4.4

Byron Wall

Science - York University - Keele Campus

4.4
Quality
1.8
Difficulty
N/A
Would Retake
93
Reviews
4.4
Quality
1.8
Difficulty
4.3
Helpful
4.4
Clarity

N/A

Would Retake

93

Reviews

Rating Distribution
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What Students Say

Unlucky, funny, helpful, clear and approachable- what more could you ask

SCNATS17 - 5.0 rating

One of the nicest prof's out there

1730 - 5.0 rating
Class Info

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

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Predicted Grade

A+

56% confidence
Based on 2 grades
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Grade Distribution
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Based on 4 reported grades
Not_Sure_Yet: 2
A: 2
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Reviews (93)
5.0
2.0
SCNATS17
Oct 26, 2001

Unlucky, funny, helpful, clear and approachable- what more could you ask?

5.0
1.0
1730
Mar 11, 2002

One of the nicest prof's out there...really knows his stuff

5.0
1.0
NATS1730
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Mar 13, 2002

This class is the best. SO easy. No essays, assignments, papers, exams.

5.0
2.0
NATS1730
Mar 26, 2002

sorta boring near the end o' the course

5.0
1.0
NATS1730
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Apr 11, 2002

easiest course ever, but lectures are very boring

5.0
1.0
6363
Apr 18, 2002

everybody should have a prof like byron!

5.0
1.0
1730
Apr 29, 2002

THIS GUY WAS THE BEST TEACHER EVER!!!!

5.0
1.0
NATS1840
May 26, 2002

No Comments

5.0
1.0
NATS1730
Jul 16, 2002

truly knows what he teaches and is very passionate about it,

5.0
1.0
NATS1730
Dec 12, 2002

Great prof, knows his stuff, gives reviews before exams. great course

3.0
1.0
NATS1730
Dec 14, 2002

Not engaging, topic is bland, tries to do too much in too little time

5.0
2.0
1730
Dec 18, 2002

very interesting material. and course not too hard - just read book he wrote!!!

5.0
2.0
1730
Dec 27, 2002

THIS TEACHER IS AMAZING! the class is easy but the lectures are BORING!

5.0
1.0
NATS1730
Jan 6, 2003

Wall RULES! Good guy. Intersting stuff. Skipped lectures,but still did well(A)

5.0
3.0
NATS1730
Jan 8, 2003

I failed high school Science and am doing great with Prof. Wall. Great course.

5.0
1.0
NATS1730
Jan 25, 2003

One my best teachers at YU. Material easy to retain due to teaching style

4.0
3.0
NAT1730
Mar 5, 2003

Most of the subject matter is interesting, though at times it can get boring. He explains things very clearly and is quite patient. If you study there's no reason you can't get an A .

5.0
1.0
NATS1730
Mar 5, 2003

Best Prof EVER!

5.0
2.0
NATS1840
Mar 8, 2003

He is a great prof, easy and clear but kindof boring. Very cute and nice. Grandfatherly.

5.0
1.0
NATS1730
Mar 11, 2003

He's a great prof easy tests boring lectures (Doesn't he look like colonel Sanders from kentucky)

5.0
2.0
NATS
Mar 22, 2003

No Comments

5.0
1.0
NATS1750
Mar 28, 2003

dreaded having to take this course and it turned out to be one of my favorites! go figure

5.0
1.0
NATS1730
Apr 4, 2003

Adorable and helpful, nice man. Sometimes treats students like idiots, but his tests are EASY. No reason you shouldn't get an A (I did).

3.0
3.0
NATS1730
Apr 9, 2003

No Comments

4.0
2.0
NATS1730
Apr 9, 2003

THE BEST PROF EVER!!!! he is clear, concise, knowledgeable and has a passion for his work! great guy!

5.0
4.0
1750
Apr 13, 2003

He was very patient, and I just wished I had studied more, b/c he taught so well, I should have done better in the course! (I'm just not so good in science)

5.0
1.0
NATS1730
Apr 16, 2003

I'm not good at science, but I found this class easy. Take it!!

5.0
2.0
NATS1730
Apr 17, 2003

Professor Wall is awesome, anybody who takes a course with him is in for a real treat. He's Very Clear, patient, thorough, and even looks like Colonel Sanders. If any noisy folks get outta line, then they just better Oh be quiet over there Good bless

5.0
3.0
NATS1730
Apr 18, 2003

No Comments

5.0
2.0
1730
Apr 25, 2003

great prof. Very interesting lectures, the tests are not so easy too much details. really advise to take this course.

