His lectures are clear. His tests are extremely difficult though and some of the questions on them aren't covered by him. Amusing at times and seems willing to help.
He is a great lecturer honestly just boring most of the time, but if you actually pay attention he is really helpful. I clicker points are really helpful because they replace a quiz score so make sure to go to class . Course is hard but book problems and all the practice exams are great practice for the actual exams, they're truly helpful
Overall a great professors. Puts you to sleep sometimes because of his boring voice, but if you pay attention he's actually a great lecturer. Answer the sent email questions before lecture because they'll prepare for the lecture material. Also, do all the book problems and past quizzesexams to help you prepare for his quizzes and exams.
Terrible professor- spent majority of lecture time explaining material not tested in midterms and ignored going over material that was on them. He was also quite rude to students who came to his office hours for help.
Two quarters with Joseph and I'd argue that he is the best Gen Chem professor at the school. He speaks very clearly and he knows exactly what he's talking about. For the most part, quizzes/exams are fair. He does include tricky questions on pretty much every test, but it's most likely to emphasize the curve (the best get A's and so on).
Great Professor! He has a good sense of humor and can lecture very well. Final was a little tricky, but study up before hand and you should do fine. Best professor ive had for chem.
This class was pretty difficult compared to Chem 1B. But he's a great teacher, explains everything crystal clear and allows time for questions during lecture. The final was really hard though, beats me how's that I got a good grade on it.
Joseph made the lectures all very clear, but when it came time for midterms and finals, he put on a lot of trick questions that we barely went over. It's kind of like Price's tests except Price curves the tests much more than Joseph does so Joseph is actually much harder to pass
This class was hard. the final was ridiculous. Don't take him please..
Quizzes were straight forward and so was the first exam.However, the second exam was 70% ochem and quite unfair. The final was ridiculous. He grades on a class curve not an individual one. If you average low scores up until the first midterm-drop because your chances of passing are slim. Not helpful at all. Would refuse to answer challenging Qs.
He is good at explaining the concepts, but he likes to use trick questions on his exam. He always makes his finals especially difficult. Other than that, the class is a breeze
So fun and so nice! Has a great sense of humor, and I feel like I finally understood Chemistry with him. Best Gen Chem professor at UCSB, if you have the chance to take his class, take his!
Great teacher! makes chem interesting. His test quizzes are easy, and the test are more conceptional. Make sure to write down even the random things he says, it will be on the test. final was easiest exam compared to the rest.
He is straightforward, but he based his exams around those of professor Price when I took his class so it was a little more difficult than I expected.
Pretty straight forward, I did not study for final got a B without much effort.
truly such a caring professor and he's such a giggly and fun guy to talk to. I took his class for two quarters of the gen chem series and his exams have all been relatively difficult, although word for word book problems. Lectures don't always go into depth and there's lot of content to know all at once, but he is really helpful if you reach out
The lectures are very informational and tackle the fundamentals of chemistry, but do not prepare you for the test. Book problems are essential to getting good grades on the tests.
Joseph's lectures were very understandable + well organized. Tests were difficult since class is designed to be weeder, but overall if you study and do the book problems and ALEKS you will do well.
I feel like the people who liked him are those who took AP chem in high school. If you didn't like me, avoid his class unless you really have to take it. I recommend taking Price in Spring, he's so much better! You would need to take summer classes to catch up on the chem series, but it's worth it! If you do, get Fitzgerald as your TA, she's great!
I already knew all the class content from previous experience, but Dr. Joseph's lectures were nonetheless very good review and very thorough, and he's funny too :) When the class got lower than expected scores on a midterm, Dr. Joseph greeted the class with compassion and hefty extra-credit assignments for all. Final was challenging, but not crazy.
Dr. Joseph was great. Everything in lecture was explained very clearly, and his office hours were really helpful for clarifying material. Do all the book problems (very important for success in the class), practice tests (timed!), and textbook readings and you should be fine. Midterms are a time crunch but the final wasn't which was nice.
Genuinely such a cool professor. Chem will always be hard but Joseph tried his best to teach everyone. If you need help, he is always available. I loved his chem 1A calendar to get things done, super helpful! The practice exams were kinda like the actual exams but please look into the concept and take your time to learn it because you can get lost.
Joseph is an engaging professor, and you can tell he really wants us to learn. Chem itself is hard, but Joseph did his best to make it less stressful. He puts a lot of book problems in the exams so make sure to study those. Aleks wasn't really that helpful, but it's good practice for general concepts. Also, don't rely on the curve too much
Gives somewhat helpful lectures, also have posted them on YouTube (covers the basics). Tries to help in OH so highly recommend. Shares past exams, which were really useful and somewhat similar to actual ones. Curved the final grade to help students pass. best chem prof by far.
