Nathaniel Wheelwright - Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME

Professor: Nathaniel Wheelwright

Department: Science

College: Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great professor!!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BA
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's not understanding and very egotistical. He was always late his own office hours and talking to him was like talking to a wall. I heard great things about him and was very disappointed. I would never even consider taking another class with him.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO109
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very kind and understanding, and he's very interested in what he studies. Sometimes he goes off on tangents b/c he gets too excited. I enjoyed his real-life applications and hands-on excursions into the Bowdoin pines. Also, total hottie.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

A Bowdoin legend - take his class if you are serious about bio

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He has a way with nature (especially ecology) that translates into lectures poorly, very specialized in ecology though which he just OWNS in.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POPBIOBEHECOL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

fabulous class. He expects a lot, but you gain so much. Interesting and engaging. Fun lab, great text.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POPECOLOGY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very helpful in the field. Pretty good lectures as well. Trying to identify tiny colored bracelets on the legs of house sparrows every freezing morning at 6 am was one of the most frustrating and illconceived concepts I have ever experienced. Ive gotten over it though. Good professor.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECOLOGY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I took a course with Nat on the manyy recommendations I had heard. I was sorely disappointed. Really not understanding. Going to his office hours was like talking to a wall that didn't have time for you.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He ain't easy, but he's a dazzler.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENVBIO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is never in his office, doesn't respond to email/phone messages. But, he's a good professor. Though he's not always understanding if you can't memorize an entire field manual for the lab exams.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECOLOGY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Excentric and a bit difficult to track down outside of class, but overall he is a really clear teacher with a broad knowledge base and a huge passion (with perhaps a bit of ego thrown in).

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECOLOGY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Nat was one of my first profs and still is one of the best. Of course, I may be biased because I loved the subject. Still, he has good energy and was usually there to help.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BEHAVIORAL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Nat is one of the best profs at Bowdoin!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

inflexible, unhelpful