Good professor. Out of all the CHEM1A midterms/final, Price's was, in my opinion, the easiest and the shortest. I work better on my own pace so I just looked at the recorded lectures. 20% of grade comes from ALEKS which is an easy grade booster.
Lectures very fast so instead I watched his online lectures where I could control the speed. Very good explainer, except for quantum numbers IMO. Avg. for midterms was 60, 60, 64 final curve 15% People who say do textbook problems are studying inefficiently: his midterms are identical to his practice tests so just drill those. Start aleks early!
Although I did not pass chem, Price was an excellent teacher. He prepares you for the tests and the rest is up to you to prepare yourself. If you want to pass this class you have to study on your own time! You will not pass if you do not go out of your way to prepare to pass.
Doctor Price is amazing. His lectures go a little fast but they are always clear and interesting and he takes time to answer questions during lecture and is always available outside of class. His midterms aren't too difficult. His final was slightly harder than the midterms but it was a still a fair exam.
Arguably the best CHEM 1A professor, but still a difficult class nonetheless. Read the book, do the optional questions, show up to lecture and you'll pass. The final was overly difficult but it seems like that was an issue with all the professors.
Prof price is easily the best chem professor at ucsb. Do book problems and go to lectures, I wouldve gotten a higher grade if I did. Lectures are amazing, he moves fast but is very concise with explanations. Final was very challenging though.
Great lectures but tests are difficult
Coming into the infamous gen chem series I was extremely worried from all of the horror stories but Professor Price was an amazing teacher and his lectures were clear and concise. Based on other classes, I'd say Professor Price is your best bet for Chem 1A. Still not an easy class, but if you put the work in it will show in your test grades.
Best chem professor at UCSB... nothing else to it!
The best chem prof at ucsb! Explains concepts so well, and really cares about students doing well in class. Tests are fair and you'll do well if you do ALEKS, book problems (pretty crucial!) and practice exams. His lectures went by so fast because he makes chemistry interesting and does lots of practice problems.
Took Price for CHEM 1A, and I loved him. He moved fast but definitely taught well and was clear. Also pretty funny sometimes. 10/10 would take again
Price is a great professor. You can tell he cares about teaching in the best way he can. I was always able to grasp everything he taught in lecture, he is good at making chemistry understandable. Tests are based on book problems so do them if you want to do well. Lectures are about concepts and the book questions are on application of the concepts.
He is a good professor. Lectures are not boring, but very informative. Try to go to all the lectures and do all the homework assigned and prepare to do extra homework from the textbook to do good on tests. 3 midterms, 1 final. 1 midterm gets dropped, and the curve will save you. Any chem 1A prof is good, but I think Price rocks.
Great professor but hard class. Chemistry is such a hard subject but Professor Price makes it somewhat enjoyable. Definitely the best chemistry professor I have had so far.
Chem 1B with Professor Price was really tough but he's a great guy and a solid lecturer. He's super accessible outside of class, and willing to help/give advice. He's also a very generous grader. Chemistry is obviously a hard subject, but Price made it as smooth and easy a process as possible, and I really enjoyed taking his class.
Prof. Price does give really difficult tests but his instructions for doing well in the class are very clear and there is every possible resource to succeed in the class available to you. His lectures are clear and well-organized. You can tell this prof. knows how difficult learning chemistry can be and actually cares about his students' learning.
Lectures on the online portion are incredibly detailed and easy to grasp. All three midterms were reflective of the practice exams and notes he provides. However, the final itself seems to stray from that pattern making it hard to believe that it came from the same professor. Despite that, your grade should be equivalent to the effort you put in.
Tests were really hard and book problems are a necessity
Price is an AMAZING lecturer. He's been doing this series for 10yrs, so he knows what students typically struggle on, so he is able to give the best explanations on those topics. He's very accessible through email and gives thorough answers to any concerns or questions. Makes the content digestible and easy.
The grade for this class is based on 3 midterms (the lowest score gets dropped), a final exam, in-lecture questions, and ALEKS. The lectures were pre-recorded and Dr. Price does a good job with organizing and presenting the information. However, the exams are very difficult and watching the lectures alone is not enough to pass.
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.
