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CHEM 1A
PRICE S P
Scott Price
4.6
381 reviews

381
4.6
CHEM1B . Price S P 1 Year, 10 Months Ago

Dr. Price is an amazing professor and I have only positive things to say about him! His lectures are very engaging and he explains all the course material very clearly. Even though the class is difficult and requires you to put in work and time, the material is very manageable. Price has made me love chemistry after taking it this quarter for 1B.

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CHEM1B . Price S P 1 Year, 11 Months Ago

Price was definitely my favorite professor in the gen chem series (I had different ones for each chem class). he's very clear and concise with his explanations and his tests were not too overly difficult. loved his class!

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CHEM1C . Price S P 2 Years Ago

Literally the best professor I have had. If you have the option, take Price for CHEM 1A/B/C (I had him for all three). Exams are definitely difficult but very similar to practice exams. Textbook problems are extremely helpful in understanding the material. Overall, great professor. This class made me enjoy chemistry.

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CHEM1B . Price S P 2 Years Ago

1B is not difficult to understand but easy to mess up. However, he maximizes your grade - such as dropping the lowest/missing midterm score, so you will still do well if you do the work. I liked his neat, step-by-step teaching style and online videos. Everything he wanted from us was clear. ALEKS is optional, but it buffers your grade.

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CHEM1B . Price S P 2 Years Ago

Took in Spring 2022. This class is so easy. I just went to the lecture hall three times to take the exams and got an A, although it turned out the first time was unnecessary since the final could replace a lower midterm.

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CHEM1C . Price S P 2 Years Ago

I struggled a lot in Gen chem and actually had to retake chem 1B, but I retook it with Price and got an A! I took 1C with him as well and also got an A! He breaks down the material in a way that makes it really easy to understand and answers emails almost immediately. He is always willing to help and wants you to succeeded!

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CHEM1C . Price S P 2 Years Ago

I literally love this man. He is so clear and his tests are fair and similar to his practice tests and problems from his slides. Chem 1C with my prof from last year was literally impossible, and I gave it my all and still got a D. He is the best gen chem prof I have had, definitely worth it to take his class.

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CHEM1C . Price S P 2 Years Ago

Literally the best professor I have ever taken at ucsb! If you have to take chem take his classes!! Best ever.

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CHEM1B . Price S P 2 Years Ago

If you are not confident in chem TAKE PRICE!! I'm a PBS major who was just taking chem to take the bio series and Price was the best. I had failed 1B the first time with Joseph and was able to get an A with Price. You don't have to do every single book problem to pass, but definitely try to do a couple a day!

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CHEM1B . Price S P 2 Years Ago

Everyone said Chem 1B was the hardest but I honestly found it just as doable as Chem 1A. And the ONLY reason is because of Price. This man is a God send. He breaks down the most difficult concepts into ways you can understand. AMAZING lectures. And his tests are extremely fair. No trick questions. He genuinely wants all his students to succeed.

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CHEM1B . Price S P 2 Years Ago

Price is one of my favorite chem professors. His lectures and clear and easy to follow, and the tests are straight forward. If you do the book problems and pay attention in lecture you will be fine.

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04614 . Price S P 2 Years Ago

Good lecturer but exams are difficult. Exams are heavily based on book problems and previous practice exams.

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1B . Price S P 2 Years Ago

I loved Price. Best professor at this school. He is so clear and concise.

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CHEM1B . Price S P 2 Years Ago

Fantastic teacher! The gen chem series is meant to be challenging, but he does a great job at breaking it down. He really gives you everything you need to succeed, it is just a matter of whether or not you are willing to do the work. Definitely take his class!

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CHEM1B . Price S P 3 Years Ago

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.

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CHEM1B . Price S P 3 Years Ago

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.

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CHEM1B . Price S P 3 Years Ago

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.

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CHEM1B . Price S P 3 Years Ago

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.

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CHEM1C . Price S P 3 Years Ago

He suddenly jumped and yelled in class without any reason, and even cursed in the direction of seats that students were sitting in. He didn't manage the order of the class and final exam room at all, students, his TA, and himself all could yell at the air or at others at will in class and in the final exam room at any time.

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CHEM1C . Price S P 3 Years Ago

If you suddenly find the very rare coincidence that he tended to always say 'she ...' in the direction of every seat you sit in at random, it would be a little bit intimidating and irritating.

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CHEM1C . Price S P 3 Years Ago

During the final exam, Dr. Price kept walking back and forth, saying 'she is simple nurse.' After the extreme chaos in the examination room, he remained silent, then shouted 'she is silly,' 'she was very smart,' 'I am upset about the class,' 'she...' He never apologized and offered a compensatory solution for such a rare test room management issue.

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CHEM1C . Price S P 3 Years Ago

Professor won the Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award in 2018 and is the chair for the Committee for the Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award. Don't know why he chose not to manage the order of the classroom and the final exam room of Chem 1C at all in Fall 2019, and even yelled in the final examination room with his TA and students.

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CHEM1C . Price S P 3 Years Ago

In the examination room, professor price dramatically didnt care about his TA and students yelling dramatically loudly together in the classroom for no reason and disrupting the order of the examination room. He even didnt reply to students when they called his name, stared at him, and spoke loudly enough to him that Price is moral!"

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CHEM1B . Price S P 4 Years Ago

Tests were really hard and book problems are a necessity

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