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Absolutely dislike the way this prof runs this course. Question on piazza and emails were often left unanswered and refused to answer piazza questions a day before exams. Textbook was confusing and not informative at all and slides were created in a way that attendance in class is compulsory. The only good thing was quizzes had no time limit.
Dr. Monga is an extremely dedicated professor. She is kind, very patient and easily accessible. Her explanations of topics - regardless of their difficulty - were consistently clear and she made inorganic chemistry both easy to process and enjoyable. Details were everything when I took this course - although exams were open book (COVID-19).
LAB: Quality of written pre-lab explanations varied with the experiments. Some were easy to understand and had lots of guiding information, but others were confusing which made assignments difficult. There are many things to hand in for this lab course, so the synchronous meeting instructions could sometimes be confusing. Her calendar was helpful.
I am very anxious to go to her lab again- she makes you feel like the most miserable person ever if you cant answer her questions. Unlike most profs who try to guide you to answer, its saddening that prof monga does not demonstrate any encouragement in learning but instead condemns you and gives you belittling looks. Im scared to go to her lab.
kind and accessible to students! great prof! the course is content-heavy, so guys please attend lectures!
VERY condescending, doesn't help students learn. Makes students feel horrible for not being able to answer sudden questions. CHEM 315 overall is a badly organized, extremely heavy work load course where students are given a ton of extra stress not because they don't know the material but because the manual is so confusing.
Teacher gives the most unclear instructions and expects you to figure it out. Doesnt even teach for most of the class.
She teaches incredibly difficult material so she isnt well loved. That being said she works very hard to make it accessible to students and engaging. She is a bit hard to hear but I that is related to the masks needed for covid. My only issue is that the written parts of her lectures are confusing. She clearly cares about her students.
Dr. Monga is an extremely disorganized prof. She has made multiple significant mistakes on labs manuals that she had to send out corrections for right before the due date. Additionally, she doesn't provide clear instructions on the labs and expects that students figure everything out. If you want to do good in this class do the labs with a friend.
Dr. Monga does not provide all necessary information for labs or pre-labs. She often has to correct her documents shortly before the due date for the assignments. Her zooms for the labs are not helpful because she is disorganized. Overall, she does not seem very competent.
I don't believe that Dr Monga has said a single thing I've found helpful this entire semester. She does not teach any content but requires us to know it, and the documents and instructions she provides are vague, confusing, and unhelpful. She does not seem to have any patience for her students, and seems like she would rather not be there at all.
Never ending pain and suffering lab manuals and PLA that don't make sense. Monga Chicken
Shes awful. Plain and simple. If you have 154 credits, use them. Dont make my mistake. This woman will have you ripping your hair out with drastically long reports that are extremely convoluted and make no sense. She'll turn chem into a joke. To my fellow sufferers: aMONGA us
The CHEM 154 lab has been one of the worst experiences I've had. EDF has so many mistakes and is unclear (does NOT follow 7 Cs). She usually emails the students a day or two before the EDF is due to correct some of the mistakes. She seems so unmotivated to teach. Also "Here"/"present" was hilarious. Only 2021W Term 1 students will know...
Dr Monga hardly ever answered questions in a way that was helpful to students. The course (lab portion of chem154) was very disorganized, and we would often get emails close to the due dates providing alternate instructions, so everyone would have to redo parts of their work. Labs were every 2 weeks, so be ready to grind before and after your lab.
Lab guides are horribly formatted and little explanation is given. Moreover, mistakes are frequent and labs mostly need to be corrected or additional information needs to be given in order to successfully complete them.
Insane amounts of memorization required to be successful in the course. Little practice material involved before exams. Would have loved to get specific instructions on what to memorize rather, instead of it being so abstract
tells us that if we miss the first 15 mins of her zoom, 5% is automatically deducted from each assignment, but literally takes 15 mins to even get the class started lmao no thanks, never again. thank god the labs were actually fairly easy. be warned, she expects you to read the lab manuals and understand everything like u're a pro.
CHEM154 lab is a section you don't really want to devote a lot of time to, but you end up spending more time on it than you'd wish. Doctor Monga is a very accommodating and understanding professor. Just try reaching her out of class and she's very helpful. Do you tasks on time and you'll be fine.
CHEM 154 lab seemed a bit unorganized; there were often errors in pre- or postlab activities that needed to be corrected.
Disorganised and expects her students to know everything immediately
I had her for CHEM154 online labs, and it was the most horrible class I've taken in my whole life. Every evaluation we did was confusing and had mistakes, and she explained things poorly. Wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.
It's astounding how a prof can make Chem subjective. Don't get my rating wrong, CHEM154 Lab is quite easy by material, Monga does not teach it well. In Zoom she contradicts correct answers on the actual Canvas quizzes, leading myself and numerous others to question what we know to be the true answer. My smartest friends did poorly in this course.
Dr Monga's classes are a massive waste of time. Go for only the clicker questions.
3hr monga labs gotta be the most demoralizing thing ever. good luck have fun!
Her teaching is confusing and the only reason to go to labs is to get attendance marks and Clicker question credit. She is hardly respected, so far too much time is devoted to trying unsuccessfully to keep the class under control.
Boring, confusing lectures but easy assignments
bruh the labs were so easy but they were run so poorly. Unironically, all Dr. Monga needs to do is just learn how to use a computer. . .
Professor Monga was incredibly boring. The online labs for this course were simple, but the mandatory lectures were annoying and very demoralizing as well. The labs did not help the course what so ever.
boring online labs
It literally seems like she is on drugs. She will just go silent and start chewing for like thirty seconds. Girl is unwell. I don't know anyone who doesn't sleep in this class. Also what cheap university puts a Chem lab online. El monga is not the move
Someone needs to teach her how to use Zoom before she conducts a completely online class. She doesn't know what she is doing, expects students to know everything already, and is very reluctant to answer questions. She has explicitly said "I am not answering that," and has a terrible attitude in general.
