all.
I highly recommend you do not take this class. It felt like her TAs were more responsible for teaching than her. She has a reverse learning style so you have to teach yourself the entire class. Class is too short for her to really teach anyways. Prepare to study and use outside sources. She makes her own videos but they're not helpful whatsoever.
hated this class and the format. hated the final exam.
Goes way too fast and only teaches math portions of chemistry, not when to apply it. Doesn't explain non-math and while attendance is required I had a hard time focusing because she didn't really explain things.
Attendance taken everyday. 4 test and 1 final. First 4 tests were easy if you're doing her reviews. Final was extremely more difficult and worth 22%. Study for ASC final. Flipped classroom, so you watch lectures outside of class and do practice problems in class. Overall, she wasn't that bad, just an average professor.
If you're taking this as a GEP and it's not your major, then DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. The most convoluted and longest projects ever, discussion notes on 45+ minute documentaries, and at least 4-5 assignments every week. This class had more work than the actual classes for my major and was just wayy too much for an online class. Avoid if possible!
Randomly assigned groups that do not help whatsoever. My group was horrible, she didnt gaf. The lectures meet 3x a week but dont help much, and attendance is mandatory. Flipped learning, so you have to teach everything yourself EVERYTHING. Studied for hours and hours for the tests. Do yourself a favor and take this chem at your community college.
By far my least favorite professor I have ever had at UCF. She explains absolutely nothing helpful in class and yet attendance is mandatory. Had to teach myself everything through other youtube videos as her "lecture" videos do nothing for you. Take this course with literally ANYONE else.
I was disheartened by Professor Lapeyrouse's unwillingness to engage openly or learn from her students. While knowledgeable, she often came across as dismissive. I had hoped for a more supportive and respectful experience, especially when seeking mentorship.
Lectures were incredibly unhelpful and videos we were forced to watch each week were insufferable. Tests were impossible and there are lockdown browser with camera quizzes every Sunday that made me dread my entire week. There are little to no opportunities to bring up your grade so good luck! I don't recommend taking this class.
Please do not take this professor. Our tests accounted for a large percentage of our grade, but 90% of the content on the test was never mentioned in lecture, neither in the provided videos nor in the provided worksheets. It is also a flipped classroom, aka, you teach yourself before going to class with the previously mentioned videos. Good luck!
This is basically a self taught class. You will be watching YouTube videos in place of lectures and then take quizzes based off that. The class is easy enough if you schedule time to do it.
Great professor, she has videos to teach her lessons and provides videos where she works out examples which is really helpful. In class she does examples with you. a little fast paced but if you keep up with the videos/notes and study the worksheets and practice test you will do good. Her test are similar to her worksheets and practice tests
This class was basically self taught. The majority of the course material doesn't even match up to what's on the tests, so it's kind of difficult to prepare for them. Lots of quizzes, textbook exercises, and random assignments. Also don't even bother contacting the professor because she doesn't respond to her emails, so just pick a different prof.
ABSOLUTE WORST CLASS I'VE EVER TAKEN. HOW IS THIS THE STANDARD!? Spent 40+ hours studying for each exam. Did every useless 5 min YT video. Did every worksheet & practice problem… Translated to a 45% on two exams back to back. The practice material is sped through and doesn't match the exam. BEWARE. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! HARD MATERIAL, SELF TAUGHT!
I understand that this is her job, so I will try not to be too harsh. If you're looking for an understanding professor who doesn't assign too much work, look further. If this is your only class, then you might be fine. The guided notes are due fridays, and the exams are only open for 24 hours. It's a lot of planning around the homework. good luck.
She simply doesn't teach she tests and these aren't easy tests the study guides are pretty much useless. Also despite not teaching in her lecture, instead wanting you to watch youtube videos, She makes attendance mandatory. She simply isn't a good professor. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!
Teaches in a flipped classroom, do all the work outside and come to class and do practice problems. Her explanations made it more confusing. Lockdown browser quiz with webcam every week. Takes attendance every class with the app. Very timely in responding to emails, but only had office hours before class had begun for the week. DO NOT TAKE!!!
The ACS exam was a high level than what she teaches. I got As on all her exam but failed the final cause it was very hard and has concepts that she never taught. I would say don't take her class and make sure to ask your professor about the final if it will be an ACS exam or not; if yes prepare yourself ahead of time.
Would not recommend unless you like self teaching. It's a flipped classroom so she doesn't teach topics in class but rather online through videos in which you're expected to know the topics when you come to class. Class is mandatory attendance but is only used for practicing the topics and the one note notebook is silly.
