CHEM 1B
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Scott Price
4.6
381 reviews

381
4.6
CHEM1C . Price S P 6 Years Ago

Loml!! My favorite professor at UCSB so far. Def recommend taking him. Great lecturer, efficient, and youll learn really well I promise.

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CHEM1A . Price S P 6 Years Ago

His lectures are so hilarious. But his test gets harder and harder as the quarter goes by. Definitely a good professor. Make sure do you do book problems.

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CHEM1A . Price S P 6 Years Ago

Price is one of the best chem professors at UCSB; his lectures are concise, and he really goes out of his way to reword the material in a way that makes sense to the students. However, STUDY STUDY STUDY and enroll in CLAS, because the tests are so much harder than he lets on. I failed only because I'm bad at chem, not because of his instruction.

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CHEM1A . Price S P 6 Years Ago

Had him for 1A and loved him. He's the best chem 1 series professor, so if you can get in his class, take it. He's funny, he won't nail you for missing a lecture or homework here or there, and his tests are about as easy as it gets for a curve-dependent class.

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CHEM1C . Price S P 6 Years Ago

Price is without a doubt my favorite professor at UCSB! I've had him for two quarters now and his lectures are definitely top tier. Also, his notes are really concise and easy to understand so I'd recommend printing those out for lectures. He's a really easy person to talk to, and will never make you feel like an idiot. I'll miss this one.

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CHEM1A . Price S P 6 Years Ago

Scott Price is such a character. He made lecture interesting and made the topics clear. He explained the problems step by step and gave everyday examples to make the topics relevant and easy to understand. There were also many opportunities to raise your grade with ALEKS, iclicker/quiz replacement, and midterm/final replacement.

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CHEM1A . Price S P 6 Years Ago

Price is a great guy, I love his personality and he's super intelligent. I recommend taking CLAS because the material can be kinda tough and the more practice the better. Only thing I hated were his crazy grueling tests. Did everything I could to study and still could only pull a C on the final. Feel like I deserved better. But overall great class.

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CHEM1A . Price S P 6 Years Ago

Price is AMAZING! He made chem my favorite class first quarter. Don't get me wrong, get ready to study... I averaged about 20 hours per week just for his class. Definitely the best lecturer out of all the gen chem profs. DO THE BOOK PROBLEMS!!! The practice tests and ALEKS are not enough to prepare for exams. Excited to take him again next quarter

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CHEM1A . Price S P 7 Years Ago

Made lectures interesting and easy to understand. Keep up with the reading and the assignments and you should be just fine.

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CHEM1A . Price S P 7 Years Ago

Daddy Price is a great guy, but don't go into his class assuming that just because he's an amazing lecturer that you don't have to put in as much effort. I failed his chem 1a class and what I learned from it is that the book problems are actually crucial to doing well in the course, and that the other professors really aren't as bad as they say.

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CHEM1AB . Price S P 7 Years Ago

Best Chem teacher at UCSB. Great lecturer. Strait forward/ easy tests if you do the practice tests.

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CHEM1AB . Price S P 7 Years Ago

I LOVE Professor Price. He is an amazing lecturer and genuinely wants students to do well. If you go to lecture and do the book problems, you have a good chance of doing well in his class. He is the best.

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CHEM1A . Price S P 7 Years Ago

This man is a Chemistry God. I could tell you, in very specific rhetoric, how much I love this man. But I won't. Just take this class, take any class he teaches, and just enjoy him. He's smart, he's kind, he is the best teacher I've ever had, he helps you outside of class, he's got it all. Just actually do the book work and study. Enjoy.

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CHEM1A . Price S P 7 Years Ago

Professor Price is a great lecturer. If you attend an keep up with all of the lectures and do all the practice quizzes, you can do very well in his class. If you took AP Chem, that's all you have to do. If not, do the book problems, and make note of all the questions you find difficult and ask him how to solve it. ALEKS is annoying but it helps.

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CHEM1A . Price S P 7 Years Ago

This quarter I realized I really sucked at science but I do not regret taking Price's class at all. He was the best professor I've had my first quarter. He does not teach extraneous information that will not be needed in the future, he teaches what is necessary. He also holds review sessions and posts resources on gauchospace for students to use.

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CHEM1A . Price S P 7 Years Ago

Such a great teacher who gives us so many resources! I feel like I took it for granted and kinda blew off this class, though. Don't do that!! Price is honestly such a great teacher

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CHEM1A . Price S P 7 Years Ago

His lectures keep you engaged and are very organized. He is really helpful during office hours and the class isn't too hard if you study a little bit every day. Price is such a fun teacher and makes class fun

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CHEM1A . Price S P 7 Years Ago

Price genuinely cares about his students and lectures extremely clearly. He is definitely the best of the 1A professors, so everyone will try for him and his lecture fills up fast. Although his teaching is very good, he cannot pass the class for you. You will still need to do all of your homework, book problems, and practice tests to do well.

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CHEM1A . Price S P 7 Years Ago

Awesome prof! Lives up to hype, but admittedly his tests are a lot harder than his lectures make them seem. He does post previous quiz/midterm/final so take advantage and practice off those. iclicker replaces lower quiz & final replaces lower midterm so even if you mess if in beginning, you can do well. Just study & put in work. Take if u can!

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CHEM1A . Price S P 7 Years Ago

Incredible teaching style - concise powerpoint slides and doesn't include superfluous info on his slides like what most professors tend to do. Tells you exactly what you have to know. made chemistry very easy to understand and uses a lot of analogies that make very difficult concepts easier to understand.

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CHEM1A . Price S P 8 Years Ago

Dr. Price is the man. Definitely recommend him if you need to take the Chem 1 series. He is a great lecturer, and is SO willing to help. I was in his office hours a few days before the final exam, and he stayed an extra 2 and a half hours just to help all the students in his office. That being said, still not an easy class. You have to work HARD.

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CHEM1A . Price S P 8 Years Ago

Price is a really engaging professor. You can really tell he cares about teaching and the subject itself. You have to do the book problems as they commonly will reappear on the quizzes and midterms just slightly altered. Take advantage of office hours, practice problems posted on the slides of the lectures, and review sessions.

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CHEM1C . Price S P 8 Years Ago

best professor I have had at UCSB. He is very clear in his lectures and tries to engage students. Highly recommend taking him for the CHEM 1 series. I had him for all three, but did the best in 1C. Tests can be tricky! So, go to office hours, review sessions, and do recommend book problems and practice exams and you should be fine

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CHEM1A . Price S P 8 Years Ago

Very clear instruction. Friendly. Couldn't ask for a better professor. However, exams have somewhat convoluted/tricky questions that require a great knowledge and deeper understanding of the material. Don't take the resources/practice problems for granted: iClicker, lecture, textbook, previous exams.

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