Joseph is a great Chem 1A Professor, very clear guidelines about what to expect on tests and provided plenty of examples and practice exams for his tests. He is very accessible through office hours and relatively easy to reach by email with questions. His class was difficult as all Chem classes are at UCSB, but he makes an effort to help you pass.
Dr. Joseph is a great guy and truly has his students' best interests, but his teaching style was not for me. His class is EXTREMELY fast-paced. I'm retaking with Sylvester and the class is much more manageable and her teaching style makes complex topics easy. Dr. Joseph is a great professor for those who've taken ap chem. If not, good luck!
Professor Joseph genuinely wants students to succeed and makes it very clear that in order to do so, you need to do book problems. Follow his micro goals schedule and take practice exams before midterms/final and you'll be set. I didn't take AP Chem in high school and learned a lot; take his course, you won't regret it :)
He was an amazing professor. He made even the most difficult content quite easy to comprehend since he broke down the information to explain it in a way that made sense to most of us. ALEKs is a pain, but apart from that the course is very manageable.
Professor Joseph really makes an effort to answer questions even in such a large lecture hall, and office hours are helpful. Attendance isn't mandatory but the iclicker can help your grade at the end. He goes pretty fast with his slides, so the best thing I did was take slide notes beforehand and listen to his lecture and examples during class.
Very clear exam materials. Just do the book problems and practice exams and you'll be fine. To be honest I have never met such a kind and generous professor before...He really cares about students and want them to get a good grade.
Joseph is an amazing lecturer. He is passionate and cares a lot about his students. He makes it very clear that if you want to do well in his class, do book problems and attend lectures. The midterms and final are all multiple choice, and your grade is curved at the very end. Also aleks is stupid, boring, useless and annoying.
Crisjoe is an amazing professor! He's succinct and straightforward in his lectures. He's well-organized and brings energy to the classroom. Book problems are a must!
Alright Gentlepeople... 1A SURVIVAL GUIDE: 1. Attend class for iClicker points! 2. Get Aleks done EARLY in the week. 3. Work out a manageable schedule for book problems. DON'T OVERWHELM YOURSELF! 4. MISTAKES ARE OK! 5. He will LITERALLY copy/paste problems from practice exams & book problems. DO THEM. 6. Use CLAS, OH, Organic Chem. Tutor on YT!
Professor Joseph cares about his students and wants them to pass. His lectures are uninteresting and difficult to follow, though it isn't his fault that chemistry is such an awful subject. Do all the assigned book problems at the pace he recommends and do all the practice tests before each midterm/final and you should be fine.
I've never taken AP chem so I had a really hard time keeping up with all of the material. Joseph's lectures really helped me grasp the concepts and I think I would be really lost just looking through the notes and textbook without him. Just do the practice tests and book problems, go to CLAS, and study
Worth going to lectures even if you don't pay attention so you can get iclicker points to skip Aleks. Only bad thing about this course is Aleks, it is a unique type of hell that you must experience to appreciate. If you've done AP chem, this course is very straightforward.
Prof Crisjoe is super nice. It might just be chem 1a in general but it felt as though Aleks took up way too much time and didn't actually help me when it came to learning. Definitely do not miss lecture or you will fail the course. This is a weeder class so don't stress if you fail and have to retake it.
Hes great. Grind out Chem book problems and youll be alright
he is a good professor that rewards hard work and understanding of the material, go to class and make sure to do assigned additional book problems and previous exams and tests should be fine.
Lectures were some of the best lectures I've ever listened to. EVERY single topic was presented clearly. His office hours are so helpful and he answers every question without fail. Tests are almost 80% based on practice exams which he posts online, and the other 20% is book problems. Work on book problems EVERY day for at least 1 hour to get an A.
Joseph is a very great professor. Very clear lectures with all key points on slides. Practice exams help a lot. Clearly answers every single question you ask. I hate chem but I really love Joseph.
If you want to have a shot at passing gen chem, take Joseph. He was straight up with you from the very first day of class: come to lectures, do the book problems to the point where you have them memorized, don't fall behind. You'll get the hang of the way he tests, too. Reuses A LOT of past test questions, literally got a 100 on the final.
TAKE JOSEPH FOR GEN CHEM SERIES!! That's the best advice you can get. He was considerate, always answered emails quickly, truly cared for his students, lectured well, and was just genuinely an amazing professor for a hard class.
He is very straightfoward with his exams. If you just do the practice exams and book problems then it you are almost guaranteed to get at least a decent grade. Ive never gone to lecture in person and only watch his videos and still get good information. I email him questions and he responds within a day usually and he is super nice and funny
This was my second time taking chem1A and the first time I had Price who was a great professor, but I actually like how Joseph taught better. I feel like Price's lectures were too fast which lead to me being confused, but Joseph takes his time and makes sure you understand what is going on. I definitely recommend him over any chem professor.
I love Professor Joseph I had him for the entire gen chem series and I don't regret it at all. With enough effort and thoroughly understanding the concepts by going to lecture and reading the textbook, it's a very straightforward class. UNDERSTAND THE BOOK PROBLEMS GO TO CLAS GO TO LECTURE and you'll be ok.
Solid professor. An A is possible if you put the time and effort, pay attention to his lectures, do all the book problems (even more than once, I did the ones I didn't understand over and over until it clicked), do the practice tests/quizzes 2-3 times. Exams are fair game, they're always problems you've seen before.
All of gen chem sucks and all of the teachers are difficult, but Joseph is engaging in his lectures and you can tell he cares about his students. The tests were hard but just study a lot more than you think you need to. Do the book problems multiple times because he uses some of them on the tests, and keep up with ALEKS.