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Heike Hofstetter

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Raw average: 1.00/5 from 2 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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What students say

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CHEM 636
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Prepare to be confused, spend so much time, and drained. This course is not difficult but she is gonna make you move among so many resources and homework, without learning much.
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CHEM 636
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
A perfect example for "what a bad lecturer looks like". Gets you involved in so many HWs (1/week), quizzes (1/week), demos (1, or 2/week), and lecture classes, reads from a powerpoint without explaining any concept deeply, and mid-Oct, already exhausted. In-person experiments are once a week (about 2 hours), along with many other tasks.
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Classes with Heike Hofstetter

CHEM 607

Laboratory Safety

1 credits

Discusses laboratory safety regarding chemical, electrical, optical, mechanical, cryogenic, and radiological hazards, introducing safety equipment, first aid techniques, and facilities.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Heike Hofstetter

No recorded grade history

CHEM 636

Topics in Chemical Instrumentation: Introduction to NMR

2 credits

Introduction to NMR covering theory and practice within chemical instrumentation.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Heike Hofstetter

Heike Hofstetter taught the course with a heavy workload, requiring weekly homework, quizzes, and demonstrations alongside weekly two-hour in-person experiments. One student found the pace exhausting, noting that Hofstetter read from PowerPoint slides without explaining concepts deeply.

Heike Hofstetter

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
CHEM 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

Directed Study is an advanced mentored research project arranged with a faculty or academic staff member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Matt BowmanTehshik Yoon+101 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027CHEM 607Laboratory Safety
Spring 2027CHEM 636Topics in Chemical Instrumentation: Introduction to NMR
Spring 2027CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2026CHEM 636Topics in Chemical Instrumentation: Introduction to NMR
Fall 2026CHEM 699Directed Study

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