Cyril Thong - Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Professor: Cyril Thong

Department: Biology

College: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: COOL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This man changed my life, i love him :)

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BISC101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I work as a biologist. If you are interested in a career in this domain, you should take this course with him (if he hasn't retired yet). You have a lot of support and time to learn the required contests and you can consult about the lecture material as well. He is there to help you, not to get you through. That's your job. Welcome to University!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BISC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Superrr hard.. hes a nice prof nonetheless

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BISC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Extremely open to helping students in lab. The lab midterm/final is very fair - everything you need to know can be found in the teaching script, so make sure you study it well. Attended 2/10 of the labs but still did fairly well on the lab exams.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO101L
• 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:

Welcomes questions. I was top 15% in class. However, lab questions insanely hard. Spent hours studying but still not enough. Some questions are very tricky. they seem simple but he adds something in them that makes the answer false. Have to be VERY detailed studying to do well. know where everything comes from and where it goes. Skip lab = fail.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BISC101
• 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:

super hard

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BISC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Lab instructor. Insanely hard incomprehensible weird questions and not much chance to practise that kind of question. None in actual lab. Results in unfair testing situation. Depressingly confusing, even though I did above average.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BISC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Was lab instructor, lab manual extremely important. Midterm and final extremely difficult unless you have photographic memory. Enthusiastic and helpful. Strongly encouraged to go to open labs so that it sticks in the brain, and read over teaching script over and over again while studying.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The course has a lot of info to cram into the noggin... too many wanna be doctors in the course

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

All you need to do is listen in class, TAKE NOTES which he will provide on the overhead and study them! His way of teaching is simple but that's also the best part of it. His exams are straightforward! You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure them out, cause they are directly from the notes like "copy and past".

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BISC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Lab midterms are fair and is very helpful during labs.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BISC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

best prof ever; great if you are interested beyond just 'whats on the exam'. wish he taught upper division!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

he is one of the best profs at sfu with out a doubt in my mind if you talk with him and ask questions (maybe read a little) you will find the class a lot easier then staying quite and leaving the lab early only to have to read everything when the test comes professor thong is definitively good FTW !!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BISC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I really like him!! He seems to know a lot of information and explains it well and stays on topic and lets us know what is important. I dont even fall asleep in his early morning classes .. I recommend him too..

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Took during summer semester. Class average was too low, and he decided to drop the lower half. Kind of unfair because the class is supposed to be scaled..

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His midterm was so easy. His lab midterm was so tricky. His final was so hard. I got A-, but I studied thrice as much as the course that I got A+ from.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BISC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

very good prof. excellent lab teaching scripts.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The best teacher ive had thus far. cares for his students, and is very approachable.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BISC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

course requires a lot of reading/studying of notes, lab script and a bit of the text...really helpful and explains materials and concepts really well...highly recommended =)

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BISC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is very helpful when you ask him questions. His lab exams are hard BUT if you read the lab carefully (at least once) you will do fine on them. Don't expect to get high marks if you are not studying hard.