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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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A mentored research project arranged with a faculty or academic staff member, offered as Directed Study in Chemistry.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Covers basic principles for designing, developing, and using chemical instrumentation in the laboratory, emphasizing spectroscopy, separations, and mass spectrometry.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.46 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=45 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.64 GPA, 86.2% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.38 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026Senior Honors Thesis involves mentored research for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Directed Study is an advanced mentored research project arranged with a faculty or academic staff member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleA graduate seminar featuring presentations on recent research in analytical sciences and related areas by external and internal speakers.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Supervised research course where students exhibit broad understanding of chemical principles, conduct independent research, and collaborate with investigators.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | CHEM 299 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | CHEM 524 | Chemical Instrumentation |
| Spring 2027 | CHEM 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | CHEM 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | CHEM 920 | Seminar-analytical Chemistry |
| Spring 2027 | CHEM 990 | Research |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 104 | General Chemistry II |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 299 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 920 | Seminar-analytical Chemistry |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 980 | Seminar: Review of Current Research |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 990 | Research |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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