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Danny was light hearted and truly cared about his students. He was easy to reach outside of lecture, and encouraged questions during lecture. Although the class is generally hard, he was the type of professor to be there for you every step of the way. His lectures went over a lot of practice problems, which were helpful for studying for the exams.Rate My Professors ↗
Danny is a great professor and a great man. His lectures were very engaging and he tried his best to explain complicated subjects when students had doubts. It is indeed true that his exams were harder (just slightly), but it also resulted in them having nicer curves. He really cares about his students and would definitely recommend.Rate My Professors ↗
His exams are so much harder than the other professors, and with a midterm 2 weeks before the final, we got our grades back a week later since the average was so low and they had to regrade everyones. He doesn't teach during lecture most of the time, just goes through examples from exams from years ago.Rate My Professors ↗
Not clear on graded criteria. He gave us last minute graded assignments and out of five, I only had one returned back to me. What happened to the other assignments I turned in? Who knows. I never got them back nor never knew what grades I got. All I know is that I got a D for the semester, despite attending class, doing my hw & participating.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Fredrickson is a great lecturer and entertaining. He is also more than willing to answer questions during lecture and outside of class. All of the lectures are clear and line up closely with the textbook. Though the exams are difficult, they're fair.Rate My Professors ↗
He's really fast when explaining stuff in lecture. His notes are not very clear either.Rate My Professors ↗
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CHEM 299 is a directed study course involving a mentored research project arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleCHEM 608 covers elementary bonding theory, symmetry, and molecular shapes, emphasizing qualitative methods for understanding geometry and reactivity.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.81 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleCHEM 681 is a mentored research course for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
CHEM 682 is a mentored research course for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleCHEM 692 is a mentored research course for students completing a senior thesis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
CHEM 699 is a directed study course involving an advanced mentored research project arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 801 covers various selected topics in contemporary inorganic chemistry.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.91 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sampleCHEM 980 is a graduate-level seminar where students engage in research discussions facilitated by faculty within their research group.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised research projects with individual faculty members.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 299 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 608 | Symmetry, Bonding, and Molecular Shapes |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 801 | Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 980 | Seminar: Review of Current Research |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 990 | Research |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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