Reviews of professor Valeria Kleiman

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
What a class! I had a really bad experience with it, but I was in many other hard classes. Be aware of what the class is before taking it. It is advanced general chemistry, not chem 1 and 2 review. There are no exams, but the homeworks are laborious: around 15-20 hr a week. The lectures were also confusing and unhelpful in my opinion. Good luck!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This was one of the hardest classes I have ever taken in terms of workload. Our semester didn't have exams, instead it was mostly graded off of weekly problem sets. They were laborious and challenging. You essentially have to go to office hours. In the end this class was definitely worth it for going into chemistry; it prepares you very well.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had her as a professor for my Quest2 class and it was the worst decision I've made. She is a harsh grader for no reason and expects us to dedicate much more time than necessary for a Quest course. She changes her rubric after people have already submitted the assignments and includes elements to grade that are not even on the rubric

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Kleiman is very nice and down to earth but for the love of god please don't take CHM2047 unless you are an absolute master of chemistry and are willing to spend at least 10 hours a week on the homework alone. This class was probably the hardest and most stressful class I've ever taken and it would be better to just take CHM2045/2046.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This is by far the hardest class I have ever taken. No exams but over 15 hours a week spent on homework. Is MUCH more than just a review of gen chem. You get what you put into the class, so if you actually want to learn more about chem, take it. If not, retake gen chem 2 or go straight to orgo. Very nice professor, though. GO TO OFFICE HOURS.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Kleiman is an excellent professor but the course HARD. They have to cover a lot of content quickly, and grade was mostly the homework assignments (or assignments based off of it). Class is small, so most people got to know each other and we collaborated, but I would still regularly spend 12-18 hours a week just on homework.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Kleiman is kind, open to questions, and funny. But most hw ever. Not only did it take forever, but it was so hard that no one fully understood it without 10+ office hours weekly. Once it was done I learned, but difficult in the process. Everyone bonds over the tremendous amount of hw together. The class prepares you well for organic.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Kleiman gives the intuition behind every concept in the course and makes you feel as if you could have discovered these chemistry concepts yourself. I highly recommend taking any course with her. She has hard exams and homework, though. But nothing on an exam catches you off guard, as she teaches everything you need to pass the class.