Kainam Thomas (Tom) Wong - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Professor: Kainam Thomas (Tom) Wong

Department: Electrical Engineering

College: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECE316
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good riddance - I hear he's gone from UW. Although no longer at UW myself I'm glad future students at UW will not have to put up with him.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

very useful

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECE316
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

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Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ELECENG
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I like this prof. He is always willing to help students. I think he is a cool guy, very funny too! Oh, and I particularly like his hair style!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECE316
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

One of the best profs ever! Very helpful outside of class and instantly responds to emails! Hilarious guy!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECE316
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really funny guy. Nobody attended his lectures, to which he replied: "I understand completely. When I was taking this course in undergrad, I attended 3 classes: the first day, midterm, and final. I passed easily and now I'm teaching this course."

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECE316
• 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:

nice guy. Very willing to help and explain. teh courses isn't very interesting, but can't blame the guy for that.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG316
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

simply the best. nice guy.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECE316
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Don't complain about him.. He only failed ONE student in his career. So, chill nigz...

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECE316
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Generous marking scheme(0.1% for alg mistakes). Intensive office hours(3 times a week).Outstanding exam preparation. Exams close to assignment questions and past exams. Detailed midterm correct and feedback. Nice person.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECE411
• 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:

Show enthusastic towards teaching and very knowlegdeable. Very helpful and spends time discussing students' career plans. No non-sense midterms or exams. Excellent prof and researcher. Will take his courses in the future

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECE316
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very nice guy, easy to talk to.. give good advices, good marking scheme, lots of office hours...

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECE316
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Don't bother going to the lectures. They're pretty much useless. But make sure you read the textbook and do the assigned questions. Ended up with a high 80 by going to only the first lecture.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECE411
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazingly, he is able to talk for long periods of time without saying anything of value. He spends lots of time on unimportant concepts, while zipping through critical sections. If you have to take his course, skip his lectures and learn from the textbook

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECE411
• 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:

Course notes sucked, exam and midterm were easy but he threatens zero marks on every question...he seems confused by the material during lectures...not so great

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECE411
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Useless. If you're in his class, you're going to be learning everything from the textbook. And his lecture notes are even worse than his lectures. One of the worst teachers I've ever had.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECE411
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely atrocious

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECE413
• 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:

nice guy. he does need work on his presentation skills, but he's extremely helpful in office hours. he's learned his lesson from the ece413 debacle of spring 2003.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECE411
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I think he's a nice guy, but he's just an awful prof. U better read in advance before going to lectures, and that may not help either. No teaching skill whatsoever.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Disorganized lectures - simply reads from his lectures notes which are often riddled with errors. Very helpful through e-mail though. Exam questions are basically taken from the textbook and notes.