She enjoys leaving her students to explore the mystery of chemistry in homework assignment by themselves while she spend the entire 3h lecture on 3 things 1: state the importance of attendance 2: emphasize the importance if attendance 3: repeat procedure 1 and 2
Doesn't teach, doesn't know how to teach, doesn't english, expects you to know everything, TA's also can't english, never answers question, entirely online, completely useless class.
She never teaches you anything useful.
This professor is the worst prof I have had at ubc, to her credit its a poorly designed course, but her technological illiteracy makes it physically painful to attend the online labs where she will leave at any point during the class and fails to operate iclicker questions correctly. She's the reason i started drinking.
In the land of online learning, 'twas a fateful day, When I joined Prof Monga's lab, come what may 3 hours they promised, but it felt like eternity, A never-ending saga of academic calamity Monga, oh Monga, with your chemistry so cruel, You turned 3 hours into an epic duel. The Zoom screen a battlefield, and we, the weary, endured sleepless nights
the class is always confusing, and the notes are hard to read. lecture time is miserable, always skip the slides fast and sont give us time to take notes down.
Monga does not know how to teach, her lectures are a waste of time. Sitting through the 3hr lecture with her is quite demoralizing as she fumbles about trying to get zoom to work.
Genuinely seems to care about students. Gets bashed on by 154 students (I was in the class too), but she wasn't that bad. She became a meme and people began to bandwagon onto it. Does not deserve the low score! Her lectures are detailed and with lots of examples. Clear with what to study for assessement, and very active on Piazza!
Babygirl cannot use zoom (she teaches an online class and has been doing this for years) and is so condescending it hurts. I do not recommend asking her any questions because you will get belittled and she will emphasise how she has mentioned whatever the answer is already. Personally, I would put the lectures on mute.
Dr. Monga talks a lot in class, but doesn't necessarily try to trick you on quizzes or assignments. Her notes usually have all the information needed to do well, but require a heck ton of memorizing. She's actually not bad as a second-year chemistry professor and is more enthusiastic in this course compared to when she taught chem 154.
there is only 5 days left before the final exam, and our dear prof still hold the answers for the in-class quiz to herself. seriously i would rate her 50% for participation cuz all she did was to attend the classes.
Boring. Can't use zoom. Rambles about pointless topics. Completely irrelevant course material from chem 154. Can't teach at all.
The laws of chemistry are not based on reality but on her version of chemistry. The course wasn't too hard overall though just somewhat boring. If attendance wasn't mandatory class wasn't be too bad.
Dr. Monga makes the awful experience of an online lab, somehow, even worse. Her monotone voice and the way she responds to people with no respect is annoying. I'm glad the course is over because I could not handle her poor teaching and tech skills for 1 more term.
Somebody teach this woman about technology. I wouldn't even attend her class if i didn't have to.
Had Prof Monga for the online section of CHEM 154, it was extremely boring and useless. None of the content is on the exams, but is tested in small quizzes with each lab. I gained nothing from this course and lost hours of my life.
Pre lab instructions incredibly confusing. Never answers questions. Incorrectly puts in answers on the canvas quizzes which makes you lose marks for correct answers. Contradicts herself. Loses train of thought mid sentence on an easy topic. Gets mad when people asks questions. Tacky green screen.
I love professor Monga so much! She is super attentive during our online zoom lectures and makes everyone smile with her tropical Hawaiian backdrop. She teaches chemistry super well and builds on new knowledge. She never contradicts herself and always offers help to struggling students during the zoom class. She is super patient and keeps it 100!!
She is so good, I sent an email to her about my wrong grade and she discussed it with other profs for that question and immediately changed my grade, so nice.
The TA in this class is much more helpful than her. Monga answers questions in a rude and disrespectful manner and she is nowhere close to being supportive.
She is extremely strict with late marks and has no sense of empathy for students. Doesn't post due dates onto Canvas so you get jump scared by assignments.
Dr. Monga is completely disrespectful when answering student questions, implying that we are supposed to know things we don't. Her lab component hardly compliments the lecture and exam (85% of the course), and is impossible to use. What's worse is that the labs begin after the add/drop deadline, meaning you cannot get refunded if you withdraw.
If you're not going to ENPH or MECH or CHBE then just skip CHEM 154 and take it in 2nd year trust me. The lab is a disaster
Rude to students. Doesn't help out with questions. Moody. Really lacks manners, lowers professionalism coming from the teaching team. Useless lab sessions explaining close to zero information. Useless clicker questions.
Horrible experience in labs. No teaching enthisiasm, very disrespectful and lack of respect regarding answering questions. She told a student just to find out themselves instead of answering. Seriously? Is this what arrogance has done to the teaching team? Do better.
Fell asleep from boredom. No passion anywhere to find. Very useless clicker slowing down my lab progress. Doesnt show respect to students question. Arrogant, rude. No manners at all
What a waste of my time. So much yapping, and rude. Will not recommend this session.
TA's are chill, but this prof has no respect towards students. Absolutely unacceptable manners and peak boredom in classes teaching irrelevant topics such as how to properly wash your hands. Questions regarded with negligence and disrespect, where did all the professionalism go?
rude, when student got problems about the system of online lab, TAs did better job than her
confusing, unclear, and hard to understand professor. Her labs are written poorly and are not concise. The explanations and grading are not clear. An all around terrible professor.
if you got chem154 with her, im sorry,, good luck surviving.
Being in Prof Monga's lab is a frustrating experience as she struggles with communication. Her lectures sometimes become an incoherent ramble as she frequently loses her train of thought and then contradicts herself, which is especially confusing when she's giving instruction, but when you ask for clarification she sighs and says figure it out.
