William M Gelbart
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
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4.3
Overall Rating
Based on 24 Users
Easiness 2.7 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.0 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.5 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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  • Would Take Again
GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS
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23.1%
18.5%
13.9%
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4.6%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

36.1%
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24.0%
18.0%
12.0%
6.0%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

25.7%
21.4%
17.1%
12.9%
8.6%
4.3%
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A
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

25.3%
21.1%
16.9%
12.7%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

20.0%
16.7%
13.3%
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3.3%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

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Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: A
Aug. 13, 2016

Professor Gelbart is one of the most amazing professor I've had at UCLA. The materials are not easy, but he makes it very clear and comprehensive. His assignments are often much harder than the actual exams and they help you to understand the concept thoroughly. Best thing about professor Gelbart is he has a lot of office hours, very approachable and replies emails quickly. I didn't like thermodynamics at all, but I changed my mind after I took 110A with him.

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Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: A+
March 26, 2016

Dr. Gelbart is an incredible guy and a very passionate professor. As long as you genuinely understand the topics covered in the homework sets and do the practice problems he provides before each exam, you should not get anything lower than a B in his class. The exams are very fair and easier than his homework assignments. Also, while he lectures on the derivations, he will not test you on them. His intention is to test your understanding of the math and how it applies to thermodynamic systems. If you understand this relationship, you will pass with flying colors. 10/10 would take any class with Dr. Gelbart again.

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Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: N/A
March 3, 2016

Although thermodynamics can be very obscure and difficult to understand, Professor Gelbart does a great job of breaking down the concepts. At first all the derivations seem overwhelming but they really help you to understand the concepts! The lecture notes are very organized and the professor does a great job of explaining them during class. He's very nice and I felt welcomed to seek help during office hours. 10/10 would recommend.

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Quarter: Spring 2016
Grade: A
March 1, 2016

Gelbert is one of the best chemistry professors I have taken, he is a funny and approachable dude. 110A is full of derivations and some weird chemistry applied math but he takes his time to really explain the material , especially in his very useful office hours.

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Feb. 4, 2012

Dr. Gelbart is an amazing professor. 110A is not an easy class with any professor, but it helps to have a caring professor. He has many office hours and is always willing to help. If you put in the effort, you should do fine in this class. What I liked about 110A was that the HW was always more difficult than the exams. So as long as you could do the HW and understood it conceptually, the exams shouldn't be too difficult.

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July 5, 2011

Professor Gelbart is really friendly and helpful. The material is pretty difficult to get the hang of, but office hours made everything SO much easier. His problem sets are way harder than his tests because he wants to challenge you & make you go to office hours. His tests are really doable. The averages are pretty typical (mid 60s) but I couldn't really understand why they were so low since he prepares you so well for them. Overall, this class was one of my more enjoyable south campus classes especially considering the horror stories I heard about it!

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Jan. 30, 2010

He is really good prof. Everyweek he gives us many extra office hours. The exam is not too hard if u study...

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Jan. 25, 2010

He is too slow and drag all concepts to talk about one topic.
Namely, his lecture is not so straight forword.
I think he wants to be considered as a caring, thoughtful, kind, great, smart professor in front of his students.
But I kind of felt that that's fake.

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Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: A
Aug. 13, 2016

Professor Gelbart is one of the most amazing professor I've had at UCLA. The materials are not easy, but he makes it very clear and comprehensive. His assignments are often much harder than the actual exams and they help you to understand the concept thoroughly. Best thing about professor Gelbart is he has a lot of office hours, very approachable and replies emails quickly. I didn't like thermodynamics at all, but I changed my mind after I took 110A with him.

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0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: A+
March 26, 2016

Dr. Gelbart is an incredible guy and a very passionate professor. As long as you genuinely understand the topics covered in the homework sets and do the practice problems he provides before each exam, you should not get anything lower than a B in his class. The exams are very fair and easier than his homework assignments. Also, while he lectures on the derivations, he will not test you on them. His intention is to test your understanding of the math and how it applies to thermodynamic systems. If you understand this relationship, you will pass with flying colors. 10/10 would take any class with Dr. Gelbart again.

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Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: N/A
March 3, 2016

Although thermodynamics can be very obscure and difficult to understand, Professor Gelbart does a great job of breaking down the concepts. At first all the derivations seem overwhelming but they really help you to understand the concepts! The lecture notes are very organized and the professor does a great job of explaining them during class. He's very nice and I felt welcomed to seek help during office hours. 10/10 would recommend.

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Spring 2016
Grade: A
March 1, 2016

Gelbert is one of the best chemistry professors I have taken, he is a funny and approachable dude. 110A is full of derivations and some weird chemistry applied math but he takes his time to really explain the material , especially in his very useful office hours.

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Feb. 4, 2012

Dr. Gelbart is an amazing professor. 110A is not an easy class with any professor, but it helps to have a caring professor. He has many office hours and is always willing to help. If you put in the effort, you should do fine in this class. What I liked about 110A was that the HW was always more difficult than the exams. So as long as you could do the HW and understood it conceptually, the exams shouldn't be too difficult.

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
July 5, 2011

Professor Gelbart is really friendly and helpful. The material is pretty difficult to get the hang of, but office hours made everything SO much easier. His problem sets are way harder than his tests because he wants to challenge you & make you go to office hours. His tests are really doable. The averages are pretty typical (mid 60s) but I couldn't really understand why they were so low since he prepares you so well for them. Overall, this class was one of my more enjoyable south campus classes especially considering the horror stories I heard about it!

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Jan. 30, 2010

He is really good prof. Everyweek he gives us many extra office hours. The exam is not too hard if u study...

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0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Jan. 25, 2010

He is too slow and drag all concepts to talk about one topic.
Namely, his lecture is not so straight forword.
I think he wants to be considered as a caring, thoughtful, kind, great, smart professor in front of his students.
But I kind of felt that that's fake.

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
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4.3
Overall Rating
Based on 24 Users
Easiness 2.7 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.0 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.5 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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