Big middle finger to this course! Clearly they used this course as a filter. One of the worst experience. 1. Lecture: Why should I study quantum mechanics my freshman year? I was completely unable to understand the Schrödinger equation, what wave-particle duality is, and what electron orbits are, which immediately made me fall into learned helplessness! And don’t expect professors to help you because you’ll always be in line (And due to the lack of a lot of basic knowledge, the professor cannot help you understand)! I looked up the Chem 121 exams from 2006 and that was just Chem 11 things! And now the same course is about quantum mechanics! Moreover, the content of the exam and the content of the simulation exercises are not at the same level at all; if the practice asks you to play airp...read more

The first chapter is about Valence Electrons, and then we understand quantum mechanics, such as Schrödinger's formula, wave-particle duality, photons, electron orbits, etc. Also, the labs in this class have nothing to do with the lecture portion, you're basically taking two classes. The second experiment is about titration, and this is the only one that will be tested in the final.

He's not doing great but not doing bad either. It's more like this course itself is lame.

1. You got ONLY 1 shot. This course only opens in term 1 in year 1, if you fail it you can't take it again because they only consider winter session courses when applying the major. 2. Be prepared BEFORE uni. You'd better learn or preview basic stuff about quantum mechanics as well as other basic chemistry , and practice doing exams. And, you'd better gain a good understanding and skill of labs. 3. Don't take Math with it. You won't need math for bio majors, won't need chem for math/cs majors. You'll be exhausted with math+chem like I was. Choose your major before choosing term 1 courses. Also, don't take English/Writing with it either(unless you are experienced). 4. If you're like me, a very average normal guy, with no talent, no accumulation of chem knowledge or learning ability, I re...read more