Spring 2027

General Chemistry II

General Chemistry II covers chemical equilibrium, coordination chemistry, electrochemistry, kinetics, nuclear chemistry, introductory organic chemistry, and laboratory skills.

offering recorded5 credits

Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Past student reviews · Jeremiah Duncan, Paula Piccoli

Exams were frequently cited as difficult, with some students noting they were poorly worded. Success often depended on doing practice problems and reviewing material before lectures.

What you’ll be able to do

Construct and use appropriate three-dimensional bonding models that describe the probable valence electron distribution in the molecule and use these models to explain structural observations and chemical behavior.
Construct and use particle-level models of structure and energy to describe how systems undergo chemical and/or physical changes toward achieving equilibrium (e.g., predict or explain the outcome of a reaction, the temperature dependence, and/or how energy is harnessed from the reaction).
Use particle-level models of chemical reactions along with kinetic data to explain or predict how a chemical reaction occurs.
Conduct, modify, and analyze experiments in the chemistry laboratory pertaining to relevant course concepts (e.g., simple organic synthesis, reaction kinetics, acid/base chemistry, and electrochemistry) while continuing to develop safety, measurement, and sample isolation techniques.
Articulate the rationale behind experimental results in verbal communications and written assessments.

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Grade history

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Prerequisites

Course map

CHEM 103 and (MATH 112, 114, 171, 211 or 221). Not open to students with credit forCHEM 109 or 115

- - CHEM 103
  - - MATH 112
    - MATH 114
    - 171
    - MATH 211
    - MATH 221
    take one
  take all
- - - CHEM 109 · unspecified
    - CHEM 115 · unspecified
    take one
  not eligible with
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CHEM 104 used by

“Used by” includes alternatives; linked courses may have other requirements. This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.

Prerequisite text tree

All of
- All of
  - CHEM 103
  - Any of
    - MATH 112
    - MATH 114
    - 171
    - MATH 211
    - MATH 221
- Not eligible with
  - Any of
    - CHEM 109 · unspecified
    - CHEM 115 · unspecified

Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DANIEL FREDRICKSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JANICE MARY HALL TOMASIK is recorded teaching in Spring 2008. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JEREMIAH DUNCAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Spring 2009. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOHN BERRY is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LEITH SAMAD is recorded teaching in Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LIANA LAMONT is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PAUL HOOKER is recorded teaching in Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PAULA PICCOLI is recorded teaching in Spring 2012. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SILVIA CAVAGNERO is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ZOE TODD is recorded teaching in Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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LEC 005	Classroom Instruction	0 / 278
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DIS 509	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
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LAB 815	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
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Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Paul Hooker, Daniel Fredrickson

Students described the class as generally challenging but supported by instructors who cared about their success. Feedback highlighted helpful office hours and lectures that included practice problems.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 2.94 GPA, 38.7% A/AB (n=1414 letter grades); Fall 2025: 2.88 GPA, 35.5% A/AB (n=664 letter grades); Spring 2026: 2.97 GPA, 39.5% A/AB (n=1500 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Jeremiah Duncan, Paula Piccoli

Exams were frequently cited as difficult, with some students noting they were poorly worded. Success often depended on doing practice problems and reviewing material before lectures.

Past student reviews · Silvia Cavagnero, Paul Hooker

Many students appreciated instructors who were approachable and available for help outside of lecture. Some found lectures engaging, while others struggled to follow the material presented in class.

Topics

Chemical equilibrium, coordination chemistry, oxidation-reduction, electrochemistry, kinetics, nuclear chemistry, and introductory organic chemistry

Skills

Chemical equilibrium, coordination chemistry, electrochemistry, kinetics, nuclear chemistry, and introductory organic chemistry
Chemistry laboratory skills
Three-dimensional bonding models and valence electron distribution

Grades

Spring 2027 · Projected

Before grades are released

– average GPA

Approximate 80% prediction interval

About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.09 GPA average error.

Grades over time

Through Spring 2027

More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data

Where this course fits relative to

Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels

GPA

Higher than % of other courses in this group.

Course GPAs · red marks this course’s range

letter grades

More recorded grades than % of other courses in this group.

Typical course in this group: letter grades.

About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.

Catalog observation history

Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.

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Selected offering source records

CHEM 104 · Spring 2027

General Chemistry II

Recorded 2026-10-14

Raw records

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Student reviews

Original comments behind the course and instructor summaries.

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Madgrades

Grade history

Recorded grade distributions by term, section, and instructor.

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Model outputs & technical records

Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B

LLM outputs across runs

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Full model traces

Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.

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Model & dataset provenance

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General Chemistry II

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

Grade history

Prerequisites

Professors

Calendar & sections

Student experience

the class

difficulty & workload

Topics

Skills

Grades

Spring 2027 · Projected

Grades over time

Where this course fits relative to UW–Madison

Sources & history

Catalog & offerings

Student reviews

Grade history

Where this course fits relative to