Flipped classroom - only take if you can teach yourself. Lecture videos outside class and worksheets in class. Exams are MC and alright as long as you study and practice the worksheets. Weekly quizzes with lockdown browser and concept checks. Final is made by ACS - not even her - therefore prep was pretty bad. No time on final and everyone fails.
Uses a "flipped classroom." You watch her YouTube videos at home, and she does practice problems relating to them in class. A certain amount of the lowest quiz, attendance, and lab grades are dropped. Final replaces lowest midterm unless a midterm has already been excused due to an excused unavailability.
5 min YT videos that are rushed, 5 practice problems in class that's the extent of teaching. Attendence always, even if she isn't there. Puts in groups of 6-8, expects a lot out of the groups. Worksheets are the only thing to study from. 50 min exams, you WILL run out of time. ACS final exam that is extremely different from the others. DO NOT TAKE
She gives a million resources on easy topics so I just taught myself them from YT bcs I'm not reading all of that. Tests were easy. Seems like she really cares about the topics she teaches. Easy class overall.
Her class is a flipped classroom. Meaning you really do have to try to learn the background information before applying them. Her class is doable but I feel that it's definitely not efficient and way too time consuming for absolutely no reason.
In complete fairness, she was not a 1/5. She gives you so many resources that it really is on you if you fail. That being said, not a great class. It's reversed teaching style, meaning you watch lectures at home and do practice problems in class, which makes mandatory attendance weird. WEBCAM PROCTORED QUIZ EVERY WEEK WEIGHED 15%. Oof.
Professor Lapeyrouse was a solid teacher, and while the class was structured slightly differently (with covering topics with short videos beforehand), if you take time to do the practice problems during class, it makes life much easier. The ACS exam at the end was quite difficult, but there is a large curve on it so it evens out.
I took this class online and the amount of work required in this class (that is supposed to be for non-majors mind you) is insane. The concepts in chemistry class is really hard and she does not dumb it down enough. You will spend the majority of the semester teaching yourself. Her YouTube videos are cheesy and some of her work has errors.
This class is for those who want to teach themselves really hard chemistry concepts in order to not fail. This class is the worst class I have taken at UCF. This professor is not engaged at all and posts old YouTube videos that do not teach the material in an easy enough way. The amount of work is also way too much. Exams are proctored.
The YouTube videos are insufferable. You will be teaching yourself. It's unfortunate that such a hard class is being "taught" by old YouTube videos. Then she has the nerve to proctor exams. She gives 10 or more assignments per week and the exams are incredibly hard because she doesn't go over every scenario you will encounter.Will never take again.
Currently taking this class online. This professor assigns a ridiculous workload for summer. I mean, seriously? Also, all the previous reviews are correct. Prepare to teach yourself the material. Her YouTube videos are cringe, and the material is not taught well. I am spending so much time teaching myself the material which is extremely hard.
I was sick for a week and missed a bunch of work and submitted a doctors note and she's claiming it doesn't overlap with the due dates I missed when it says I can go back to school after the assignments are due and she's not letting me complete them.
The amount of workload for this just being a GEP to get my science credit done is insane!! The vast amount of learning is done through random youtube videos and extremely lengthy assignments where we basically have to teach ourselves the entire thing. I'm spending longer on this class than the ones actually intended for my major!
The amount of homework/ classwork participation is insane. There's so many notes you have to turn in and sometimes there's hour long videos where you also have to take notes. Overall, I think it's an easy class, but the workload for this class is too much. I would only take if your schedule looks light.
She thought I forged a doctors note and called the office and wrote a incident report against me.
Way too much work. The notes aren't overbearingly difficult, but having several documentaries a week on top of Lockdown Browser, I believe, is overkill. The videos are at least 5 years old, and she only reads what pops up word for word. A lot of extra credit opportunities, but don't take unless you really enjoy geology.
Do not let her low rating scare you. This was such an easy online class. It was kind of assignment heavy but they are simple. She always replies super fast to emails and had review and lecture videos constantly. Take this class if you need a chem credit.
3 exams, one drop. Fine. Having lockdown for a fully remote course is absurd and she is a terrible teacher. Has TAs host all review sessions and does not actually teach herself. If you're decent at chemistry you could get an A taking it for credit, it is just really tedious.
it was not that bad. all of the HW assignments have unlimited attempts. there are three exams, and one of them is dropped the final is cumulative but as long as you do well on everything else it lowkey does not affect your grade. and she gives really good extra credit I was going to finish with like a 94 but the extra credit brought me up to a 100.
I think some reviews are a bit harsh on her. Her class is very easy, especially since her exams are exactly like the study guides she provides us to fill out. At times, notes could be a bit much (one or two documentaries that you could just look at the transcript), but I wouldn't say it's an insane amount. Lots of extra credit at the end!
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