Salmon is an appropriate name, because the lectures are insanely dry. The grading policy is nonsensical - 40% midterm, 60% final. Might as well just make it 50/50, or add other elements that can spare a student's grade. Salmon is a relic of the past that has great knowledge, but ruins a student's learning experiencing by reducing them to a letter.

Salmon is without a single doubt the worst professor of philosophy that I have encountered. He seems to know the material quite well but is unable to communicate this to the students effectively due his inflated ego (He even made his own wikipedia page). I cant speak for all classes; however, i'd avoid taking this class with him if at all possible.

It is strikingly obvious that Nathan teaches without a lesson plan. This leads to unnecessary tangents and necessary material to be explained out of order. A good portion of lectures are wasted as he strokes his ego and talks down to students. It is beyond me that he has enough friends to form his subpar band. Truly a horrible professor. Avoid.

Salmon is a fantastic lecturer and makes a really difficult subject much easier to understand. I really struggled in the first part of the quarter and was worried I was going to fail, but because of his replacement policy I ended up doing just fine. He is more than willing to help if you are struggling.

I had him for 116 and 183 - he is extremely difficult. Very brilliant man, but does not seem to want to get to know his students. I would avoid taking this class with him if possible!

Very difficult class that should ONLY be taken by philosophy/math/comp sci majors. Professor Salmon is very brilliant in his discipline but has trouble elucidating some of the most fundamental concepts of logic. Be prepared for a rigorous lesson in a difficult subject!

He is a very good lecturer who gives lots of good tips on how to do the exercises. He's much easier to understand than the text. Grade in this class comes down to practice, so there's only so much he can do. His grading policy is very forgiving, because HW is not graded and midterm grade is dropped if you score better on the final.

this guy is smart and really knows the material. he lectures pretty well, speaks clearly, and tries to make it as simple as possible. its a really hard class though, but its not the professors fault, its just the nature of the material.the hw is not mandatory but essential if you want a decent grade.he has a good grading policy.overall good prof.

Good teacher, hard class. The exams problems always have slight deviations from the homework problems. Unless this stuff comes really easy to you (it did not for me) you have to really work hard for a good grade.

Good class. Good professor.

He is a great teacher. Though this class was extremely hard.

Incredible Teacher, One of the few professors that can actually TEACH. Material is hard but again, he is a great teacher.

Class is hard, but Salmon is great.

He is a great guy. I hate logic, but I had to take this class becuase of requirments. But Salmon managed to make such a crapy course a rather interesting one. I did not too well, but much better then I expected.

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The dude is a genious!!! Read his books if you doubt it. He rocks!!!! Hard class but well worth it!!!

The class is hard. Logic is hard. He makes the most of it - and does a good job.

extremely good at explaining things, listens to and answers all questions

i loved this class and im taking 184 winter. people say he goes on tangents and he does, but how else does one make a formal logic class fun and interesting. a final worth pontentialy 100% of ones grade is intimidating. he makes it pretty damn easy to get a B though, but really hard to get an A.

salmon is a nice guy, but goes off on tangents A LOT. i would avoid this class if i could, but its a req for phil majors....the only thing that saved me was the awesome curve he used on the tests.

No, he's cool. Why don't you pay attention, then maybe you won't be so confused, dummies. He's a good teacher and a good guy.

I had no idea what he was talking about the entire quarter and wasn't able to pass. Logic is a foreign language harder than any math I know. I was lost... and bored.

so boring, so uninspiring--made me drop my philosophy major. never take any class by him if you can.

This is the worst class ever! DO NOT take it if possible!!! Got a C outta the class but knew nothing and was suprised to get that.