5.0
2.0
NATS1730
Apr 27, 2003

This was one of my favourite courses because Professor Wall really cares about the students and he actually wants you to do well. I'm not a fan of science, but Prof. Wall made this course interesting and I actually enjoyed reading the material required.

4.0
2.0
1730
May 23, 2003

Wall really that his students learn the information, and has slide after slide...it is the material that will completely put you to sleep

5.0
2.0
NATS1730
Jun 17, 2003

Prof wall is the best!!

4.0
4.0
NATS1730
Aug 28, 2003

This is probably the best of the Nats courses especially for those who don't want hardcore science. Wall is smart and lectures well, however he's "tight". The slightest thing would bother him and he's very inflexible with grades. Still worth tak

5.0
1.0
NATS1840
Nov 20, 2003

One of the easiest courses i have ever taken. He is a funny man.

5.0
1.0
1840
Nov 20, 2003

BYRONNNNNNNNN

5.0
1.0
NATS1840
Nov 20, 2003

boring yet endearing

5.0
2.0
NATS1840
Nov 21, 2003

Intelligent, clear, precise. He wrote the textbook.

5.0
2.0
NATS1840
Nov 21, 2003

Vary interesting

5.0
1.0
NATS1840
Nov 22, 2003

Prof Wall is not a good teacher...why? Because he doesn't engage the class, or makes the learning challenging. He knows that it is not necessary to come to the lectures, but it is easier for him to teach that way, than to change his style.

4.0
2.0
NATS1840
Nov 24, 2003

The lectures are a new definition af boring, but at least he moves slow so the topics are comprehendable. He's approachable, helpful, and flexible. Overall, a good prof.

5.0
1.0
NATS1840
Nov 25, 2003

Excellent.

4.0
1.0
NATS1840
Nov 27, 2003

Class if fun and interesting, and pretty easy to catch on. However, some topics are unclear or not covered to extent where one can get a good understanding of them. Overall a great class!

3.0
1.0
NATS1730
Nov 28, 2003

He's Lecture's are sooo boring!! He's also very unclear on material for tests!! Otherwise, it's a good course!

5.0
1.0
NATS1730
Nov 28, 2003

good prof, interesting course, easy tests

5.0
1.0
NATS1730
Dec 14, 2003

take this Nats, whatever u do!@!!!!!!!

5.0
1.0
1840
Feb 1, 2004

boring, but good

3.0
2.0
NATS1730
Feb 3, 2004

Course was a breeze, but he is so boring. Practically gave the final exam for review. Topics were very intersting, listening to him is like a slow painful death though.

3.0
4.0
NATS1730
Feb 13, 2004

nice man. but i really hate this class

5.0
1.0
NATS
Mar 27, 2004

if u need a NATS, TAKE THIS COURSE!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EASSY! and he looks like the Colonel...mm..easy course and fried chicken~

4.0
2.0
NATS1730
Apr 7, 2004

Pretty easy and interesting course. He practically spoon-feeds you for the exam. A good NATS course and teacher.

5.0
1.0
NATS1840
Apr 15, 2004

VERY EASY! No need to attend lectures! He wrote the book, and gives you the lecture notes. Multiple choice on exams are soooo easy! and you are given written answer questions before hand. Take this course. Also pretty interesting.

5.0
1.0
NATS1840
Apr 26, 2004

You have to be a complete retard to get anything below an 80% in this course. I walked out with a 95% and I attended 5 lectures in total. A very nice man that practically GIVES you the answers to the tests and exams. Topics are common knowledge..EASY!

3.0
3.0
NATS1840
Apr 28, 2004

His tests were hard b/c he picks the most unimportant,minor details. His voice was so monotone + boring.Tutorials didn't involve critical thinking but rather memorizing the answers.Course-90% about history of human civilization not so much environonment:(

5.0
1.0
NATS1730
Jun 23, 2004

Best prof ever! Loved his class, readings are easy to follow, exams are easy tells u exactly what to study! if u have to take a nats course this is the one!

5.0
1.0
NATS1730
Jun 27, 2004

extremely easy class. This is the one to take if your an arts student trying to fulfil your Nats requirement.

