I will say I understand why some would give him a low rating, but I really appreciate his teaching style. I had him for both 34A and B and I feel like I actually know how to do calculus as opposed to just memorizing the material. His lectures leave some to be desired, and the homework is annoying but he really cares about his students.

I have always hated/struggled with math and I did extremely poorly on the exams, but Nathan's class is easy to pass thanks to his "great effort" policy - if you consistently show up, take every exam, and attempt every homework assignment, he will award you a B. He is very approachable and friendly at his office hours.

If I didn't take calculus in High School, I would've been totally lost. Highly recommend already having somewhat of a calc background, otherwise pick someone else. Nice professor but was late to almost every class and doesn't post worked out slides/problems. Every section has a quiz & he makes homework due at 8pm.

There was no point in going to lectures because he did not teach anything. My friends and I had to teach everything ourselves, and even when you asked for help, he was extremely unhelpful. He showed up late to class, and I know many people that sruggled in his class.

When going to office hours he helps decently. I will say though Academically I went to CLAS (Which honestly without that I would not have passed) everyday for 2 hrs to help me study and do the homework. Overall sweet guy but not the best teacher.

Look, will he be late to your 8 am, Yes. Will you not understand what's going on, Yes. Will you learn from lecture, maybe? Will lecture be a good use of time, probably not. But the guy is very nice and tries to be funny. He brought our whole class donuts to apologize for being late one time, and played his guitar for us when we do well on tests.