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Comments:3356 - Regardless of your experience in his courses, of one thing there is no doubt: Dr. Patton was a genius. The students who truly paid attention in this course all generally know that it was a privilege to listen to his lectures and life earned knowledge. I feel sorry for the next generation of undergraduate Neuroscience majors who will not be able to benefit from Dr. Patton's teaching.  - Grade In Class:B

Date: 2018-11-22

Comments:1106 - I cannot stand Dr. Patton. He is incredibly self centered and talks more about his personal life than he does teach. He is the worst lecturer among the team; do not show up to class, instead read the textbook. He constantly flaunts his credentials in every single way and is unhelpful. He seems to always be too busy to answer questions and circumvents his answer. He is very interested in hunting, his dog, and bird watching. That is all you will learn from him.  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2020-04-07

Comments:1305 - My mother had this teacher in 1990 and he was rude, a poor teacher, and would not stop talking about how much he hated his wife. I had this teacher in 2017 and he was rude, a poor teacher, and would not stop talking about how much he hated his ex wife.  - Grade In Class:B+

Date: 2018-02-01

Comments:PSY 3355 - I highly recommend taking Dr. Patton’s drug and behavior class. it is very interesting and he really knows his stuff. he does use a Z score which can be tricky. read the textbook carefully for the multiple choice questions. the short answers come straight out of his lectures. he is a cool guy and you really do learn a lot from his class.  - Grade In Class:B+

Date: 2017-12-12

Comments:1306 - Horrible professor. He barely teaches anything during lectures except for his own opinions. Would not recommend him for any class.  - Grade In Class:B+

Date: 2017-11-14

Comments:1306 - Terrible Professor. He doesnt help anyone, if you go to office hours he will demean you. He is a misogynist and his tests are impossible. I had a good grade in the course except for his test. He likes to fail students. Terrible Professor  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2017-10-20

Comments:NSC 1306 Online - *I took this course online over the summer and this review is for people considering doing the same* Dr. Patton teaches the online course and I was worried because I heard he was the most difficult neuro professor. Yes this class is hard. However, Dr. Patton was helpful and reasonable when it came to every aspect of the class. He responded to emails very quickly and his responses were always really helpful. Now of couse, there is no lecture because it is online so it is very much a teach yourself course so I just put average for his teaching ability because I'm not sure how he teaches. Anyways, if you are considering this class be prepared to study a lot. The class is so fast paced so you have to really stay on top of it. I spent probably close to 40 hours a week studying. You could get away with less but that is what worked for me. The tests are fine and make sure you take all of the practice exams on MyPscyhLab. Overall a great class!  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2017-07-03

Comments:NSC 3356 - Only four people got an A in this class during the semester I took it, so it’s admittedly hard to get an A, but not impossible. Overall: He calculates grades using Z scores, meaning you’re competing with your fellow classmates. Don’t let this discourage you from forming groups and asking each other possible short answer questions because it is beyond helpful to performing well on the exams. Especially since he goes of on (somewhat related) tangents during lecture. I recommend reading the chapter before lecture to understand his often very entertaining anecdotes. DO NOT pack up your notes before he stops talking. He mentioned plenty of SA questions at the end of the lecture as people were packing up. Pay attention. So long as you do the reading and get into a study group, you should do just fine. Exams: Exams are multiple choice and short answer. Personally, I read the chapter first, then took notes (so I read it twice), and then I would go over my notes in my group before the test, for a total of three readings. Also, my notes were riddled with post-its of possible SAs. Please don’t guess on the SA. He gives negative points. Stick to what you know and leave it at that, even if it’s a blank. If it isn’t hard enough to make an A/B+ on every exam, you must also write a somewhat extensive research paper with which he can also give you a negative grade. Without a paper, you’ll remain at a B+, which I recommend if you don’t have the time/effort to put into a paper.   - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2018-02-22

