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Dr. Casey is the most beautiful human being I've ever met. Usually when people complement professors, it's either one of two things: 1) they're really cool and nice but aren't very good lecturers or 2) they're really knowledgeable and smart, but kind of a dick. Dr. Casey is cool, funny, nice, smart, helpful, kind, humble. She's literally any positive adjective you can think of.. With her awesome personality, her extra credit opportunities (rare in south campus), and fair (but still challenging) exams, we are looking at the future best professor at UCLA. Take her for as many classes as you can!

I have never left one of these but this woman is Gods gift to UCLA toxic pre-med culture. As a student of color who has to fight to maintain daily sanity I cry at how beautiful and inspiring she is. This is what God had in mind when he created the term teacher! She will have you recognize that you can do it and pre Ned is for you if it’s something you’ve been called to.

Awesome professor. Boring class.

*Review for Chem20L
Lecture:
Dr. Casey is an engaging professor who is very understanding and relatable. She is very cute and quirky even during an 8am lecture. She posts her lecture slides online, and she also prints the lecture slides for everyone to take at the beginning of lecture. Much of the material covered is basic chemistry or correlates with Chem20B material. It is sufficient to just understand what she teaches and to do the practice problems posted on CCLE. Overall, the class is fair and is a good introductory lab experience. The lab is run by the TAs, so your experience in the lab itself is dependent of which TA you get. You are expected to purchase a lab coat, lab goggles, and a lab notebook at the beginning of the quarter. You must be lab appropriate in order to perform labs.
Grade:
The class workload is quite heavy, considering that there is optional lecture, mandatory lab, pre-lab reports, and post-lab reports. The individual labs tend to be shorter, while partner labs are longer. However, most of the TAs grade pretty easily and it is possible to get full score. One word of caution is to keep track of sig figs. There was one midterm and a final. The midterm was in-class and most people were pressed for time. The exam covers a lot of material and intertwines many concepts into one question. For the final, time was not much of a constraint. However, you do need to know how to apply concepts and calculations into questions phrased in the form of word problems or scenarios. As long as you know your material well, you can easily get an A in the class.
Grade Breakdown:
46% Conceptual Understanding (CPR writing assignment, midterm, final)
15% Preparation (pre-lab work)
31% Documentation (post-lab work)
8% Lab Performance

Casey's amazing! I haven't gotten my grade back yet and there's a fairly high chance I've gotten a C, but that's not on her, that's on me! She's an incredible teacher and I like her a lot. She gives a ton of extra credit, is clear in her lecturing, and structures her tests fairly - they're not direct copies of her study guide, but she doesn't surprise you with concepts that you barely touched on. 10/10 would recommend Casey.

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Dr Casey is a fantastic lecturer and awesome professor. She genuinely cares for her students and offers a solid amount of extra credit.

You have 2 labs a week so theres a lot of busy work. Her exams are fair and not super hard but not easy either. Her study guides are way harder than the actual exams too so dont worry if you struggle on them!

Do the problem sets, do the study guides, go to office hours (both for Casey and TA), and do the extra credit and you will be fine. Highly recommend office hours just so you get as many points as you can for extra credits and labs.

Professor Casey is one of the best professors I've had at UCLA. I took her for 14BL the quarter before, and that definitely helped with my understanding of 14CL since the class format is almost exactly the same. It might be overwhelming for people who have never had her before.

Casey's CCLE page is super organized, which makes it easy to find due dates and assignments. (She also includes check boxes for you to check and know what assignments you've finished which is so cute.) Her lectures are engaging (but not mandatory) and her office hours are very helpful. I highly recommend going to these even if you've never attended office hours in your life. She's super sweet and approachable! Her midterm isn't too difficult (there's only one) but the final is definitely harder. But if you study the material (ESPECIALLY LEARNING OBJECTIVES), keep up with pre/post labs and their deadlines, and put in the work, you should do fine!

Also, TAs really matter in 14BL/CL since you spend most of your time with them. If you know a TA will be good, make sure you get them (even if it's an 8AM lab). HIGHLY RECOMMEND Jay McDaniel, best TA I've ever had.