Breath of fresh air! The best first year prof I had by far. Explains complicated topics really well and keeps the entire class entertained! Organized and always uploads notes etc in a timely fashion. Very approachable.

Overall? I thought Tamara was pretty good. Lectures were clear for the most part. She was kind of funny but in a sad sort of way, like when your mom makes an internet meme. Don't bother buying the model kit. I only used the textbook for the practice exercises, I'd recommend sharing one with a friend if you can. Doesn't post full notes online.

The content was somewhat challenging, but interesting. She could be a little confusing at times, but I don't think that it made much of a difference on my understanding. Tamara encourages students to seek extra help and promotes different ways to do that. Most of the marks came from tests, but lots of opportunities were given for "free" marks.

The way she presents information in lectures is very clear and concise. Revising off her powerpoints or notes would definitely earn you good grades. Be sure to attend class for clickers as they really solidify your knowledge of the content.

Tamara is a very nice prof. She cares about her students. Her teaching is par, and her midterms are mediocre. She can be confusing at times, and cant do math, but she is passionate. If you go talk to her and attend the ccu and the sl sessions you will be fine.

I love this class. This prof made me fall in love with chemistry. She is nice and very clear on what she is teaching super easy to follow!

Tamara is a really nice person and is very easy to talk to. Her lecture is entertaining and she clearly understands chemistry well. She tries to help all her students succeed and that is evident in her actions. Only negative thing is her tests because they are really short and easy and are nothing like the final exam.

Tamara is a super passionate prof and really cares that her students do well. She is super approachable and loves it when you visit during office hours and really tries her best to make sure you understand every concept.

She is not perfect by any means, but overall I have great respect for her and I think she is a great professor. She seems really caring. I understand some people may not like the way she yells/speak loud at times, but I don't find it as a big issue. The length of the midterm is stressful, but if you really know your stuff you can finish it in time

She is a great prof and it is obvious she cares about her students success. She is very passionate about chemistry and does a good job explaining concepts. There are lots of flipped class activities so show up to her lectures and you will do well on the exams.

Tamara is a very good professor. She does many in class work sheets which allows the student to understand the material. Overall I enjoyed her and would take her again!

I have really enjoyed her as my prof and I don't understand why she has the rating that she does. I would definitely recommend her !

I really enjoyed Tamara's lectures, I thought she explained all of the concepts well and focused on areas that were tested on. She covered a lot in the lectures, so missing them isn't a great idea. She also really likes to use clicker questions, but a lot of them are just for participation, not correct answers.

Tamara is a wonderful prof, she has a lot of methods of teaching which in particular add to the reason as to why she's a good prof. Her guided inquiries and clickers are very helpful to learn better. She also is a great speaker overall therefore, attending her classes are fun! Although she still does not upload any past years finals/exam pattern.

She encourages students to do the inquiry-based learning, which can help you understand the course material better.

Do not understand why she has such a poor rating, she is by far the best prof I had this semester. You can tell she is there to teach and explains things in multiple ways for people to better understand. She writes her notes out with you in class which helps you keep pace with her. Really recommend this prof.

Tamara has a wonderful personality. She was my lecture instructor and my TA for one of my lab. Tamara is a brilliant women and works hard to insprire positive learning in all ages. However, Tamara stuggles to teach when students don't work hard to stay involved. Go see her if you dont understand something; she is better teaching in smaller groups.

Dr Freeman is an amazing prof who really goes out of her way to help her students. Her tutorial sessions are also very helpful and she personally goes through the questions together with us. I personally am not majoring in chemistry nor do I like chemistry one bit, but I really enjoyed her lectures and tutorials. I'd definitely take her again!

Tamara makes you work for your grade but she also gives you a ton of ways to learn and prepare like in class group work and a bunch of clicker questions. She also gives you a five minute break halfway through class to check your phone and get everything out of your system so you can stay focused, her lectures are super entertaining and engaging.

This is one of my favourite personable professors i've ever met. She really really care about teaching and helping students in anyway she can. her material is tough, but there is tons of supplementary support for the course at UBC O. She is an absolute delight, she's so energetic and happy. Real pleasure to have her as my prof.

Really great prof! Passionate about chemistry and in general . Her lecture style is great with lots of active learning and real life applications. Tamara really gives you all the resources you need to succeed and learn chemistry well !!

Tamara is an amazing person and amazing prof. Unfortunately she can just get a bad rap cuz people blame her and say she's a bad prof when really its the course material. Theres alot of new concepts, 121 was way easier cuz so much was just additions from highschool but now its getting hard and people blame Tamara which is so wrong, she's a gem.

