Joel is a super nice guy, and very helpful. Two thumbs up!

He makes sometimes difficult material make sense. If I had to do it over again, I would definitly want him as a teacher. Oh, and if you can get a late class time, like 5 or 6 pm, take it because the class will be much smaller!

Funny man. Teaches better than the others and always is pleasant. Smells good too.

Don't pick your chem 1211 (freshman chem) professors based on the key; they all use the same test and there's no curving. HAving said that, I'll admit that Caughran is very helpful and answers even the dumbest questions in class with sincerity.

Mr. Caughran always managed to explain the material in ways that were perfectly understandable and always answered questions to the best of his ability. An excellent professor.

This class was very hard for me, but it was not Mr. Caughran's fault. He is one of the nicest professors there is in my eyes and is very helpful and is willing to spend time with student questions outside of class time. He knows his chemistry for sure.

Such a nice guy and will always answer your questions. Chemistry will be hard no matter what professor you get but try to get him.

Basically, Caughran is the man. He's kind-hearted, he's got a beautiful soul, he combs his hair really nice, and he's got the best jokes you'll ever hear. He's also a pretty cool teacher.

Best chem teacher :) disappointed that he's not teaching 1212 :(

Hard class, but Mr. Caughran makes everything much clearer! He's definitely the best chemistry teacher. He's always willing to help/answer questions/repeat things without making you feel dumb. The class is hard (especially quizzes) but he puts an effort into accommodating if everyone is doing badly. Plus he is nice and very funny! Take him!!!!!

Out of all the chem professors teaching the semester I took 1211, Caughran seemed to be the best. People with different professors would sit in on his class. Of course the class was challenging, it's chemistry. Quizzes were hard but got easier near the end. Go to class, he gives quizzes 60-70% of the time, often when he knows many will be absent.

He is a really helpful man who understands his students well his pop quiz may start off hard but he gives you freebies every once in a while. Tests are hard but that's chemistry for you. but he is easy to understand and cracks jokes. He is especially helpful if you go to him during office hours!

Although chemistry is hard he always kept the class interesting and was very knowledgable and helpful.

Professor Caughran is very intelligent and really knows what he's teaching. At first I hated the class because of the terrible clicker questions but I learned to love it after attending his office hours. He is quick to reply/fix emails and concerns and loves to help his students especially during office hours! Definitely recommend!

This is the first time that basic chem has been offered and he was amazing. I took Sumner before dropping to chem 1210 and I like Caughran a lot better. He is an excellent professor and tries his best to make the material easy to understand. Definitely take him if you can!

Mr. Caughran knows what he's doing and will do anything he can to help you succeed. With that said, the class itself is the hardest that I have ever taken simply because of its nature. But still, Mr. Caughran is awesome, hilarious, and will help if you seek it. Take him.

Hardest class I ever took. Definitely the best option for a Chem 1211 professor at UGA. Super great guy and teacher, but that being said, if you do not read the textbook daily, you will not do well in the class. You REALLY have to work for an A or B. Failed almost every single test but still managed to come out with a C after grade drops/HW.

The only major complaint I have about Caughran is that he does too many clicker questions and too little lecture. When he does lecture, everything is understandable, but he spends a lot of lecture time doing clicker questions on mostly old material.

Mr. Caughran is a fantastic- not to mention entertaining- teacher. He prefers working difficult problems in class to lecturing, but I found this more helpful in the long run. GO TO HIS OFFICE HOURS. Chem 1211 is a tough class, but Mr. Caughran is ready and willing to help those who work for it.

TAKE THIS TEACHER FOR CHEM 1211 - NO ONE ELSE - HE IS THE BEST ... nuf said

I took him for 1211 and he is by far the best. He makes the concepts clear and also is super helpful in office hours. GO TO HIS OFFICE HOURS. he will sit down and teach you in a small class setting and that is the reason i did so well in this class.

great teacher demonstrations included!

He is so clear in class and explains the concepts so well! Def. go to his group office hours, he helps a lot. He also makes class fun and entertaining.

Decent professor but the class is just unreasonably difficult at some points. He likes to work problems in class so you have to read yourself to get the big picture concepts. Extremely difficult tests.

