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DIANE NUTBROWN

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Raw average: 4.33/5 from 9 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 103
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
Pretty easy class overall and probably par with difficulty to other professors from what I heard. I barely ever looked in the book except to answer a couple online homework problems. Lectures are interesting enough to keep you occupied considering I had power lectures. Not a bad class
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CHEM 103
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Pretty easy professor overall. Not the brightest crayon in the box as shown by her inability to finish some easy stoich problems in lecture, but gives very reasonable tests. As long as you go to class, book reading isnt crucial to success and you should still be able to get an A-AB
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CHEM 103
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Nutbrown was a very helpful teacher, and great for my first semester in college. She was very reasonable with her coursework, and although she did include online work that required knowledge beyond what her lectures covered at the time, she only used it as a preview tool, which helped a lot. She uses her resources smartly. Great teacher, overall.
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CHEM 103
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Great teacher but exams are difficult. Most of them are short answers. If you don't understand full concept, it will be really difficult.
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CHEM 103
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Dr. Nutbrown was really friendly and cared about her students. This class was somewhat difficult, but if you're willing to put the work in, it's definitely possible to ge an A or AB. The tests she gave were very fair, and she was always straightforward about what would be on the exams.
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CHEM 103
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Dr. N is a great lecturer - just make sure to read the book before the lecture, which she asks you to do anyway. Extremely approachable, answers questions well, and super helpful office hours. Glad I had Dr. N! I would guess the course is about average in difficulty compared to the other chemistry professors.
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Classes with DIANE NUTBROWN

General Chemistry I covers stoichiometry, states of matter, thermochemistry, atomic structure, and bonding.

No offering record · Fall 2011

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2007–Fall 2011

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Fall 2011CHEM 103General Chemistry I
Fall 2007CHEM 511Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

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