very good teaching skills. he's very hands on and interacts with the class a lot. the class is really fun because his way of teaching is more oriented towards having fun while learning.

he made lectures pretty fun to listen to, and despite the difficulty of tests, he made chemistry much easier than it could have been otherwise. he's great about checking his email and answering questions, and very fair with grading.

he's really funny!! he just says the darndest things! hah! fun guy! he's not so easy on the tests... gotta study for weeks before the test to do good... get ready for a lot of studying!

lectures are rather boring, and posted on web. exams are open book, but still require studying to get good grade. recommend going to lecture b/c web notes not fully detailed, but goes over in lecture

his tests are hard, but a very cool prof.

very interactive lectures. hard tests, even though it's open book. just pay attention. take advantage of the power point and lectures.

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Good class experiments, makes powerpoint interesting, good sense of humor, and german accent

He is a funny guy with an accent. The class may be boring because it's all powerpoint lectures BUT he makes it "entertaining" with a lot of experiments. He is very helpful (if you ask him for help) Ex: he replies to emails promptly. The class is not too hard, must study and understand lectures and if not just ask a question!

I like kaiser because he is all around nice guy, helpful if you ask him and replies to emails promptly. Hardly use text and he does do a lot of experiments. His class may be boring because it's all power point but he's enthusiastic and tries to make chem fun!

COOL IN CLASS EXPERIMENTS. HIS LECTURES ARE ALL POWERPOINT.

He's a very nice guy. Everything is pretty straight forward from the powerpoint slides. Its not necessary to read the textbook unless you don't know much about chemistry. HIS CLASS EXPERIMENTS ARE FUN TO WATCH!

cool experiments! study the handouts. you study - you pass.you do not study - you will fail!

Fun class with lots of experiments. He will make you study hard. Very organized, one practise exam for each chapter; you must study hard to pass this class. Funny German accent.

Although class is not mandatory, go anyways for the experiments. If you pay attention and study and look over the slides ahead of time you'll do fine

Easy class; Kaiser uses power point presentations; very helpful prof; he answers emails very quickly; always go to office hours for help. Study early for the exams; exams are similar to handouts. he should blow of more balloons!!

I always go to class and got A's; Kaiser has a funny German accent. Seems, though, there are lots of slackers in the class: evidence: class attendance is only 2/3. Kaiser requires you to know the experiments from class (he asks in the exam!).

Kaiser has a German accent but u get used to it. He has limited office hours so if you want help see the TAs. Lectures can get boring because no experiments. Do practice exams to do well in this class. The exams are almost exactly the same as the practice so its pretty easy course. Recommend you take him

exams are DIFFICULT, but Kaiser prepares handouts for each exam; these handouts are very similar to the actual exams. be prepared to study hard: Kaiser hates slackers in his class.

the best class ever!

do the practice exam he posts on the website will be helpful! but you need to study on your own as well.. Chemistry never be easy.. he replies email promptly so if you have chem problems just ask him or TAs.. he does not like slacker...

Funny guy with sense of humor. Always go for the experiments, but u must study hard for the midterms. always go to office hours for his help; TAs are often useless

He tries his best to make lecture interesting with experiments (which he asks about on exams!) and jokes. He responds really quickly to e-mails, but he's got limited office hours so visit the TAs for help. Do practice exams, follow along on the handouts, read the chapters, ask questions and you should be fine.

Kaiser's actually really good. He's pretty clear usually, and answers questions directly. He moves at a quick pace, but all his lectures are posted online. Attendance isn't mandatory, but he let us have open-book exams if there was high attendance, so go to class. He blows stuff up too, it's pretty fun.

Always makes the point that the university textbook is crap. High emphasis on doing his practice exams. Was very fast moving and challenging for a freshman level course. blows stuff up for about the first half of the semester too

Pretty cool prof with a german accent. you can pass the class if you are prepared to study hard. always study the practice exams and ask questions.. yes. he has limited office hours. questions in the exams are similar to the handouts. only problem: he should not teach when he is sick (difficult to understand); he shall stay in bed.

The good of Kaiser: blows stuff up (keeps you interested), lectures online, open book (if enough people attend lectures--we had ALL open book tests!), no homework, practice exams practically 90% on the actual test/midterms (has some curve balls in there), pretty understandable. Seemingly bad: has a slight accent, moves a bit fast.

All tests are MC and each has 30 Questions. The easiest way to pass this class is to study the practice exams well!!Tests are open-book but dont think it really helps, still need to study in order to pass. I think his accent is not a big problem...he is a nice guy overall.=]

Kaiser is a nice teacher and him and his TA was extremely helpful with exams. Exams were open book but not anymore cause people cheated. It's on you if you want to do good, study prac. exams!