Mr. Caughran is a great, funny guy. He is probably the best Chemistry 1211 teacher to have, and it helps to be in his class because he is the one responsible for making the progress checks each week and the tests for all sections of this course. This class is by far the hardest class I've ever taken, but Mr. Caughran made it suck a little less.

There's a LOT of unavoidable nonsense that comes with the CHEM 1211-1212 sequence anyway, but Caughran's a pretty solid choice. He's decently funny and entertaining, and he's fairly easy to talk to. He can get a little condescending, but he definitely tries to help.

The test are the most important part, if you do well on them your grade will be fine.

Mr. Caughran is a nice guy. The class is very difficult, but he's there to help.

Chemistry at UGA will be difficult no matter what, but Caughran is by far the best teacher. I took it first semester with another teacher and had to withdraw because he was so hard to follow, Caughran is so much better. If you can't get into his class, go to his office hours.

Not many good things are said about Caughran, but I can say this. I was having a hard time in college and GenChem was one of my first challenging classes. You'll come by few professors that want to help you improve your study habits and balance your life. Study the PCs, participate in the class problems, go to his office hours, and he'll help you!!

Not many good things are said about Caughran, but I can say this. I was having a hard time in college and GenChem was one of my first challenging classes. You'll come by few professors that want to help you improve your study habits and balance your life. Study the PCs, participate in the class problems, go to his office hours, and he'll help you!!

Mr. Caughran is so funny and lively, which is rare in a Chemistry professor. The setup of Freshman Chemistry is hard in itself, but he really tries to help his students understand. He's always open for questions during class. This class has clicker questions every day which is how he takes attendance, so you can only miss a couple lectures.

He writes the progress checks and the tests. He is very nice and willing to help outside of class. His lectures are pretty solid, he tries to make it so you're not falling asleep. Chem sucks no matter how you look at it, but take this prof and it'll at least be bearable.

Great professor who knows how to get chemistry across to students.

Caughran didn't seem popular, but he was one of my all time favorite teachers. Gen Chem is a tough class, but he made a very tedious and difficult class at least bearable, if not fun.

Very difficult class but good teacher to take. Lectures do not prepare you for exams. You have to teach yourself and chemistry will practically take over your life but he's probably the best professor to take for the course.

Look, Chem is hard. Professor Caughran is a very funny guy. He tries to make Chem less intimidating than we all know it is. Unfortunately you'll be teaching yourself most of the content and his lectures don't prepare you for the tests very well, but I would argue that he's the best professor amongst the other choices.

Chemistry is a hard class itself, but Joel makes the class more interactive and understanding. His office hours are amazing and very informative, so I advise to go to them for better understanding. He is easy to talk to and always helpful whenever you need it.

yes, chem is hard. HOWEVER, Dr. Caughran is by far the best choice (In my opinion). Yeah, my grade was lower than i wanted, but I definitely could've worked harder. He's definitely a solid choice and really tries to be relatable

Chem1211 at UGA is a weedout class for sure. Tests are designed to trip students up and many people fail or withdraw. That being said professor Caughran is your best bet to passing. The other chem 1211 professors here are insane and require so much more work than Caughran. Caughran is funny, kind and extremely helpful. I wish he would teach 1212.

Dr. Caughran was a great professor to have for CHEM 1211, and he helped to mitigate my stress and worries for the course and future chemistry courses. His lectures are not typical lecture style in that he works harder problems in class and most of the learning of material is out of class. He is open to chat with students out of class and very kind.

Prof. Caughran is an amazing teacher. He teaches at a steady pace and makes sure to answer every question asked. He is great at breaking down things to help you understand them better. Go to his office hours! He will help you understand the material.

Mr. Caughran is probably one of my favorite teachers. He's hilarious and very friendly. He is very willing to help, and makes chemistry (a horrible class) fun! I wish he would teach chem 2. I loved him!

Chem 1211 is a very easy class if you've taken AP Chemistry or some equivalent in high school. Whether you take Caughran or not will not change the difficulty of the course since all the tests are the same across 1211. Definitely choose Caughran if you can though, he is smart, caring, funny, and makes lectures a bit more fun and tolerable.