Comments:NSC 1306 - Dr. Patton is one of the most interesting people you'll come across in your undergraduate career. His lectures are very interesting, however, don't expect them to prepare you for the test. His tests are not hard as long as you actually read the book. People who complain about him are simply lazy and didn't read the book like the syllabus said to. He gives lots of memorable examples that will help you remember the material from the book better, and he often tests on material for the lecture so pay attention! His teaching style isn't for everyone, but if you're a hard worker you'll be just fine.  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2016-12-12

Comments:NSC 1306 - Dr. Patton really isn't that bad. His lectures will rarely correlate with the text, but they're still amusing and occasionally beneficial. He has a lot of credentials and you're honestly lucky to be taking a class from him. For all the Social Work majors, he'll probably terrify you with his first lecture on how "the social work majors need to catch up with the neuroscience majors" but he's just trying to get you to study, which you neeeeeed to do. READ READ READ, and go to SI, Cody is super helpful. SW majors, you got this!  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2016-05-06

Comments:Into to neuro - Only tests out of the four I did bad on. He's awful. Doesn't care about anyone and talks badly about his wife. I don't get it.  - Grade In Class:B+

Date: 2016-04-27

Comments:NSC 1305 - The man gets a lot of hate but what a character. I suppose his lecture style assumes that you have read the book for his lecture, which you definitely should. Regardless, Patton is a wonderful speaker who has plenty of ways to engage his class. Clearly has a complete mastery over his area in the Neuroscience curriculum. Will hopefully be taking his Neuropharm class as well  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2016-04-07

Comments:1306 - I took Dr. Patton in the summer for Intro Neuroscience and I absolutely LOVED his class. I understand that this class is structured quite differently during the school year, since it is taught by multiple professors, but I really really enjoyed taking it in the summer. It was a much smaller class, and he was able to get to know students on a better level and thoroughly explain any questions we had! He has so much experience and so many stories that relate to what we are learning, and he doesn't really get the chance to discuss all of that during the regular school year class since he only teaches a segment of the course. I would recommend taking his course during the summer if that is an option for you, because I absolutely loved this course and did pretty well considering how difficult the information is to grasp at times!  - Grade In Class:B+

Date: 2015-09-09

Comments:Intro yo Neuro - READ THE TEXTBOOK! His class and teaching style is so unhelpful, you are left all alone to learn the material. All he does in class is talk about himself, yet his tests are impossible. Also I would strongly recommend going to the SI sessions to break down the material found in the textbook.  - Grade In Class:C+

Date: 2015-05-11

Comments:1306-Intro - Oddly enough, Patton was my favorite in Intro. Yeah he talks about himself all the time, and how great he is, but he really does know what he is talking about. I ended up doing just fine on his portion of the tests and if you pay attention in class to what he deems important or what he thinks then you will do fine  - Grade In Class:B

Date: 2015-05-06

Comments:1305 - Honestly, Dr. Patton is NOT as bad as everyone says. Sure he may tell a lot of personal stories, and sure he may not spoon feed you. But this is college, and this is a big university. You shouldn\'t expect the professors to go over every detail and hold your hand. I actually really enjoyed Pattons lectures. He was the only professor where I didn\'t get sleepy in class and actually listened to every word. I did best on his test. Really not that bad. JUST READ THE BOOK. EVERY PAGE. don\'t skim, or summarize. Read every page and you\'ll do fine. I didn\'t order the online thing and I didn\'t have the \"teacher notes\" spiral thing. And I did perfectly fine.  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2015-01-30

Comments:Intro - (Grade is on test, not class) Patton needs to be banned from teaching and left to his research, if even that. I can't imagine being in a class where he is the sole teacher. You go through maybe 2/30 slides-the rest is exactly what everyone else says...tangents about his life story and all of the people he knows. His test is ridiculous, his section is mostly ridiculous....philosophy of euro...worthless. Good luck!  - Grade In Class:F

Date: 2014-12-17

Comments:NSC 1305 - NSC 1305 (Introductory Neuroscience) was a team taught course. Patton was the first instructor and he did his job well. By the time the first two or three weeks of the class got over with, nearly a third of the students had dropped. He speaks of nothing but himself in class, and as a result, I remember more about his dog Pablo and his Native American heritage than I do about the material itself. He comes off as very self-important, and as a result I did not respect him very much at all. However, he did, along with the other NSC professors, give us adequate warning about his test, and tried to make sure we prepared ourselves. I do think he has made so major advances in his field, and he's a brilliant man, but I really don't think his gifts lie in teaching. Also, grade is not the course grade but the grade for his test, as we had four professors. We get to drop one and this was it for me. I would not take him again personally.  - Grade In Class:C+

