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Bertram was very clear during lecture and was always willing to further clarify concepts. The top hats and in lecture practice problems were very helpful. There were optional textbook readings, but I did not think they were necessary. Exams were fair.Rate My Professors ↗
Explained very clearly and kept the lecture interesting with helpful experiments! I would definitely recommend Professor Bertram to any students.Rate My Professors ↗
Much clearer expectations that 103, exams were challenging, but fair. Lecture attendance not required but top hat points make up decent part of grade. Did nor appreciate that he would not post lecture slides with annotations. He also went right into examples and did not explain general concepts sometimesRate My Professors ↗
There's a textbook w/ recommended readings which I've always done because it helps a lot with the pre-class assignments. However, technically it's not mandatory. He's a great teacher who explains things very clearly. The TopHat questions throughout the lec are also very helpful. Very engaging.Rate My Professors ↗
I really liked Bertram, he was very clear in lecture and went through a lot of practice problems during lectures. I highly recommend going to lecture when you have him, he explains things really well.Rate My Professors ↗
Dr. Bertram was a pretty good lecturer, and the general chemistry sequence is well organized.Rate My Professors ↗
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CHEM 104 covers chemical equilibrium, electrochemistry, kinetics, nuclear chemistry, and introduces organic chemistry and lab skills.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Timothy Bertram is praised for explaining concepts clearly and using demonstrations and Top Hat quizzes to engage students. Reviewers describe him as approachable and helpful, noting that his lectures are generally easy to follow and beneficial for learning.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 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=1 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 920 is a graduate seminar featuring presentations of recent research in analytical sciences by various speakers.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
CHEM 980 is a graduate-level seminar where students engage in research discussions facilitated by faculty within their research group.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
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
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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