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CHE151 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
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99%
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Reviews (122)
Lectures until the very last minute of class and speeds through material. There are barely any examples done in class, no review sheets given before a test, and no assigned homework. Her lectures are all posted online before class so attending is often a waste of time although attendance is mandatory. You will will have to learn on your own.
Dr. Agarwal helped me understand the concepts of chemistry. She is helpful, and gives extra credits. I would highly RECOMMEND her.
A if you study the given material. Gives lecture ppt and question material to study. Very helpful and gives extra credit.
Very sweet lady. At first it was difficult to understand her but I got used to her teaching methods and slight accent. She gave my class extra credit to go towards your grade and curves all her tests. Very fair lady and there when you need her to listen to you. Just make sure you come to class! Definitely ask lots of questions and participate tho
A great professor with full of presence, knowledge, clarity and humor. I learned a lot from her this semester. She gives awesome power point lectures and review questions. She explains lab with so much of clarity and explains what we are doing and why? She is always there for you.
Great professor but make sure you do your homework.
Pretty good professor, she can be hard to understand at times. But other than that her tests aren't that bad IF YOU STUDIED. Also homework and lab assignments boost your grade
An awesome professor with great teaching style. If you STUDY well and do your lab and HW properly, you can get what you expect (An A).
She is a very good professor. Very helpful and knowledgeable in the subject.
Teaching style is not suitable for lower level chemistry students. Lectures are uninspiring. Condescending when asked to explain further. Something is clearly lost in translation.
Chemistry is not an easy subject but Professor Agarwal breaks down the topic to make it very understandable. She is always ready to help. It is important to keep doing HW and more PRACTICE problems to keep up in the subject. This course definitely needs extra efforts from your side.
I had her in last semester. She inspired me in CHE151 and I did very well, and now I'm taking CHE152 this semester. Great Professor with clear grading. The HW questions help prepare for the exams. Extra credit is given in all tests and quizzes.
An awesome professor !!! I have never had such an amazing professor. The course is hard but Pr. Agarwal always ready to help. She really cares about students' success, very helpful and knowledgeable in the subject. Do your lab and HW, and you can get an easy A.
Professor Agarwal cares about her students success and tries her best to prep you for the exams. If you didn't do well, it's your own fault, I promise u. Gives quizzes which give you a strong idea for what her exams will be like. You will have to put in effort but she makes getting an "A" attainable if you try.
She is a very nice women and chemistry professor. Goes slowly in explains the material and reviews relevant questions from the textbook. Prepares you well for exam and very passionate about teaching.
Professor Agarwal is an excellent teacher. Extremely helpful and caring to her students. I enjoyed her class. She made our class fun with lots of learning. Just work hard and practice.
Prof. Agarwal is the best teacher i have ever dealt with in my educational career thus far. I started off taking Biochemistry for personal Enrichment. She helped me and was able to speak to me during her office hours and went above and beyond for me to make sure I was on track. Her exams are difficult but If you put in the effort you can get an A.
Professor Agarwal gives a fair lecture and material in conveyed clearly. However, there were multiple occasions when she included material on an exam that she explicitly told us would not be on the exam. Talking to her during office hours may be difficult and she may try to rush you out. I would not recommend taking her class.
Professor Agarwal is a great teacher. Her lectures and exams are very comprehensive and fair. I strongly recommend her. She is very approachable and easy to deal with.
I took her lab and had a great experience with her. Very comprehensive prelab lectures and very fair in grading.
Took biochem over the summer with this professor. Her lectures are fine but she is very curt and difficult to communicate with if you have any questions about the material.
Great Professor! If you work hard enough there are many chances to catch up with your grades. Exams are challenging but A is achievable with the hard work.
I have taken Biochemistry in Spring semester and learned a lot in this course. Professor Agarwal is very professional and sets up an atmosphere for a great learning in the class. She is available outside the lecture in office hours and helps students. This course does requires more efforts and time. It pays off at the end.
I took Che107 with her and she is an excellent professor in explaining and conveying the material. Very fair in grades. i would strongly recommend her.
Professor Agarwal is very organized with the class and material she provides. Do more practice problems and HW. Clear grading and does not rush. Definitely would take her again.
Great professor! Extremely fair and knowledgeable. Definitely would take her again!
Took this course in Fall and worked with the HW and textbook problems. It was very useful. Helpful professor with clear expectations from the course. Good experience in the class.