Date: 2014-12-08

Comments:NSC 3356 - The class really wasn't that difficult and the material is pretty interesting. He'll try to pump the boost you into thinking the course material is actually a lot more difficult than it really is by comparing it to biochemistry, physics, etc. but as long as you've taken Intro to NSC you can make an A in the class. Patton has an inflated sense of self-worth and for whatever reason decides to make every class about how important he thinks he is instead of actually teaching the material. That being said, it's an upper level science class so if you want to do well, be prepared to practice and learn the material outside of class on your own. Also, vomit every bit of knowledge you have on your test essays. For his essays, he'll give you a very vague and open one or two sentence prompt and then expect you to write down things not mentioned in the prompt (but hey, that's just patton). His multiple choice are pretty easy and straightforward but the danger and difficulty with the class comes from how subjectively he grades essays.  - Grade In Class:B

Date: 2014-10-06

Comments:NSC 3356 - Dr. Patton is awful. I never felt so frustrated at a class in my life. He'll spend an entire class period going over one slide while he tells stories about himself. In this class, you'll learn way more about his life than you will ever need to know. It's interesting, but totally not related to neuropharmacology. He only likes you if you're smart. Otherwise, he couldn't really care less about you. Definitely a class to put off until senior year, after you've taken most of the other neuroscience classes and after you've taken classes like biochemistry. He makes you feel awful about yourself if you don't do well on an exam. He makes you question just how smart you are, and he never ceases to remind you how smart he is. This class alone would cause me to advise anyone that's a neuroscience major to switch to psychology. Good luck.  - Grade In Class:C

Date: 2014-01-19

Comments:3356 - This man is seriously awful. I do not understand WHY he is a professor. He is downright rude to students and completely arrogant. For an 8AM class three times a week, I would say I learned more about his own personal life (which I definitely could have down without) than I did about neuropharmacology. What I did learn I learned from a book so dense that it took me several hours to read one chapter. There are those professors who are hard on students and challenge them to work harder and up to their full potential. And then there's Dr. Patton, who let's you know right off how unintelligent he assumes that you are and makes you feel completely inadequate in ways that you didn't even think were possible. I honestly feel like this class was a waste of my time just because it was taught by this tenured professor who is too brilliant and conceited to even be a college professor. He even mentioned one day in class how he only teaches so that he can go back into his office and lab afterwards and "play with his toys" and do research. My advice to students preparing to take this class would be to take it AFTER several upper level courses such as clinical neuroscience. I would not suggest taking this course right after intro... I shudder at the thought of it. The exams are extremely difficult... I've never seen more detailed questions before in my life. If you want to do remotely well on the multiple choice you need to MEMORIZE this entire book (or just pray to God that you get really lucky on guessing that day, or pray that everyone else seems to do just a little worse than you so that you have a higher Z score). The exams are at 7AM in the morning which is brutal if you're used to your exams being in the afternoon or at night. For the essay questions... try to predict what he will ask and prepare several essays beforehand. If he seems to focus on a particular subject during his lectures (after spending about half an hour talking about his love of fly-fishing) that actually relates to the material being covered, it probably has a greater chance of being an essay question. This class is definitely difficult, especially if you are taking it along with any pre-health courses such as physics, microbiology, organic, etc. It requires a lot of devoted time and effort, at least for those of you who are not natural geniuses or prodigies. Good luck and God speed to those of you who still need to take this class.  - Grade In Class:B

