Kelley Liu - Foothill College

Professor: Kelley Liu

Department: TBD

College: Foothill College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1A
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: No
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I already have Bachelors degree and been thorugh tough professors at UC. At least they care about you and explains well with lots of help. She gets mad when you ask questions and she keep saying "we talked about this in the class" ok. you said ask questions,so I asked. Ended up blaming you for not paying attention during the class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1B
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Beware of tricky exams. Her lectures can be hard to follow, she babbles, and gives surprises on exams. Constantly talking about how hard chem is. Read the text, go to tutoring because she won't teach you everything but guaranteed she'll test you on it. Even top students were blown away by her tests. Would be okay if she actually taught the material

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Hard

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Liu's class was hard for sure. Her lectures consisted of her reading of the slides and skimming through them. We barely finished half of the chapters before the exams. She is understanding when you talk to her.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

disorganized. boring lecture. speaking from someone who had the highest grade in class before the final: don't expect the final to replace your lowest midterm. It's stupidly hard, involving things she did not teach. Half of the class got C and below before final. She did give some extra credits. The lab taught me (different instructor) better.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Liu knows her stuff, and if you know you stuff you'll pass this class with ease. The problem with her class is that she is extremely disorganized and difficult to understand. She arrives and finishes late. She talks at the class, not to the class. She has you buy an expensive, TERRIBLE homework service. Be prepared to teach yourself.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1A
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

If Liu is your only option, I would try to take a chemistry class at De Anza or wait until next quarter. Her lectures are essentially text pulled from the textbook, but her explanation are so convoluted and she tends to get off topic a lot. Can be very rude and condescending at times. Drags out the material and wastes time on basic concepts.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

lmfao just dont do that to yourself. extremely disorganized and shows up late to class/ offic hours. if we have a quiz that day she lectures the entire time and gives like 10-15 mins which is not enough time. really the worst professor

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1C
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Extremely rude, uncaring, and hard to get help from. Always late to office hr, never responds to emails although she pressures us to send her questions through email if we are stuck. I got As in both chem 1A and 1B with more difficult teachers and yet i did not pass her class. Her lab exams are always on the same day as the midterms. Dont take

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 1B
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She is a very dedicated teacher, and she cares about how much you understand the concepts and logic. Have to work hard to get good grades. Also she is generous with her grading and extra credit.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr Liu is knowledgeable, but her lectures are bit rush. She claims "that's all you need know" then slams hard exams irrelevant to homework, and pushes time pressure on bloated exams. She lectures, but don't teach. I hope she could have given more final style examples, been more patient with questions, spent more time on problems instead of blaming

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM210
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She is terrible at explaining things, but is really precise with her grading. Her grammar is horrendous and she is difficult to understand. She refuses to answer questions and says "I explained it earlier." She makes you print assignments and labs yourself and DOESN'T explain how to the assignments. She posts work at the last minute through email.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1C
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She is a terrible professor, always off-topic. Here accent makes her difficult to understand and her grammar is extremely poor. She is atrocious at explaining things and giving out directions. She nitpicks at EVERYTHING and grades extremely hard.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

By far the absolute worst chemistry professor I've had. She talks very fast assuming everyone is up to speed and understands what she is saying. She does not explain material clearly, and expects everyone to know all the concepts. She got angry at the class and put everyone down because the test scores were not in her favor.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Take ANY other chemistry professor. She yells at you when you ask her questions, doesn't explain material clearly, and is overall very unhelpful/unapproachable. Seriously, take any other chem professor by any means necessary.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She's really mean and expects you to know everything she knows. Her exams have nothing to do with lecture and that's if you can even understand her lecture. She's very unapproachable if you have questions and laughs or snaps back at you if you ask "stupid questions"

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1B
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She is really mean. But you can learn a lot from her and can build a good foundation if you need to take chem 1c. But she is really mean and her exam is nightmare. However, you can still get an A if you study hard and read the textbook everyday. Also, she will give extra credits. BTW, The best prof i have ever had....

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Decently hard class, but if you have to take any other chem classes it is worth it to learn the material well. I wouldn't recommend this class to someone who is not motivated to learn, doesn't care about chem, or is simply looking to do minimal work and get a C

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She has snapped at students for asking for clarification/help, I don't find her approachable. If you are a bio major taking Chem as a requirement DO NOT take it with Liu. Her exams are extremely difficult, and her lectures are not very helpful. More conceptual lectures and does not work out a lot of example problems

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Very intelligent woman, she really knows her chemistry which is always appreciated in a teacher. If you ask for help she will give it to you, unless the answer is obvious. She likes you to find out things on your own like a real chemist would. Class is not too hard, but you can't pass her tests if you don't try in the class. I really like Liu!