5.0
2.0
NATS1730
Jul 21, 2004

Professor Wall is the best teacher ever! His lectures are very clear, the course material is very interesting, and he is one of the only professors who is reachable 24-7 and who ALWAYS tries his best to help u out! such a nice man!

4.0
1.0
NATS1730
Aug 8, 2004

Very easy course. Nice guy. kinda boring at times but makes the best out of it. sometimes funny... too many slides!!!! easy tests if you study. deffiantly reccomended!!!

5.0
1.0
NATS1840
Nov 1, 2004

Very easy course, very easy tests! He wrote the book, his lectures were online, and all his lectures was right outta the text book. If you need a NATS take this one!

5.0
1.0
NATS1840
Grade: A
Mar 3, 2005

No Comments

5.0
1.0
NATS
May 3, 2005

He means well.

4.0
1.0
NATS1840
Aug 2, 2005

extremely boring, but you really don't have to attend lectures anyways. all of 'em could be found online. extremely easy material, along the lines of a grade 12 general science course. if you don't get an A+, you may want to get checked out. you have to be borderline retarded not to rip this course apart.

4.0
2.0
NATS
Sep 26, 2005

If you need to fulfil your NATS requirement and have no interest in science this is the class for you. Prof Wall is clear and interesting. He wrote the text so he is very knowledable as well. You really dont need to attend lectures, he provides notes on all of them. His MC tests could be tricky, but overall an easy course.

4.0
2.0
NATS1730
Nov 3, 2005

easy to understand and is really clear on things, overall, a really good prof

5.0
2.0
NATS1840
Nov 29, 2005

GREAT PROF, EASY TESTS , TOOOOOOOOOOO MANY SLIDES,

5.0
1.0
NATS1730
Grade: A
Dec 9, 2005

Prof. Wall is trying his hardest to make really really really boring material as exciting as he can. If you aren't good at science (like me) take this nats course, cause the tests are really easy!

5.0
2.0
NATS1730
Dec 12, 2005

Too much math for a natural science course. But overall, he is helpful and undrestandable. His tests are really easy

5.0
1.0
SCIENCEENVIR
Dec 23, 2005

He reminded me of Santa Clause, he's just a cute old man :). He tries very hard not to put people to sleep. He also gets a little offended when a lot of people leave while he is lecturing. If you read the book and the lectures (they're online)you will get pretty good on the test/exams, they arent that hard.

3.0
2.0
NATS1730
Feb 11, 2006

Prof Wall is a great guy, he tries his best to make the material as interesting as possible. It can be an easy course, the tests are completely multiple choice. However there is WAY too much math involved in a general natural science course.

3.0
3.0
NATS1730
Feb 28, 2006

Good sense of humour but lectures are a little dry.

5.0
1.0
NATS1730
Mar 6, 2006

Very clear lectures and he makes the info. intresting. If you want to satify your nats requiriment, take this course.

5.0
2.0
NATS1730
Apr 2, 2006

EXCELLENT person and prof! Also, this class is definitely THE class to satisfy your NATS requirement. It is quite interesting, the math is manageable... Plus, if you're having trouble, you can ask him, he'll be more than happy to help. The class has a forum, which is very helpful because you can ask other students q's and discuss course material.

4.0
1.0
NATS1730
Apr 13, 2006

Very clear and easy course. A course for a good overview of the other section within mainstream education. Nice guy.

5.0
1.0
NATS1730
Apr 16, 2006

Tests are extremely easy, he is very understanding and helpful, the content is very clear and straight forward and the class is pretty interesting. Byron is really a great professor.

5.0
3.0
NATS1730
May 3, 2006

Really good proff, he puts a lot of work into his lectures, I took this class before with 2 other proffs, and it was terrible compared to him. His slides and lectures make the material easier to understand.

5.0
2.0
NATS1730
May 3, 2006

Sorry this prof. may have been a little older but he was very attractive and sexy, his lectures were amazing and he was one of the cutest older men out there

5.0
4.0
NATS1730
Jun 20, 2006

notes r online, veryorganized lectures easy 2 understand&follow,helpful easy to talk to,a huge amount of studyin is required b/c there's an ENORMOUS amount of info 2 remember!!! MANY theorists w/many similar theories,some info is easy some hard,the amount of studying required is insane u must kno every scientist&theory from beginin of time till now

5.0
1.0
NATS1840
Jun 21, 2006

A great course. He is very easy to understand and the tests no problem. The lecture notes were posted online and are taken from the book almost directly. A good choice for the necessary nats credit.

