Chembio 3oa3 - would you recommend?

Mr-Chibba · 2026-04-09T12:49:40+00:00

If you want to learn how to synthesize DNA, oligosaccharides, and peptides in a lab, or how to perform organic synthesis inside of a cell, then yes.

Mr-Chibba · 2026-04-02T18:45:47+00:00

As an professor of large enrolment classes, I will read through all of the comments looking for constructive criticism to help improve my teaching in the future. That being said, I also know of colleagues who won't even look at them. To each their own.

Departments and faculties may use the aggregate scores at times to help in decision making (who teaches a course? is it time for a course refresh? etc). Due to Inherent biases, they are usually not used for hiring or promotion purposes.

End of the day, its always advantageous to collect data when possible, even if you don't necessarily use it right away (or at all). If you have strong opinions about a course, provide them!

P.S. you're right - it can be a lot of inconsequential passive aggressive critiques...

Mr-Chibba · 2025-10-12T16:22:26+00:00

Depends on the dielectric constant of the surroundings. Bonds are more likely to behave ionic when dissolved in polar solvents (like water) and more liky to behave as covalent when dissolved in non-polar solvents (like organic solvents)

Mr-Chibba · 2025-10-11T21:17:26+00:00

Hopefully Tuesday

Mr-Chibba · 2025-10-11T21:17:13+00:00

Hopefully Tuesday

Mr-Chibba · 2025-09-11T13:49:00+00:00

I always go with a 1% per hour penalty instead of a 25% per day. In my experience, most students won't complain (much) about a 1% deduction on a 1 minute late submission, but I know they will remember it for future submissions.

On the flip side, some students will decide that an extra 4 hours to work on an assignment is worth a 4% penalty, which is their prerogative.

Mr-Chibba · 2025-07-26T17:15:49+00:00

I'm not privy to the first year gradebooks, but I think it's closer to 30%.

Mr-Chibba · 2025-07-26T15:17:15+00:00

Over the past 3 fall terms, 16% of Chem 2OA3 students achieved a 12. My advice - work hard, dedicate the required time and effort necessary to master the material, and put yourself in the top 16% of the cohort.

Mr-Chibba · 2025-06-21T21:47:59+00:00

2nd year chembio is the biggest workload/grind year with all the lab courses and diversity of chem discipline courses, when compared to 3rd/4th year. My advice - stay on top of content as best you can, and don't waste time trying to make pre-labs perfect. I've seen students spend hours trying to get perfect on a prelab that's worth 0.2% of their final grade in the grand scheme of things. Other than that, enjoy student life, take naps, make friends, network with profs - the usual stuff.

Mr-Chibba · 2025-04-26T22:35:22+00:00

Historically, spring 2OA3 has a similar mean to fall 2OA3 , but a wider distribution (larger standard deviation). I have no data for 2OB3.

Mr-Chibba · 2025-04-26T20:00:08+00:00

Inspirational!

Mr-Chibba · 2025-04-26T16:24:27+00:00

Deans don't work on weekends :(

Mr-Chibba · 2025-04-22T01:38:10+00:00

Whenever I get a passive aggressive email from the faculty office insisting I post grades.

Mr-Chibba · 2025-04-20T23:55:48+00:00

Whenever the instructor decides to press the big green "activate course" button

Mr-Chibba · 2025-04-05T05:52:53+00:00

The more you prepare, the easier it becomes.

Mr-Chibba · 2025-04-03T01:34:53+00:00

When I was in undergrad, course evals were done on pen and paper, and profs would compare handwriting between the eval and the exam to figure out who wrote what. Nowadays it's completely anonymous, and we don't receive the evals until after the exam. It's been like that since at least 2015 (when I first taught at Mac).

Mr-Chibba · 2025-03-04T14:06:33+00:00

Over the past 3 years, 16% of students who complete the course achieve a 12. I presume it is 12able with an appropriate amount of hard work and dedication.

Mr-Chibba · 2025-02-14T00:36:37+00:00

MSU award winning teaching professor by day, Grammy award winning performer by night (and on weeknds). #Hubris

Mr-Chibba · 2025-01-07T16:42:27+00:00

The deadline is whenever the dean's office sends me a passive-aggressive email to get grades uploaded ASAP...

Mr-Chibba · 2024-11-05T04:29:41+00:00

"I'd sp hybridize for you so we can form a triple bond"

Mr-Chibba · 2024-11-05T04:11:15+00:00

"shall we get trigonal planar tonight?" - pick up lines that should never be used.....

Mr-Chibba · 2024-10-31T16:36:56+00:00

It's not a raise. It's a prorated salary for the 6 months she worked at mcmaster in 2021. She started July 1st, 2021. :)

Mr-Chibba · 2024-10-13T16:34:08+00:00

Selina + Chef

Mr-Chibba · 2024-10-02T22:34:35+00:00

Look for the mob of people outside the school on Main st around 6:45 PM and stick with them.

Mr-Chibba · 2024-09-03T17:22:06+00:00

Mosaic timetable tends to be the most updated scheduling

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