Tamara clearly knows her stuff when it comes to chemistry. She does teach very quickly, so don't be caught slacking on your phone and make sure to participate in every class. She also uploads tutorial questions which I found very helpful for preparing for midterms and quizzes. First term she wasn't my cup of tea, but I've grown fond of her.

Tamara is an overall good prof when it comes to lectures... I found the material generally understandable most of the time. However, her finals are AWFUL. Focus on details and pay attention to any review questions or tutorials she posts cause often there will be stuff on their that wasn't covered in class to help on future exams.

I really liked Tamara. I thought she explained things well (just a little fast). You definitely need to spend a decent amount of time working on it outside of class, but that's possible because she doesn't assign homework. Not as accessible as she makes herself seen, I've found she doesn't usually answer my emails. Other than that liked her.

Tamara is super energetic and passionate. She does her best to get all 300+ students actively learning. She's very friendly and accessible! However her lectures are weirdly organized, which lead to a lot of confusion. She also has pretty tough tests. It's all covered in class, but sometimes only taught once and briefly. Be prepared for everything.

I know a lot of students who didn't like her but I though she was great. I really liked and understood her teaching style and had an easy time learning. She was also the "TA" for my lab section and was always super friendly and approachable. She's a fair grader and is always available for extra help if you need it.

I found chem 121 to be pretty average. Tamara gives you all the tools necessary to succeed in her class and it is just up to you to use them. There were pre-recorded lectures and synchronous non-mandatory meetings. She is very understanding and has a lot of patience, a very kind woman for sure. I enjoyed her class and have her gain for chem 123.

Tamara is an awesome prof and explains things quite well. Labs are pretty grueling.

Tamara is an absolute sweetheart. The content isn't too bad, and she has a lot of practice worksheets and exams. This woman has A LOT of patience and seems quite approachable. She is open to test remarks which is great. Interactive lecture components are super helpful. Prepare to work hard for your marks, though! It won't be easy.

Dr. Freeman is great, and the content is generally okay, but the online labs are brutal. I will blame the online setting, but I feel like something could be done about it. We have to teach ourselves so much of the content and not much is posted on Canvas regarding instruction. You really have to make sure to take note of/remember everything said.

Professor Freeman is a very good professor. She is very clear with what she teaches and does many activities in order to help students understand the material being learned. Tests are fair, and at the end you get to choose the weight of the assignments/tests you did. I highly recommend this course

Tamara is such a sweetheart! She is one of my favourite profs and made first year was easier! Her midterms and extremely fair testing and is super clear about the expectations on them! If you pay attention and do assignments it can be an easy A!! Online labs however were BRUTAL with little to no instruction but that is the courses fault not Tamaras

Good teacher. The live online lectures are mandatory even if she says they aren't, because she takes very brief notes, so you won't know what's going on if you just use those. She is very enthusiastic and helpful in the live lectures however, and it's clear she wants everyone to succeed. The online labs were not great, but that's not her fault.

Tamara Freeman was a decent prof, she was extremely caring towards her student which helped although I struggled to learn from the way she ran her lectures. I would take her again although not my favorite prof.

Tamara is a very caring prof with clear expectations for her students. She is very enthusiastic in her live lectures, and gives lots of helpful practice questions in the lectures. The lectures can be a little disorganized but is willing to help if you are confused. These lectures are highly recommended, even if she says they aren't.

Tamara was an amazing prof! She explained things very well, and adjusted to online teaching very well. She was super helpful in explaining everything that students did not understand, and always gave us lots of materials to study for exams. I am taking chem with her again next semester and am really looking forward to it! Defiantly recommend Tamara

During her lectures Tamara is so enthusiastic and fun, I always looked forward to a lecture with her. Although it wasnt mandatory, highly suggested to attend for a better grasp. Although live lectures could be a bit chaotic; she explained concepts well. Lots of in class participation.

Tamara is an amazing professor. She is always there for her students and is willing to regrade any test! She put in such hard work over the first semester of Chemistry 121 online and continued to try her best. Would definitely take a class with her again!

Dr. Freeman is a very caring and approachable prof. Her class was pretty well organized but at times I felt overwhelmed and didn't even know what we were suppose to be learning. On her examinations it is expected you know the content so well that you are able to apply it to never seen before questions. This may be fair in person, but not online.

Tamara is the SWEETEST !! She is so enthusiastic and passionate about chem, and willing to adapt and help her students as much as possible. The course is very interactive and interesting, labs are super chill, the tests are kinda tough but they were open book and we were allowed to talk to friends, so overall pretty good.

