Good lectures(definitely go), midterm 1 was like the practice and midterm 2 was really hard( do the homework problems because they help soooo much). He gives a lot of resources to succeed which I recommend using.

The tests are soo hard (esp final) and way different than the practice tests. The book problems are also super hard and there's like 40 for every chapter. He explains things pretty well in lecture so he's good if you learn like that. He's helpful during office hours. The curve is decent.

Had him for 1A and 1B, but he was definitely better for 1A. His 1B lectures only really scratched the surface so homework and book problems were very difficult. I basically had to learn it all myself. Not a bad teacher, but not great for 1B...definitely do all of the book problems

Joseph was a great professor who wants his students to do well by giving lots of resources. Do the book problems and you will do fine.

He spends about 15 minutes of every lecture recapping material we've already learned, when we could be learning new content. His tests are also extremely hard, and you have to do a ton of book problems in addition to ALEKs and practice tests to do well. What he goes over in lecture is too basic, and you have to do the learning on your own.

Love crisjoe but chem 1b is so bad. You can tell he really loves chem and loves teaching. He's super easy to talk to and doesn't make you feel dumb for not understanding something. He loves to take old test questions and just change the numbers slightly so the practice tests really help. Final isn't too bad either