The midterms and final were very hard, but Professor Joseph's lectures were clear and useful. Also, your final grade is curved. Do the book problems and ask questions during office hours.

The best professor for gen chem. Tests are challenging but all the material can be studied from previous and practice tests. Do the homework to understand the material not to study.

Crisjoe Joseph is the goat. The class itself was mildly difficult, but mainly a lot of content to remember. He does an excellent job of explaining everything. The tests aren't too bad if you study well--do the homework and ALL of the book problems. The final is a little more difficult, but manageable if you do the book problems multiple times.

Joseph is the best chemistry teacher I have ever had. I got a C on the final which dropped me to a B+ even after weeks of studying, but overall, I would say he is very passionate about what he does. The final does not reflect the midterms, so when he says he is going to mash them together, do not listen. Highly recommend and do the book problems!!!

He makes it very clear on what you should do to get an A in the class. Personally I did not feel like doing this and Ive learned that I hate Chemistry but this is not the fault of Joseph, he is probably as good of a professor for chem possible in the short 50 minutes he has.

Dr. Joseph is the best lecturer I had this year. He speaks very clearly in a way so that you understand the topic, and he tells you how to succeed. I did take AP Chem in high school, but doing all the practice problems (book problems, practice exams, discussion worksheets, etc) was more important as they were extremely similar to his exams.

He makes it super clear what you need to do to succeed, but chem1a is such a hard class in general. His test questions are taken straight from the textbook problems he puts on canvas as optional practice. His canvas is super organized and easy to follow. All lecture youtube videos and slides are on canvas as well.

Crisjoe is a diamond in the rough sands of the CHEM department. Best part of this course is listening to his beautiful voice in the mornings yelling, "Alright gentlepeople. It is ON the money". He's really good at teaching conceptual-based chapters, so he shines brightest during the 2nd half of class. He's so stellar I own a body pillow of him now.

Dr. Joseph is great, clearly wants students to succeed. Gen chem is hard, don't make the mistake of blaming the professor instead of the class.

Joseph was my favorite professor among the chemistry professors I had. He does an excellent job explaining material in lecture and is great at answering questions. While chemistry itself is difficult, he really cares about his students and tries his best to explain the content thoroughly. He also provides a good study plan to stay on track.

Personally Joseph was the best professor I had for gen chem. It is an inherently difficult course however his exam were always fair. The book problems, practice exams, and concepts in lecture were all reflected in the exams if you study right none of the problems were entirely out of nowhere (an issue with some of the other gen chem profs lol)

Joseph's 1C was hardest in the gen chem series for me. I got A's in both 1A and 1B without doing any book problems, which is NOT an option for Joseph's classes. Follow his schedule of relevant book problems for each week, and really practice the ochem concepts (CLAS helpful for practice). Also, the actual tests do not look like the practice tests.