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Dont take her class you will fail
She is not a good teacher at all, very hard to understand, and doesn't speak or write complete sentences when in lecture, she is not clear in her teachings.
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She is a really good teacher but she is very hard to understand. She is a very fast pace teacher.
You can't understand a word she's saying. She's from zimbabwe
she was a really good teacher, very willing to help and always answered questions. just go to class
Chigwada's tests are very hard. If you go to class everyday, you CAN pass the class. All of her tests & quizzes come from the lecture notes. If you want to be challenged, take Chigwada. I prefer Ratcliff, because her tests are easier and she is good at explaining the material (although, I have only taken her for 112).
At first, she's difficult to understand. After about a week, you understand every word she says. She is probably one of the easiest teachers I've had so far. & as far as fast pace, we were actually behind at the end of the semester. We had to cram 2 chapters in 3 classes before the final.
she is very smart. Go to all her classes and you will be just fine.
Although she has a strong accent, she is not hard to understand, contrary to what others may think. Her tests are based on her notes and the practice problems -so do them! She makes a lot of mistakes in her notes and calculations on the board. I thought this hurt me when trying to learn in class. She doesn't give much extra help.
She is hard to understand sometimes, especially when mistakes are made on the board and are not corrected. When asking a question in class, be prepared to be accused of not reading the material or not paying attention in class. It is never her fault if a mistake IS made.
hard to understand
Great teacher! Very helpful and always made sure the students understood what was going on in class. Always answered questions to fullest extent. Explained everything that was on the test and always reviewed. Taught very throughly. Recommend to anyone.
While she was hard to understand at first, after about a week, it was easy to understand her. I thought she was a wonderful teacher and extremely helpful! If you go to her office, she'll sit down with you for as long as you need her and will go into full detail about every question you have! I'd suggest her to anyone!
I cannot understand her at all. She's very rude to the students and a lot of her notes are incomplete. Having a tough time with this teacher.
Very difficult to understand what she is saying, this mixed with the difficult material makes her a very hard prof
Amazing Professor. I have had one other Chemistry teacher out of my 5 chemistry classes and she is by far my favorite. She is a little hard to understand and her notes are a little messy, but if you ask respectfully she will do her part to improve. The class is more difficult than others but you learn everything that you need to in order to succeed
Pretty good. But extremely easy. Exams were straight from the notes, and she always told you the questions ahead of time, so you always knew exactly what was going to be on the tests. I often felt that the course didn't require you to know the material in enough depth. Regardless, she was always willing to help and sincerely cared about the student
She's an average teacher but the tests are really easy for a chemistry class. As long as you keep up with the work you should do fine.
Terrible teacher. It's hard not to take her because she is the only 116 option. She is very rude to you when you ask a question and does not help at all. Her online hw takes at least 4 hours. She is prompt for class everyday, but outside of class work she is either 1/2 hour early or late and starts on her time. DO NOT TAKE HER!
Not a good professor. Period.
Prof. Chigwada is a horrible teacher. If you take her 116 course, expect to teach yourself everything based on homework problems, because her lectures are horrible. She focuses on explaining the easiest parts of problems and expects you to simply understand the complexities on your own. Easy tests, and easy A if you do the work.
She is the best chemistry teacher I've ever had. I had a chemistry course in high school and chem 116 and I've never understood it until now. She explains everything very well. If you study the tests from previous years, you'll be fine for the test for this year. They're almost identical. Her review sessions are good. Definitely take her!
Can't understand a word. She can be nice, but is generally rude and doesn't know how to answer your questions. If youre already an expert on chem, chigwada's good..if not, DO NOT take her.
CAN'T UNDERSTAND A WORD SHE SAY'S
Dr. Chigwada is probably the best teacher i have ever had. She is extremely helpful and extremely nice.. she will answer any question that you have and anyone that claims they can not understand her is just plain ignorant. by far my favorite teacher
Easy class, pretty good teacher. Hard to understand at times and she doesn't reply to e-mail. And, she owed me extra credit that would've bumped my grade from a C to a B but I never received it. Still pretty pissed about that.
At first I was apprehensive about having her for a professor, but in reality, she really not that bad. Just take notes and pay attention in class and you'll do just fine. She's not really hard to understand at all, nor is she a mean person.
She is very hard to understand and teaches at a very fast pace.Although Chem 110 is supposedly an introductory course I believe it would be easier for those who had some previous knowledge in chem. I went from graduating high school with honors to failing 3 tests in ELSI (and no I don't drink or party now so nothing like that would effect my grade)
She is extremly hard to understand and she is unable to conrtol the class. She lives off of her notes durring lecture. so much so she just copies full prolbems out of them. One day she missed a line in her notebook while copying to the board and after 10 minutes she finally noticed!
