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LINDA ZELEWSKI

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Raw average: 2.60/5 from 390 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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104 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Somehow worse having her a second time than the first, and I should not have assumed I could take it. Any other chemistry professor at this school would probably be better than her. I took this class years ago, and it was still the worst class I have ever had the displeasure of taking at any educational institution I have attended.
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CHEM 103
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Singularly most unhelpful professor I have had at this institution. Most content was learned through reading the textbook and attempting homework, because she expects you to come to class already knowing whatever she is teaching and not slowing down for people too unintelligent to understand the first time she says it. BEWARE!
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CHEM 104
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Not a great lecturer Only came for the TopHat questions, tuned her out for the last 3 exams and did significantly better. Averaged below 60% on exams and got an AB, so the class isn't anything to fear.
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CHEM 103
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
For Chem 103 and 104, lectures were largely based on pre-made slides. I felt that some straightforward topics received a lot of class time, while more challenging concepts were covered too quickly. The exams were much more difficult than examples in lecture, so I often relied on outside studying and additional practice to keep up with the material
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CHEM 104
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
I took CHEM103 in the fall with Paul Hooker, great teacher, and CHEM104 in the spring with Linda Zelewski. Everybody says Professor Hooker is way better than Professor Zelewski however I disagree. I think your success in this course is fully dependent on how much you read the textbook not your professor. She is a good teacher.
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104 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
She's really not that bad, but her lectures aren't very helpful. She mostly just reads off the slides and assigns a ton of TopHat questions. Best advice I could give if you have her as your professor is to get comfortable working through the material on your own. The CLC is a lifesaver.
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Classes with LINDA ZELEWSKI

CHEM 104

General Chemistry II

5 credits

CHEM 104 covers chemical equilibrium, electrochemistry, kinetics, nuclear chemistry, and introduces organic chemistry and lab skills.

No offering record · Spring 2026

with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms

Paul HookerJeremy Weaver+1 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Fall 2025CHEM 101General Chemistry I Laboratory
Fall 2025CHEM 103General Chemistry I
Fall 2025CHEM 105General Chemistry I
Spring 2025CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Fall 2024CHEM 101General Chemistry I Laboratory
Fall 2024CHEM 103General Chemistry I
Spring 2024CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Fall 2023CHEM 103General Chemistry I
Spring 2023CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Fall 2022CHEM 101General Chemistry I Laboratory
Fall 2022CHEM 103General Chemistry I
Spring 2022CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Fall 2021CHEM 103General Chemistry I
Fall 2020CHEM 103General Chemistry I
Spring 2020CHEM 327Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Spring 2020CHEM 329Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Fall 2019CHEM 102General Chemistry II Laboratory
Fall 2019CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Fall 2019CHEM 329Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Spring 2019CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Spring 2019CHEM 327Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Fall 2018CHEM 103General Chemistry I
Fall 2018CHEM 327Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Spring 2018CHEM 102General Chemistry II Laboratory
Spring 2018CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Fall 2017CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Spring 2017CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Spring 2017CHEM 106General Chemistry II
Fall 2016CHEM 103General Chemistry I
Spring 2016CHEM 327Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Spring 2016CHEM 329Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Fall 2015CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Spring 2015CHEM 327Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Spring 2015CHEM 329Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Fall 2014CHEM 103General Chemistry I
Spring 2014CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Fall 2013CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Spring 2013CHEM 327Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Spring 2013CHEM 329Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Fall 2012CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Spring 2012CHEM 327Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Fall 2011CHEM 104General Chemistry II
Fall 2011CHEM 327Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Spring 2011CHEM 327Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Fall 2010CHEM 327Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Fall 2010CHEM 329Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Spring 2010CHEM 327Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Fall 2009CHEM 103General Chemistry I
Spring 2009CHEM 327Fundamentals of Analytical Science
Fall 2008CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2008CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2007CHEM 299Directed Study
Fall 2007CHEM 699Directed Study

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