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His lectures are incredibly vivid and nicely paced, and he finds ways to make them interesting for all students. The course has clear grading criteria, with fair homeworks and exams, requiring the perfect amount of effort for a 3-credit class. All the lectures are done on the chalkboard, so you have to come to class.Rate My Professors ↗
Ediger is one of the best professors I've had at UW. His expectations are clear and consistent. If you attend all lectures and discusses and put in work on the homework you will be successful. If the material is particularly challenging for you he provides the names of numerous textbooks for reference and is available outside of class.Rate My Professors ↗
Really great professor. AwesomeRate My Professors ↗
Fantastic professor, he has a way of making sure you understand topics in the class. The course speeds along, but as long as you show up its not really an issue. Try to participate during lecture if you can, and if you made it through chem 115, this class will be a breeze (relatively)Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Ediger taught this course very well and has been one of my favorite professors at UW. He made pchem interesting to learn and was very helpful during office hours and made sure we understood the material. There are challenging problem sets due each week but if you do/understand them, you will do well on exams. Would highly recommend.Rate My Professors ↗
Ediger is WONDERFUL! He was very kind and helpful, and he makes challenging topics approachable. Tests are hard but very fair- study the problem sets. I had an awful time in 115, but Mark's enthusiasm reinspired my love for chemistry. If he's teaching 116 again, you should take the 115-6 sequence- having Ediger for 116 was worth the pain of 115.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
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleCHEM 699 is a directed study course involving an advanced mentored research project arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised research projects with individual faculty members.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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