She is hard to understand but is honestly a really good professor. She is very avaliable to talk to in ELSI hours and will explain a problem to you until you understand it. Alot of people complain about the way she grades the quizzes but if you can't get a problem of the exact same type correct in 6 weeks of trying, you shouldn't even be in 110
While she is hard to understand and her writing is a little sloppy she is very helpful in class and out of class. She is always available during her office hours and wants all of her students to be successful. Anyone who puts effort into this class should manage a C at least. I highly suggest her
The first day of class I was scared to death b/c I'm on of those people who doesn't do well with foreign-speaking teachers. However, I was completely wrong and Dr. Chigwada was awesome! She is very helpful and she teaches very well. Chem 110 is also more helpful that I can ever explain if you have to take Chem 115.
A very strong accent but she is really good.
she definatly knows her stuff, but she has a very hard time teaching it to us. so you mainly dont learn a thing
If you don't plan on spending time outside of class to go talk to her dont even bother taking her. Hard to understand and doesnt relate well. If your going to get extra help all the time then I suppose she would be ok
Dr. Chigwada is the best teacher I've had by far. It is easy to get an A in the class. Definatly knows what she is talking about. Highly recommend taking her as a teacher. Explains everything really well.
She is a decent chemistry professor. Definately not the worst one you could have. Also for a class like 116 you must attend regardless of who is teaching it. Other than that, she teaches the course fast but does a good job in relaying the information. I would recommend taking her for this class.
While taking her class I had a family emergency in which I had to miss a week. She would not help me get back into class and would not help with teaching me the material for the test. She is also very hard to understand and is not a very friendly person. I do not recommend taking her.
Most of her notes for Chem 116 are in powerpoint form, which you are able to print out off of ecampus. However, when she does math on the board, she explains the math really well, but not the concepts well enough, so you end up not knowing WHY you're doing the math for a particular problem. Also, she does have an accent, but it's easy to understand
She gives a quick breakdown of each question that will be on the exams. If you follow that and do the practice exams, you can easily get a good grade in her class.
Dr. C wasn't a horrible professor, in my opinion. She had a slight accent, but wasn't that hard to understand. Her tests weren't bad; she gave a rundown of the whole test the class before it.
Really heavy accent, made everything very difficult to understand. Expected us to know more than we should for the level.
I thought she made the class really easy. In class she showed you step by step how to do everything. You have a quiz every week, if you review your notes before it's easy. I studied like 20 mins for each one and usually got a 100. her accent wasn't bad once you got used to it, and she's really nice and fair
Chigwada offers a lot of supplementary material to prepare for the test. If you bother to do it, you can't miss on the test.
One of the best teachers at WVU by far, especially in the chemistry department. She spent extra time with me when I needed it and she took time to review for each exam in depth unlike other professors. Loved this teacher, wish I could take her again!
She can be a little hard to understand at times, but usually does a pretty good job. She will go over the questions on the test the day before, which you should attend, but it still they still are not the easiest tests and you still have to study.
Definitely take her class! She is very helpful and hands out extra practice sheets every weeek. Very helpful!!Must go to class and take notes in order to get a good grade. At end of semester she takes your highes grade, either what you got on the final or what you received in the class. Has an accent but after a few weeks you get used to it.
I really liked her. Her accent is heavy at times but if you ask her a question she will make sure you understand before going on. If you have problems she will meet with you anytime that's convenient for you. If you do the homework and study for the quizzes, the class should be a breeze.
I seriously had no idea what was going on in this class. It's really hard to understand her, and unless you are sitting at the very front you can't see anything she writes on the board. Nothing was explained well and all of her calculations were a mess. I had a really bad experience with her.
Horrible teacher notes were useless on the homework and homework was useless for the test. Very unorganized and doesn't know what she's doing.
Chigwada isn't the greatest professor I've ever had. You have to do a lot of work/studying on your own to get a good grade, and there is a LOT of online homework to go through each week. Her on board notes are also sloppy. Her accent is tolerable and not difficult to comprehend and she does reviews and gives lots of study materials for exams.
I love her! One of the best teachers I've had and would definitely take another class with her as my professor
She is a great professor. People who think she is an awful teacher probably don't take time to do the work. Chemistry is by no means an easy subject, but she does a really good job breaking everything down. I would recommend her to anyone!
Dr. Chigwada seems intimidating at first and makes the class seem harder so you will study more. Also, she is fairly strict and can be hard to understand. However, towards the end it you realize it was really nice to have her and she makes the class pass-able. Definitely the better choice for a teacher!
She is an awesome teacher! She always prepares you for exams, and she's willing to explain anything that you don't understand. Go and see her outside of class! She knows her stuff!
