Jeff Byers

Professor Byers's course is undeniably challenging, as is any Organic Chemistry course. He is extremely passionate about the subject and cares deeply about his students. He is for the most part always available for office hours, given his open door policy, and I found that he was incredibly helpful when I went to his office with questions. His exams can be unfairly difficult, but if you put a lot of work into the course (I'd recommend 10+ hours per week) and go to office hours frequently, you'll be fine.

Professor Byers's course is undeniably challenging, as is any Organic Chemistry course. He is extremely passionate about the subject and cares deeply about his students. He is for the most part always available for office hours, given his open door policy, and I found that he was incredibly helpful when I went to his office with ques …Read more

Byers teaches this class with incredibly outdated videos that are not effective for teaching. Class is conducted in small groups doing worksheets, so it is imperative that you watched and understood these videos. It was extremely difficult to do this if you weren't able to understand the videos, which was a frequent occurent for me based on how he chose to organize them. There are also daily quizzes based on these videos that happen at the beginning of each class, which is inherently senseless since there was no time to practice and actually learn the material before being quizzed on it (and becasue the videos alone aren't enough for some students to grasp the subject). Byers needs to put more effort into his teaching.

Byers teaches this class with incredibly outdated videos that are not effective for teaching. Class is conducted in small groups doing worksheets, so it is imperative that you watched and understood these videos. It was extremely difficult to do this if you weren't able to understand the videos, which was a frequent occurent for me b …Read more

Byers' orgo class is interesting to say the least. The "flipped" classroom isn't great in my opinion, but he's also not a very good lecturer in general. Super smart guy who knows his stuff but he doesn't do a good job of dumbing it down and teaching you the fundamentals. Ultimately relied way more on the textbook and other online material to learn OChem. Exams are brutal, but this class is almost like a right of passage for many.

Byers' orgo class is interesting to say the least. The "flipped" classroom isn't great in my opinion, but he's also not a very good lecturer in general. Super smart guy who knows his stuff but he doesn't do a good job of dumbing it down and teaching you the fundamentals. Ultimately relied way more on the textbook and other online mat …Read more