Neil Garg: Having fun with organic chemistry
Works In Progress
English - November 12, 2020 05:00 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBVisual Arts Arts Performing Arts art architecture design film theater dance performance visual arts ucla los angeles Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Few things strike fear into the hearts of college students like the words “organic chemistry." Neil Garg, a distinguished professor and the Kenneth N. Trueblood Endowed Chair in Chemistry and Biochemistry, wants his students to get creative and enjoy learning. His undergraduate class has been one of UCLA’s most popular classes, and he uses a range of innovative and out-of-the-box teaching methods to make what can be a very dry topic more fun and engaging.
Garg will respond to the question “What Is Humor?” as part of the multidisciplinary discussion series “10 Questions.” In this episode of the UCLA Arts podcast “Works In Progress,” Garg speaks about his passion for education and about using humor to get students excited about chemistry.