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loves genetics!!!

A great leader and human being! He should be president of the university! I like his teaching and dedication to all that is living. A good partier too.

Knows his material, smart, expects a lot from his students, but is willing to help... he's enthusiastic (sometimes scarily so) and has a great outlook on the course; I loved his attempts to bring in current affairs and rock music was the best!!!!

EXCELLENT PROF!!!!

He's a lot of fun, obviously knows his material and loves his subject. He tries to actually get to KNOW his students, and is usually very helpful.

Genuine nice guy, who really puts forth an honest effort to make us understand what he's teaching. Very approachable, and a good with one on one teaching.

Where's larry at (Lariat)? Oh, he's out excising some introns...

This professor plays favourites. He can be very rude and inconsiderate. He is also very intimidating and very unfair. I am a good student, and I did do well in his class, so this isn't coming from someone who has received poor marks in his course. He can be very interesting, but on a one to one basisI do not like being around him.

He's really nice, and helpful when you go and see him in his office. Makes sure that you understand the material. Overall a good prof.

Notes aren't very good... you'll have to rely heavily on the text. His assignments for genetics are really helpful, so are the tutorials. Some of the best class resources you can get. Talks too much about his personal life. What a frigging nerd! Sense of humour extremely sub-par... if you find this guy funny, you need help.

I thought Dr. Hale was a very fair prof, he was very excited about his course which made classes interesting. Many people complain about the difficulty however if you put in effort and pay attention in tutorials there is no way to do poorly. He is really helpful when you approach him properly. Don't go demanding help, he won't like you, but if y

Interesting class, very enuthsiastic about genetics! Tests can be hard however, and it's hard to find time to get extra help from him because he is so busy doing research and he is the chair of bio. But, when he does give extra help it's good stuff.

Good instructor; enjoyed his class because he's very obviously excited about the stuff he's teaching - especially genetics. Definitely need to use the textbook a lot to 'fill in blanks' - but his notes are a good guide as to what to focus on. Friendly & helpful when you go to see him one on one. Made the class very enjoyable.

Genuine person, cares about teaching and students unlike other profs(hurta). Notes are sparse but they are meant to be, need to take your own from that. Awesome teacher , enthusiastic about material. Very fair

real good professor

Dr. Hale is very interested in bioogly and plays a song at the start of every class. However his lectures are poor, and his notes are very incomplete. I would suggest reading the textbook a lot and taking your own notes. His exams are fair if you know your stuff, mostly multiple choice.

Larry is the best prof in the Bio department (I've literally had them all). He is a great lecturer and I found his tests to be challenging but VERY fair. His notes are brief but they are ment to encourage people to go to class. Enthusiastic and very approachable. I think he has a bad reputation because people are bitter about their marks. Study!

Very enthusiastic. Tests were pretty difficult.

Larry is a bit of a goof and geek, and it comes through sometimes...in a good way. Nice guy, knows his stuff. Genetics can be hard for some bio students because they're usually memorizers. I thought it was a breeze...just puzzles and logic.

He soetimes gets off topic and ca be hard to follow when he is running around. That being said, as long as you keep up with the readings and go to class, he is more than willing to go out of his way to help. Not eve one of my Prof's anymore and still willing to do 1 on 1 sessions when i need help with Physiology or Genetics.

Hale's teaching style is rather boring but he knows his stuff. The course is hard, hard, hard. It is an inch deep and a mile wide. You are expected to know a ton of mat'l. you must read the text and study your butt off. His test are hard but fair to the content clearly outlined by syllabus. Course notes are brief & a red herring for the lazy.

I find him a very interesting and engaging prof, especially since he's interested in making his students engaged citizens. He does rely heavily on the text and figures. Go to class. He will tell you what is on the tests directly, or will go over it repeatedly which makes it obvious.. Go to class, read the book, and you'll do fine. He is very fair.

Larry is a nice guy, almost too nice. The large class would take advantage of this and talk a lot during his lectures, which was very disrespectful and distracting.

I love Hale. He was tough in my first year but when I had him for micro van cell he was awesome. He really loves bio and uses the textbook a lot. You can do really well in his class if you read and listen to his lectures.

Dr. Hale has a lovely personality,and interacts very well with the class. A bad joke here and there but he does get the material across to you. Very good to keep you updated on goings on in the class via email, so check your inbox daily! TIP: He likes Pulp Fiction a LOT so if you talk to him about it, he'll probably love you.

I looked up Larry Hale on this site before attending class, and something stuck out at me: "an inch deep and a mile wide". It's true. But he conveys it in a good way and if you really study the textbook it's nor impossible. I think he's the very embodiment of what you'd expect in a professor.

Larry Hale is an amazing professor with clear grading criteria. He also wants the progress of students during midterms so he organises a mini quiz to prep students for the midterm. Glad to take a class with him again.

Larry's one of the most engaging profs I've had. Read the material beforehand and go to class for in-depth discussions and clarifications. Available to help students outside of class.

He is a good professor, but you should be careful not to fall behind his lectures. Otherwise, you are gonna get screwed up for the final exam.

Great personality, hard exams, mostly clear with what you should know, interested in the topics, available for help, good luck passing if you don't go to class, posts everything online, provides sample exams, used his powerpoints more than the textbook, do the masteringbio assignments.

Larry Hale is a genuine guy. He goes through material fairly quick so you need to take on the responsibility of doing your reading after class. He is sometimes hard to understand but he gets the point across eventually.

Sometimes gets a bad rep for having a really difficult class, but does his best to make it applicable. Gives a practice midterm and exam just like the real things and offers 4% bonus for Mastering Biology quizzes. If you study, the class is not as bad as people say it is.

Great prof, he is very enthusiastic. Tests can be somewhat hard but not impossible. Using the study area on mastering bio definitely helps and reading the textbook can also help. I did not read the textbook a lot but I still did well. Enjoyed his class.

Dr. Hale is an organized professor who works hard to make sure his students learn. He provides great lectures, typed notes, and practice exams. He also has dedicated office hours and is always happy to answer questions. I learned a lot from his class and would definitely recommend him.

Dr. Hale was very organized and always prepared. If he offers blackboard sessions it is a good idea to attend them. Mastering biology is very usueful for preparing for his tests. He is quite quirky and often laughs at his own jokes. He knows his stuff and is very interested in the content that he teaches. Make sure that you know th figures.

Runs a hard class, but the course is almost exactly from the book so as long as you read the right chapters before and test and truly understand the concepts you'll do well. I took notes at the beginning of the semester, but stopped because there was just too much material to write down. I studied for test just with the book.

Dr. Hale is a wonderful human who is passionate about what he teaches. He's a very quirky guy which makes lectures more interesting. This is not an easy class though! His tests are HARD. You need to work for it. Read the book, understand the figures, memorization won't get you far. Even though the class is difficult, Dr. Hale is a standup guy.

Larry hale was overall a really good prof. He really loves what he does and it shows! Larry gave extra credit and was always open for questions! Text book is used a lot in this course and is worth buying!