Reviews of professor Joel Solbach

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Labs where easy. He explains before hand of what you are going to do. And for lecture he goes over slides of the criteria. He answers questions when need and is a good professor

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
lectures are alright. Might not be good at teaching but very understanding. If you dont understand something he is willing to listen and help you understand. The only thing to keep in mind is that if your plan on taking chem 51, his class might not fully prepare you. Im currently on chem 51 and several who took him are saying the same thing.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's a decent professor, he's nice and goes over the example problems in class. The exams are very similar to the weekly worksheets and quizzes, so use those to study. He replies to his emails within the same day or the next. His lectures weren't that interesting to me, but I understood them most of the time. Do put in the effort if you want an A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Not sure why the rating is low. He's a great professor and he all the hw and group assignments he gives prepares u for exactly what will be on the exam.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Solbach is the best chemistry teacher ever, hands down. He lectures clearly and tells you everything you need to know. He gives homework, worksheets and practice problems to prepare you for the quizzes. The quizzes then prepare you for the exams. Very fair grader and even gives extra credit when the class average on a test is low/a 70.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Just finished fall quarter with him. We had a quiz every other class with a ton of home work. There is absolutely zero extra credit. The tests and quizzes were tricky and made you think really hard. I would not recommend him to anybody. Be prepared to teach yourself and study HARD if you have him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took his class for his first semester ever teaching and it was obvious hes new but he really tried and it worked. He adapted pretty fast. Any problems could be fixed with an email. Pretty organized, and always had available office hours. About 5 quizzes and 4 exams, his worksheets are exactly like them. Homework was online and due every week.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very laidback. A lot of group projects and homework but most of the questions can also be found on the exams and quizzes. He knows his concepts but overall you have to teach most of the lessons to yourself. The labs were easily explained. No extra credit. About 9 quizzes and 4 exams.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Took him at chaffey college for chem 24a and I have to say he is one of the most caring professors there. He is understand when it comes to late work (as long as it is excused), and is genuinely wanting everyone to understand the concepts. I would recommend him and take him again if I could!