She's really super helpful, especially if you go to her lab hours, which she has a lot of is always right downtown. She does have a bit of an accent but it's nothing to be concerned about. She knows her stuff & works out examples in class. I recommend her greatly because while I may have struggled in chemistry I learned a lot.
She tells you exactly whats on every test. You just have to study and take the time. Chemistry is not an easy class but it's not as hard as everyone makes it out to be.
Dr. Chigwada is a GREAT Chem 116 teacher! She will do anything to help your grade! She gives a lot of bonus and also the topics on the exams. She also gives a lot of practice questions and tests to prepare. She is a funny lady and that keeps the lectures interesting. I would highly recommend her over other 116 teachers!
She was a great professor. She took her time through the material during class to make sure everyone (in a 200 person class) understood. She was excellent in office hours, and she was generally very happy and pleasant. Her accent is heavy, but very easy to get used to. Suggestion: sit up front.
She was a great professor. She took her time through the material during class to make sure everyone understood (in a 200 person class). She was excellent in office hours, and she was generally very happy and pleasant.
Very hard to understand, just plain rude, she doesn't seem to care about the class or your grade at all. Moves way too quickly. Shes probably great if your a chem major or in a higher level class but she doesn't know how to teach a lower level class
Toughest class I've taken so far, but she really wanted you to learn and wanted to help you.
Not very good at explaining concepts. Goes through everything very quickly and makes things more complicated than they have to be. I'm hopefully getting an A in this class, but I've had to learn everything on my own. The weekly homework is an insane amount of work; 50 pages of online questions, with multiple questions on each page.
She tries to help us learn the material, she does assume we know more than we do. She can sometimes be rude when you ask a question or leave early,& she focuses more on what the students are doing than teaching the lecture. HW assignments are insane, notes can be confusing. Thank God for my boyfriend knowing what he's doing, or I'd be totally lost.
Not good at explaining concepts. Goes through everything very quickly and makes things more complicated than they have to be. horrble teacher, dosnt even speak english.
Do not take her!! She moves very quickly in class and gives up to 200 problems a week for homework online.
SUCH A RUDE PERSON. A girl in class left to use the rest room and chigwada called her out in front of everyone asking 'why she needed her purse for the restroom'. Has an attitude problem and gives 50 pages of homework twice a week. Messes up almost ever math problem in class and has to be corrected by students. Did I mention she's very rude?
She is VERY rude! She assigns up to 200 pages of homework a week. DO NOT take her class if at all possible!
This instructor is by far the rudest instructor I have ever had. I highly do not recommend you take her course. She discourages you to ask questions and if you do she looks at you like you are dumb. Very unhelpful and moves way to fast. I do believe her course is doable if you already know the course information & or have a lot of time to dedicate.
not a good teacher. very rude and does not help you at all. She makes everything muh harder then it should be and assigns way to much homework
This course is by NO means easy. Although it is true that there is a lot of homework due, the instructor is extremely understanding and compliant when there are problems. She gives a lot of room for students to bump their grades up if needed. You need to put time in effort into this class...it's chemistry, no class will be easy. I recommend her.
It is a hard course. She goes very fast through the lecture and give TONS of homework. We would have about 400 problem to do a week!!! I would recommend going to the tutoring center. She can be sorta nice when you go to her office. You might come out more confused sometimes.
This class was incredibly hard and she flew through the slides and lectures. If you had a question she would always answer it but in a hurried manner and in a very vague way. She assigned an extreme amount of homework also. I understand homework is necessary but WOW. Just doing the homework and studying for this class took up half my week.
She was super nice as a person, but as a teacher she wasn't very good. There was a lot of homework, but it was extremely helpful for the tests. Also, she gave study guides out for each test, but they did not help. She did give out extra points at the end to help boost your grade. Overall this class was not my favorite but it wasn't awful either.
Dr. Chigwada is of the highest quality as a professor; her deep knowledge of her field facilitated a pleasant learning experience for me. Though she does move fast, this is college. Keep up or go work at Wal Mart.
The lecture is long and boring. Homework often has nothing to do with lectures. I felt like going to lecture was a waste of time because I did not personally learn anything from them.
Breezed through lectures, I was filling in notes more than I was actually paying attention. Study guides sucked, I spent more time trying to figure out what she hadn't cover yet than actually doing it. She made the class a lot harder than it had to be. Didn't use the textbook. And don't expect much extra credit or curves on exams.
Overall a good teacher, if you do what you're supposed to do and go to class you will do well. Way too much homework though and the lectures are pretty boring
The lectures are long and boring. Taking notes in the class are terrible! Her printable notes are just plain annoying so I take my own notes so I can actually learn. She teaches too fast-too much info in one class and doesn't use the book. Homework is a bear and too much work for such a little time.
