My review can only be positive, very positive I would say. Being a Dr. in Mechanical Engineering, now retired, who learned some Chemistry (it was never be a major in my case) when I learned Engineering in a Basque Country University, it has been a pleasure to remember half-forgotten concepts, others even never learned before. The course lessons, the details, exactness of the presentations, the capacity of Dr. Hutchinson to transmit knowledge have been a delicious experience I would recommend to anyone who would like to enter into the marvellous world of Chemistry. I look forward to finding any other complementary course by Rice University on the same area of science. As a suggestion on aspects to improve on this course I would say, please make the hand calculations and presentations by Dr. Hutchinson bigger, otherwise in their present scale they are difficult to read on screen. To sum it up : An excellent course recommendable to anyone interested in Chemistry.

Good things first: 1) Concept Development makes a highly advantageous approach, far better than just trying to memorize those concepts without having a true grasp of their meaning. 2) A great teacher, capable of maintaining interest throughout all his lectures. 3) The use of century-old concepts following a contemporary approach, showing their long-lasting validity and usefulness in solving real-world problems once one understands their true meaning.

What to improve: unfortunately, the online course is ridden with several inaccuracies or even mistakes. Although these are never conceptual mistakes and, while attentively following the lectures, one can quickly pinpoint them as mere speech or transcription mistakes as the lecturer delivers his ideas, this fact can get confusing for a less experienced or slightly distracted student. This is the only reason why I gave the course four instead of five stars.

Congratulations! I truly enjoyed the course.

I'm gonna give 4 stars to the professor and the course because I learned so many things that will (hopefully) help me in the future. The professor is really intelligent, clear, and concise. That deserves recognition. However, the course could've been way much better if it wasn't for the book and the quizzes. The book is great but sometimes it gets extremely confusing and without too many details (mostly on equations, viz. some of the equations are just written there without showing the math involved). And the quizzes, well, some of them were way more challenging than just learning from the lectures. In addition, some of the questions in the quizzes aren't covered in detail during the lectures, which makes it harder.

Great course! This is the first MOOC that I've completed and I had a great experience overall. The CDS system is what drew me toward this particular chemistry course and it seems like an effective and natural way to have concepts stick in your head. Very clear and easy to understand explanations are also given in the lecture videos.

My only complaints are that there are some significant typos in the quizzes, and all of the course material seems to refer to a different version of the online textbook than the one that is currently provided. If the quality of the quizzes was better and if the course was more in sync with the most up-to-date reading material I would have easily given this course 5 stars.

I learned a lot from the this course, but I found the quizzes were very difficult for a beginner course. However, I do understand that it is college level and part of my issues were that I hadn't taken algebra in over 40 years. It would be helpful, when you pass a quiz, but still get a few answers wrong, if the way to arrive at the correct answer could be given. I did enjoy this course a lot and may listen to it again just for fun!!

"General Chemistry: Concept Development and Application" is an essential course for understanding the fundamental principles of chemistry. It covers key concepts such as atomic structure, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, and more. The course provides a strong foundation for further studies in chemistry and is applicable to various scientific fields. Overall, it's a must for anyone seeking a comprehensive grasp of chemical principles.

Course information is delivered in a new and exciting format. The first half of the course builds up base Chemistry ideals and Laws. The second half takes the student to places they never thought they would end up. Be sure to brush up on your College Algebra before taking. Overall a fun and challenging experience!

Over all a good intro to chemistry but found it long after a while.Perhaps breaking up the single courses into two courses each covering a semester. Found the math during the last two weeks to be a beyond me and wha tI thought was required for a basic beginner course.

It was a great course to jump start your foundation in chemistry. Quizzes are nicely tailored from the topic and tests are requires basic to intermediate level of analysis as they are comprised with easy and hard questions.

great course! Unlike other courses, this one really helps the student make a deeper understanding of chemistry and the conceptes that built the science!

It is a very educative and good course for moving forward and improving your knowledge in chemistry

Helped me learn Chemistry from a fresh perspective! Highly recommended!

great explanation and aswell usefull a lot to review my basics

Lectures are quite good but quizzes have not the same quality.

Отличная информация, но нужно иметь начальный знания по химии

good course, but some later parts were pretty difficult

Very good. A quite effective way of teaching chemistry

This course are very useful in Chemistry subject

Super informative. Basic concepts are concrete

Very clear explanations, well presented.

It was kinda hard though but I liked it

Great Course. No doubt about that!

IT WAS EDUCATIVE AND ENLIGHTENING.

i had a fun learning experience.