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Easy on the eyes and easy on the ears.

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A very unique professor to say the least... Highly organized and articulate; he may put you to sleep in the 8 am class though. May depreciate students who ask the truly dumb questions (you know the kind), or use improper lab technique. Walker has an ext

He's a robot

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JR is a mixture of a technical chem article, and the driest humor of a BBC news anchor. I've never seen any other professor go back five pages of notes to cross a t . No tricks on the tests -- cut and dry. Crazy Canadian Accent.

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Dr. Walker gives very clear lectures most of the time, and he answers questions during or after class. Doesn't respond to email though. He's quite funny too, though not all the time. His tests are fair.

Very Anal! Everything is laid out for you so there is absolutely no guessing. Can be slightly arrogant and put off by some questions. For the most part a great person to learn from due to his over the top prepatory work.

good lectures & grading; i don't think he digs girls. a female friend of mine came to his office & asked some o chm questions; instead of looking at her while answering the questions, he always looked down & a bit grumpy. cool guy though!

Jeff is 'da bomb. Best science prof I've ever had. Snappy dresser too. Good handouts, class notes, fair exams.

awesome professor. way hot too. his tests are very clear, to the point, no tricks. he is very clear, lectures are easy to understand. super nice guy and tells the nerdiest jokes!

Very organized. Exams are extremely diffucult. Doesn't like females! Holds review sessions before exams. Do the quizzes, they are the easiest points to get in the class! I would recommend taking O-chem from Walker.

Organized! Only likes students who do well (I did well on one test and he remembered my name and would chit chat..then i did bad and he 'forgot' my name and would avoide answering any questions.)

Very well organized, and very well prepared for lecture. Cracks jokes, but hard to approach on an individual basis. Seems a little spacy when I try to ask him a question during lab.

A Chemistry Machine! I wether you like him or not you cant deny the fact he is organized like no other. Its like he practices his lectures at home!

Hey, this fellow really, really knows his stuff and has a sense of humour to boot, eh?

Best Chem. prof. voice ever. Great sense of humor, and he generally brings a stereo to class with him everyday to play classical music as students are ariving.

he is very interesting (and attractive) teacher. He's a very organized guy. BEWARE the quizes are not as easy as they sound... Do the suggested problems or you will be in a world of hurt. He tends to give exam questions that are very different from the examples in the lecture notes

He's a good teacher...exams are hard but if you study with other people you should do fine.

My favorite prof in the sciences! He tells you exactly what you should know for exams and his notes really help you understand the mechanisms. And he's really nice in lab, too. Plus he's cute!

Super organized, so fun in lab. Hotie canadian

Brilliant prof, who was incredibly organized. Tests were very very hard, but you knew what to expect overall.

He's very well organized and seems to put a lot of effort into teaching. He gives lots of examples and is very clear as to what will be on exams.

I recommend taking O-chem from Dr. Walker. He is extremely clear when presenting information. Although he may put you to sleep, he was the best o-chem teacher I had. I also recommend a tutor. Good luck :)

Are you finished scribing?????

Extremely organized, covers a lot of material thoroughly and effectively. Can be a bit hard to understand voice at times. Tests difficult but mostly over material covered (a couple I'd never seen before). Grading fair. Intimidating to approach but willing to help out when you do.

Dress shirt, tie with Tommy Hilfiger jeans! Leisure, equilibrium in his Canadian accent. Love it. Good prof--the organization and structure of his classes and lab were great the year I took it, but I have heard he has experimented some.

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GREAT teacher. I really liked how is class is structured and organized. He is also very caring in that he does provide many opportunities to get help (i.e. giving many study sessions). great teacher, great class...

wonderful wonderful man...all his tests are extremely fair...if you do bad, its cuz of ur own stupidity...so organized its kind of frightening..."is anyone still scribing?"

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He is the most organized teacher you will ever come across. The material in this class can be challenges but he gives lots of examples and holds many review sessions before exams. The tests can be tough but is over what happened in class. The grading is extremely fair. Recommend this teacher!!!!!

He's the most organized teacher ever! His test questions are real straight forward and he grades very fairly. And he'll do anything to help his students understand o-chem, even if it means more work for him.