Date: 2013-12-19

Comments:NSC3356 - After taking Intro, I planned on putting off Neuropharm as long as possible. I hated his unit, his teaching methods, and he just seemed scary. After finishing 3356, that could not be farther from the truth. Most of his "lectures" do not come from powerpoints, they are essentially him talking, telling stories, etc. They are important, but the book is also very important. Read the book. Take notes from the book. Take notes from his lecture. Combine the two to get an overall view of what he could test you on. He doesn't write the multiple choice test questions, but he does write the short answer questions. His tests are brutal (and longer than you could ever imagine). He will scare you by making blanket statements about the class, but if you are a good student, trust that he is not referring to you. He cares about his students, he just wants his students to care about the class. He knows who is passionate about neuroscience and who isn't, and he doesn't want people who are not. There is no homework, so it is very easy to blow off the class until test time. Study hard. He curves based on the highest test grade.  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2013-07-30

Comments:1306 - Introduction to Neuroscience... This class is hard if you don't know how to study for college classes. This is a Psychology/Neuroscience major's first TRUE test at Baylor University. YOU MUST READ! You must read with confidence, otherwise you will be on the lower end of the spectrum of this class. Patton is the first teacher of the 4. He knows his stuff but doesn't know how to get information accross effectivly. He talks about himself all the time and tells the class random stories. Listen to his opinions! They will help you study for his test. When I took his test, there were questions that were worded "according to Dr. Patton..." Best way to study for his test: Listen to his stories/opinions, go to Lab that helps a little, TAKE NOTES ON THE BOOK!, and always read the lecture book inside and out. To make a A in this class, it takes dedication, hard work, sweat, tears, and usually some headaches. It is worth it. The information you learn is some of the best at Baylor. After each test, you can review it at the professor's office. Do this! (even though there was almost no questions off the old exam on the final.) Patton is on the lower end of the 4 for me. Specifically 3/4. If you have questions just ask him. Good luck studying for this class! It will take a lot of your time up if you are willing to work for a decent A or B.  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2013-05-16

Comments:NSC 1306/3355/5330 - An open letter to Baylor and JH Patton, Dr Patton will forever be one of my favorite professors. I understood, retained, and learned more about science from his classes more than any other. I learned enough pharmacology with him to converse with physicians and scientists at a very high level of professional sophistication straight from Baylor undergrad. During my tenure in his classes he led me to introspective insights of my psychology, biochemistry, and metaphysics that have greatly shaped the way I view my existence in this world. Patton’s classes are tough, and his tests are maddeningly difficult. But his testing method and grade evaluations are straightforward, not dumbed-down or unnecessarily ambiguous or confusing, which a good student will appreciate. You will curse his name, the night before a test or paper is due, but you will hold him in very high regard when you graduate and go on to post-graduate education (M.D., D.O., Psy.D., Pharm.D., Ph.D., …etc.). If you are not planning on going to post-graduate education, change your classes to the Hankamer building (because that’s where all the money is anyway). Patton’s Lectures are the most enjoyable experiences from his classes. He is very funny. Sometimes his jokes are subtle and witty, other times shocking and awful. If you have a healthy sense of humor, you might just pee your pants from laughing so hard. He receives the best crowd responses to his lectures. After you leave his class…every other class you sit in will seem like a funeral home. Like a great comic, his jokes are honest and thought provoking. Sometimes you’re not sure if he’s really telling the truth, other times he is so brutally honest about his personal experience you know you’re witnessing a pure and unadulterated public catharsis. If you put yourself on a reading schedule of 1-2 chapters per week (memorizing the chapters in their entirety) you will do well on his tests. If you’re in 1306 memorize the notebook too, there is material on the tests not in the book. If you’re in 3355 know ADME before day one, or you’re doomed. If you’re in 5330 pursue readings with reckless abandon for your mental/physical health and personal relationships, and maybe you will make it out alive. If you’re interested in the man himself, this link provided below can shed some insight into this man’s brain and his thinking about human psychology. However, when I think about Dr. Patton, I like to remember the episode of the “big bang theory” when Sheldon, decides that his academic career in physics is moot, so he decides that the only contribution to society he can make is to move home to East Texas, to teach evolution to creationists for the remainder of his natural life. Cheers Ya’ll…and sic’em http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=WjgPfD-tgEMC&oi=fnd&pg=PA262&dq=%22jh+patton%22+psychology&ots=C9rNqR0vra&sig=TCiL3XGoTSNMkN2yPxBmmIQm8TQ#v=onepage&q=%22jh%20patton%22%20psychology&f=false  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2013-03-28

