Alice Cheung - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Professor: Alice Cheung

Department: Biology

College: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIOCHEM430H
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

So busy that she's very inaccessible, didn't give anyone in the class full participation points but didn't tell the class she expected more until the last class. Knowledgeable, but completely unrealistic expectations. Worst class I've ever taken.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIOCH524
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

repeats simple concepts - glazes over hard concepts. does not care about anything outside the world of plants. very little voice and presence in a room..

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO285
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very helpful, she had an optional honors section too that introduced students to formal publications - can't stress how important that is.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO285
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Incomprehensible.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO285
• 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 sweet lady. She seems very intimidating at first, but she's interested in helping you and wants you to get something out of the class. She's very very picky with grading though, and there are only 3 exams that determine your grade. However there is another prof that teaches the last half, so it's not so bad. Read the book!! It helps.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO285
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is boring when Prof Cheung teaches, however if you attend lecture and read the book it is bearable. She puts a lot of emphasis on figures in the book. It is also helpful that she gives us some handouts before the exam. The exams take some time to get used the wording. You switch profs halfway through the semester.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIOCHEMBIO285
• 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:

great teacher, very helpful if you take the time out and go see her. its biochemistry obviously its going to be slightly boring, but if you attend the help session you are guarenteed an A!!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIOCHEM524
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very helpful - if you go to her and also willing to answer questions in class - this can't be said about all profs at umass. I've no problem understanding her. She's an excellent teacher who's supportive of her students.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO285
• 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:

Terrible teacher.Is rediculously difficult to understand her, focuses on minute insignificant details,makes it obvious she wants us to fail told us her exams were impossible,only uses diagrams from the book,tells us we need her lecture notes printed offline to follow along but won't post them until after shes already gone over them. Shes terrible!!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIOCHEM285
• 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:

This lady made me lose my mind

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIOCHEM524
• 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:

she doesn't like athletes, but if you show her that you are interested, ask questions in class, she'll eventually warm up to you ... maybe

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO285
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very helpful especially one on one. Doesn't just spoon feed kids info which is what alot of them expect.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIOCHEM285
• 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:

VERY impatient, useless lectures and hard exams. If you take her, be prepared to memorize the useless details in the books, because she searches for the most obscure details. Gives the appearance that she hates her students.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO285
• 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:

Not for dummies! Incredibly patient with lazy kids who don't pay attention and don't work. Will make you work but rewards the effort. Slackers get more leniency than they deserve. Doesn't teach down to the lowest common denominator; thanks God!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO285
• 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:

She is very hard to understand. She is also very hard to follow because she is so dissorganized. avoid her for a professor.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO280
• 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:

one of the worst!! stay away!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO285
• 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:

Worst Professor EVER!!! she just used diagrams from the books as overheads. my dog could write a better test. she should stay in the lab because going to her class just makes you dumber!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO285
• 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:

She's really a very good teacher but you have to be paying attention cause it's a big class and LOTS of kids yap right through it

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO285
• 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:

You can tell she is knowledgable but absolutely horrible as a teacher. An advisor for the bio department basically came right out and said that she was a bad teacher. That should tell you something

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I went to this class because my friends were in it and I was ashamed that she was teaching at UMass. She may have knowledge, but no ability to teach