Excellent teacher, loves his stereochemistry. Most organized teacher you will come across. Lots of examples and review sessions. Truly wants you to learn the material. Tests are straight forward and reflect examples from class and book questions. He is great teacher and looking forward to having him next term for 332.

A MOST EXCELLENT PROF. Exams are fair, very organized and clearly explained lectures. He even gives some bonus points. His grading system is also great (he makes it so you can easily get the grade you want if you put in the effort). Only downside: not so approachable, and when you ask him a question he usually says "refer to your notes".

Very organized teacher. He explains everything well and gives lots of examples. Tests were very straightforward and fair. Be sure to study the old tests he provides, they will help a lot. Would definitely take a class from him again.

Very organized, thorough and fair. A great teacher to learn from. He's really smart and may have a hard time understanding questions you ask but for an organic chemistry teacher he's pretty down to earth and has a lot of care for his students.

Very well organized. Tests are totally fair, nothing comes out of the blue. Material is not easy not matter who is teaching it, but I would recommend Walker for your best chance at an A.

The person who said that he is the worst person to take Ochem from is completely wrong. He is exactly what an Ochem teacher needs to be- organized and clear. Its almost inhuman the lengths he will go to for learning efficiency. Awesome professor and I get to take 337 with him too-yeah.

I agree--no other teacher is so robotically efficient, organized, and concise. Though not entirely entertaining of a combo, perfect for the subject matter. Just know the quizzes/review sheets, and you can get an A, though it you must have those down GOOD. Recitations are completely useless--only went once.

I was very pleased with Dr. Walker. Although his lectures were a little boring, his explanation and depth of the subject matter was excellent. His tests were very reasonable and straightforward, no tricky questions. I would highly recommend Dr. Walker. Also, his grading scale is amazing, 87% is a legit A!

He's very organized and knows his materials. As long as you go to class and study his notes along with objectives, you are guranteed to get an A.

Walker is a great professor. Basically, you don't even need to open the book. He tells you everything you need to know for the tests. The way he grades tests makes it very easy to do very well. Although the subject matter is slightly confusing sometimes, he will pull you through it. AWESOME PROFESSOR. Don't take O. Chem. from anyone else!

Walker is a great prof. You purchase his notes in the bookstore and he goes over them in class. He's very organized and clear. Takes a while to get used to (his voice is rather soft), but after that, he makes the subject interesting and is, at times, very entertaining. 332 is difficult, but 337 is actually pretty easy as long as you can get in.

Very hot, very clear, very stylish.

Great professor, dresses ver NEAT, at times funny (=......however, when he cracks jokes, he never laughs.

Doc Walk rocks... enough said. Wouldn't take OChem from anyone else.

Very organized. Printed notes very helpful for lectures. Tests are tough for some but grading 4 out of 5 helps. Pay attention to practice problems and tests and ask questions!

Do NOT take Organic Chem from ANYONE else. Walker is the man. Anyone else is obselete. A GOOD Ochem teacher needs to be: concise, clear, organized, efficient, and lenient at grading. Walker has all these qualities. Organic Chemistry is a very difficult subject, but Walker makes it straight forward. However, the book is useless it seems.

Walker is incredibly efficient and organized. This is probably one of the most difficult classes I have ever taken in terms of the material but he makes it very easy to learn. The guy is professional and respectful to students. His tests are challenging but definitely do-able if you take the time to thoroughly understand the lectures.

OMG I want to marry Dr. Walker. Number one he is really hot and number two he is so awesome at chemistry that it's not even funny. When I had him for lab I tried not to stare too much but how could anyone resist?

I love Dr. Walker!!! His tests are fairly straight forward and his notes are freakishly organized! I think he's hilarious...especially when he cracks a little smile :) Dr. Walker just makes me happy!

Everything is laid out clearly. Very organized.

He is a hottie. But, I hate how he removes everything from blackboard before the test so procrastinators cannot study.

Very organized and professional. Make sure to do well on the quizzes as they help your grade when the midterms are hard. Always do the practice problems as they are frequently on tests!

