Professor Pang is very friendly and helpful during OH's!

I have Pang Lec2 wtih lab at 11-2pm on Thurs. Does anyone want to switch their time? Email me, ttran121@hotmail.com

Is anyone taking Pang for 14BL Lec 1 next quarter (Winter '11) that want to get into Lec 2? I'm enrolled in Lab 2D on Wednesdays 1-3:50pm if anyone wants to switch with me!
Please contact me at cluelessyf@gmail.com if you're interested. Thanks!

OK, Pang is NOT THAT BAD. Everyone needs to chill out! And besides that, its all about who your ta is anyway. Your labs are what make up the bulk of your points anyway, so if you're ta isn't nit-picky and actually helps explaining stuff during lab, you're pretty much set. Also, his final was just like the midterm (format-wise), except easier.
Just hope for a good ta and a good lab partner cause that can either make it our break it. Also, pay attention in lectures!! I know it sucks that they are at 8am and thats probably what screwed me over, but if you take LOTS of notes, it will literally be the same stuff on the midterms/finals. He really emphasizes the concepts and he is super helpful during office hours before the exams.

Pang is NOT THAT BAD. Everyone needs to calm down. His exams are not as hard as people say they are, just make sure you know the lectures front and back and can replicate any of the experiments and the calculations required without a list of procedures. He says he doesn't curve, but I'm pretty sure he's lying, because a lot of people ended up doing well in his class.

I took Henary over the summer for 14CL, and for all that smack talk people give to Pang, I preferred him to Henary a lot.

I found this class really difficult, but it really wasn't entirely Pang's fault. He talks kind of fast, but his lectures are pretty clear and his accent is easy to understand. Make sure you keep his handouts and study them for his midterm/final. The labs aren't too hard, but sometimes you are put in group labs. My lab partner was a complete idiot and I ended up having to do everything myself while he doodled on a piece of paper in lala-land. Also, my TA wasn't very helpful because he made it clear he did not want to be teaching, and it showed. Hope for a good TA because that will help you understand the concepts behind labs. The midterm was difficult, but do-able. I found the final to be the hardest part of the class because of the fact it was an online test, which needed the same amount of work a typical chemistry final would have (as in, some questions needed a page of work). But you don't even get any partial credit for your work because it was entirely multiple choice and online. Doesn't make any sense to me, but it's how he does things. Be sure to understand the labs thoroughly, procedure and all. I ended up getting a B+ in the class, which was better than I expected. Pang says he doesn't curve throughout the course, but don't believe it, he definitely curves. All in all, it's a tough class but you can work through it.

Pang was a difficult professor. He had amazing lectures, I was awake and aware every lecture. The labs weren't so bad, they just took a lot of time and there's a lot of busy work. His tests are extremely difficult. They were really really deceptively difficult and he is very nitpicky when it comes to his grading. He did offer some grace with a final worth more if you do better on it but still, he's extremely difficult but somewhat unavoidable.

The class isn't extremely difficult, just time-consuming with two lab writeups a week. Pang wasn't as bad as I heard he was either. He talks a little fast in his lectures, but what he says is directly related to the weekly labs. The concepts are the same as you've learned from 14A and he expects you to either remember or review them. The hard thing about the class is the grading system. Don't take your labs lightly, make sure you know how to do the problems, and understand the concepts.

Listen to the post, posted before me!

You might hear rumors that Pang is a horrible teacher, but I personally think he teaches quite well. Yes, he does speak fast, but he knows exactly what he is talking about and his handouts are very helpful. Just make sure that you pay attention to what he says in class because what he talks about is exactly the material that he tests on. I received a 73% on his midterm when the average on the midterm was around a 63%, and I received a 62% on my final, but ended up with an A in the class. Pang says he doesn't curve at the beginning of the year, but it is pretty obvious that he does. I wouldn't mind having him again as a lab teacher.