<p>If you’re a science major, then I think you should keep Chem 14A to stay on track. But if you’re not a science major, and you’re flexible with when to take 14A, then I think it would be okay to take it Winter Quarter. There’s a train of thought that says the competition taking 14A/20A Winter Quarter will be easier (than Fall Quarter) because all of the people who major in the sciences will make sure to take the class in the Fall, while everyone else will take it in the following quarters. I’m not sure if there’s any validity to that. If you want to delay taking 14A, I think you’ll be able to get it in the Winter, but you should keep this in mind: Fall is when most sections of 14A are offered because most people do try to take it in their first quarter. If you take it in the Winter, the number of lectures offered will be fewer, and you may not like the times the courses are offered.</p>
<p>I think the professors who teach 14A vary year by year. I only see that Lavelle is teaching this Fall, and the other lecture hasn’t been assigned an instructor yet. I don’t have personal experience with Lavelle. But it is true that different instructors can teach in wildly different ways, with different methods and foci.</p>