Comments:1306 - He is not a great teacher, very all over the place when he lectures, but pay attention to what he says because he has at least 5 questions that are "According to Dr. Patton..." and an extra credit question at the end of the test that you can only get if you pay attention.  - Grade In Class:B

Date: 2012-05-12

Comments:1306 (intro) - Dr. Patton isn't that bad of a prof. Yes, he has HIGH standards for students, but if someone isn't expecting you to always do good you might just fall by the wayside. He helps you to realize that you HAVE to work hard and be diligent in college. And really guys, college isn't about having your prof do all of the teaching, Don't forget that MOST of your learning YOU DO ON YOUR OWN. Your professor is simply a supplement to your books and a guide/question answerer. The class was great though!! Look forward to cuddling up with your textbook though. You MUST know the material--WELL. Best of luck!  - Grade In Class:B+

Date: 2011-08-04

Comments:NSC 1306 - I didn't like how he taught his section. He was by far the worst of the four. He never taught what he was supposed to, but in his tests, a lot of questions began with, "according to Dr Patton's lecture..." I guess you should pay attention to what he says in class, even though a lot wasn't related to NSC at all. I made a C on this test. Definitely read the book for his test.  - Grade In Class:B

Date: 2011-05-23

Comments:NSC 1306 - Dr. Patton sets high standards for his students and gives thorough lectures. Unfortunately, that's about as good as he gets. He's a bit of a know-it-all and a jerk. He once blatantly stated that people who didn't believe in evolution were morons without any regard that some of his students might find that offensive. Not that any of you Intro to Neuroscience students have a choice, but try to avoid him if you're sensitive.  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2011-05-10

Comments:1306 - Patton was my least favorite of the 4. He spent more time talking abut himself during his lecture. I'm surprised he didn't put any test questions about himself on his exam, that's how much he talked about himself, and how's he Native American. Wow, big deal dude.. but PS I don't care. Anyway, his test was my worst out of all of them, and it sucked because I knew I'd have to do really well on the rest of the exams because his exam was the one that I wanted to have dropped. Anyway, I'd recommend reading his powerpoint slides for his exam + his lecture notes, because there wasn't much book-based material on his exam. Good luck.  - Grade In Class:B

Date: 2011-05-08

Comments:1306 - Dr. Patton is aweful. The only notes I took with him were the ridiculous things he said in class. My friends and I would just laugh at him afterwards. Read and take notes on the book and you'll do fine.  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2011-04-29

Comments:NSC 1306 - Patton is such a sexist d.b. His lectures tend to be EXTREMELY inappropriate and downright offensive and he rarely goes over the material he tests over. He uses powerpoint presentations, but honestly... his lectures and powerpoints are absolutely useless. He is useless. Read everything and know everything in the lecture notes and the textbook. You might as well just not even attend lecture. Take it from someone who got a 97 on the test. :P  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2011-02-14

Comments:1306 Intro to NSC - Patton's only goal in life is to remind his students how smart he is and how dumb they are. Literally - I think I heard that ten times during his section. Lectures are rarely helpful and often offensive. Patton's test is the hardest because it has nothing to do with what you talk about in class. Just read the book (for all 1306 profs) and you'll do fine on the tests. DG, Weaver, and Keele are AWESOME though, so just suffer through Patton's section - it'll be worth it.  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2010-12-12

Comments:3355/1306 - This guy is difficult, let me tell you what. And he tells you straight up that this is the big leagues,and he will bust you. YOU PEOPLE ARE IN COLLEGE NOW! If you didn't expect a hard prof, why come to BU? Yeah, I bombed the 1st test in 3355, and guess what? My last 2 regular tests were spectacular. He makes you put forth the effort, and then will be willing to work with you if you show initiative. I recommend him if you want a challenge.   - Grade In Class:B

