Sam Byrne

I enjoyed the material of the course. However, when it came to exams it felt like we were graded harder than would equal how much we were taught to be successful. Overall, it was a rough semester but I learned a lot.

While there was really nothing wrong with this course, it wasn't anything over the top. Byrne is knowledgeable but sometimes unenthusiastic. The course is writing and discussion based and did not require much work until a very long final paper, presentation, and take home exam all due around the same time. Very very similar to the Environmental Health course - you don't need to (and shouldn't) take both.

While there was really nothing wrong with this course, it wasn't anything over the top. Byrne is knowledgeable but sometimes unenthusiastic. The course is writing and discussion based and did not require much work until a very long final paper, presentation, and take home exam all due around the same time. Very very similar to the En …Read more

The actual course material is not heavy and easy to understand, especially for those who have background knowledge from AP Environmental Science. The hardest/most time-consuming part are the lab assignments. I would say that this is a good intro bio class for those wanting to see what science class/lab combo looks like. Despite the course material being repetitive from high school APES, Prof. Sam is AMAZING and the lab professors (Dash and Nurock) are also very nice and chill. Professor Sam definitely made the course worth taking, would 100% take a class with him again.

The actual course material is not heavy and easy to understand, especially for those who have background knowledge from AP Environmental Science. The hardest/most time-consuming part are the lab assignments. I would say that this is a good intro bio class for those wanting to see what science class/lab combo looks like. Despite the c …Read more