Where do I begin? The synchronous labs are tedious and the amount of yap is unmeasurable. When answering questions, she does not even answer them, rather sticking to confronting the student. For example, "Did you not pay attention," "Is it not obvious?" The TAs are much more polite and actually answer questions.
Prof is very interesting... Great humour and when students ask if they can delay the project due date because there was a midterm on the same day, she says "Welcome to University Life! David." and goes on to to teaching again. I would recommend students to try avoiding this prof by perhaps dropping the course. Other than that, she makes me laugh!
This prof is the most inconsiderate and rude proffesor I have ever experienced. On several occasions she would get anonoyed when students who would ask questions, she easily gets lost and takes forever to give instructions leaving no time to complete the actual lab. If you have her as your lab instructor I wish you the best of luck for your sanity.
Even though a lot of students said she is bad, I think she is just fine. An ordinary university prof with easy marking and easy lectures. Lots of homework with tangible deadlines but gives enough time to work. Attendance is mendatory but the lectures are mostly working period.
Prof. Monga is rude and does anything but answer questions/doubts from students.
The professor often doesn't even understand the content of her lecture or what to do for the assignments. The TAs frequently have to step in and give instructions, or even correct her.
Please drop her class if possible.
I have no idea about what she is teaching
This professor uses generative AI to mark student's works, which are inaccurate resulting in very low grades received. Other than that, professor is unreachable outside of class, will loudly sigh when you do have questions in class, and teaches wrong material. Often the TAs have to correct her mid lecture🤣
Vishakha Monga is a very tough professor, the stemble is the worst part of CHEM 154. Any questions regarding stemble are instantly turned down and the website is buggy as hell. I love it when my HCl beaker is not even in the simulation. Paying 45$ for a garbage website that doesn't work have the time makes my lab days a living hell.
Monga has no regard for human life. Monga sets assignments which not everyone's computer runs, with mere hours to complete it. When asked questions, the response is either a large sigh like a woman in labor, or deal with it. May Christ atone for our sins so we don't have to spend the eternity doing Stemble.
Not a fan. The laboratory sessions are kinda cool to have, if it weren't for Stemble, the useless mandatory attendance, the long-winded presentation, the haphazard and erroneous experiment marking, Stemble, the iClickers (which I swear are just a way to artificially toughen the course by providing distraction), and y'know Stemble. Not cool, Monga.
ABSOLUTELY TERRRIBLE AVOID AT ALL COSTS. STEMBLE IS A JOKE, MONGA CANNOT ANSWER A SINGLE QUESTION WITHOUT A SNARKY ATTITUDE.
Lab topics are straightforward the difficult part was using Stemble. I swear the first lab gave me a mental breakdown. I spent hours trying to get the software to work, and there was no way of telling if you collected the data properly. I would never take this course again. She's a funny person, but slow to reply to emails not very accessible.
Absolutely awful, told us how to calculate errors on values incorrectly so every portion of every lab was considered wrong if you listened to her. Terrible teacher.
The online chem labs are the most disgusting thing to ever exist I would rather run 20 laps around ubc in the rain then do the Kinetics lab it was horrible. The work overall on the labs is absurd and kills any other time you need to study for other classes or do other work. Please avoid at all costs for your own sanity.
Anyone who has Monga as a prof, do anything in your power to drop the class before it is too late. She teaches with absolutely no energy, and when you add that to her awful attitude it makes her lectures impossible to sit through. She does not make herself available outside of class hours and will criticize student for asking questions.
Good luck with this course, she never grades things on time and will frequently grade your assignments wrong. She is disrespectful to her students and acts as if she doesn't even want to be teaching us.
The lectures are mega disorganised dawg. The textbook doesn't help either, I don't understand why it exists if it has nothing to do with the course. Practice problems? She doesn't believe in them. Straight memorisation of formulas.
Monga Vishakha's teaching style, attitude, and accessibility outside of class are absurdly hilarious and inspired me to try Arts. She would make a good biologist - every lab session made me question the meaning of life. There were never clear instructions on what sig figs to use, and the Stemble we paid $45 for is just simply garbage.
Can not explain most of the questions during classes. The only way of teaching is telling you everything on the slides. What' s worse is that she seems to have no idea how Stemble works.
i liked her a little more in chem250 over the chem labs (those were atrocious, and my 1 star review still remains in this thread LMAO) but honestly monga is js too passive aggressive for my liking and i genuinely dont think she should be teaching. girlie hates it when ppl ask her questions n always has a nasty attitude when answering them
Honestly she isn't as bad as people say. Make sure you have some caffeine before class because it is a very monotone class and it's just a straight 1.5 hours of talking. The quizzes were not bad and there weren't any trick questions. Lots of memorization and her lecture notes are hard to read.
Had her for the online lab component of Chem 154. Biggest waste of 3 hours ever. She is kinda rude, impatient, and her lectures are generally just extremely boring.
Absolutely horrendous class. She doesn't know how to use Stemble, and isn't able to help people having difficulties. If you have credit for this course, please take it. I thought it would be a grade booster since I took AP Chem but instead I got biweekly migraines from listening to her lectures while simultaneously trying to finish her lab on time.
Impossible standards. Participating in this course felt like playing on a slot machine - one lab you get 90%, the next lab you do the same thing but get 50. Gives little/no feedback, even on important work. I've had major assignments returned to me with C/C- grades but only a single comment: "Excellent job! All of your data is correct."
This class is a bad joke. She has no clue what's going on. Every single time someone asked a question she would have to refer back to the TA's (even when the question was about basic chemistry), then shed proceed to get mad someone asked a question. Girl. The TA's are fantastic but cannot compensate for her outstanding level of incompetence.
