I’m considering taking CHM 2047 at UF. I got a 5 on AP Chemistry, but I am also taking PHY 2060 and MAC 3474, so I am not sure how the course load would be. From how it’s been described it seems as it is merely chem 1 and chem 2 compressed into a year, however old posts asking about this say that it goes much more in-depth. Essentially, what I’m asking is, for anyone who has taken this course recently, how was it?
Search the forum for CHM 2047 and you’ll find several past discussions. 
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/4330382/#Comment_4330382
I have seen the past discussions, however most are from 10 years ago, and the most recent is still over 5 years. I was curious if anything has changed since then.
Hi there. It seems like you have pretty fair knowledge of chem considering you got a 5 in high school. I wouldn’t stress too much about it, but if you need extra help, maybe use Study Edge.
Real question: Why is Study Edge a thing? (great idea founded by entrepreneurial students). But really, why did it need to be created? If a UF student is having difficulty in a class, why wouldn’t they simply go to the Prof’s office hours and get additional help? That’s what happens at most schools.
IMHO study edge simplifies the topics and just does a lot more examples that help people understand the concepts. I have used study edge for chem, calc, and econ and i absolutely loved it for econ. I never watched the 4 hours lectures and instead just used study edge because they taught what was absolutely necessary for exams based on previous semesters and they didnt waste time. It was super helpful for calc and was a good addition to the lectures in case i was confused on a topic or wasnt sure about certain problems. But for chem, it was definitely helpful, but i had a great prof (korolev) so i honestly barely paid attention to study edge and used it for the practice problems… study edge is more than just a review of lectures, the “study experts” can help you with any question and they even go through all the old practice exams that the professors post. I still go to office hours when i need it but study edge really helps me to grasp the material. @rickle1
I know people that have been successful with and without study edge so it is just a personal preference but they really show whats important and whats not.
I took this course last fall! Unless you are a chemistry major DO NOT take this class. It is taught by Alexander Angerhofer (look up his ratemyprof and public UF course evals). There is NO study edge for this class (as the poster above has tried to suggest). The class only seats about 30/40 students total and is nothing like CHM2045 or CHM2046. I felt like I absolutely wasted my time AND money with this class my first semester at UF. It was so stressful with the exam averages being in the 50/60’s most of the time. However, if I was a chem major, the stress of learning physical and analytical chem might’ve been worth it. They try to SELL this class at Preview to kids who have AP/DE credits for their gen chem but in reality:
- You don't need it
- The extensive homework and unpredictable exams WILL stress you out
- You won't learn much from the professor, you've got to teach yourself
- It will likely hurt your GPA (got my very first B ever)
- You can totally just start your organic chemistry sequence if you aced your AP exam
If you really think you’ll enjoy the challenge and would enjoy teaching yourself then go for it! My advice personally is too drop it while you still can. Biggest regret of my undergrad years thus far.