Recent recorded grades — Fall 2018: 2.95 GPA, 38.5% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Spring 2022: 2.88 GPA, 40.8% A/AB (n=49 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.25 GPA, 60.7% A/AB (n=28 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Fall 2026
Chemistry Across the Periodic Table
CHEMISTRY ACROSS THE PERIODIC TABLE explores inorganic properties, reactions, and synthesis with emphasis on transition metals and bioinorganic chemistry.
Summary
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Historical reviews of Clark Landis, John Moore, Judith Burstyn, Sam Pazicni: Students report tough labs, medium to hard homework, and varying exam difficulty. Workload includes weekly typed lab reports, problem sets, and lengthy pre-lectures or quizzes under some instructors, making the class super busy.
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Prerequisites
Course mapCHEM 104, 109, or 116
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Professors
Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Chad Wilkinson has no reviews. Historical reviews for John Moore describe him as knowledgeable but with exams that do not match lectures and difficult labs. Reviews for Judith Burstyn are polarized, citing either exceptional care and clear grading or poor communication and unclear expectations.
CHAD WILKINSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2018, Spring 2022, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CLARK LANDIS is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JOHN MOORE is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JUDITH BURSTYN is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Spring 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MAHESH MAHANTHAPPA is recorded teaching in Spring 2010. 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
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| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 33 / 45 | 0 |
| LAB 301 | Classroom Instruction | 14 / 14 | 0 |
| LAB 302 | Classroom Instruction | 9 / 14 | 0 |
| LAB 303 | Classroom Instruction | 10 / 14 | 0 |
| LAB 304 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 0 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
CHEM 311 is consistently described as a tough and busy course with significant workload, though it can be manageable with effort. Historical reviews highlight that the experience varies greatly by instructor, ranging from supportive and clear to confusing and overly demanding.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.35 GPA, 63.6% A/AB (n=55 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.25 GPA, 60.7% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.56 GPA, 72.5% A/AB (n=40 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Clark Landis, John Moore, Judith Burstyn, Sam Pazicni: Students report tough labs, medium to hard homework, and varying exam difficulty. Workload includes weekly typed lab reports, problem sets, and lengthy pre-lectures or quizzes under some instructors, making the class super busy.
Historical reviews of Clark Landis, John Moore, Judith Burstyn, Mahesh Mahanthappa, Sam Pazicni: Supportive instructors like Mahesh Mahanthappa and Clark Landis are praised for clear lectures and availability. Conversely, Sam Pazicni's lectures and Podia usage have drawn criticism for confusion and inconvenience, while Judith Burstyn's communication style has been criticized despite her caring nature.
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About this comparison
1283 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.
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UW–Madison
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Chemistry Across the Periodic Table
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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