Spring 2027

Advanced General Chemistry

Advanced General Chemistry provides accelerated coverage of general chemistry topics including atomic structure, equilibrium, thermodynamics, kinetics, and electrochemistry, with introductory laboratory techniques.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · John Moore, Ive Hermans

The course is considered super tough, with tests described as hard. Success required doing the reading, recommended practice problems, and adequate study time. One student recommended having taken AP Chem to keep up with the material.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Construct models for atoms or ions that highlight the probable locations and energies of all electrons and use them to explain atomic-level phenomena (e.g., periodic properties, entropy, or light-matter interactions).

  • Construct and use geometrically accurate three-dimensional bonding models that describe the probable valence electron distribution in the molecule and use these models to explain structural observations or parameters.

  • Construct models of atomic, ionic, metallic, and molecular substances (including polymers and biomolecules) that include interactions between particles and energy flows between system and surroundings and use these models to explain trends in physical properties.

  • Use 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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Prerequisites

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MATH 113, 114, 171, or placement into MATH 221. Not open to students with credit forCHEM 104 or 115

CHEM 109 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ETIENNE GARAND is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

IVE HERMANS is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

JOHN MOORE is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2015, Spring 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JUDITH BURSTYN is recorded teaching in Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MAHESH MAHANTHAPPA is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

OANA MARTIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Fall 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RANDALL GOLDSMITH is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

STEPHEN BLOCK is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. 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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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Stephen Block, Sam Pazicni

Recent students described instructors like Block and Pazicni as knowledgeable and great teachers. One student called taking the class the best choice of their life, while another noted the professor was smart and broadly interesting.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.52 GPA, 72.8% A/AB (n=507 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.39 GPA, 65.8% A/AB (n=708 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.23 GPA, 54.2% A/AB (n=821 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · John Moore, Ive Hermans

The course is considered super tough, with tests described as hard. Success required doing the reading, recommended practice problems, and adequate study time. One student recommended having taken AP Chem to keep up with the material.

Past student reviews · Jeremiah Duncan, AJ Boydston

Students found office hours and review sessions helpful for understanding concepts. One instructor held review sessions before exams, while another was noted for holding productive office hours and being fair with grading.

Topics

  • Atomic and molecular structure, chemical equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, and electrochemistry
  • Introduction to laboratory techniques

Skills

  • Constructing atomic and ionic electron models to explain phenomena
  • Using 3D bonding models to explain molecular structure
  • Predicting reaction outcomes and equilibrium states using energy models
  • Explaining reaction mechanisms using kinetic data and particle models
  • Conducting and analyzing chemistry laboratory experiments
  • Communicating experimental rationales verbally and in writing

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About this comparison

1316 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

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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