Principles of General Chemistry II

4-6 hrs/week

Calculator-heavy but not conceptually as bad as Chem 111. Put in the work bruh.

7/6/2024

8-10 hrs/week

I’ve never been good at Chem and I only took intro to Chem in highschool during COVID. 105 was fine but this class was awful. I, and a bunch of other people studied for hours and still, almost if not completely, failed because Hamdi made the exam significantly harder than any practice or previous material given. Sure, she explained topics and equations but with simple and straightforward examples. She doesn’t teach you the intricacies or how you can mix and match equations to apply to certain problems but expects you to miraculously do it in 90 minutes. The only way you can do well is if you have prior chemistry knowledge like APs even though this is an intro class.

5/22/2024

6-8 hrs/week

Course content itself wasn’t terrible, but Hamdi made the class miserable because of her unfair exams and unwillingness to help students. Practice exams were absolutely not representative of actual exams. (BRING BACK LUO)

5/22/2024

6-8 hrs/week

This semester was extremely hard and the professor made it impossible at some points. The test were nothing like the practices or what you expect, and are 10x harder.

5/21/2024

6-8 hrs/week

Goes through a lot of content each week, so you have to make sure you’re on top of the material or else you’ll get lost. Quizzes are okay but exams are kind of tricky and expect you to have a really deep understanding of the content.

5/20/2024

Mabbs includes weekly chemistry in the real world segments which combine the topics learned with applications. It is really engaging and unique to this teacher. He sometimes goes through topics a bit quickly and his examples aren't very reflective of quizzes and exams. His handwriting on the board isn't very good and it can be hard to take notes

12/22/2023

Very good lecturer, his lectures tell a story about chemistry. He is kind and very interested in helping us succeed.

8/15/2023

I had Bakupog for CHEM 106 recitation and he was pretty poor at explaining literally anything. He would go in circles and never really get to the point. He's nice and cares about students, but it's impossible to learn anything from him. He made so many mistakes when he led problems even when going straight off his notes.

12/23/2022

Mabbs cares about his students, but his lectures are just average. He can ramble and go in circles so they are hard to follow sometimes. That being said, if you put in the work outside of class, it's not impossible to do well.

12/23/2022

Chem 106 is a different animal. It is very quantitative, and you must work fast on quizzes/exams. I really loved Dr. Bakupog's style. He is supper helpful and willing to go over concepts. He is friendly and made an effort to know everyone's name. This was a POGIL class, and he checked in with each group before the large class discussion.

11/12/2022

There's no denying that the exams are really hard. That said, the class has REALLY leniant cutoffs, and as long as you average your exams to around 80% you will definitely get an A. That said, 80 is even pretty hard to get sometimes. Mabbs is really caring, but he likes to make things difficult, which made me learn a lot.

9/15/2022

Mabbs is hard to follow in lectures. He's not good at explaining concepts clearly and often goes in circles that makes you lose focus of the key concepts. He genuinely wants his students to understand the content though, especially in office hours. Chem 106 isn't as bad as it's reputation, but you have to put in a lot work outside of lectures.

5/20/2022

chem106 = easy material made very difficult (for no reason) with very lenient cutoffs... the HARD A was an 83 or an 84? and an A+ is 97.. like what lol. mabbs is clear in lecture but overexplains easy shit. if you have a question go to luo. before exams go to bakupog. u will overstress and learn way too much and get a 96.9 (same grade as da 83.01s!

5/18/2022

Based on the previous reviews, I was afraid of Professor Mabbs, but having gone through Chem106 with him I know he's a very thorough and excellent professor. He is a very good lecturer, you just have to pay attention and be an active learner. He's very kind, answers questions thoroughly, and is accessible outside of class.

5/16/2022

I think 106 was much harder than 105, but I think Mabbs handled the content well. He was a good lecturer and usually went at a good pace. He held a lot of outside review and was always available for extra help. Overall, he seemed like a good guy and a strong professor. Just keep up with the content and attend PLTL! You got this, chaps!

5/16/2022

if you haven't taken AP chem, this class will be HELL. Get ready to dedicate half a semester to this one single class.

5/7/2022

Get ready to learn an entire course by yourself. Mabbs is funny, charming, and VERY CLEAR, but lacks the most important teaching skill for an introductory course: teaching you what you need to know. He stresses things that are unnecessary for exams and glosses over the most important concepts. Material presented is unorganized. Exams are RLY hard.

4/5/2022

Mabbs does not explain concepts very clearly during his lectures (which are also quite dry), but he is pretty helpful in help sessions. His exams are way harder than any practice sets given.

11/18/2021

After hearing how hard chem106 was, I was terrified, but for anyone who complains about the difficulty didin't put in the amount of effort it took to do well. Of course this class is difficult, but I absolutely loved Dr Mabbs and think he did an incredible job if you sought out his help. I felt so supported by him, and it was my favorite class here

11/18/2021

Whether you aced chem 105 or struggled in it, GOOD LUCK in 106 with Mabbs. He is terrible at explaining things and the sample questions he goes over in the worked example videos are not nearly as difficult as the exam questions. To survive this class you really must do the most and that probably isn't even enough.

7/21/2021