Tamara is a lovely person! She is one of my favourite professors as she tends to fully explain all the course material even if it could be "common knowledge". She is very thorough and actually made me enjoy chemistry! Shes slightly unorganized sometimes but overall, shes very understanding and will answer all questions in very good depth! loved her

I personally found this class very difficult, especially compared to previous chemistry classes. However I did find Tamara to be a fun, kind, and caring professor who did always want the best for her students. Just be prepared for difficult tests because often I found them a lot harder than the practice problems/what was presented in the lecture.

she has a bunch of quizzes throughout the year and she takes the top 8, she is genuinely a very good teacher and class was fun. she is super pasionate and made chemistry easier in a lot of ways. her miderms and finals are very fair. the only critique is that sometimes it felt like she was fishing for participation and class took forever

I'm surprised by number of low ratings! I enjoyed Tamaras lectures and found the flipped classes very helpful for clarifying tricky concepts. This course was very difficult, though, and required a lot of work/reading outside of class. I took this during the pandemic and found the online system disorganized for this course.

She is a really good prof, and I'd say as long as you put in the effort you would get a solid grade. Don't understand why some of the guys here gave her 2/5, haters will always hate I guess, LOL. No, but seriously she's probably one of the nicest and most helpful profs you can find for first-year science.

Very dedicated and patient professor

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. Loved every bit of this class. Tamara is very organized and posts all her notes so studying for exams is no issue, everything you need you can easily find. She explains materials well, and makes her lectures very engaging. She deserves a 5/5 for all the effort she puts into her classes!

Tamara is one of my favourite profs from this semester. She explains things well, and the activities she does in class really help with learning the material. I personally did not use the textbook and still did decently well on exams. I found that worksheets and the in class activities were sufficient.

Tamara is a good prof. I can tell she puts lots of time and effort into the class. The flipped classes were enjoyable and helped me learn the subject at hand. The midterms and final were fair however I did find the content quizzes kinda hard. Also, the skeleton notes were poorly designed as they often lacked space. Overall though, great class.

I found Tamara to be a fun prof. Although she could move fast sometimes through the material it was manageable content. A pretty chill class that was well put together and organized. The flipped class videos were great along with the guided inquiries.

Tamara is a great prof. The lectures can be intense but as long as you are showing up and putting in the work you will do great. Highly recommend going to the tutorials, the worksheets are helpful to review when studying for midterms. The midterms and exam had no surprises, as long as you review the material you will do well.

Sometimes disorganized and not the best at explaining. Only provides skeleton notes so its important to fill it out and take notes. If you participate in the in class activities and practice the concepts in class, its an easy A.

Good Prof, makes lectures more fun. Interactive classes.

Tamara was so sweet and helpful! Lectures can be a lot of content but gives practice in class and is super helpful out of class if you need extra help. Active learning activities can seem annoying but helped me remember better. Midterms and final were all very fair and you get memory aids for both midterms and final. Lots of little grade boosters.

Midterms are solid and the exam was harder, but not terrible. I just didn't know how to study 1st sem of 2022W. You can do well in the class, just dont fall behind on the material. She puts on an act that shes a nice person, but she really isnt tbh. You will find this out asking (questions) to her a few times. Overall decent, to get a good grade in

Best prof at ubc.

Dr. Freeman is a great prof who truly loves her job. I loved her skeleton notes and her term tests were extremely fair. That being said, I do wish that she taught some of the more complex concepts thru her skeleton notes and not thru the guided learning as it felt like we were doing work w/o actually learning the material. Overall, she's great!

Tamara is an amazing prof for organic chem! Pay attention to her in class lectures and visit her during office hours and you'll be set. She makes lots of practice assignments which are extremely helpful. She also gives constructive feedback if you ask her. also responds to questions over emails!

Tamara is probably one of the best professors at this school. You can tell she's very knowledgable on the subject and doesn't take bs from people. Her exams are very fair and usually only cover the very basics of the material covered in class. As long as you show up to lecture you should do great in her class

Dr Freeman is one of the best profs I've ever had, she is so kind and helpful. Although she may seem disorganized she truly cares and will work with you to make the class work for you. I struggled a lot with the content of ochem 2 but with her Friday activities and question periods which helped me do very well in her classes. Love her.

Truly just a professor that actually WANTS to teach! She is passionate and talented, and I could not recommend her courses more! Genuinely such a funny prof and has such a cheerful, encouraging disposition.

The midterms are super easy.

Dr Freeman is someone who seems to genuinely enjoy her job. She is kind to students when they need help, and often finishes lectures early. Cheat sheets are allowed for midterms and finals, and an equation sheet. Overall, I thought she was a good professor.