Kaiser was really upset, but they should not have cheated. These guys are idiots! - Experiments are fun to watch.

Good professor. He is really into teaching, or so it seems. I feel like he cares, and the exams are generally easy. He spoon feeds you information if your to lazy to read the book, but regardless of reading or not, his test is very similar to practice exam. TA was awesome and nice, I recommend taking his class over vcic.

Good teacher, teaches at kind of a fast pace, but goes over the difficult material more thoroughly. Occasionally does pretty cool experiments along with his lectures. USED to have all open-book tests until someone got caught cheating with it. But just study the practice exams and you'll be fine.

He's easy to understand. Tests are somewhat hard but is VERY similar to the practice exam. He's better compare to other teachers.Highly recommended

Classes are pretty interesting but the exams are quite hard. The textbook is about half of the info you need. The other half comes from class so you prob. want to go to class. Review sessions are helpful and you should do the practice exams as they are quite similar to the exam

Overall alright. I would highly recommend going to class and the study sessions. The TA Andrew Turner is super helpful so go to him if you need help! Study the practice exams well and you should do fine on the exams!

Pretty good class - loved the experiments. Practice exams help to get a good grade. Attendance is not mandatory, but you should go to understand the ppt slides.

Remembered entering the class Kaiser said you need to study 15 hrs/week to do well. Honestly I like Kaiser, its interesting and has a sense of humor. BUT USE PRACTICE EXAMS! Its awesome when Andrew (TA) subs or does review sessions. His teaching is the main reason I am passing. Thank you so much Andrew! I know you & your mom are reading this :)

If u wnt to do gud on the exam, DO THE PRACTICE EXAMS, attend the review session, read txtbook & go 2 class! His tests are similar to the practice exam, & the review sessions taught by Andrew (super helpful, nice, friendly guy) gives you hints. Kaiser uses visual aid/experiments that I liked. Overall i liked this class, & Kaiser's method of teachin

The TA Andrew is super helpful. He gives you big "hints" on ALL the tests. There is no homework. You should read the textbook because it really helps a lot-& easy to read. You should also note down the experiments Kaiser does in class bc those are on some of the tests. Other than that, the tests are pretty easy. It truly depend on how much u put in

The lectures were generally fairly boring and at times the content was covered too quickly. It was really helpful though that the TA Andrew basically walked everyone through most of the exams. It was still nearly impossible to get an A in the class with the curves requiring students to get less than 3 or 4 wrong out of 30.

Good teacher, yet goes a little fast sometimes. Practice exams are SUPER HELPFUL. In class experiments were way cool, whoa. TA Andrew Turner is the best TA EVERR! Thanks Andrew for all the test help!

If you want to receive an A in this course you will need to study. The trivia questions on his test make it harder, especially when he asks about planets. I suggest attending Andrew's (the TA) study session. He really helps a ton! Also do the practice exams multiple times!

Not too shabby. Super easy midterm; study the on line sample questions. Coll experiments. Kaiser blows up some stuff!

Pretty cool guy with a cool accent. Has an awesome TA who is very helpful. He knows his stuff and makes things very clear. Go to the study sessions

Sometimes overexplains the material, but a cool and funny guy with awesome experiments to make the lectures more interesting. His TA Andrew Turner is the bomb!!! Super helpful and nice. Do the practice exams and take note of the experiments and stuff Kaiser mentions about the planets and you should be fine.

He's a very funny guy and his practice exams are very similar to the test. His TA Andrew is an amazing resource and Kaiser does pretty cool experiments in class. The class does get boring and the full powerpoints are online. Only thing is that he loves chemistry about space so there are a few irrelevant questions about that on the exam.

Kaiser is funny and he has an accent. His experiments are cool (you go to class because the experiments are on the tests). The practice tests are very helpful, but just be mindful that you should be aware of exceptions and random astronomy stuff on the tests. His class is curved, and you should read the book for stuff he didn't cover.

You will get out of this class what you put into it.

If you have been through high school chemistry, this should not be a class to worry about. Dr. Kaiser explains very well, his German accent is understandable, and his powerpoints are online. In-class demos will be on the exams. 4 exams + final. 20% each. No HW. Very large class. Use his practice tests to study. The TA makes all exams.

Kaiser makes going to class enjoyable, as he clearly knows what he is doing and can make his lectures funny. He teaches us what is in the textbook, but don't skip because he has questions about the in-class experiments on the tests. Tests are easy if you do practice exams posted online. No homework. You can buy previous edition textbook online.

No homework so your grade is based on 4 midterms and 1 final. Powerpoints are online. He does a lot of cool experiments. You should attend lectures because demonstration questions are on the tests. Just pay attention in class, do all the practice exams, ask Andrew (TA) for help and you'll pass. P.S. You should teach lab again, Andrew :)

Professor Kaiser's class is really easy. No homework, just study the practice tests. He does have a German accent, but as long as you know what "Fe" is, you'll be fine. The experiments keep the class interesting. If you ever need help, you can just ask Andrew and he'll help you. Also, if Andrew has a lab, take it.