Date: 2010-12-08

Comments:1306 - Patton has been described to me as a "perverted hobbit" and I couldn't put it more perfectly. I hated every minute of his class. I couldn't tell you one useful thing I learned in his class, nor could I remember one time I sat in his class without a disgusted look on my face. Most of class time was spent talking about inappropriate tangents that made me feel uncomfortable. Then the day before the test he made a statement reflecting most of the test would be from the book anyways-great, so glad I sat through all of that. All of the NSC tests were mc and quite difficult.  - Grade In Class:D

Date: 2010-12-06

Comments:1306 - Honestly he is the worst professor that I have ever had. He would go on ridiculous rants during his lectures, mostly about sex. He made a lot of students feel uncomfortable with racist comments. His tests weren't over any of the material that he taught or material from the book. I did not learn a thing from him. Avoid him at all costs. Seriously I cannot believe that he has a job here.  - Grade In Class:C

Date: 2010-08-03

Comments:Drugs and Behavior - He is a very interesting character, that's for sure! I think he gives good examples and helps you see the material in different lights. It would not be wise to think his stories are off topic and you shouldn't listen, because he does have essay questions on the tests that sometimes include something from a story. If you have gotten to this level in Neuroscience or college in general and still think you shouldn't have to read your books, don't take this class (maybe consider EDC or something). His lectures do help understand, but you MUST read! If you don't read you can't complain. His tests are not hard at all. And he loves to help you outside of class and he loves people who ask questions or bring up interesting things in class. He's not as bad as everyone says he is, I promise!  - Grade In Class:B+

Date: 2010-05-29

Comments:Dugs & Behavior - The general consensus seems to be that Patton doesn't teach you anything because he's to busy telling stories, but I didn't find this to be true. Teaching did happen. Additionally, let's come to terms people, because this is NEUROSCIENCE!! In neuro classes, you should be combing that book hoping to find a morsel of knowledge you don't know. Do you realize that there's not much to do with a neuroscience degree except get an MD or PHD?? The number of people in the field is explosive. The competition is fierce. Study your asses off. As for Patton's stories, I felt many of the stories injected some much needed soul into the topics.  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2009-08-31

Comments:Intro Neurosci - This guy is not a good start to Intro to Neurosci. Everyone basically fails his test and it ends up being the one everyone drops in the end. He spent the first week talking about himself. He talks about his own material and opinion on evolution and briefly touches the surface of the actual material in the book. READ ON YOUR OWN. Basically his lectures are pointless. Just read the book. Throughly.   - Grade In Class:D

Date: 2009-05-13

Comments:Neuro - Contrary to popular belief patton is not that difficult. he thoroughly explains the material and is also pretty funny. he does get a litte side tracked but it does not affect his teaching ability. his test is the only one i've gotten an a on. just study in advance and you'll be fine  - Grade In Class:B+

Date: 2009-05-07

Comments:1306 - very boring! he talks about himself the whole time and it's all about him, he's the first to teach and it's horrible! his exam is rather difficult since ur bored outta ur mind in his class!  - Grade In Class:B

Date: 2009-04-20

Comments:Intro - Intro to NSC is team taught by 4 different professors- I learned a TON in the sections of the OTHER three- Patton was really boring, not helpful, very opinionated, and just altogether not fun. I would still recommend the class though- his section is the first 4 weeks, and it goes WAY up hill from there. One of the best classes I've ever taken. The tests were all multiple choice and the material came from teh book, which coincided with the lectures. Not an easy class (lots of terms and such), but highly interesting.  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2009-04-15

Comments:Intro - Try to avoid this class if you don't have a knack for this sort of thing. Patton's test is very difficult, use the Pinel study guide that goes along with the book. His lectures are enthralling though.  - Grade In Class:B

Date: 2009-01-07

Comments:Intro. to Neuroscience - Who gave this man a PhD? Seriously, I've never met a man who was more arrogant than Jim Patton. If you like learning about Evolution for no apparent reason, he's your guy. He can't relate with the students at all. Basically, his lectures consist of him bragging about how smart he is and how stupid you are. Oh and something else to mention, he loves to criticize the Bible. He compared the scripture to a book of poetry and the Origins of Species as the ONLY truth. The funny thing about him is he admits he doesn't much about scripture. HA HA!! So, you want to listen someone praise a dead man, take him :(  - Grade In Class:C