2.0
3.0
NATS1730
Aug 14, 2006

so boring! Easy work load, easy tests, exept the final was absolutely stupid! boringgg

4.0
1.0
NATS1840
Sep 26, 2006

He's ****. I'm also white so I have no personal agenda. He praises scientific/cultural achievements of Europeans but never of other groups. He speaks of hunter-gathering societies as if they were all stupid lazy children. He implied in lecture that Africans are less evolved than Europeans. When I asked him to tell the class otherwise, he refused.

1.0
5.0
NATS1840
Sep 27, 2006

No Comments

5.0
3.0
NATS1730
Jun 7, 2007

Good prof. Not an easy course to teach, makes difficult material comprhendable.

4.0
2.0
NATS1730
Jun 13, 2007

Easy course - just read texts (borrow from lib.) and go thru online ppts. going to his lectures help because he knows his stuff and explains everything very well! answers students' questions. I skipped quite a few lectures and slept in the ones i attended, but i still got A for the midterms :D

5.0
2.0
NATS1730
Jun 15, 2007

Great prof, very organized.

3.0
2.0
NATS1730
Aug 23, 2007

Prof. Wall can be extremely arrogant and condescending. His awkward attempts at humour are almost make you feel sorry for him. Still the class that I took (NATS 1730) was very easy as he literally 'wrote the book' on the history of science. No need to attend lecture as long as you do your reading.

5.0
1.0
NATS1730
Sep 18, 2007

What a great teacher! I loved his class, had all his notes on the web but I enjoyed going to class since he was a great teacher! He is a cute old man!

3.0
2.0
NATS1730
Jun 5, 2008

All the lectures were online, and since he seemed to basically just read off the overhead, I rarely bothered showing up to class. Tutorials are also optional- you can just study the notes/books and show up for the multiple-choice tests and that'll be your entire grade. It's a bird course if you bother to study (which I should have done more of).

4.0
4.0
NATS1730
Jun 5, 2009

I didn't find this class as easy as many of the other commentators have, and that could be because of Wall's switch to essay tests this year. No need to attend class, his lectures are nearly identical to his textbook. The class is organized, and he's a very nice man, but there's massive amounts of information to learn if you really want to do well.

4.0
2.0
NATS1510
Nov 23, 2009

I got a decent grade from this proffessor, having attended less than half of his lectures and never purchasing the required textbook. He reads off the lecture slides, which are available online. The only trouble I had was I found pressed for time during the tests.

4.0
3.0
NATS1730
Dec 14, 2009

hey, everyone. does anyone who has taken this course still have the final exam, or midterm in multiple choice. Cause I'm having mine soon, that would be great just to have a look at sample questions.

3.0
2.0
NATS1510
Jan 4, 2010

Lectures were boring so I did other work while keeping my ears open for anything important. The ta's mark the first two essay tests a bit harshly, but the final is all multiple choice and EASY. You'll enjoy reading the textbook since it's like a story. I'd recommend this course.

5.0
3.0
NATS1730
Mar 30, 2010

His lectures are a little dry and boring, but they do contain a lot of really useful info. He's a good prof, i had a three hour lecture with him and he spoke the entire 3 hours without ever checking his notes, he knows the info backwards and forwards. If you do the readings and sometimes pay attention you can get a good mark

4.0
2.0
NATS1510
Mar 30, 2011

Read the book and you'll get an A

Class Info

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

A+

56% confidence
Based on 2 grades
Most common grades:
Not_Sure_Yet (2)
A (2)
Grade Distribution
A(2)B(0)C(0)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(0)
Based on 4 reported grades
Not_Sure_Yet: 2
A: 2
Rating Trend

Declining

-0.65 avg change
Jun
Nov
Dec
Jan
Mar
Mar
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

1750

5.0

(1)

1840

5.0

(2)

6363

5.0

(1)

SCNATS17

5.0

(1)

NATS1750

5.0

(1)
+7 more courses
Difficulty by Course

1750

4.0

NAT1730

3.0

SCNATS17

2.0

NATS1510

2.0

NATS1730

1.9

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