CHEM 1A
JOSEPH C A
Crisjoe Joseph
321 reviews

CHEM1AB . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

Very good professor, but tricky course. Easy to make errors throughout, but Joseph is a great professor who clearly explains course materials well.

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CHEM1A . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

Great chem professor, extremely straight forward.

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CHEM1ABC . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

Professor Joseph is incredible. His exams are very fair and test you exclusively over content taught in lecture and the book problems assigned. If you put in the work to listen to his lectures and understand each book problem thoroughly, his classes are not a hard A. 10/10 would recommend this guy.

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CHEM1A . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

I have nothing but love poems to sing about Joseph. Definitely a lot of work needed to do well (do those book problems and practice exams!!) but he tries to help you every step of the way. I think it is 100% necessary to attend every office hours he gives, it helps me SO much and he doesn't mind going overtime to help students! Best teacher ever!

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CHEM1A . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

Joseph has frequent office hours and an online forum to ask questions that he checks frequently!! It is extremely important to do all the assigned book problems. If you don't understand them then go to office hours- he does nearly every single book problem. Also, do the practice tests. If you do book problems and past tests you will do great.

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CHEM1A . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

Joseph is the most patient professor I've ever met. he really goes above and beyond for his students during office hours and has solid explanations. he's an all around great teacher and the tests are fair. if you do the hw book problems/practice tests, go to office hours (even just to listen), and take good notes from the lectures, you'll be set.

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CHEM1A . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

I love Prof Joseph!! Super clear to understand and he records his lectures so each one isn't usually longer than 20 mins. The class is pretty tough but he is definitely the professor you want with a tough class like Chem 1A. Also he dropped the lowest test score which was super nice.

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CHEM1A . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

Dr. Joseph structured his online course to make sure every student had the tools to succeed. Make sure you read the syllabus, do all the book problems, practice exams and go to office hours. If you do all of this, there will be no surprises in the exams! He is very helpful and understanding in office hours and gives partial points in exams.

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CHEM1A . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

joseph did the most during the pandemic out of any professor Ive had. He always makes himself available to students who reach out to him and he did everything himself, we never had to work through TAs. He really puts in the effort, which I appreciate because I had to put in so much effort for this class lol. It was hard but you get used to it

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CHEM1A . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

Joseph is a real chem angel, and his lectures are super easy to follow. Make sure to do textbook problems and put in some work though since his exams are difficult. Tests are fair though, and you should be fine if you stay focused!

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CHEM1A . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

Did IB Chem HL in Highschool which helped. Joseph is a solid choice for Chem1A. Aleks and Participation in video quizzes are very easy points (although Aleks was a pain). If you do book problems, midterms won't be a problem(got 96, 86, 80%)&he drops your lowest. Reused some problems in the final. The overall class average was 77%.

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CHEM1A . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

He is a really great professor! As long as you do the book problems you will be able to succeed in the class. Overall he is very fair and even gives partial credit on tests.

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1ABC . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

Very patient during office hours. Answered all of our questions step by step, making sure we understood everything. Even though this class was hard, he helped me work in the right direction.

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CHEM1A . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

Took AP Chem in high school and did poorly, took this class and got a 96.5% average on midterms (after one of them was dropped). Book problems are very important, but he tells you exactly what to expect on each midterm so there are no surprises. DO THE BOOK PROBLEMS and understand them fully. He is a very good & clear lecturer.

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CHEM1A . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

Prof Joseph is a great option for chem 1A. His lectures are khan academy quality, and he really cares about his students. His office hours are great. That being said, dont mistake his easygoing attitude for an easy class! I took honors & AP chem in HS and failed 2 out of 3 midterms. If you hope to pass spend AT LEAST 2 hrs a day on chem. good luck!

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CHEM1A . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

Prof Joseph led an amazing online class. Everything he said was explained very clearly. He helped me really understand chemistry. He is not a harsh grader. I was able to get partial credit on my online tests without even having to show work. He has about 6 10 minute lectures a week. I have him has my Chem 1B professor for next quarter!

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CHEM1A . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

Dr. Joseph is pretty good at lecturing, and he makes the basics of each concept seem easy. But we have to do a lot of problems from the book, which he never goes over and we have to figure out ourselves, and they are much harder. The tests are based off of those problems too, so the class is pretty difficult.

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CHEM1A . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

He has really good lectures, I never read the textbook, just did the book problems using what he taught us in the lectures and I was fine. As long as you do ALEKS and the book problems, you can get As on the midterms. He also gives a lot of partial points on tests which is nice.

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CHEM1A . Joseph C A 3 Years Ago

He explains things very clearly and at a good pace. Many ppl struggled on exams saying that they weren't exactly like the book work, but if you have a good understanding of those concepts you'll be fine because he just stitches two ideas into the same problem. Drops your lowest exam, lots of partial credit, and your grade is curved.

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CHEM1ABC . Joseph C A 4 Years Ago

I love Professor Joseph. He makes me laugh in class with his comments, and he's a really good teacher. I personally think Joseph is equal or better than Price. He covers everything is great detail, is very clear in his lectures, answers questions well, and really cares about your success in the class. BOOK PROBLEMS ARE A MUST THO.

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CHEM1AB . Joseph C A 4 Years Ago

Joseph is a great lecturer, but you will not do well if you solely depend on attending his lectures. Be sure to read the textbook (take additional notes, it helped me tremendously), ALL the book problems, and the practice tests he posts. Exams are hard and a time crunch. Very helpful during office hours and cares about his students.

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CHEM1AB . Joseph C A 4 Years Ago

Joseph is an engaging lecturer. His classes are organized and well thought out and he spells out what you need to do to be successful in his class from day one. He expects a lot, but I think that it prepares you for future upper-divs that ask more from students. If you put the time and effort in you will learn a lot!

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1A . Joseph C A 4 Years Ago

easiest professor for chem 1a. I dont think I wouldve passed if I had taken another professor. I literally did the barest of barest minimum and still passed. maybe it helped that I remembered stuff from highschool chem. office hours are very helpful, just attend them.

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1A . Joseph C A 4 Years Ago

Overall very nice professor. However, his quizzes and exams are way harder than other professor's exams. He now is teaching chem 1b and put both his Price's previous quiz questions. I can do almost all right with Professor Price's exam, but only half correct with his questions!!! All I can say is that the exams are very very hard.

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