So glad I had Joseph for 1A. As long as you do everything he says, you'll pass the class. It is A LOT of work though. DO ALL THE BOOK PROBLEMS, because resuses them for the tests. Test averages were always in the 60s, so the curve saves you. He is a fair teacher with good lectures. He is super helpful and responds quick to emails. highly recommend

Joseph is a fair choice for chem 1A. This class is pretty difficult, especially in your first year of college, but with Joseph, it's not impossible to do well. He's pretty responsive in emails and really tries his best to help with questions in lecture. His final was hard but the curve will kinda guarantee you a C if you get average on themidterms.

Nice guy and put his lectures online in video form which helped me significantly! Honestly just do all of the book problems and practice tests he tells you to do and youll get an A. Hes very clear about what will and wont be on the test.

Lectures are so much easier than his exams. Complete Aleks and book problems!!! Also CLAS helps a lot. TRUST THE CURVE it helps a lot

He is extremely good at making expectations clear for the course and telling you what you need to do well, definitely a good choice for 1a

Joseph is a pretty good professor overall. This class is very hard at the end of the day so you have to be prepared to put a lot of work in. Book problems and past exams/quizzes are going to be your best friend in the class. Those are the two keys to doing well in this class. Final was really hard but always a curve so try and get around average.

Lectures were concise. He also posted everything online if you were absent which was super helpful. But beware of his exams because they included random textbook problems which is annoying if you didn't review all 50+ of them. He also makes you do ALEKS every week so it's a real time commitment. Probably studied 3-4 hours a day and barely passed.

Dr. Joseph is an alright dude, pretty rude and condescending but maybe my questions are just stupid. Overall pretty bad, clearly knows his stuff but is not great at communication. The THREE midterms are all so much harder than anything in lecture/in the textbook. Wouldn't take this class unless there was a gun to my head. (and even then maybe not)

Chemistry is terrible but Joseph does his best to make sure all students understand the material. As long as you do the book problems and the practice exams he gives you shouldn't have too hard of a time of the midterms. The final was very difficult but overall Joseph was a very respectable and charismatic prof and I would recommend him for CHEM1A.

He's very passionate about the subject and his lectures are pretty solid even if you choose to watch them online rather than attend class in person. The tests being multiple choice is a double-edged sword but it can be helpful to figure out some of the test problems as you go. He's a good enough teacher and a fair grader.

Joseph made chem a little less miserable. He is a very respected professor and is willing to help everyone as best as he can. He is very personable and his lectures are great. Just make sure to do the book problems and study hard!!

Joseph is an amazing lecturer. His lectures are pretty short, and he gets right to the point. The book problems are absolutely essential to doing well in the class. Do them all at least once or twice and go to OH as often as you can and you'll be set for the exams. ALEKS isn't too helpful but good for the grade boost so do it anyways.

Joseph is just mean. His exams were crazy hard especially for remote learning. He was really condescending when you ask questions in office hours. I hate the book problems. This gen chem series has made me consider cancelling quarters because of how stressful it was. ALEKS isn't worth a lot of your grade. He doesn't go over the problems he assigns.

I had Joseph for all 3 quarters of gen chem and liked him. He did give a really hard final for Chem1C due to our high avgs but other than the time limit, it was not a completely unreasonable exam. They were from past exams or altered homework questions. You need to know problems so well that you can work problems forwards and backwards**.

He responds quickly on the forums and by email, and is super helpful/nice when you have questions. I only took reg chem my soph year of HS but I literally got an A+ in 1A and 1B with him, so getting an A is doable as long as you put in the work. Definitely join CLAS and use their practice tests.

I had Joseph for the whole Chem 1 series and I liked him until I finished 1C. He had many office hours which was nice cause he went over test questions and book problems, but in the end, doing this all didn't matter cause our final was the hardest test ever and the average was 58%.

Grading is very straightforward. He gives a lot of points for ALEKS and if you pace yourself it's no problem at all. Start studying a week before midterms and a week and a half before final and you'll be fine. Exam material is SUPER similar to book problems and past exams which he gives us.

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

Great chem professor, extremely straight forward.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.