Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Pazinci was great. He is very knowledgeable and does a great job teaching. I would prefer if the lectures were less slideshows but regardless he is pretty great.Rate My Professors ↗
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Sam Pazicni
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Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Around 20 pages of reading weekly, pre-class work is painful but does help slightly with understanding lecture. Homework isn't bad at all. The worst part was the exams, very little feedback on why certain things get marked wrong. You might get the problem correct but get half credit because you didn't include a word or two. Pazicni didnt help muchRate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
This professor is okay. Highly recommend reading the online textbook (you don't have to purchase a textbook). Study a lot for the exams, but the lecture videos are always posted by him and the other professors if you miss a class. If you have extra time, the honors group project is easy and a good way to get to know other people and the professor.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Prof. P is nice but don't expect the course is easy. Lots of work need to do every week. I would suggest to take 104 instead of 109. I have different opinion for the project, yeah sure it's not hard and Prof. P is nice on grading it but it wouldn't give you a huge curve as you may expect, better to pay effort to every week's work you require to do.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Hands down best lecturer I've had my fall semester, always very engaging and makes sure theres time for students to ask questions during lectures. Has pretty good humor (imo even tho other ppl might disagee) and overall a very chill guy.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Dr. P was one of the best professors I could've asked for in chemistry! He explained things very well, and his office hours were super useful. It is a very test-heavy class, but definitely doable if you put in the timeRate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Sam Pazicni
CHEM 109
Advanced General Chemistry
5 creditsAccelerated general chemistry covering atomic structure, equilibrium, thermodynamics, kinetics, and electrochemistry with lab techniques.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Sam Pazicni delivers clear, engaging, and funny lectures that make difficult chemistry concepts accessible. Reviewers appreciate his passion and willingness to answer questions, though some find his pace fast. He is consistently rated highly for his teaching quality.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025CHEM 299
Directed Study
1–4 creditsCHEM 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
Directed Study
1–6 creditsCHEM 699 is a directed study course involving an advanced mentored research project arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 901
Seminar-teaching of Chemistry
0–1 creditsCHEM 901 is a seminar on the role of teaching assistants in undergraduate chemistry instruction.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025CHEM 980 is a graduate-level seminar where students engage in research discussions facilitated by faculty within their research group.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 990
Research
1–15 creditsCHEM 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised research projects with individual faculty members.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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