Wonderful professor. Learned a lot from her!
She cares about students success and is very fair in grades. Would take her again. The course needs lots of practice but pays off at the end.
A very knowledgeable and caring professor!!
For biochem. class consists of 3 exams, 1 final, 3 quizzes, and lab. Some topics are dry but it is totally doable to get an A if you study hard/smart. The latter topics are very difficult though. Class is just her reading the slides. Lots of reading Make sure you also read the textbook. Shes very respectful, helpful and she cares about her students
Her lectures are clear and concise. Exams and quizzes are appropriate. With hard work and continuous involvement in study, it is possible to get an A. She is a very good professor.
She gives a lot of Review questions to prepare for the Exams. Good experience in class. Very helpful and caring...
I really feel that she is a great professor with a clear grading criteria. I practiced regularly with the give review problems to get what I was aiming for...
Prof. Agarwal was very fair in grades, exams and quizzes. She gives good feed back to know where you stand. Definitely needs hard work though.
A really good professor, fair and wants you to do well. She explains everything well, does examples in class and will do extra if you request it. She helps you to get the highest grade you deserve, but you will have to work for it. Do the homework, study well, and read the book. Its worth it.
A lots of work, exams are difficult as hell. Reviews are okay because she's a friendly and nice professor.
If you review the given material and questions, then the exams would be easy. it needs hard work but pays off at the end. There are no surprises. Very fair and respectful professor.
Explains the material clearly. Good amount of review and quizzes given. Fair and approachable Professor.
Great professor! Very helpful and caring!
She explains material clearly, concisely, and does problems in the class. Review sheets are given for every chapter to practice. The syllabus HW questions are great as well. It prepared me the tests and ACS exam. There are no surprises and a straightforward test.
Amazing professor!
Took this course as final chemistry credit. I appreciate the way it was taught by Prof. Agarwal. Distribution of exams and reviews were appropriate and manageable. Great professor with her great attitude towards students.
Great Professor! Helps outside the lecture and lab. Goes through many problems in class and provides review sheets with many practice questions. Very motivating and nice women!
Very good professor and extremely helpful. 3 exams and many quizzes. Acs is hard but there is curving to the exam. Great experience in the class.
I took this course for the chemistry credit. The professor was very knowledgeable and approachable. Got to work hard with the material as it has a cumulative final by ACS.
Agarwal is a knowledgable professor who is there to help you out. She tries to make sure everyone is on the same page and happy to answer questions. She is a fair grader and her tests are easy especially because she gives review questions for each chapter. Her class is not hard if you put in the effort. Definitely take her class!!
Very well respected professor who knows how to teach Chemistry the right way. She knows the material and thinks of questions on the spot to help us understand the lesson better. She is always there during her office hours or even reachable through email. Her review sheets are on blackboard and curves the ACS exam.
It was a great summer class. Great learning experience. She is very knowledgeable and gives great examples of the material taught.
Amazing professor!! chemistry was very difficult but she made it easier. Great personality, likes to help her students, and will truly do anything to give her students grades a boost.
I was not a fan of this professor. She doesnt clearly explain the material and puts things on the test that she did not go over. I had to teach myself most of the material or ask the tutoring center for help. She refused to review for exams and has an attitude when you ask questions. She gives pop quizzes on material you just learned that day.
Summer was intense but worked out better than expected. Many take-home and post-lab quizzes prepared me for the exams. Lowest grade exam was dropped. A great experience of material learned.
I took this course for the credit. Great outcome. The professor was interactive, filled with knowledge and was motivating. Very realistic expectations and no surprises if work hard.
Honestly, she truly cares and teaches the subject! She gives a bit of work but if you work through, you will be fine!
for me personally i can't understand her accent, and sometimes she wouldn't respond to an email
She is very clear and fair Professor. Honestly, great experience in class.
Amazing lectures! A very positive experience!!
Very knowledgeable Professor! Delivers great lectures and lab for Gen chem!
She is incredibly difficult to understand. She can have a short fuse and don't even think about showing up five minutes late or without your lab manual. The lab itself is easy and she will help if you ask but don't expect to get any answers via email... your only shot is in person.
I like her teaching style and her organization skills. A lot of material is provided to prepare for the exams. There are take home quizzes and review sheets. She is very clear and concise. However, you need to work hard and practice more problems to achieve your goal. There are no surprises as it's expected when you take CHEMISTRY classes.
