Prof. Price is pretty good at teaching! His lectures were clear and pretty interesting. However, his tests (3 midterms and a final) were horrible. I did all of the homework, started studying one to two weeks before each test, and took handwritten notes for all of the lectures, and still struggled really hard. I think Chem 1B is hard no matter what.

Price's lectures are clear and the material isn't too hard to grasp. The issue was the final exam, it was pretty difficult in comparison to the recommended book problems and practice exams we were given. He has an issue of making things seem like they'll be easy, then boom, a difficult exam.

I never actually met Price, but his recorded lectures were great. He explains every step and gives you tips on how to approach problems. He also gives you recommended book problems. He is by far the best CHEM 1A-B professor. Responds to emails reasonably well. Exams are 16 questions/1hour, so time isn't bad. Expect at least 2 or 3 curve ball ?s

Price is probably really good in person as everyone claims, but online school is not for him. He gives good lectures, is really nice, and really cares if you ask him for help; however, his tests do not reflect his lectures nor the book problems. They are insanely hard. Some questions are about things he does not even teach. The curve is laughable.

Prof price is really good and explains concepts really well but his tests are insane. I did all the books problems and practice tests and went to every office hours and still struggled on his tests.

His exams are unrealistically hard. Questions are not really testing your understanding of the concepts but rather designed to trick you. I did all the book problems, practice tests etc. but still struggled. It seems to me Price is trying to prove he can create the most tricky Chem questions at UCSB. Don't agree with any of the positive reviews.

Professor Price is definitely the best Chemistry teacher in the department. His lectures are thorough and he provides detailed explanations. My main issue is that despite doing all textbook questions and practice exams I really struggled on tests, especially the final. It can be frustrating when you feel like its impossible to do well.

Ngl Professor Price is not worth the hype in my opinion. Maybe its because of the pandemic or I just dont do well with his teaching style, but his exams are awfully hard for no reason. As someone who has done a lot of practice on bookwork, attended tutor sessions, and have done practice tests. The exams are not an accurate representation of me.

Professor Price is a great option for Chem 1B. He explains difficult concepts clearly and he's a really nice guy. His midterms are reasonable; as long as you watch the lectures, do ALEKS, and rework the textbook problems, you should be fine.

Had Price online my first quarter in college. Not a bad professor, nice guy. Midterms are difficult and heavily draw from practice textbook problems. ALEKS helps a bit but not a ton. DO BOOK PROBLEMS and I recommend office hours as well. Final was extremely difficult and brought me down a lot, barely passed.

Great professor. Probably the best gen chem prof at ucsb. His class format (lectures, practice problems, aleks) prepares well for the exams. Exams are kind of hard but that's just how chem is.

Price's lectures are easy to understand. Do the textbook problems + practice exams and go to CLAS!!! His midterms were fairly reasonable and reflected what we learned. However, his final was more challenging so make sure you know the content. Chem is a hard subject but Price made it easier. If you're willing to put in the work, you can pass!

He's a really good prof, but I failed the class cuz I didn't the book problems, and let me tell you, you don't do the book problems, I can guarantee that you'll barely pass the class. The midterms and finals are very hard, but the lectures are easy to understand, do the book problems and the practice tests, or else you will fail the class.

Price gives great lectures and are easy to understand, but his tests reflect barely anything that was on the lectures. Failed the class and have to take Chem1A again cuz of Price's tests. His lectures make you think that you know what's going on them the exams really ruin the class. What I learned is that you MUST do the book problems.

His lectures actually make sense- he explains things in a way that's easy to understand even with not much chem background. Midterms were reasonable(assuming you do book problems/practice tests) but final was much tougher(included types of problems not practiced before so you had to be pretty comfortable with the content). Overall highly recommend!

ayo the final was bad ayo

love the guy but the final was way harder than any of our other tests.. wish he had given us practice tests that were more similar to the final because the practice tests he had given were hella easy.

easy A , do the assigned textbook problems and you will ace every midterm. ALEKS is time consumable but helps with your overall understanding of the course. lectures are informative and easy to follow; never had to read the chapters from the textbook to fully understand the concepts

I think Price is one of the best professors for Chem 1A. His lectures are really clear and easy to understand and he incorporates examples that really secure your understanding. He tries to make funny jokes and pop culture references in his lectures and he's an overall great guy. There are 3 midterms and you can drop the lowest which is really nice

Im not the best at chem, but Prof. Price is an amazing lecturer and made concepts easy to understand. He explains everything clearly, and does some examples throughout lectures to make sure you know how to apply certain concepts. Tests are fair, similar to practice exams he puts out. Do the textbook problems for practice, and dont fall behind.

I took the entire gen chem series with Price (both in person then online) and was only able to pass when he was the professor. Lectures are very clear and organized. His explanations are super detailed and thorough (which I needed). Chem is never easy but 10/10 take any chem with him if you have the chance!

I took this class after almost failing with a different prof, and this man is the reason I understand chemistry. Lectures are simple and easy to understand, always available to ask questions. Really cares about his students and loves teaching and you can tell he enjoys what he does. If I had had him as my first chem prof, I wouldve stayed in stem.

Took 1B with Price after failing it once before with another prof, and did significantly better. He just explains everything in such a simple way and makes sure to cover plenty of examples in class. His tests are also fair, whereas others I feel make the tests significantly more challenging than what is even discussed in lecture. Def take Price!

VERY good at his job, he is an amazing professor and does a few in-class demonstrations in order to help students visualize the concepts he is teaching. He is very passionate about his work and is thorough when teaching. I did terrible in high school chemistry but aced his class!