Literally a worthless prof. The whole point of a professor is to make things more digestible than the book or the lecture material they are pulling from. All she wants is for you to memorize about 200 slides. The only reason to go to her class is to receive the participation marks.
Oh, CHEM154 lab, what a delight, / Instructions as clear as a foggy night. / Stemble, a marvel, so smooth, so quick, / Navigating its lag feels like a trick. / Oh, CHEM154 lab, / A course of wonders, a true test of might. / Through trials and glitches, we endure the game, / Surviving CHEM154 — what an endless fight!
Stemble sucks, and the instruction didn't help.
Although a lot of people didn't enjoy her lectures, if you pay attention and try to grasp the concepts the class is quite interesting. Her slides can be a bit disorganized but overall, objectively she does teach well and tries her best to explain. I can't comment on 154 but for 250, she is a good prof and make sure to take good notes in class.
really horrible teacher. Did not learn anything in her class to be honest. NO information was retained due to her lack of empathy towards students and overall making the class extremely boring. Hopefully next year, the online labs will have a different teacher so that no one will have to be in her class again.
After taking Dr.Monga in first year this is a whole new person, she's funny and engaging. However the course is SO poorly structured, and the content is BORING.
If you have the chance to use transfer credits to avoid CHEM 154 in general, I'd avoid it. You don't get any option as an engineering student to choose a different prof. I'd recommend starting labs during zoom lecture before she says you should, otherwise you will run out of time. Also, she is not very knowledgable and can be rude to students/TAs.
I really enjoyed the inorganic labs but when I tried to excitedly ask for more info or deeper knowledge about any experiments she would look at me like I was dumb and dismiss my questions. Not sure if she was unfriendly, didn't know the answer, or both.
Speechless
It's not that bad if you just lock in and pay attention to the pre-lab work. I had no problem completing everything, the only issues are with Stemble but that's out of the control of the professor to an extent
I had a great time in Chem 154, the platform used was bad but Dr. Monga made this a fun course.
One of my favourite teachers I have ever had the pleasure of learning under. I left every single one of my lectures with a greater understanding of the subject matter and a sense of confidence leading on into the future. Truly once in a lifetime experience that made me grow and improve as a person. Attendance is necessary but easy. Hope this helps.
My favourite thing about Dr. Monga and this course is that she has the best catchprases like "hope this helps" when answering a question. My least favourite thing about Dr. Monga is that the platform the course uses, Stemble, is terrible. But that's not her fault! Hope this helps!
be careful when she randomly pulled out her 300 clicker questions within her 3 hours lecture. If you didn't answer them, well good luck.
when you are in her lecture, she wants you to listen to her answering question from the chat, doing the lab work, and answer clicker question she randomly pulled out to see if you are listening to her yap/
Vishakha Monga is one of the stars that lights up UBC's chemistry program. Her approach to teaching is simply phenomenal.
I have had the amazing pleasure of being given the opportunity to share this Earth with Dr. Monga. She is by far the best teacher and professor I have ever had a class with. She is very caring and is amazing at explaining questions students ask.
Chem 154 made my year! It was a delight learning from professor Monga. Her explanations for deeper topics really helped me to understand the coursework.
Dr. Monga was not only the funniest professor I have had teach a class, but also one of the best. Her methods of explaining and helping students overcome frustrations and topics they do not understand.
Tons of homework, but as long as you pay attention getting an A becomes a breeze.
Monga's class is the highlight of my week! I wish it were more often! She is overall a very good professor. If you are having doubts about this class, dont!
No engineer's first year is complete without Monga's Chem labs. She does an excellent job of demonstrating lab practices
Actually my favourite professor ever hands down
Dr monga has been a very funny and helpful teacher for my chem154 class and i could not rate her any lower.
If I could rate Dr. Monga 6 or even 7 stars, I would. She helped respark my interest in chemistry through the Chem 154 virtual lab. She was always very helpful and a good lecturer.
Wow. Just wow. One of my favourite courses I have ever taken, hands down.
Just show up and the grades will come naturally 😊
Ignore the 1 star ratings, people are mean :/
Monga is a wonderful professor. She is so caring and helpful. One time i dropped a beaker on my foot and wasn't wearing closed toed shoes! she was so kind about it and even let me leave the class early that day. She always explains every question so clearly and always ends it with "i hope this helps", which i think really makes or breaks a lab
She was so funny! Never had a bad day and always a smile on her face. Made chem really worth it. Hope this helps!
She was a great prof and was so clear in all her explanations. I miss her.
I wish she was my mom
I almost never award a professor 5 stars unless I think they really deserve it, and this is one such case. Dr. Monga is one of the funniest and most helpful professors I have had the pleasure of studying under.
incredible prof but make sure to keep track of deadlines!
Dr Monga is a great professor, I am very happy that I decided to take Chem 154 with her.
Throughout my time in Professor Monga's Chem 154 class I went through many experiences. Joy, laughter, sadness, fear, all were seen through that simple online zoom lecture. Throughout them all, Professor Monga was the only constant. She is a shining pillar of joy and a veritable paragon of love in a cruel, hateful world. I cannot go less than five.
Good teach
By far my favourite prof! she says such helpful things
You're going to love this woman
I really enjoyed Chem 154 lab with Dr. Vishakha Monga. She was hilarious but caring, moved quickly but taught comprehensively, but most importantly, she always tried to give her students a chance to shine.
I LOVE MONGA!!!!!!
Dr. Monga was the best teacher I had in first year engineering by far. She was very engaging and funny and answered questions well.
I don't often rate professors 5 stars but that ends here. Monga was a year-defining professor!!
good prof but be ready to put in the work for the grade. Monga makes the class better.