Even though chem can be a nightmare in the beginning, it gets better. He's your best bet for chem1211 professors. His office hours are so so so helpful, take advantage of them. It takes work, but don't give up if you cant make above a B. Compared to his tests, the final is like child's play. An A is doable if you stick with it and put in the effort

More reviews under Joel Caughran, but he's definitely the best chem1211 teacher. Office hours are so helpful, and an A is totally doable, thanks to the final. Super easy final, even if you've made low B's on every test and maybe even a C-.

CHEM 1211 is hell, but I do believe that Caughran is the best professor to take it with! While you still had to teach yourself with the homework assignments, he used his time in class to clarify things and answer questions. He was also kind of funny, which kept me from crying over my grade in the class most of the time.

Although class didnt necessarily help me a lot, he was the better option. He was fair, good at explaining concepts, and didnt require a ton of in class quizzes like the other teacher. I had it way easier in class than my friends in other classes. You still had to teach yourself but I recommend him over anyone

Joel himself is a fantastic professor. He does a great job getting you to understand the material. The main issue is that (I'm pretty sure?) he doesn't write all of the exams... Some of that is Blankenship. Even if you studied for days and you feel like you understand everything, that won't be enough. The exams definitely throw in random stuff.

For CHEM 1211, Professor Caughran is a solid choice. The class is tough but he will make the material more interesting by focusing on the concepts rather than just calculations or specific answers.

He is a fantastic teacher. I recommend going to class it's not worth missing because the practice questions we do in class help with the hard questions on the tests. The tests are hard. His lecture slides are mainly just practice problems, but the way he teaches the class is helpful. He is a very caring professor and wants his students to succeed.

Caughran was a good professor. He would always make class interesting, and he seemed to really care. The nature of chem 1211 in itself is really hard. There is a reason why it is a weedout. There are lots of clicker questions. He does a flipped classroom style, which is typical of most professors in this department.

Mr Caughran isn't given enough credit. He's the best teacher for 1211 and he really does care. He tries his best to explain things so they make sense and his lecture questions help you figure out what they want you to know. The class structure isn't the best but he's your best option if you're taking this class. It gets better after the third test.

Professor Caughran is definitely the best option for 1211. Chem sucks regardless, but if you go to office hours it helps a ton. He would go over progress checks and help you work through any problem you need.

Mr. Caughran is a solid choice for CHEM1211. He is really accessible outside of class and gives solid advice/help. He has mandatory study groups which are really helpful. But, CHEM1211 is a hard class. You really got to study and know the material well to pass with a high grade. He tries his best to help out which is why I highly recommend him.

Caughran is the BEST 1211 teacher to take! His lectures do not simply go over concepts in the textbook, but instead revolve around a series of clicker questions that are super helpful for the test. He really makes students think. A very hard class all around, but I always felt engaged in his class. He has also been teaching 1211 the longest.

Best chemistry professor for CHEM 1211! Chemistry is really hard no matter what, but he was honestly so supportive of all of his students. His lectures have very hard questions, but they prepare you for the tests, which are extremely difficult. He's passionate about chemistry, and he likes to joke around a lot in class too. Highly recommend him!

Hes by far your best bet if youre taking chem1211 at UGA. Its still a flipped classroom but he makes the test so he goes over material and problems in class that will actually show up on tests. Understand concepts and why an equation works and not just how it works, or you wont do well.

Mr. Caughran is an awesome teacher and probably the best for CHEM 1211. He is funny and seems to actually care about his students and answers their questions in class.

speaking as a PLA who works for caughran, I will say he is a solid choice for chem1211. he is very kind and helpful. I had blankenship back in the day. he is very involved with the chemistry program and really strives to ensure that he is doing the best he can for students. take him if you can :)

The course itself is difficult, but he makes it humorous and interesting as much as he can. He is usually the one to make the exams, so his in-class clicker questions really help.

Caughran is definitely one of those teachers that care, and he has a great sense of humor and makes the chemistry a little less painful. He does struggle to teach conceptual while conceptual is tested heavily. Overall, he's a strong choice and makes the class bearable. He definitely wants people to pass, but he pushes the work.

