Overall in the class, the lectures would at time seem disorganized and not completely related to the homework that was assigned that week. Because of this, if you've never taken chemistry before, I wouldn't recommend this class or the honor series in general. She also emphasized a lot of earth science material that didn't always seem relevant to the class. That being said, I don't think she deserves as low a review as she gets. Her tests weren't overly difficult, a lot of the grade consisted of homework (which could be regraded), and you could tell that she had an enthusiasm for teaching. I would definitely take her again.

20AH with Kavner is a pretty easy A as there aren't any quizzes or tests except for a final that doesn't hold much weight. All the grading comes from the homework and an easy project at the end of the quarter, and you can correct the main homework if you mess it up the first time around. However, if you're interesting in taking this class to learn, you'll get some out but not much more than you would get from reading a textbook. Kavner is really nice and enthusiastic but it doesn't really feel like you're learning much because she gets sidetracked easily and there's a big discrepancy sometimes between what you do on the homework and read in the textbook vs. what is actually taught in class.