This class was difficult but with the help of the intelligent and witty Dr. Monga I was able to come out of the course with a good grade.
Mommy Monga is not just a professor to me- she is my second parent. She love answering questions from students to help them and loves curious minds, her lectures and labs are detailed so that we future engineers can utilise the knowledge in the future, and she spends a lot of her own time to mark our assignments. The greatest professor of all time!
Her labs for chem 154 are very fun- enjoy her lectures and chem 154 in general, its an experience you will never forget.
Monga is an incredible professor and hers has become one of my favourite classes. I love Monga and she makes my weeks worth pushing through
There's something about Monga that I just don't see in other professors. A certain kind of spark. Both her and her class is the highlight of my week, *every* week. Her flexible office hours allow me to see her often, though not as often as I'd like to.
what isn't there to say about this prof! she has inspired me to go into chemical engineering next year.
I wish I had failed this class so I could have her again
Chem 154 with dr. Monga has been a blast so far! I was nervous going into my first year thinking I might have bad profs, but she really exceeded my expectations!!!
fav class of first year
I LOVE PROFFESSOR VISHAKHA MONGA
She's a tough one but actually legendary
The bad reviews confuse me because this professor is genuinely one of the most inspirational people I have ever met. She doesn't know it, but she has shaped my future.
Dr. Monga was the bright spot for me in a difficult first year of engineering. She is the reason that I am still in the program and doing well today. The course she teaches in first year is difficult but very rewarding, especially with Dr. Monga teaching it.
Mango is the best professor I have ever had in my first semester of university! I dropped out of 6 or 7 other classes just so I could take Chem 154 8 times this semester. One time, I burned down the entire chemistry building after throwing nitroglycerin at a fellow student and she let me off with a mere warning. mango is truly a paragon!
Great teacher and always open to help. Her labs are very interactive and ACTUALLY help you learn. Expect an easy A!
To be in Dr. Monga's class is a joy and a delight. Her quick, witty responses to questions brighten my day and I spend every Sunday doing pre-labs before they are due at 2pm. Hope this helps!
A first year student have to had coded the lab simulations they should hire me instead fr.
Dr. Monga puts the "pro" in "professor". I started my first year at UBC as a pre-EngPhys (that's right, pre-EngPhys) student, but now I am set on ChemEng as my specialty because of the time I have every week during Monga Mondays. Thanks!
Don't get me wrong, chem is FAR from my favourite class, but Dr. Monga had me think otherwise! I would love if she taught my classes next year!
Wow! Boy, oh boy, do I have a story to tell ya! Never before in my 18 years of life have I met a woman so kind and compassionate as Vishakha Monga. In the lonely abyss that is first-year engineering, my sole light in the darkness was my glorious queen, Vishakha Monga. Forget finding the steric number of a molecule; You will find yourself!!!
I nearly didn't make it out of this class but that was my fault. I hadn't taken chem in 3 years but monga helped me the best she could and was the sole reason I passed this class!
The online labs provide a perfect simulation of what an actual science lab would be. I feel like a real chemist when I take them because of Dr. Monga's excellent understanding of lab safety. I always wear my goggles and lab coat when I take her class because she taught me the importance of them.
Every week I wake up with a smile on my face knowing its time for Monga Monday! Professor Monga is the reason I am still in engineering today! She is the kindest and most compassionate prof. I would love to take CHEM 154 again!
Dr. Monga is wise, witty, and incredibly knowledgeable professor! She never fails to put a smile on my face. The online labs are so realistic and feel so immersive! If you are a first year engineering student worried about adapting to college, Monga will make you feel better about it!
I love the way doctor monga teaches. Chemistry is now my fave class. Thanks doctor monga!!!!!
Dr. Monga was a great teacher for the Chem 154 lab. She was very funny, answered questions well, and clearly showed her students that she cared for each and every one of us.
I had a great time in Dr. Monga's class. She was a funny and caring professor and I was able to learn a lot due to her teaching. Thank you Dr. Monga!
Professor Monga is very smart and knowledgeable in online chemistry labs. She also is extremely funny and joyous to be around! She is a pure soul that spreads joy to all.
I wish she was my momga. She nurtures her whole class like a group of baby birds. Her office hours are the best part of my week because I feel so supported.
Dr. Monga taught my Chemistry for Engineering CHEM154 Lab course, and she did a great job teaching me about the chemistry behind each of the labs. I had a great time in this course!
If Dr Monga has no fans, I am not alive. She is my favourite prof. Her humor and her explanations are great. Stemble is INCREDIBLY realistic and its done online so don't worry about inaccuracy. I truly wish i saw her for 6 or 7 more hours a day and even though I dropped the class I still wake up at 9 am to attend the lectures. I Iove you Dr. M! :)
Dr. Monga saved my grade. Her lab was the only time I could understand Chem 154. I truly believe she is the reason I passed. If you have Monga as you're lab instructor, you will be set for life. if you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask her because she answers super in depth and makes the hardest of topics very easy to understand.
It's so nice that my class with Dr. Monga is on a Monday because Monga and Monday start with the same letter. Using Stemble is like those "RTX On" memes I keep seeing because of how realistic it is, it's just one update from becoming an early access open-world survival craft game on Steam.
I once watched her turn water into wine. That's all I'm saying.
She's absolutely amazing!!!!
Dr. Monga is, simply put, Mongalicious. Her class was so good I felt I had to make a new word to describe it. Dr. Monga is an angel, and she makes my life worth living, as well as making Chem 154 have the best lab in the whole school.
Dr. Monga is truly inspirational. Her class was so incredible it made me feel happy every time I stepped into the zoom call. I hope all first years for future generations get to experience her!
