Fall 2026

Elementary Organic Chemistry

CHEM 341 covers core organic chemistry concepts of structure, reactivity, and synthesis for functional groups in commercial and biological substances.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Matt Bowman4.8/5Emily PalmerJacob Kailing

Summary

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Students report that success requires hard work, specifically completing problem sets and utilizing the many practice exams provided by the instructor.

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Prerequisites

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CHEM 104, 109, or 116. Not open to students with credit forCHEM 343 or 345

CHEM 341 used by

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Professors

Fall 2026

Matt Bowman

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Raw average: 4.86/5 from 299 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.

For this course: 5.0/5 raw quality · 3.6/5 difficulty · 29 reviews

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Matt Bowman is consistently described as personable, caring, and enthusiastic, creating a supportive learning environment. Reviewers appreciate his clear explanations and humor, which help make the difficult organic chemistry content more accessible and less intimidating for students.

Some students note that Bowman's lectures can be disorganized or jump around, occasionally leaving out important details. Additionally, one review mentions that the course textbook is useless, suggesting that reliance on his provided materials is necessary rather than the official text.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 2.78 GPA, 27.5% A/AB (n=178 letter grades); Fall 2024: 2.88 GPA, 32.9% A/AB (n=161 letter grades); Fall 2025: 2.85 GPA, 29.0% A/AB (n=193 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Matt Bowman is the current instructor for CHEM 341. Historical reviews for previous instructors like Andrew Greenberg and Allen Clauss highlight varied experiences, with some praising helpfulness and clarity while others cite poor communication or lack of depth. No specific reviews for Bowman are provided in the data.

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

MATTHEW BOWMAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, 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

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction237 / 2400
DIS 302Classroom Instruction30 / 300
DIS 303Classroom Instruction30 / 300
DIS 304Classroom Instruction30 / 300
DIS 301Classroom Instruction30 / 300
DIS 305Classroom Instruction29 / 300
DIS 306Classroom Instruction28 / 300
DIS 307Classroom Instruction30 / 300
DIS 308Classroom Instruction30 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Matt Bowman is described as caring and enthusiastic, with reviewers noting his clear examples and availability for questions help make the subject accessible.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 2.78 GPA, 27.5% A/AB (n=178 letter grades); Fall 2024: 2.88 GPA, 32.9% A/AB (n=161 letter grades); Fall 2025: 2.85 GPA, 29.0% A/AB (n=193 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Students report that success requires hard work, specifically completing problem sets and utilizing the many practice exams provided by the instructor.

Some reviewers find lectures disorganized or difficult to follow, and note that exams are often harder than the examples presented in class.

Topics

  • Functional groups in commercial and biological substances.

Skills

  • Understanding structure, reactivity, and synthesis in organic chemistry.

Grades

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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 · 0.06 GPA average error.

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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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CHEM 341 · Fall 2026

Elementary Organic Chemistry

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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