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Stowe is one of the better options for Orgo 2 alongside Brian. Stowe covers the content in a pretty easy to understand way that preps you well for exams. He does use TopHat which can be useful but often times felt too simple and took time out of the class making other important topics feel rushed. Overall a good professor for a tough class.Rate My Professors ↗
I liked the way he explained things and cleared up misconceptions. Sometimes the Top Hat questions felt like a waste of time. Overall he taught the difficult content very well.Rate My Professors ↗
Ryan is a great professor! Very engaging and overall a super nice guy. I had him for both Ochem classes which were super hard but he is great at explaining things. Makes class fun with presenting peoples pets before class everyday.Rate My Professors ↗
All exam content was covered in lecture. Practice problems were very helpful for exams. No notecards for exams, but there is an index guide for the exam. Just a hard class.Rate My Professors ↗
You need to spend some extra time after class on problem sets to get practice on the dense content covered in class in a short amount of time. But Dr. Stowe has no control over that because this is a departmental decision Dr. Stowe himself is very, very nice-he is extremely friendly during his office hours and always encourages you to think deeplyRate My Professors ↗
You can really tell that Ryan is an expert in his field and highly knowledgable and passionate about organic chemistry, but unfortunately that doesn't translate well for people who are learning the subject for the first time. A lot of class is spent on tophat questions that didn't feel too productive. Answer keys were almost never fully completedRate 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
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleCHEM 681 is a mentored research course for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
CHEM 699 is a directed study course involving an advanced mentored research project arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026CHEMISTRY EDUCATION RESEARCH introduces chemistry education research, theories of cognition, and their application to learning objectives and assessments.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
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Fall 2022–Fall 2024 · limited sampleCHEM 980 is a graduate-level seminar where students engage in research discussions facilitated by faculty within their research group.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised research projects with individual faculty members.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
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