The prof (or like me and the boys like to call her: mommy Monga), is one of the greatest of all time. She never fails to jiggle my pickle (an uncommon slang for brain) with her luxurious and soothing voice. Only message is: PWEASE I BEG U MOMMY MOMMY PLEASE PLEASE NO PLEASE MOMMY NO NO NO MORE STEMBLE LABS PWEASE NO.
Dr. Monga is truly a generational talent. I once saw her teach LeBron chemistry, thus making him admit that she is truly the GOAT. I don't know what I would do without such an inspirational, kind professor to get me through CHEM 154 online labs. Fear not first-year engineers, you are in warm, embracing, loving, powerful, kind hands.
Dr. Monga is a chem professor, but she is so smart she taught me physics too! She was able to answer the questions that I had about my mastering physics homework! Thank you Dr. Monga
Dr. Monga is the final boss of chemistry labs. If she taught titration to Thanos, he'd apologize and balance the equation. My beaker trembles with respect. Even the periodic table stands straighter when she talks. If Einstein met her, he'd switch to Chem 154. 11/10, molecular-level legend. She is the reason chemistry exists.
Monga told me that she loved me. Not even my own mom ever said that to me. She is my role model, Thomas Mattison is nothing to me anymore. He doesn't have the friendliness that she does. I hope that Monga can adopt me one day and we can be a happy family, something I've never had before.
I remember the first time I saw her.. I logged onto zoom on an ordinary Monday, and my entire universe changed. Her laugh, her smile, her teaching ability... Every moment I spent in her zoom class was magical. I got 100% in this class. We shared laughs, made memories, and all came out of the class better engineers, and I'll say it... better people.
Vishka Monga, an amazing chem lab professor, truly cares about each student despite what all the reviews say. Completing an online lab while listening to her lecture makes you concentrate even better. She sets generous deadlines and a reasonable amount of work. I would recommend her to all the first year students.
I'm so proud to call Prof Monga my teacher. She makes labs a breeze, and I never "stemble" on the path to academic success. Hope this helps!
Professor Monga is truly amazing! She's super caring and always makes sure everyone is understanding the material. The lab work is easy to follow, and she's generous with her time and feedback. Definitely one of the best professors I've had!
Hands down the best first year chemistry lab professor. Monga makes everything so simple and approachable. She's always there to help, and her genuine care for her students really stands out. You can tell she wants you to succeed!
Professor Monga is a gem! The class is really easy to follow, and she's so generous with her time, always answering questions and helping you with any struggles. She's patient and really cares about her students' success. Couldn't have asked for a better prof!
One of the most caring professors I've had! The lab material is straightforward and easy to understand, thanks to how well Monga explains everything. She's so generous with her time, always checking in to see if anyone needs help. Truly a wonderful professor.
Monga is incredible! The lab class is so easy compared to other courses. She is extremely generous, giving detailed feedback and making sure no one falls behind. She's always so positive and genuinely cares about helping students.
Professor Monga is so caring and generous with her help! She makes sure every student understands the material before moving on, and the lab sessions are always smooth. The class is super easy to follow and enjoyable with her teaching style!
Love Professor Monga! She makes chemistry labs fun and easy. You can tell she's genuinely interested in your success. Her generosity with her time and effort really helps when you need it, and the class was a breeze thanks to her clear explanations.
Professor Monga is by far one of the best professors I've had. She's so kind and caring, always making sure that we're comfortable with the material. The class itself is easy, and she's incredibly generous with her time. She's a great mentor.
I've had such a positive experience in Monga's lab! She's not only a great teacher but also genuinely caring. The class was super easy to follow, and she's so generous with offering help outside of class. Truly an amazing professor!
Professor Monga is wonderful! The labs are easy to understand, and her teaching style makes everything feel so manageable. She's extremely generous with her feedback and always willing to help. You can tell she really cares about her students' success!
Best prof ever! Monga is so supportive and patient. She always goes the extra mile to make sure everyone understands. The class is easy to manage, and she's really generous when grading. You'll love her energy!
this prof is my GOAT!!
Labs are quite tedious and she often gets quite annoyed with questions students ask in the Zoom chat. To be fair, students do ask annoying questions, but she always sounds exasperated and labs are not fun—they drag on quite a bit. She gets quite impatient.
She is great, Amazing prof. Explains really well,
If you have a question in that class, no matter how silly it may seem, you should ask it. She will clarify anything an remove all doubts. Best Prof at UBC imo.
We get together on Mondays at the ESC to do our Monga Mondays where we watch her together with 30 peers on the biggest screen available. We max the volume and let her enlighten us with love and respect. We even play Aria Math in the background for extra aura. Love her.
Ohhhh Monga.... I love Dr. Monga. She made the Chem 154 lab a blast! Her charm and wit along with how much she cared for her students really made this class deserving of none other than a 5 star review. I love you Dr. Monga
Dr. Monga is a great professor, and deserves each of the $176 347 that she will make this year in her position at UBC. She made the lab course fun and engaging and explained concepts well.
"Monga Mondays" are so goated iykyk. What an inspirational professor, always answering at least 6-7 questions from students per lab.
honestly a classic first year experience of utter boringness LOL
It's a crazy coincidence that my two favourite things/people in the world are BOTH pronounced the same way: manga and Monga. Dr Monga's class is like one piece except our ship is stemble and the devil fruits are chemicals. I hope we can all find the one piece (get 100%) and become king or queen of the engineers!
She is the most authoritative voice on my sleep quality.
Monga munch on it 👅👅👅
Monga is one of the only first year teachers that commands my utmost respect. She wakes me up after a long monday of classes, invigorates my excitement for learning, and instills a love for chemistry so deep that I have decided to go into CHBE instead of Sauder. I cannot imagine my life without Monga and hope to have her in my upper year classes.