Walker is VERY organized and this is a good thing, yet also a bad thing. Many people learn by organizing the information and it is already in walkers language which sometimes does not get explained. Most of the work is done outside of the lecture. Walker doesn't say how to approach the information though. I found it helpful to treat it like a math

Oh me oh my he is SO hot!! hot hot hottt!! His voice sounds like the radio djs on the classical music and jazz stations. He is so smart and his jokes are so adorable!!! I wish I could take OChem all over again so I could have had him for both terms!!! I love him!!

Dr Walker has very hard tests but if you do the practice questions and the hw you will do fine

Excellent OChem professor. Crystal clear although he can go a little fast at times, but will slow down if you ask him. Tests are easy, no tricks. I took OChem at another university and it is substantially easier here at OSU with Doc Walker. I do find that he struggles to relate to women though. Soothing voice that will put you in a trance, as if

He is a very good teacher, love the way his class is organized. He is also very helpful when you need it. And has anyone else noticed he kind of looks like 'Finch' from American Pie?

I loved him. He was funny and helpful. The class was hard and took a lot of time, but he helped and was really organized. When I first started the class I was very wary of him. An acquired taste

Funniest man on campus! Lectures are sometimes slow and he definitely gives you enough time to finish "scribing" your notes. Always helpful during office hours. Great Prof!

Very detail oriented and precise. His notes that he makes for you are so helpful. His tests are hard but doable if you keep up with studying the lecture notes. I highly recommend this professor!

I recommend this professor to other students, not only for his excellently organized class and perfect syllabus, but because he's very fair and decent.

I'd say he's more of a dentist that puts you under anaesthesia only for you to wake up finding both him and his assistant putting their clothes back on. Thats an exaggeration though, he's a great prof. with a very professional attitude.

Very organized, very complete, sometimes repetitive and monotonus. If you understand some basic concepts, its easy to apply them to almost all parts of the class. Study the practice sheets and the first two pages of each chapters notes, generous curve. Book unnecessary. Walker teaches more efficiently and makes studying easier; Drapela is more fu

Straight forward and thorough in his explanations of chemical reactions and governing processes. Widely available office hours!

Dr. Walker is the da bomb! I would take every class from him if I could. I easily get >95% on every test but still learn tons! It doesn't hurt that he is cute too!

da bomb diggity bomb...an awesome teacher

Really good teacher....hardest tests ever tho

He has taught 331, 332, and 337 for so many years (those are the only ones he teaches) that it's like he goes through stuff in a stiff, regimented, calculated way. He is way, way, way too uptight and needs to chill out. The format of his tests and lecture notes is insane. Take 331/332 with someone else, or read the book and teach yourself Ochem.

Learned a lot. Great prof.

walker is extremely organized and helpful if you ask. sure, he's a bit awkward, but it's in a completely endearing way...it's actually pretty hot. tests aren't hard at all if you study just a bit. seriously, in order to pass with an A all you have to do is go to lecture and listen...never even bought the book.

Walker is one of the best teachers I have ever had. He clearly explains things and is very well organized. Many people take offense to Walker because they do not understand that learning o-chem is like learning a foreign language; it takes a lot of practice outside of class to fully internalize it. Walker really cares about teaching you.

Ochem can be really easy if you know how you learn it. I found it most helpful to write down the learning objectives separately. I wrote down the general reactions and a simplified mechanism than the one presented in class. It also helps to keep an index of all the general reactions that the course covers.

Dr. Walker is very articulate. As long as you review the material well after class, you'll do just fine. His tests are difficult, yet reasonable. The class was challenging, but he is always available and very helpful during office hours.

Did not enjoy this class nearly as much as 331 with Dr. Myles. Got a B+ by just cramming before finals, but remember almost none of the material now.

He was a good teacher, but sometimes a little hard to understand.

Walk's a great professor. By going to his classes, you can tell that he loves teaching Ochem. He's very helpful as well.

Probably the most organized professor I've ever had! He's really smart and I love how he actually attended laboratory and talked to us and showed us how to do things in person. This was one of my favorite classes ever actually. The lab was really fun and actually applied to the things we learned in lecture. Great class!

