Joseph's a no nonsense type of guy when it comes to Chem: he'll drill you, but he won't coach you. He leaves it up to you to reach out and participate (iClickers don't vary by correct answer, extra credit forum). Tests are multiple choice but very tricky: read the questions several times. Very unpretentious lecturer and has a good sense of humor.

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.

Joseph is a good professor. His lectures are concise and only presents what you need to know. Even know he states that book problems are essential, I found that his quizzes and exams rarely includes book problems, compared to my Chem 1A prof., Price. The questions that I've experienced on quizzes and exams lean more towards the conceptual side.

This is my second quarter with Joseph, his lectures are very straight forward. Have his slides written before going into lecture, so you can actually listen to what he's saying . Practice book problems, and go over your midterms and quizzes because for the final he likes to put the same question just different numbers.

Clear, concise, with a bit of wit. Great lecturer. Second quarter with him now, and signed up for a 3rd. I would say tests are fair (multiple choice) but not super easy. Made ALEKS optional, iClicker is optional but can replace quizzes. Kinda sarcastic in office hours though. Overall would definitely pick him over the others.

Joseph is slightly humorous and his lectures are concise. He posts the slides on Gauchospace and you don't need iClicker points to get an A (they do help though). His practice tests and quizzes are extremely helpful, try them and UNDERSTAND them!! Get practice finals from other teachers, he doesn't provide those. Do ALEKS. It's optional but do it!!

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

Great Professor, very clear and direct about all the material. Easy to understand, overall great gen chem professor!

Professor Joseph is awesome! He's very clear with what he expects for his midterms and quizzes. Final was challenging, but study past exams and quizzes and you'll be fine.

Great Professor! If you can take him do so. He's the best chem Professor at UCSB in my opinion. Tests and quizzes are straight forward; however, the final was a little harder but not that bad.

Joseph is such a approachable guy, and he has a great sense of humor. His tests are very straightforward, but his finals was a little more difficult. He's such a great professor and an overall great guy.

Professor Joseph was a pretty easy professor. Midterms/quizzes were straightforward. Final was a bit more difficult than the rest of his tests but was not impossible. Extremely recommend taking Joseph for General Chemistry, clear and not too challenging of a teacher.

Great professor, makes sure you understand the concepts. Very good at lecturing, and also his midterms/quizzes are not too hard, but study for the final.

Great professor!! I did not understand chem at all before taking his class. He makes chem easier to understand and his test are very straightforward. As long as you pay attention in lecture the class is relatively easy :)

JoJo is such a great professor! The class was super interesting and it was never boring! The only downside is that the averages on his two midterms and final were both fairly low around 70% so the curve is hard to beat if you're in the middle like me. Very nice guy.