Wow. I am starstruck my Professor Monga's presence. Every time she appears on my screen I am immediately immersed in the content of her words. i learned so much from her class and I would do anything to see her again.
She was so inspiration she legitimately changed my life and my mindset on the world. I had no choice but to make her the wallpaper on my laptop so i could feel that same motivation and inspiration every time i get to working
After finishing this course i cried myself to sleep every night knowing i would never see monga again.
Vishakha Monga. Wow. What a woman. I am awestruck.
All that glitters is not gold. But monga is. Monga is love monga is life
i goon to mongo
Good GOOD GOOD
She is so good at teaching
SHe is so good at teaching 154
Monga is so patient at teaching
Monga she is so good
Monga she is so good my firends love it
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Monga she is so good.
I put "SHOCK" in ViSHOCKa when I got my lab results back. I, somehow, got 110%, along with everyone in the class, despite not logging on to Stemble ever in my life. She is the GOAT.
Every day when i walked into monga's class she was like a ray of sunshine in my life. all of my worries disappeared, her soft gaze like a warm blanket on my troubled conscious. I will miss you prof. Monga.
Dr. Monga is an absolute genius. She is incredibly knowledgeable in all things online chemistry lab-related. Not only that, but she is also an entertaining professor! She never fails to make class super engaging and motivates all of us to do our best!
Oh Monga, Vishakha Monga. A grace in the UBC community. When I joined UBC, I was warned of your presence. But they understated your influence. Your influence on my classmates, my environment, but most importantly... me. I am a changed man. I see a pep in everybody's step after attending the bi-weekly online labs. Truly an unforgettable woman.
I once put monga up against 67 different scientists in a competition but she said "Nah I'd win" and monga'd all over the stage. Truly inspirational.
Dr. Monga... oh Monga.... Where do I begin! My brain is so full of your wisdom, and I am forever grateful. Please take this rating as a token of my gratitude. The sheer GIRTH of the amount of knowledge I learned from this class is unbelievable... WOW!
Legend has it the 154 in the course code stands for the amount of positive feedback Dr. Monga has to give back to us each and every lab!
Oh where do I even begin. A ray of sunshine. Every lab is a breath of fresh air, and when I say it was the best experience I truly mean it. Professor Monga has it all, charisma, passion and drive. She will give you the necessary tools to excel in your first year at UBC Engineering. 10/10 would recommend
Dr. Monga is singlehandedly the glue between the freshmen engineers and Chem 154. May all future freshmen get to enjoy her wisdom for many years to come.
Monga oh Monga, please may you bless this midterm I am about to take 🙏🙏
When she Vishakha on my Monga but I'm lowkey a ganster.
Prof. Monga inspired me to pursue my one true passion: an education from Sauder. I am forever grateful for her support during the online labs.
Dr. Monga was a great professor for the Chem 154 lab course. Would 100% recommend.
Monga Monga Monga... Dr Monga is such a great professor, she makes the lab course fun and entertaining for all students.
We just had a reading break and didn't get to see Prof. Monga. It made me realize just how much I rely on seeing her weekly to keep myself going through the terrible process that is first year engineering. I'm so glas that I went into engineering and met the wonderful professor monga.
So grateful to Dr. Monga for sparking a deep love for chem within my heart, which I had never thought possible before taking her online labs. She is an inspiration to all.
I loved being in class with Dr. Monga. She was a great inspiration to me and all the other first-year engineers in her lab class. Dr. Monga is a chemistry professor at UBC. Thank you ^_^ ^_^ ^_^
Really hard to understand the point she is trying to get accross. It is not her accent but her ability to convey her ideas, she will often correct herself later or cobtradict her self in a later slide. This makes it hard to understand what to do in the labs.
I hope every day that I will get a chance to take another class with Dr. Monga, which is why I decided to become a chemical engineer. Thank you for everything you've done Dr. Monga.
I switched from science last year and heard all about this prof. So far, she has blown my expectations away!! I look forward to having Dr. Monga in future classes
Oh my Monga! She just gets me so excited every time we have a lab. She always says your name and then your question, and even when she doesn't answer your question, you feel good about yourself because she says your name in front of 400 other students on Zoom. She is so inspirational, I love staring at her on Zoom. The bestest professor!
Dr. Monga was a lifechanging professor for me. I went into first year Engineering without any like whatsoever for chemistry, but Monga has changed that for me. I am now in Chemical Engineering and hope to have her great teaching skills once more.
Dr. Monga is wonderful. I forget that her lectures are mandatory because it's my favourite part of the week. Definitely one of the Chem profs at UBC.
Amazing prof. 100% reccomend her
I love her lectures. Very easy to understand what to do, and I had a really fun time in the lab.
Dr. Monga is the brightest part of my week. Her brilliant teaching combined with the intuitive Stemble tool we use are simply the highlight of my university career so far.
Dr. Monga cares about her students and is always open to answering questions. She prepares everyone well for the lab and ensures Stemble is working for everyone. Monga Mondays were always enjoyable, and I wish the labs were EVERY week instead of every other week.
While I hated this course and the platform we used for it (Stemble), Dr. Monga was able to still make it an overall positive experience. With her zeal for chemistry and charm, as well as being a marvelous teacher, I can say that I was able to come out of this course with a Mongalicious grade.
Best lab professor at UBC, hands-down
Literally the best lab instructor in UBC
Dr. Monga is truly a one-of-a-kind professor. Her approach to teaching is simply phenomenal and cannot be described as anything else
She came in and she... she was like a shot of espresso, she was like... being bathe in sunlight. She's incredibly energetic and enthusiastic and she had this sense of play and fun which was incredibly exciting.