She is very straight forward on expectations. Great experience!
Has a serious attitude and wont take time to explain anything. Also, she sent a video to the class to explain how to do the paper chromatography lab and it wasnt even in English!! Seriously. Nothing more to say, that should say it all right there. Didnt give her a 1 rating because the class was easy but that isnt because of her.
She really cares. The course requires hard work tho. I had to study almost daily. Labs are good. She gives some extra credit too!
Dr. Agarwal is one of the great general chemistry professors at Nassau. She teaches to make sure students understand it. Very passionate and always very helpful in office hours and in labs.
I learned a lot in this class. definitely recommend her for the Gen Chem.
It was a great class. Learned a lot from. She is a great professor and very passionate. Knows her stuff very well.
She is a very nice person. Great lectures and lab. Clear grading. One of the lowest labs and exams are dropped. Fair in grading. Explanation are very clear. Take home quizzes are very helpful with good amount to time to finish.
She is a great professor and truly cares. She gave bonus questions in exams and dropped a lowest grade exam. It definitely helped.
Great teacher. Makes study very interesting. Easy to learn in her class.
Great professor!
I had a great experience in her class and would again take her for higher chemistry courses.
Dr. Agarwal is an amazing professor. Takes time to explain things, goes over the problems, and is very clear. Great experience overall.
I took this hybrid lecture and lab course with Dr. Agarwal. She knows the material well and gives good examples. Do more practice problems, review sheet problems, and make good notes to accomplish in this class. That's the key and It pays off!
I wouldn't recommend this professor. She didn't take into account the student's overall struggles during this whole semester. Especially when we had back to back tests during "Spring Break". Her review sheets are nothing like the tests she gives. No formula sheets provided or notes used. We had to use Honorlock for half of our exams.
Shes mediocre. She requires the use of Honorlock for exams. I dont have a problem monitoring my keystrokes nor my web browser.. I DO NOT want the interior of my room scanned and recorded. Which is required by honorlock. It is an invasion of my privacy to record layout of room. If you read the privacy policy it states they store your info.
Professor Agarwal is a great teacher. As long as you do the work, you will be fine. This class is enjoyable with lots of interesting material.
I took this course as a prereq to my PA school. The class was intense and very informative. It requires a time commitment and more focus on details. It worked best for my work schedule!!
The class was awesome. She is an amazing professor!!
The lecture and lab course material are manageable!! Only 6 chapters with 4 lecture exams, one lowest dropped. Can't touch this!
Worst professor I have ever had. There was not a single person in the class who liked her or her attitude. Take her class if you want to be miserable otherwise THIS IS YOUR WARNING. Pick another professor !! Not worth wasting my money on this class as well as half my summer. Will be retaking with another professor. This is your sign to RUN.
Prof. Agarwal is a great teacher and knows her material. The summer class was very intense however it worked out for me. The regular semester May be better. Overall, a great experience in her class.
She presented the lectures nicely and asked stimulating questions. She is good in explaining ideas. Well designed course!
I had her for Gen chem I and by far learned a lot from her. Great teacher!!
I am happy that I took her class! Great experience overall!
Just avoid her especially during summer. Trust me. This is coming from a straight A student.
Summer was rough but her great lecture material, review sheets and exam review was very helpful!!
She gave a clear idea on what to expect and provided whatever you needed to succeed. Good outcome!
I took this course in the summer. It has 4 exams with the lowest dropped and 5 quizzes. One final exam at the end. The quizzes were take home, which helps! The summer is fast pace so need to work hard with the given material. The regular semester could be better to absorb tho!!
She curved the overall grades. However, the course needs extra effort and practice.
Biochemistry is a difficult class to begin with but her lecture does not help us to understand better. She is extremely strict and argues with students. It was the most difficult class at NCC. I hope she will be more understanding and generous to students in the future. Can't believe where all the good reviews are coming from!
I had a great class with Dr. Agarwal.
She knows her stuff and is a great teacher!
I took biochemistry as a prerequisite for medical. Dr. Agarwal is very clear and concise. Make sure to take notes in every lecture. Study notes, slides, textbook and do practice exercises for the tests.
She is good at explaining the material. She provides a good amount of other material; free textbooks, lots of examples, and review sheets.