Dr. Walker is a great teacher and puts a lot of time into teaching this class. He was there at every lab to do an introduction and stayed to help the entire time in addition to having office hours during the week. The lecture notes were very organized. The exams were not that difficult if you kept up on studying.

Walker is a boss. I honestly did not put all I could into this class and still got B+. He is without a doubt the most straight-forward professor I've ever had. His lectures define explicitly what he expects on midterm exams and such. Sometimes his mechanisms are hard to follow but if you ask for clarification he always tries to explain it in such

Dr. Walker is, hands down, my favorite professor at OSU. He makes ochem seem like basket weaving because he puts so much effort into crafting amazing lectures. Handsome and smart = best kind of chemistry prof

One of the best teachers I've had at Oregon State. Provides very clear lecture note outlines where if you show up to class on a consistent basis the amount of reading you need to do outside of class is minimal. Has a built in curve where 83% is an A- and gives multiple old exams to practice on before midterms. Overall great teacher.

Dr. Walker is the best teacher I ever had at OSU. His class was tough, but he made it possible and worked with me to help me learn the info., I really enjoyed organic chemistry because of him. Now only if OSU could clone him and have him teach every science class. He really cares about the students.

Walker is a great teacher. He provides the note outlines for you - a definite plus as OChem is all about mechanisms, and without them you would feel like you are in an art class. He is clear about what you need to know on the tests, and is extremely fair. Plus, he is super funny in a cheese ball manner, just pay attention and you will see!

Amazing teacher! Very helpful. Spend the time to do ALL the practice problems he assigns and the ones in the book. His tests are just like the practice problems so DO THEM! Attend class and ask for help when you need it. Lab was a breeze!

hes the profressor i ever had at OSU, he's gives extra credit on exams (which myles and draplea dont even do), has easy assignment though sometime a little tricky, and top of that is he really HOT!!

Great teacher! You may feel like you dont know what is going on, but as long as you attend lecture and do the optional problem sets you will pass this class with a B or better. Pre-curves the class so a 78% is a B and if the class does poorly, will curve again after the final! You may get an average busting test(just to make u work harder on final)

Has the awesomest voice ever.

Its OChem... It's supposed to be challenging. He provides you an entire binder's work of lecture notes to aid with your lectures and studying. He also is the only instructor for 337 and the OChem lab, therefore you should get used to him prior to that. Definitely challenging, but if you pay attention you will do good. Cannot miss class.

The class was very straight forward but I don't like the method he teaches the course. I would rather generalize concepts so I knew how to solve any type of problem. Instead we had to refer to our packets. So if you want to get an A its easy but if you want to gain anything read the book.

Has excellent understanding of the base material, but interest lies in lab research, so lectures may be lacking in excitement from the professor. Professor is extremely organized.

Dr. Walker is a good professor. You will need to use the book to clarify some things but it's O-Chem, of course the material wont make sense the first time it is presented in lecture. You have to put in the time, but his exams have no surprises and he's very fair in grading. Go to lecture, do the book problems, study for the exams and youll be good

His notes are very organized and helpful. He also knows the materials very well which is very important.

He's a great teacher that gives you a lot of resources! Make sure you turn in assignments on time, late work will not be accepted (kind of a hardass about it). Any help you need will be given with patience and understanding.

Lectures had clear outlines with fill in the blank questions. Had practice problems, but did not go over them in class. Demonstrated and explained things in lab very well. Not as good of a lecturer as Dr. Myles, but still very willing to help and clarify things.

Lectures were interesting and easy to follow, learning goals and expectations were clear, and Dr. Walker was helpful and approachable. His great instructions made lab a comfortable learning environment, even for those of us with minimal previous experience. He is easily one of the best teachers I had at OSU.

This is sucha great and helpful teacher. Many students said that he teaches unclearly. However, I felt all the way around. You only need to prepare from the exam guide for the exam and I believe you can boost your grade. His quizzes are sometimes tricky but doable! He also give extra credits! He is really helpful and sincere teacher

Dr. Walker was great in my opinion. I always liked the way he was able to articulate a problem. Some people don't like his monotone voice, but he was a great instructor none the less!