She came into my life like a beam of light that lit up my entire existence. I look forward to comming to her online zoom class every Wednesday, it is truly a pleasure to take her class, and you won't regret it. She is always so caring and actually respond to direct messages in zoom don't hesitate to shoot her a message (u get better marks that way)
When I first saw my lineup of first semester courses, I thought I would be bored the entire semester. But Mango descended on me like an angel. I remember the day I first laid my eyes on her visage, and it was blinding. The likes of Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, and Thomas Edison could never compare. Truly, I Stemble therefore I am.
Be prepared. Good luck. Love Monga Monday forever. Love you 3000.
Professor Monga, wise and kind, You light the way for every mind. In chemistry's maze, you guide us through, With clarity and patience too. We thank you for the things you teach Your lessons help us all to reach. Monga is life, Monga for life, Monga for president 2026, Monga is all. She is among us. She lives inside my walls. My skin. My eyes.
O Monga, my love! Where have you been hiding for the past eighteen years? In a single moment you appeared, and it felt as if a missing part of my life finally fell into place. You've inspired me in ways I never imagined—guiding me toward chemical engineering, lighting a path I didn't even know existed. God save monga...God save Chemical enginners
Dr. Vishakha Monga was a hilarious, inspirational, and caring professor to the T of each of those adjectives. She was incredibly helpful to me and each other student in the Chem 154 lab sections.
If anyone has ever told you that stemble sucks, they are lying!!! We have never ever ever had a single issue with any of the virtual simulations on stemble. Every single lab has definitely been 100% flawless. Professor Monga is amazing and has never let us down with her immaculate expertise of stemble. Never dare speak any ill of Monga the Marauder
I am going to miss Professor Dr. Monga. She is a genuinely inspirational being. How am I going to go on without her... Thank you, thank you, thank you, Monga
Dr. Monga was very helpful in answering questions during the zoom lessons for the CHEM154 Lab and will provide detailed feedback when marking your labs. Her instructions are clear and straightforward, and the labs themselves were intuitive. If you are a first year engineering student make sure to get Monga for the CHEM154 Lab course.
So sad I am not in her lab anymore
just perfect, every part.
After finishing this lab course, I can confidently say that Dr. Monga is in my top 10 professors I have had in University. She has an indescribable quality about her that makes the lectures so much more fun. Thank you Dr. Monga.
Dr. Monga found a way to make the labs fun and engaging. Truly an inspiration to all chemistry teachers. I am so glad I was in her section.
Dr. Monga is so insanely perfect that it honestly baffles me. Her presence alone is nothing less than a glimmer of light in an otherwise indefinite darkness. My hero, Monga; my Superman, Monga; my Batman, Monga; my Spider-Man, Monga. Always and forever Vishakha Monga
As I finished that last lab. I pondered deeply about how the Chem 154 lab changed my life. Every Wednesday, I woke up and listened to Monga's voice on a cold rainy morning. as I navigated the labs through frustration, it taught me how to find information on my own, making me more independent. I will miss stemble and all the memories with Monga.
Mongo literally solos 6-7 scientists
Hawk tuah, hawk tuah, hawk tuah hawk
Oh monga great monga, bless this final I am going to take
If you're taking chem 154 and have her for labs she's actually the most useless prof ever and doesn't explain things. If you ask her a question on zoom she'll just say she's already answered it and tell you to figure it out yourself. Praying for anyone in first year eng with her, good luck.
If I had a time machine, I would drop all my courses just so I could take the chem 154 lab with Monga 6 or 7 times per semester
Dr. Monga was an amazing professor, thank goodness i had her
Oh Vishakha my glorious Vishakha. The day I met you my world opened up. Your eyes and your voice are a symphony of God. I wasnt religeous before UBC but I am now because thats the only way you could possibly exist. I'd google your name and I found a picture of an angel. Even then the angel couldnt match your beauty. I cherish and love you Monga.
Best prof at ubc by a mile. Absolute goat.
The lecture slides are a mess and get ready to memorize everything on the slides for the quizzes and final. This class is just fun facts about the elements and it would serve the course if it just had a project as opposed to a final exam. If you have photographic memory, you're in luck, if not, good luck.
Probably the most interesting chem prof at UBC. I only fell asleep twice during this lab class while I had a 100% streak of taking a nap in the lecture portion of the chem 154 course. Definitely go for Monga if you have to take the chem 154 lab course
Vishaka Monga brought light into my eyes and reignited my love for Chemistry. I wasn't considering ChemEng before this, but now I want to do it just to see her again.
Before you take this course, think about it for half a second. You probably already know the answer to that. You can figure it out for yourself I think. I really can't give you the answer to that question. Maybe refer to the Stemble? Louie, can we get some help over here? No, you do not need PPE for this course. Six or seven what? Moles?
Dr Monga was the highlight of my degree at UBC. She was truly an amazing professor and person.
Monga is without a doubt the best first year professor I have. She has brought me together with my classmates, and I am so sad that I no longer have any labs with her. To cement her in my memory, I got her face on a shirt!
The Greatest.
Monga always answered six or seven questions every time we had class. I really liked when she namedropped me and told me to read the instructions when the simulation wasn't working. Then she left the zoom. It was such a power move!
Monga Monday
i dont even go to ubc, but vishakha monga makes my brain grow six or seven brainsells a second
By the grace of Monga, I have passed chem 154
Monga is an excellent CHEM 154 instructor. The unnecessary iClickers, constant lecture errors, irrelevant questions and answers, and creative grading make every class an adventure. Her visible dislike for teaching, lack of attention, and shaky grasp of the material truly encourage independence, because learning chemistry means teaching yourself.
Does not allocate enough time for labs, nor does she explain them at all.
Was the prof for the lab section of 154. The labs improved my chem grade overall however attending the zoom meetings and doing the iclickers didn't help, mostly had to figure out how to do it on your own with the lab manual or by working with others.
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