Dr. Caughran is a really great professor. Chem 1211 is a hard class, but he is definitely the best choice out of all the professors. He gives tutoring, has so many office hours, and in class he really prepares you for the test. A lot of reading and out of class quizzes.

Mr. Caughran definitely made CHEM 1211 way more bearable than any other teacher. His witty sarcasm allows for a light lecture environment on a subject that is not that fun. He does a lot of work outside of class to help students succeed, which is an admirable quality. To be honest, the chemistry department here is rough but he is the best choice!

He is the best choice for CHEM1211 at UGA by far. His lectures are understandable and clicker questions are meant to help you learn. He not only is a great guy, but a great teacher. Very accessible outside of class. This class at UGA is hard but bearable with Caughran.

Not gonna lie 1211 is hard, but it's not impossible. Caughran is probably the best choice. Chem is set up like a flipped classroom, so you are supposed to look over and have a grasp of the information before lecture. During lecture, you mostly just do clicker questions. If you ask him to explain, then he usually does a pretty great job of it.

Caughran was a nice guy, tests half MC and half free-response so if you really didn't prepare enough, you'll get exposed. They drop 1 test which helped. So much HW (around 4-5 hours per week) and not all of it shows up on tests :/ Very caring, visit his office hours or problem-solving sessions if you need to. Clicker questions every day are boring

Mr. Caughran is a good professor and a great guy. Chemistry is not an easy subject, but he made it enjoyable and fun. The most challenging thing for me was the fact that the classroom was flipped, but if you do the reading before class the clicker questions should be easy. Do the questions at the end of the book before exams and you'll be fine.

Caughran is a great teacher. He is very accessible after class, and is always willing to help you. While his class is more difficult that 1211, you will have a better comprehension of the material. Nothing on the tests was unexpected. The homework can be kind of annoying because it is long, but it definitely improves comprehension of the material.

Next year 1311 people: he admitted he was going to add reading check quizzes next year on top of homeworks, extremely hard tests, etc. Take Gen Chem if you can. These tests are half free response, gen chem is all multiple choice. Honors courses are generally easier EXCEPT Chemistry. Avoid this extra stress, he's a nice guy but not worth it!!

Caughran is your best bet for Honors Chem. While I do recommend taking the regular course as it is easier, Caughran is a great professor and tries to make you undertstand everything. Beware he teaches a flipped classroom so read the textbook and prepare for clicker questions. The tests are definitely hard and he will throw in some hard ones

Beware of Honors Chem! I expected to like this class better but it really messed with my grade. Flipped classroom style and hard exam questions made it really difficult to do well in this class. There also isn't an A- or B+ in this class.

Your best bet for freshman chem. Teaches a flipped classroom which means you'll need to keep up and stay ahead with the textbook, but he's definitely a good and engaging lecturer too. I had to work for a good grade but tests, grading criteria are clear so an A is more than possible. Take him!

I loved Mr. Caughran. He cares for his students deeply and genuinely wants to see them succeed. Gen Chem is difficult, but Caughran makes it a little less painful. He hold a lot of workshops to help with homework and is very easy to talk to. If you have to subject yourself to Gen Chem take Caughran!!

Mr. Caughran is fantastic. Definitely pick him as you freshman chem professor. His workshops are definitely worth going too, and there are no surprises on the test. This class might be a tad more difficult that regular chem, but having Caughran makes it worth it. He also makes classes kinda fun.

Mr. Caughran is an excellent professor for CHEM 1312H. However, I would recommend taking CHEM 1212 instead of 1312H (honors). He was the best option for this course but if I could go back, I would have selected 1212. Tests are short-answer for the most part. Grading on tests is difficult. He is funny and wants each student to succeed.

I had Mr. Caughran for both Chem1311H and 1312H. He was truly a wonderful professor who tells funny and interesting stories that relate to what we're learning. I would definitely recommend this over Gen Chem because we had no reading checks. As long as you do the end of chapter problems and the reading, and ask questions, you can make an A

I'll be honest here because everyone else has the notion that this class is far and above better than Gen Chem. The amount of effort you put in for this class to get a B will get you an A in 1211. Nice dude but just know your priorities before going into this class and how much you really want to study for this.

