Reviews of professor Joseph Byrnes

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great professor. He is clear about his grading standards and presents subject matter clearly and effectively. He is very flexible with grading and is easy to talk to. As long as you attend lectures or at least go over the class slides and understand what is on them, you can easily pass each exam. If you have any issue, he will help solve it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Awesome professor for Oceanography. Took the class just to fulfill a liberal arts requirement and ended up more than happy with my decision. Joe is a charismatic guy that goes out of his way to help you succeed, especially if you take advantage of the out-of-class Q&As at Sencha. Definitely attend lecture and youll be more than fine.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This is supposed to be a beginner physical science class, but it ended up being the class that ruined my GPA. His lectures are unclear, the homework assignments are extremely difficult, and his recommendation for the test was to study the hw and I had that info memorized and still failed tests. The lab is also graded too harshly and is very unclear

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I could say a lot about Joe, but what it boils down to is the man doesn't know what he's talking about a lot of the time. He often has to send emails correcting errors he made during lecture. He doesn't make it clear what's important to know for the tests, therefore the "cheat sheet" allowed isn't all that helpful.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures were a bit lengthy and unclear at times, but Professor Byrnes made himself accessible to students and was very accommodating.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took him for Oceanography and hands down recommend him to anyone. His lectures feel like stories and he has a very clear voice. The exams have been fairly easy as long as you attend the lectures. He also allows a full sheet of paper with notes of anything you want and for the final, you get to use all 3 papers. HIGHLY recommend him for ESCI 1006