Date: 2008-12-18

Comments:NSC 1306 - This man is not qualified to teach. His entire section consisted of him telling personal stories and making everyone look stupid. The wording in his test was very ambiguous and was not a good assessment of knowledge of the course.  - Grade In Class:B

Date: 2008-07-20

Comments:1306 - Dr. Patton should be fired. All he talks about is how his intelligence is in the top half of the top one percent of the population and that you cannot even fathom what he is thinking...which is ironic because all he talks about sex. He told me that women have no place in the field of medicine.  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2008-05-10

Comments:Intro NSC - Patton likes arguing, and he does it frequently. Read the textbook, always. The workbook is helpful too for the test. The Grade Aid wasn't helpful at all for any of the tests. Oh, and about the final exam - I needed a 97 on the final to get an A in the class, and that's what I got. There's no way I got a 97 on the final (although it was easy, it wasn't THAT easy.) Thus, they curve.  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2008-01-04

Comments:NSC Intro - Oh, and despite what everyone tells you, he didn't take ANY questions out of the workbook for the test.  - Grade In Class:B

Date: 2007-10-11

Comments:Intro to Neuro - Just like everyone else says. His lectures weren't enjoyable and he didn't stay on topic. I had to learn Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 5 by myself, which, by the way, IS what college is about after all. Nevertheless, I've never heard of a man more full of himself in my entire life. He prides himself in a low test average. So beware. But know, despite his conceit, his test is easier than the next one. I got an 84 on his test, after a week of hard study.  - Grade In Class:B

Date: 2007-10-11

Comments:NSC 1306 - Dr.Patton was easily the worst of the four professor. His lectures never had anything to do with the book material that we were supposed to be reading and when it came time to study for his test, I was lost in terms of what to study. Keep up with the reading with Patton and make sure you do the supplemental workbook as well. If you do both, Patton won't be too bad.  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2007-05-10

Comments:NSC 1306 - Dr. D-G was one of the better lecturers for this course. His test wasn't too bad, probably the easiest of the four because it mainly stuck with book material, and his lectures were always interesting.   - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2007-05-10

Comments:3355 (Drugs and Behavior) - I went in to this class excited to learn about the subject because it's a fascinating topic, but he crushed that the first day. I'm a neuroscience major and love my major but I wanted to quit school after this man. He is one of the worst professors I have had thus far (and there are some really bad ones as most science majors can attest to). His tests are impossible and extremely detailed. It's useless going to class because the only thing he talks about in class is sex and how many people he knows and how intelligent he is. He is obviously a very smart man, but he cannot teach at all and with a subject that is as challenging as neuropharmacology, you need a good professor. If there was a different professor teaching this course, it would have been SO much better. I would advise any Psych major to NOT take this as your NSC elective and that Neuroscience majors take this earlier than later and just get it out the way before you get to the fun classes. It's a shame that if this wasn't a required class for NSC majors, no one would take it because he is just that awful.  - Grade In Class:C

Date: 2007-05-07

Comments:1306 - Patton is horrible. He tries cracking jokes to lighten the boring atmosphere and fails miserably. Also, he contradicts himself quite often, and he messed everyone up on the exam because he taught that theology and religion weren't conflicted w/ Darwinism, but then he personally told me that they can't go together and he doesn't believe in Genesis. It was a loooong month, and what's worse is he has tenure, so he's here to stay. Take your absences here, but look forward to the others!  - Grade In Class:C+

Date: 2007-04-06

Comments:1306 - Dr. Patton is the first of the four lecturers in the team taught course. His test was relatively easy, but reading the book is a MUST as his lectures are easliy sidetracked. Also, the grade aid is a very useful supplement - his test did seem to use a fair amount of questions from there.  - Grade In Class:B