This class was just average. Kaiser can be nice and even funny sometimes; the class is fair. The practice exams were nice (and a must-do) and experiments were cool. Getting a good grade could be hard, but Andrew Turner will be your life saver! BEST T.A. EVER. He actually cares for the students, and wants you to succeed. (He likes nachos and candy)

Great professor. As a previous comment says-- you will get what you put in to this class. It's too bad he cant do experiments in class anymore. They were so cool!

There's no assignments, so your grades depend on how well you do on your tests. Memorize the random astrochemistry facts on his slides for a free two points on a midterm/final. That can boost your score up by a letter grade. If you ask him for help, he'll gladly assist you. Solid choice if you actually read the textbook.

A funny German man who knows his stuff. Lectures can be boring, though they are thorough and very helpful. This class is based on 5 exams which includes the final. Each exam has a corresponding set of practice problems which, if you do them and understand them, should land you at least a B.

Pretty good teacher. He cares about his students if you go to his office hours. Be prepared to study extremely hard and do not miss his classes. German accent is not that bad, but you have to get used to it. Astronomy questions are unnecessary though.

Kaiser does not like slackers. Overall grade is based on five exams, so you should study the tests posted on his web page. Tests are very similar to actual exams. Too bad he canceled the demonstrations in the middle of the class - extracting water from sugar was so cool.

This prof cares about the students if you go to his office hours and ask tough questions you do not understand. The grade is based on 4 midterms and one final, but homework does not count, and he does not give extra credit. He asks sometimes irrelevant astronomy questions - so take notes on comments on planets and space. Love his black humor.

Do not miss Kaiser's practice exams. He posted them on a special web site. Very confusing that he does not use Laulima - but solid teacher. His German accent is ok, but he should present more examples in class.

Don't skip class! He often talks about chemistry in space - do not ignore bec' this will be on the midterms. His demos are super cool so do not miss them either. Study the practice tests he posted, come to class, and you will be fine. There are lots of slackers in this class, so they will bring down the curve.

This professor is a tough teacher - he goes through the material very fast, so be prepared to revise at home and put in lots of extra hours. His accent is not that terrible, but he should include more example sin class. The connection to space and astronomy was really cool.

This class is based on only 5 exams. Each midterm and the final have practice problems posted. if you study and understand those, you should receive a B at least. To get an A, you have to go to each class: he asks questions about the demonstration experiments and space - free bonus points if you go. Overall decent teacher.

The homework is not graded, but solve the assignments anyway - similar questions might be on the exams. So your grade depends entirely on how well you do on your five tests. Memorize the random astrochemistry questions and class demos for a free one or two points on a midterm/final. Prepare reading the textbook.

Great teacher but you have to meet him half way in order to succeed. He sort of a tough love kinda guy but I liked it. Very sarcastic with a german sense of humor, but hilarious to say the least. Class based off of 5 exams. Just read book for conceptual understanding. Memorize astrochemistry and experiments. Do practice exams for analytics.

Excellent teacher - he just completed three review sessions. Class is not that difficult. He has clear grading criteria and does not curve. If you are a slacker, chose another instructor - you will not pass. Although attendance is not mandatory, come anyway for the demonstrations and the space chemistry questions. They will be on the tests.

Kaiser gives it to you straight, without all the fluff. Study hard!! Do practice exams, understand topics conceptually, and take notes on experiments and astrochemistry questions in class. Funny and really intelligent. If you are willing to put the work in then I highly recommend his class. Other than that, it isn't a walk in the park.

Skip class and you will not pass. You have to read at home and revise each lecture and also the experiments he does. Lecture can be boring sometimes if no experiments, but classes are very informative with lots of stuff. Go to his review sessions if you want to survive this class.

I suggest buying the book a semester before you take the class and read through chapters 1-10. Take notes on experiments in class and astrochemistry facts. Review after every class and do the practice tests multiple times until it's almost 2nd nature. A little fast paced but Kaiser is well versed in the material. Work hard and good luck.

Probably the more harsher chem professors but is really knowledgeable in his field. no homework only grade you get comes from the 4 midterms he has and the cumulative final at the end. If you think this ones gonna be easy and you try to skip class or don't go to the TA for help then choose another professor. definitely need to put in time for this.

Prof Kaiser is a fair professor. He gives practice exams that are a lot like the actual midterm, so put in time to do them. He is not overly hard like some people make him seem. If you put in the work, the class is passable. A 26/30 was a A- on his midterm grading scale. His accent is not too hard to understand either.