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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 ratingClass Info
Textbook Required
100%
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Reviews (93)
Unlucky, funny, helpful, clear and approachable- what more could you ask?
One of the nicest prof's out there...really knows his stuff
This class is the best. SO easy. No essays, assignments, papers, exams.
sorta boring near the end o' the course
easiest course ever, but lectures are very boring
everybody should have a prof like byron!
THIS GUY WAS THE BEST TEACHER EVER!!!!
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truly knows what he teaches and is very passionate about it,
Great prof, knows his stuff, gives reviews before exams. great course
Not engaging, topic is bland, tries to do too much in too little time
very interesting material. and course not too hard - just read book he wrote!!!
THIS TEACHER IS AMAZING! the class is easy but the lectures are BORING!
Wall RULES! Good guy. Intersting stuff. Skipped lectures,but still did well(A)
I failed high school Science and am doing great with Prof. Wall. Great course.
One my best teachers at YU. Material easy to retain due to teaching style
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 .
Best Prof EVER!
He is a great prof, easy and clear but kindof boring. Very cute and nice. Grandfatherly.
He's a great prof easy tests boring lectures (Doesn't he look like colonel Sanders from kentucky)
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dreaded having to take this course and it turned out to be one of my favorites! go figure
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).
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THE BEST PROF EVER!!!! he is clear, concise, knowledgeable and has a passion for his work! great guy!
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)
I'm not good at science, but I found this class easy. Take it!!
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
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great prof. Very interesting lectures, the tests are not so easy too much details. really advise to take this course.
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.
Wall really that his students learn the information, and has slide after slide...it is the material that will completely put you to sleep
Prof wall is the best!!
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
One of the easiest courses i have ever taken. He is a funny man.
BYRONNNNNNNNN
boring yet endearing
Intelligent, clear, precise. He wrote the textbook.
Vary interesting
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.
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.
Excellent.
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!
He's Lecture's are sooo boring!! He's also very unclear on material for tests!! Otherwise, it's a good course!
good prof, interesting course, easy tests
take this Nats, whatever u do!@!!!!!!!
boring, but good
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.
nice man. but i really hate this class
if u need a NATS, TAKE THIS COURSE!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EASSY! and he looks like the Colonel...mm..easy course and fried chicken~
Pretty easy and interesting course. He practically spoon-feeds you for the exam. A good NATS course and teacher.
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.
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!
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:(
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!
extremely easy class. This is the one to take if your an arts student trying to fulfil your Nats requirement.
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!
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!!!
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!
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He means well.
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.
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.
easy to understand and is really clear on things, overall, a really good prof
GREAT PROF, EASY TESTS , TOOOOOOOOOOO MANY SLIDES,
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!
Too much math for a natural science course. But overall, he is helpful and undrestandable. His tests are really easy
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.
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.
Good sense of humour but lectures are a little dry.
Very clear lectures and he makes the info. intresting. If you want to satify your nats requiriment, take this course.
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.
Very clear and easy course. A course for a good overview of the other section within mainstream education. Nice guy.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
so boring! Easy work load, easy tests, exept the final was absolutely stupid! boringgg
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.
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Good prof. Not an easy course to teach, makes difficult material comprhendable.
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
Great prof, very organized.
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.
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!
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Read the book and you'll get an A
Class Info
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
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Predicted Grade
A+
Grade Distribution
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