Dr. Walker gives out fantastic notes and is highly organized. Content is tough, and his lectures are a bit monotone, but he's good. Since his notes are so detailed, even if you don't understand it during lecture, when you're doing problems the notes explain everything perfectly. He gives very clear practice exams and doesn't surprise you on tests.

Learning Modules are essential to doing well on his exams. He is very clear in what he expects but make sure to understand that you will be essentially teaching yourself via the textbook if taking the online class. Some examples of concepts in his study guide do not accurately reflect the difficulty of problems on his exams. Overall great, AVG B-

Walker teaches this class pretty well. He can be boring sometimes, but the examples and notes he provides are useful. He uploads his lectures to canvas so you can watch them when you want if you are unable to make it to lecture sometime. Extra credit is available on all of his quizzes (1pt each). Am planning to take him again for CH332.

Walker is extremely clear in his expectations- will never try to trick you. If you do his practice problems and take his practice exams you will be very well prepared for exams. Makes himself very accessible for additional help outside of class. Biggest downfall for me is not showing all mechanisms in reactions but you can get that in recitation.

I did good in this class by memorizing the practice exams. The exams were almost identical to the practice exams. I was never challenged and did not gain a deep understanding of organic chemistry. Students who are afraid to be challenged naturally gravitate to his classes.

Good professor overall, and there's a ton of material to cover and he does it well. He records and uploads his lectures online so if you miss lecture or need to review it, you have that options. Tests are not multiple choice so you need to really understand the material, but his notes and study guides are great.

The weekly quizzes are rough, but the final and midterm stick closely to the practice exams. He gave a breakdown of the # of questions per chapter on exams; helped target which parts to really study. Lectures videos are complex. I had to watch them 2-3 times to get the concepts. The assigned textbook homework wasn't helpful for quizzes and exams.

Lecture is a slog but very straight forward on what he expects you to know. Lavish attention on practice exams as test is a direct sample with values changed. Tends to dwell on connections to past learned material then rush through the new stuff, so, the recorded lecture came in handy. The book is a bust. Challenged? Meh. Stress free? Mostly.

One of the best chemistry professors anywhere! (And I've been to 5 schools so far). He's very accessible outside of class (via email for me, I was Ecampus, out of state). I was pretty terrible at ochem at first, but I still managed a B in his class. His lectures are dry but that's ochem for you. His quizzes were pretty fair, I thought.

Walker is a very easy teacher. He is slow in lectures, which makes it easy to follow, but very boring. You can skip lectures because he posts videos of the week's lectures on Friday. I never used the book once, didn't even open it. Do not buy it. There are multiple different places to get extra credit, and he drops the cutoffs for each grade by 3%.

Clutches teacher ever. Never showed up to class and got an A on his midterm. He posts his lectures so you don't have to show up. His test is hella easy cause his review is the same. If you want a chill CH332 teacher and not have to show up to class this is the man for you

Professor Walker is a good professor and a very nice guy. His lectures are boring -- I often fell asleep -- but his notes are very detailed, and he posts his lectures online as well. The exam study guides are definitely helpful, and I highly recommend working through them before the midterm and final. The online quizzes sucked, but were bearable.

He uploads all of his lectures online, so I showed up to less than a third of them. Don't bother buying the textbook, just study lecture notes and midterm/final reviews (test questions are pulled from the reviews though reworded). There is a lot of content in O-chem so prepare for memorization, but his tests are so easy, it's no problem.

Dr. Walker was one of my favorite chemistry professors at OSU so far! The quizzes are really helpful for actually learning the material, and his study guides + lecture notes actually help you learn the material.

I took Dr. Walker 's class 17 years ago at OSU. He was the best teacher. The fact I remember him and none of the other teachers says something. He knew me by name and my brother too. That is saying something at a big university. You won't meet a nicer teacher.

Things were difficult with online classes, however I think Dr. Walker did a great job with being very organized and clear with expectations. There were not regular lectures/recitations, however there were recorded lectures. Dr. Walker provides more than enough resources in order to do well in his class.

Walker was responsible for the CH337 lectures. Lectures could be dry and some of the videos were long but they were easy enough to follow. Had us fill in pre-prepared note sheets so there was very little guess work on what information was important. Released very helpful review material for the exams that told us verbatim what he was testing us on.