The amount of work she requires out of class takes up all your time. It's absurd. Printing off the slides are essential but she goes way to fast. She asks the class if there are any questions but really she doesn't want there to be. The class will end sometimes later than when it's supposed to, she just wants to push more slides.
do not like her class at all
Most of the time, her lectures aren't anything close to what is on the exams. Also, she does post practice exams and review sheets, but these aren't very reliable. It's easier to just read the textbook and class notes. She yells at you if you have your phone out as well. She also isn't very helpful when asked questions.
Dr. R was a very sweet person, and did give points back at the end. This class is normally what rids the pre-nursing/nursing kids. Be ready to hit the ground running with this class, tests are tricky since no matter which way you do the work your gonna get an answer she has. I would recommend this class at a community college, not at WVU!
She was a very good teacher but you have to work really hard to get a good grade. Exams are always difficult so you need to start studying earlier than the day before. DO ALL THE HOMEWORK AND TRY YOUR BEST IN THE LAB. These will be a big help to boost your final grade. Don't expect a curve or extra credit. Do not wait to get help/ tutoring.
Admittedly, I am terrible at chemistry but she did not make the class any easier for me. Homework and tests were rough. Her lectures were long and boring. It is slightly difficult to understand some of her speech due to her accent. Do not take her class, other professors are a lot more helpful and easier to understand.
Class is very easy till about midterm and boom!, the difficulty picks up very fast. The last two exams were horrible. During lecture, you can look around and everyone is confused, some looked like they were going to cry. Sweet lady, hard class. She did give points back because the exams were bad. Very fast paced class!
If you want an A in this class you have to REALLY study for the exams, especially if you had no chem in hs. A lot of times she will do complex math problems and say it will be on the exam, but they never are. Also make sure your phone is on vibrate because she is NOT afraid to call you out and embarrass you in front of 200 people
Great teacher that does have a strong accent and talks fast so you may have to ask questions but she is very easy to approach or question in class. If you do the online homework that gives you multiple attempts and go to class while following her printed notes you will do well in this class.
Dr.R is a great teacher if you pay attention. She loves to help you any way she can. If you participate in class you will pass.
Sweet lady HARD CLASS, she does move very fast. You will need to do more to participate in class to pass, such as putting in hours of studying for the exams, no curves or extra credit here. This class is made to be challenging to weed out people trying to enter nursing school. BUCKLE UP AND GET READY!
Her accent is a little tough to understand sometimes especially when she starts talking real fast, but overall Good professor always offers help and announces office hours, tests are pretty tough but do all the homework, and go over the study guides and practice tests.
Her last name is Razunguzwa now. The class is very tough but if you study and do all of the homework and exam review sheets then you will be fine. Write everything down she puts on the board, most likely test questions. The class is time consuming but not impossible to get a good grade if you study and pay attention. She is also always available.
Texts were hard but she gave a lot of extra credit.
After Chem111 I was scared for this part of the semester but it was easier if you ask me. Tests were tough. I found if you put hours in for studying youll do fine. The homework is what helped me the most, sometimes very tacky, but hang with it. I did not do good on her tests in chem 111, but I took the final this semester in 30 mins and aced it.
The first two exams were very easy, but when the last two exams rolled around. Holy cow is all I can say, very very difficult. There is a mass amount of formulas, and complex conversions on the last two exams. I like Dr. R but wow them exams were killer. Lectures are very long.
Very hard class. lectures were filled with a ton of material and she blew through it very quickly. also a VERY RUDE lady. calls out students during lecture and embarrasses them when they ask their peers a question. Yelled at student during an exam once for not having privacy hood positioned properly. if you want a nice professor, look elsewhere
Its been a few semesters since I have had Dr. R, and she really grew on me. I did not like her at first but I came to actually enjoy her class. Those tests are TOUGH, but are nothing compared to some of the nursing exams some of you all will take. No curves or extra credit so study hard. She is a phenomenal chem 112 professor.
I don't recommend anyone taking chemistry classes at WVU, the professors aren't helpful!!
She's actually not an awful teacher. She explains everything really complex and hard to follow, but the book helps. She gave out a lot of extra credit at the end of the semester it helped a lot! Just pay attention and workreally hard and you'll be fine.
Very hard material
I had always had a hard time with chemistry so I was nervous about the class. I did however want to learn the subject very badly. I went to almost every class except 2when I was sick. She was very rude, was not helpful in office hours, and would not take the time to answer questions well. Her response was often you shouldve been paying attention
Dr. Chigwada is a gem! You're not gonna guess your way through her courses without putting in some work, though. I took several of her classes and she rocks!
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Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
87%
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