By no means do I feel I learned anything from this course, I practically crammed useless information in my brain just days before an exam. The only way you’re going to pass this class is by getting exposure to exam content, which scerri posts ahead of time. Thankfully I passed this class with a C, because Lord knows I don’t want to learn about the useless history of the Periodic Table again.

I took Scerri's CHEM 14A in Winter 2018. The gradebook breakdown was:

10% Written Homework (2 assignments, ~8-10 questions each, mostly pulled from his old exams)
20% Online Homework via Thinkwell ($17 cost to sign up, ~4 assignments, 25 questions each, focused strictly on each topic discussed in lecture, can also utilize videos included for review)
30% Midterm (1 1h 50 min test, ~6 questions)
40% Final (~8 questions)

Scerri's lectures can be boring at times, but make sure to pay attention to everything he says, if possible, and take good notes. He posts his lecture slides on CCLE and they are good to use for review/test prep.

Scerri is known for reusing his old exams all the way back to the 2000s. I prepared for finals by doing all the old exams that he posted on CCLE for students to practice, and was prepared for every question on the final.

Discussions were not mandatory, and each TA had their different teaching style. I attended another TA's section instead of the one I was enrolled in due to a time conflict, and it was totally fine. If you have the chance, take Selbi as your TA.

Overall, it was a challenging class, since most of the topics discussed were more detailed than taught in AP Chem, but if you do old practice exams, look over the slides before the tests, have a good TA, and attend office hours, you will be fine. Plus, he curves the tests!

He is probably the worst professor in the whole school. He is obnoxious and its hard to pay attention to him during lecture because his whole attitude is just rude. He tries to be funny but he really isnt. please dont take 14A with him. most of his TAs can barely speak audible english. didnt learn sh*t in this class.

Jesus christ this class was horrible. However, it’s not like most of y’all reading have a choice. He and Lavelle teach most if not all sections of chemistry. Scerri’s not bad but the tests were damn difficult. This is definitely a weeder class. I’ll be lucky if I passed. Grades aren’t out yet.

Ad-hoc as fuck

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If you know nothing about chemistry, then you will have a VERY difficult time in this course. I did very poorly because I came from a high school that didn't pave a great foundation in Chemistry. Also, I'm really bad at math, so doing some of the equations confused and frustrated me. Often times the professor will skip the first part of a theory he's teaching because "you should have already learned it."
If you're dedicated and maybe know a thing or two about Chemistry, then you'll do fine. But I recommend a tutor if you're even slightly hesitant. I wish I had gotten one.

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Taking this class was a mistake. After reading all the great reviews about him, they were all a lie. This class was extremely hard and I don't remember anything. The topics were so detailed and the questions were so confusing. I would not take 14A with Scerri!