As a student who did not take AP Chemistry in high school, I found this class ridiculously hard, especially when the tests expect you to know every single detail of each chapter in the textbook. Personally, this class was harder than OCHEM. But Dr. Caughran does a good job helping his students get through the class from his lectures and workshops.

I do feel like Prof. Caughran is one of the few professors in the chem dept that cares about his students. Love him! He provides problem solving workshops during office hours for extra help. He does teach as a flipped classroom, so students have to teach themselves the info prior to class. Not a good way for me to learn so prob wouldn't take again.

I had a rough semester due to personal reasons and barely passed the class, but Mr. Caughran was pretty great. He was engaging, funny, and helpful outside of class. Chemistry sucks at my school regardless of the professor, but I think Mr. Caughran does a good job making it a little less miserable.

Dr. Caughran is like a grandpa figure and really cares about his students. The material itself can be difficult if you don't take the time to study and listen during lectures. But Dr. Caughran makes himself available outside of class to answer questions and has problem solving workshops. If you pay attention in class and try, you'll do fine.

Caughran really cares about his students and he makes this evident in his lectures. He gives funny examples to help us learn the concepts. Grade was based off 60% 4 tests (lowest of which was dropped), a 30% final, 5% for lecture activities, and 5% for mastery chemistry homework

Gen chem at UGA notoriously sucks, but I actually had a really great experience with Mr. Caughran. He made the lectures pretty interesting/engaging, which is impressive considering the class was over Zoom 2/3rds of the time. The practice problem-solving workshops he held outside of class are super helpful as well. I would recommend him to anyone.

He's your best bet for honors chem, but the class is still so much work. I took AP Chem and still had to read the textbook. I got a C my first test, but once I started reading the textbook I got better grades. He's a very funny and chill professor. But, I feel like I just crammed for tests to get good grades. Chemistry at UGA is hard.

Despite putting in a lot of time and effort, I was only able to finish with a high C. This class does not give grades like a C+ or C-, so getting a 70 is the same as a 79. Your grade almost entirely consists of the exams, and for me that wasn't a good way to learn. Professor Caughran is funny and caring, but I would take 1211 instead if I could.

By far the best choice for Gen Chem at UGA. Funny and caring guy. A 4/5 rating while teaching chemistry is seriously impressive. Only reason he's not even higher is because chemistry is hard. Look at the 3 and 4 ratings, even they have something nice to say. Flipped classroom, read textbook/take notes before class, tests/final are most of grade.

Professor Caughran is a solid choice for General Chemistry. He teaches a flipped classroom, which can be a bit tricky, but if you set some time aside to do the reading you'll be ok. The homework is pretty brutal- Mastering Chemistry and I don't mix- so make sure you start it early! But otherwise, Caughran is a good teacher and very accomodating.

The man is a great dude, funny guy, however, he teaches a flipped classroom. Barely lectures, have to learn on our own through the textbook. Tests are pretty hard, but not impossible. He makes us memorize the whole periodic table smh. If you can't get an A in this class, you prolly won't get an A in Orgo. Reg chem is easier. Bunch of hw problems

Joel is an absolutely amazing professor. If you have the opportunity to take his class YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE HIM as your professor. There is literally no one better to teach Chemistry. UGA tries to make Chemistry unbearable but Joel makes this class the best a chem class UGA has to offer. I LOVE HIM

Best Bet for Honors Chem but take regular, way easier. It is a flipped classroom so make sure you read. I definitely recommend him for AP Chem students. Im an AP Chem 5er and I still fumbled a bit on tests but they arent bad at all if you know what youre doing. Generally, work a few problems from the book and make sure you read it.

Mr. Caughran is literally so great, definitely my favorite professor so far. The class is hard, no way to soften that, but Mr. Caughran is super engaging and entertaining in class. He obviously cares a lot and is really knowledgeable. GO TO HIS PROBLEM SOLVING WORKSHOPS! I can't stress this enough. They're so helpful.

Chem 1311 is very tough. Mr. Caughran however is a very nice and caring teacher. I would recommend going to his office hours to meet with him to talk about how to study. Learning curve is rough but once you figure out what works best for you the class is manageable.