If you want a professor who doesnt care about you or your hard work as a student she is the one. She is rude nobody in class likes her. She is very mean and not helpful she doesnt understand when you ask questions. DONT RECOMMEND UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE STRESSED EVERYDAY. Terrible teacher.
She is a great professor. Very clear on material and explanation. Highly recommended.
Awesome professor!! I wish I had her for higher chemistry courses.
I had a great experience in Dr. Agarwal's class. It needs more practice with the textbook questions as it involves calculations. It's doable tho.
She is one of the best General Chemistry professor at NCC!
She's very dedicated and has an effective teaching style. Expert in material taught. Good experience.
Very dedicated and fair!!!
I took Gen Chem II with her, the lectures were clear with good examples. She's a great teacher and fair in grading!
Honestly she is probably the best chem teacher, lectures are clear & feel free to ask questions. You will need to put in extra studying bc this class can be rough at points but shes great. she genuinely cares & is very nice. I had her for lab and lecture, she was very good.
Prof Agarwal is able to break down chunks of material while maintaining a respectful relationship with her students. Even as someone highly rated, I didn't expect her to be this top quality. She is respectable and levels with each student's learning abilities but expects you to put in the effort that you really can. This class pushed me to grow.
Honestly, she is best in Gen Chem. She give HW on Lumen Learning with min. 3 days time with 3 attempts. Out of 4 Exams 1 lowest tossed. Only 6 chapters so no rush rush. Easily reachable in office hours by Zoom and in-person every week or after lab. Great lectures but need to on top of the everything. No kidding! Work hard and get the grades! Simple
Amazing lectures!. It has lots of math in this course though. Does prepares you well with HW, review sheets, and office hours!
She is a good teacher and cares!!
The class experience was good. Great professor!
Her great teaching style made the class fascinating and accessible. Wonderful class experience!
Dr. Agarwal is an awesome teacher, and she's really professional. The 5-week summer class had a lot of material, but she explained everything so well, and the grading was fair. It might be better to take this class during a regular semester because of all the content.
I definitely would not recommend taking her in the summer. She said it herself she hates teaching biochem in the summer because it is a lot of material to learn in less than 5 weeks. Be prepared to memorize everything because she will never give out a study guide and expect you to memorize everything for the exams.
She is very sweet, funny and her lectures are interesting. That being said, the test material did not line up with the material that was learned in class all of the time. There are also no review sheets or guidance on what to focus the most on. DEFINITELY go to her office hours to review the tests once they are graded.
The class experience was good. All exams and quizzes included bonus questions, and an index card was allowed for each.The lab final was open book. The professor was extremely helpful and had clear expectations. Despite the summer course being only 5 weeks long, she provided ample time to review questions and past exams, which was extremely helpful.
The 5-week summer course was tough, but by putting in effort and using the great materials, lectures, labs, and allowed resources for exams and reviews, it was doable and it all worked out well. The professor was highly knowledgeable and fair with grading, and included a curve at the end of the course.
I spent a lot of time and effort on this 5-week course, and it paid off. The professor gave great lectures that really helped.
this professor is very knowledgeable of biochemistry and can go into great detail. There were some errors in grading. You would only know this by reviewing the exams which she gives very little time to review them. Hard to get extra help from this professor during summer session. I would suggest taking this course with a different professor.
Professor Agarwal is a highly knowledgeable and fair instructor who permits to bring an index card with formulas and equations to every quiz and exam. Additionally, despite tight schedules during the summer term, she allowed us the opportunity to review exams on multiple occasions. Great class experience.
She is a great professor, and I had an excellent class experience. I totally recommend her!
Great professor. The course demands hard work and is highly rewarding!
Tough 5-week course, but the professor's clear lectures and fair grading made it doable. Definitely use unstuck ai and the provided materials to succeed. Expect a lot of content, but the curve and bonus questions help.
Excellent Professor and Fair Grader! Highly recommend her!
Great professor. She explains and teaches things very well. My only complaint are her tests and the review sheets. Her tests are only multiple choice so there is no room for partial credit. And the review sheets are not like the test at all. But her tests aren't too difficult so if you're a good test taker, you'll do fine.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
99%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
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-0.07 avg changeRatings by Course
CHE131
5.0
(5)CHE107
5.0
(3)CHE51
5.0
(1)CHE152
4.8
(48)CHE151
4.7
(14)Difficulty by Course
CHEM131
5.0
260
4.0
CHEM151
3.2
CHEM152
3.1
CHEM132
3.0