Lectures and practice tests are available online. He is very clear and straightforward with the course content and grading. Would recommend you take him. 1B is difficult though, make sure to do practice problems.

Professor Joseph is very kind and seems to really care about his students. However, his tests are significantly harder than some of the other professors in the chem department, like Price. If you even hope to pass his class you 100% have to do the book problems and all of the Aleks. The exams are not that similar to the practice exams.

I did all the recommended book probs and practice tests and scored high on midterms but performed significantly worse on the final. I got A grades in CHEM 1AB though, so I would say his exams vary too much. Fortunately, people enjoy how animated he is as a professor like in his intros. Additionally, his lecture quality is not bad, so go to class!

I had Joseph for the whole gen chem series and I personally loved him. Lectures are incredibly important so make sure you watch the videos or attend class. The class is hard but if you put in the work, you will be okay. I came in having barely any knowledge of chem and passed each time with a B and 1C with a B+. Good luck!

I think he is an all round good professor to take Chem with as his tests and lectures are very straightforwards. The unfortunate thing is that the final is the most important thing for your grade. It sucked how since the 1st midterm average was so high, he had to make the next 2 tests extra hard to bring the average down. Don't procrastinate.

If you are taking gen chem. TAKE JOSEPH. His tests are taken from book problems and he gives plenty of practice test. He does not try and trick you on the test, as long as you put in the work to study you'll be fine. He posts lectures that are really helpful and clear. Definitely the best gen chem professor.

Crisjoe is definitely one of the best chem professors out there. The class itself is hard, but his organized lectures and clear instructions of paying attention to the book for tests are very helpful, and he cares that his students succeed. There is a curve on the class as a whole, but not on individual tests. Recommend taking him for gen chem!

1B is just a difficult class in general, but joseph tried to make the class as easy as possible. Really only based on ALEKs and the midterms, DO THE BOOK PROBLEMS!! There are a lot that he recommends to do, but if you dont do them, the tests will be impossible. The book problems are a great indicator to see what you really need to study

This class is brutal, compared to other standard 1st year stem classes (Math, phys, etc..) this class is more like 8 units of work not 3. There is a ton of material to cover, and the exams are very hard. However, the professor is very upfront about this, and does his best to help everyone despite the large class size.

Chem is a difficult class, but Crisjoe is clear about what he expects on the midterms and final. He provides practice problems and practice exams, and he uses those question formats on the tests. He also has a youtube channel with all of his lectures. Overall a great professor!

My favorite chem professor!! Really thorough and clear lectures, very clear what will be on the exam. Make sure to do all the book problems, take notes and go through the slides/videos if you miss class. He's a really kind person and is pretty funny too! Gen chem is hard but it's obvious he wants you to succeed :))

I had this professor for chem 1b during winter quarter 2023. His tests are unnecessarily difficult and I found his explanation of the material to be too complicated & hard to understand. Would recommend to take this class with another professor. Did not pass the class and am currently retaking with another professor.

I had Crisjoe for Chem 1 A, B, and C and he was so great. Definitely a tough class but it's because of the material, he makes it no harder than it needs to be. His lectures were great and he is super helpful and responsive. Definitely recommend taking Gen Chem with Joseph!

If you want to succeed in this class, you'll need to set aside a couple of hours to studying every week. This class is by no means impossible, and I found the material to be easier than that in Chem 1A. Do the book problems!! He doesn't stress it enough, and I can't either. They will show up on tests. Understand the solutions, and you'll be okay :D

I personally found his exam really really hard. I did all the book problems and practice exams, ending up getting a B or so on midterms. My grade was saved by my final. But you really have to pay tons of effort to do well on the exams. Good Luck!

He is a very good at explaining things and his lectures are clear and concise. The thing that sucks are his tests that tend to trip you up with conceptual questions. Grades are weighted to where the final will basically make or break your grade. Wasn't really a fan of his office hours as you really didn't get to talk to him much. DO BOOK PROBLEMS!!

Very organized lecturer with helpful online recordings of past years. He clearly has taught this class many times and knows his stuff. Do the book problems and the practice tests, and his office hours are so helpful, so take advantage of them. ALEKS sucks but is actually useful, so do it.

Great lecturer, every lecture and homework problem is carefully chosen

Lovely lad. Straight up G. Tries his best to help everyone. Love all his intros to his lectures.

I really loved him as a professor and his lectures were always engaging. Do some if not all of the book problems and definitely do the practice exams. Aleks is good practice but it's hard to learn from unless you read through the explanations and write it down too. Most of his material for the 1A final was repeated from the practice exams.

Chrisjoe was a great chem prof. Outlined very clearly how to succeed in class. Missed the first midterm due to COVID but having the final replace my missing score saved me. Do EVERY SINGLE practice book problem; he takes them verbatim onto the midterms and final. Also has online lecture videos on YT so if you miss a lecture it's not a big deal.

the class itself is difficult but crisjoe makes it a lot easier. attending lectures is very helpful as he explains the concept and then uses iclicker as example problems. watching the recorded lectures is also very helpful. make sure to do book problems because he uses them on the midterms and final (main things that determine ur grade)

had him for all of gen chem, very thoughtful, kind, and knowledgeable. fair tests and genuinely gives you the resources to succeed

An AMAZING professor, but the class is just difficult and a weeder class. Despite what he might say, Chem 1B is much easier, so don't lose hope. I took Joseph again for 1B, and he's still great.