Date: 2006-12-14

Comments:1306 - he's really weird. instead of teaching neuroscience he starts balancing the bible and darwins theory of evolution. His tests are misleading. Study the grade aid, because half his questions come from there. then buy the lecture notes and solve the multiple choice and you should do okay. and READ the chapters   - Grade In Class:C

Date: 2006-12-13

Comments:1306 - He doesn't really lecture over the material that he ends up testing you on. The test mostly comes from the book and the Grade Aid. Half of the 200+ class failed his test, but I suspect that they did not spend the time doing the readings and actually studying. I read, studied, used the Grade Aid and the CD...basically taught myself the material b/c Patton doesn't really teach you. After all of that I thought his test was VERY easy. If you work hard for his section of the course, you will get an A on his test. If you are relying on his lectures, you will most likely fail it. Definitely don't rely on SI either b/c it's pretty much worthless for this class.  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2006-09-16

Comments:Neuropharm - It's hard to describe how bad this was...  - Grade In Class:B+

Date: 2006-08-16

Comments:Neuropharm - Completely unqualified to teach. He's horrible. I can't believe he's a tenured professor. Represents everything wrong about tenure.  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2006-08-15

Comments:1306 - The worst professor I've ever had; he's unbelievably bad. Really should be fired. The only thing bigger than the amount of my time he wasted is his ego. What a clown!  - Grade In Class:A

Date: 2006-08-15

Comments:1306 - He is the first of the 4 in the team taught and pretty much everyone fails his test because he teaches more theology than neuroscience. I understand that evolution is something that needs to be covered in a course like this to truly explain the evolution of the human mind, hawever he goes into the theology of evolution rather than the science of it. He spent about 2 weeks on this topic alone and couldn't cover half of the material. However, if you take this course, do not be discouraged after his test because the other 3 are enjoyable and helpful. You get 4 tests and a final with one of the 4 tests being dropped so most of the time people drop his test. Stay with it even if you don't do well on his exam.  - Grade In Class:B

Date: 2006-05-25

Comments:1306 - I would love to give him like negative 3 stars for teaching ability. This guy is a joke seriously, I'm sure the guy's smart and knows what he's talking about, but he will waste a good 2 weeks of your life rambling on. He's a total hypocrite and contradicts himself constantly. He'll tell you he's not there to teach theology, but then spends 2 weeks trying to convince you of his point-of-view. He's also really arrogant in his own views. Very poor professor, and his personality doesn't make it any better. I'd love to say dont take him, but you have to if you take Neuroscience...I'm sorry...  - Grade In Class:B

Date: 2006-04-29

Comments:1306 - He is the worst teacher I have ever had in my life. And I'll have you know, it's really hard for me to think someone is horrible, I usually adapt to people pretty well. He sucks, to put it straight forward. You don't even need to go to class because the whole test is from the book which he doesn't go over. he says the test wont be from the study guide book but 80% of it is. He's a pervert and disgusting. sorry if you have to take NSC because he makes what could be a great subject not interesting at all.  - Grade In Class:C

Date: 2006-04-11

Comments:1306 - Wow...this guy gets SO off topic during class its ridiculous! He posted the powerpoints on blackboard the day before the test...and I find out that he didn't get to more than 2/3 of the material!!! He brings religion into his subject way to much, cool that he's a Christian and everything, but it doesn't help us on the test. I read every single chapter and all he did in lecture was verrrry broadly go over the topics. And if he did mention the specifics it was so quickly that by the time you look up from your notes its gone. He's a very smart guy and would be a much better professor if he kept to his subject and taught more in depth. Its a challenging subject and we need someone who really goes over it with us. We can't just read this and know it right off the bat.   - Grade In Class:B

Date: 2006-02-01

Comments:3355 - Very challening class, but you will learn alot. Be sure to keep up with the reading. There is nothing tricky, just be detailed in knowing all the info from the book.   - Grade In Class:B

Date: 2005-12-22

Comments:intro to neuroscience - out of the 4 prof's teaching this course, he is by far the worst. he never fails to get off topic with stories about his family and such, which are nice, however not helpful at all when it comes to the test.   - Grade In Class:C

Date: 2005-12-15
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