Special Topics in Chemical Engineering covers topics of specialized interest to majors in the field, offered on demand.
Past student reviews · George Huber
One student found the exams difficult and niche, noting there were no practice problems or study guides provided, only over 1,000 slides of lecture content to review.
Identify and describe key theories, concepts, and methods in chemical engineering
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Raw average: 3.00/5 from 4 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
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Raw average: 3.00/5 from 6 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
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Raw average: 2.83/5 from 6 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
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GEORGE HUBER is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Spring 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
REID VAN LEHN is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 48 | 0 |
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 12 | 0 |
| LEC 003 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 30 | 0 |
| LEC 004 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| LEC 005 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 30 | 0 |
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Past student reviews · Reid Van Lehn
Past students described Reid Van Lehn as an engaging instructor with a sense of humor who clearly cared about the subject and encouraged discussion.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.93 GPA, 96.4% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.55 GPA, 75.9% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).
Past student reviews · George Huber
One student found the exams difficult and niche, noting there were no practice problems or study guides provided, only over 1,000 slides of lecture content to review.
Past student reviews · George Huber
A past student found the homework assignments took 8-10 hours each, which felt excessive for a survey course, and felt the class structure was lacking.
Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
Through Spring 2026
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Special Topics in Chemical Engineering
Recorded 2026-10-14Molecular Modeling
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