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DANIEL FREDRICKSON

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Raw average: 3.82/5 from 11 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.

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CHEM 104
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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CHEM 104
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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CHEM 104
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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MATH2413 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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CHEM 109
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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CHEM 109
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
He's really fast when explaining stuff in lecture. His notes are not very clear either.
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Classes with DANIEL FREDRICKSON

CHEM 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

CHEM 699 is a directed study course involving an advanced mentored research project arranged with a faculty member.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Thomas BrunoldEtienne Garand+43 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2026
CHEM 980

Seminar: Review of Current Research

1 credits

CHEM 980 is a graduate-level seminar where students engage in research discussions facilitated by faculty within their research group.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Tehshik YoonEtienne Garand+39 more

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026
CHEM 990

Research

1–15 credits

CHEM 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised research projects with individual faculty members.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Tehshik YoonThomas Brunold+64 more

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2026CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Spring 2026CHEM 990Research
Fall 2025CHEM 299Directed Study
Fall 2025CHEM 608Symmetry, Bonding, and Molecular Shapes
Fall 2025CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2025CHEM 801Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
Fall 2025CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Fall 2025CHEM 990Research
Spring 2025CHEM 299Directed Study
Spring 2025CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2025CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Spring 2025CHEM 990Research
Fall 2024CHEM 608Symmetry, Bonding, and Molecular Shapes
Fall 2024CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2024CHEM 801Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
Fall 2024CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Fall 2024CHEM 990Research
Spring 2024CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2024CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Spring 2024CHEM 990Research
Fall 2023CHEM 608Symmetry, Bonding, and Molecular Shapes
Fall 2023CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2023CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Fall 2023CHEM 990Research
Spring 2023CHEM 299Directed Study
Spring 2023CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2023CHEM 801Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
Spring 2023CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Spring 2023CHEM 990Research
Fall 2022CHEM 608Symmetry, Bonding, and Molecular Shapes
Fall 2022CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2022CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Fall 2022CHEM 990Research
Spring 2022CHEM 511Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Spring 2022CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2022CHEM 990Research
Fall 2021CHEM 299Directed Study
Fall 2021CHEM 608Symmetry, Bonding, and Molecular Shapes
Fall 2021CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2020CHEM 608Symmetry, Bonding, and Molecular Shapes
Fall 2020CHEM 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2020CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2020CHEM 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2020CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2020CHEM 801Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
Fall 2019CHEM 608Symmetry, Bonding, and Molecular Shapes
Fall 2019CHEM 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2019CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2019CHEM 311Chemistry Across the Periodic Table
Spring 2019CHEM 691Senior Thesis
Spring 2019CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2018CHEM 608Symmetry, Bonding, and Molecular Shapes
Fall 2018CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2018CHEM 299Directed Study
Spring 2018CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2018CHEM 801Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
Fall 2017CHEM 109Advanced General Chemistry
Fall 2017CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2016CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2016CHEM 299Directed Study
Spring 2016CHEM 311Chemistry Across the Periodic Table
Spring 2016CHEM 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2015CHEM 299Directed Study
Fall 2015CHEM 608Symmetry, Bonding, and Molecular Shapes
Fall 2015CHEM 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2015CHEM 613Chemical Crystallography
Spring 2015CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2014CHEM 608Symmetry, Bonding, and Molecular Shapes
Fall 2014CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2014CHEM 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2014CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2013CHEM 299Directed Study
Fall 2013CHEM 608Symmetry, Bonding, and Molecular Shapes
Fall 2013CHEM 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2013CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2013CHEM 299Directed Study
Spring 2013CHEM 311Chemistry Across the Periodic Table
Spring 2013CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2012CHEM 608Symmetry, Bonding, and Molecular Shapes
Spring 2012CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Spring 2012CHEM 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2011CHEM 608Symmetry, Bonding, and Molecular Shapes
Fall 2011CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2011CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Spring 2011CHEM 299Directed Study
Spring 2011CHEM 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2011CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2010CHEM 608Symmetry, Bonding, and Molecular Shapes
Fall 2010CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2010CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Spring 2010CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2009CHEM 608Symmetry, Bonding, and Molecular Shapes
Fall 2009CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2009CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Spring 2009CHEM 699Directed Study

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