Fine class, people are overly dramatic about the difficulty it’s hard but not that hard. Just use the info on the internet this is a class that’s taken everywhere and the content is generally the same. Watch videos if your prof is bad. Labs are easy unless your TA is super strict

it’s the normal content of chemistry 1 - periodic table, moles, conversions, acids and bases, compounds, states of matter……

He was ok but sometimes a bit confusing and the powerpoints were boring. he knows his stuff and would be willing to help but i’m just not sure how much he could.

Definitely go through the textbook. This is the kind of course where you can use the internet obviously but reading the text format can help. Don’t overthink it. Most tests are curved you just need to memorize rules and the exceptions to rules in chemistry