While Mr. Caughran is a great man who knows his stuff, he is TOUGH. He expects you to learn all the material outside of class and only polish it in class. If you don't put in a ton of work, you wont pass. Be prepared to spend about an hour a day outside of class on chem. If you can get your hands on old exams, study those!

Must learn the content on your own. Do the end-of-chapter problems labeled "additional exercises". Complete the mastering chem homework before the due date because it takes forever. Go to his office hours if you do not do well on the first test. Really nice and funny guy but not a super supportive freshman class to take.

Take Mr. Caughran for honors chem!! I was hesitant about this class because chem is notorious for being difficult at UGA. In reality, chemistry is just a difficult subject. Mr. Caughran does a great job keeping the lectures engaging and relevant. The homework and problems in the textbook are helpful for test prep and the tests are fair.

100% take Caughran!!! I was intimidated by this class because of it's reputation as a weed-out class, but Caughran makes it so that if you put in the effort, you will end strong. AP Chem helped, but Caughran explained concepts that I didn't understand in HS very well. He also gives you a drop test. Great class and best chemistry teacher ever.

Well, chem SUCKS, but I wouldn't choose any other professor besides Caughran. Definitely the best choice for honors chem. No +/- scale, class is graded by: 4 exams (one drop), clicker questions (can still miss a few classes tho), HW, and final. MasteringChem is AWFUL but does help. Tests are difficult imo. Be prepared to learn content yourself

Such an incredible professor. I wish I could take the class again.

Professor Caughran is the best! He truly cares about each of his students and wants to see them succeed. His classroom style is flipped, so be prepared to read the textbook. While this might result in a little more work, it definitely made me know the material better when it comes to the test. Don't let the class being a little hard scare you away!

Mr. Caughran is an amazing person and cares about his students, but I did not like his flipped classroom. If you want to take him, make sure you are EXTREMELY disciplined and will read the textbook before class, or else you will fall very behind. If I could go back, I would take regular chem instead of honors because of the stress of this class.

Such a great professor and the classroom was always an amazing learning requirement. Chem is hard, but if you put in the hours outside of class, it super doable. I was always bad at Chem in high school, but I really learned so much in this class.

Couldn't say enough about Mr. Caughran. He is awesome. Chemistry is hard, but Mr. Caughran is on your side throughout the whole semester. If you have the chance to take him, do it!!!

I hated this class, but not because of Mr. Caugran. I struggled heavily and he was only there to help me. I would say that I learned a lot about chemistry even though it was brutal. Also warning this is a flipped classroom which I personally have never experienced before and I found it very difficult to learn this way as an auditory learner.

Caughran was a great prof to learn to study for exams from. I made Cs and Bs on the tests (lowest is dropped) but managed get a high A on the final which brought me up to an A in the class. Do all the practice problems offered in the textbook (or as many as you can) to prep for unit tests. He's likes to talk with his students so go to office hours!

Chemistry is super hard, but I would take it with professor Caughran every time if I could. He cares so much about his students and truly wants us to succeed. There is a lot of homework, but it helps a lot for the tests. If you work hard in this class you will do well.

Professor Caughran is probably one of the only caring professors in the Chem Department here at UGA. While his Honors Chem 1 class is extremely difficult, if you take advantage of his resources, you should be able to get by. His classroom is a flipped classroom and it is almost imperative that you read the textbook.

Flipped classroom is annoying and theres a ton of reading that doesn't super go with the tests. He's super nice though and really knows his stuff.

Caughran clearly understands chemistry extremely well. But he is so tied to his flipped classroom method that it becomes detrimental to the students' learning. It is very much his way or the highway.

Mr. Caughran is super funny and does cool experiments during class. He follows the flipped classroom so reading before class is important, but much easier if you took AP Chem for background. Heavy on homework and reading. Tests are pretty difficult, but the final is easier. Attendance isn't mandatory, but he does clicker questions during class.

Professor Caughran's class is challenging, but engaging. The flipped classroom approach takes some getting used to, but the resources, like the textbook and unstuckstudy, really help with exam prep. Stay on top of the work and you'll do well.