Alexander Wang - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Professor: Alexander Wang

Department: Chemistry

College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM205
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Prof has a veryyyy heavy accent. He tries his best to add a lot of humour to the lectures to make them more fun. One positive thing is he always stresses on common mistakes and did a lot of exam questions in class. My constant confusion of the answers made me memorize the answers unconsciously and a lot of them showed up on the final so yay

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM205
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a really good prof who cares about your marks. He provides some post exam question during class and do it with you, which is pretty helpful. Hard working will pay off here.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM205
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He was pretty awful. I self taught most of the material because his lectures were useless and confusing for no reason. As for the course itself, its hard one year and then easy the next because it all depends on the exams they make that year (the exams are worth so much - 65% final and 20% midterm). Overall If you take chem 205 avoid Dr. Wang.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You don't need to show up to class in order to pass the course. Just make sure you stay on top of the lecture material. As for the prof, he's awful. Final exam was a joke.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHEM205
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Honestly, one of the worst profs I have ever had. The Chem 205 course avg (this class used to be a boost) dropped as soon as this guy took over. Can't explain stuff well and has an attitude when you speak with him 1 on 1 for help. Avoid this guy if you can.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHEM205
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Wang has very engaging lecture with his jokes, and clarifies concepts that may seem unclear. He is perfectly sufficient in helping you succeed, not sure why he is getting such low ratings.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM205
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is more concerned about people at the "nude beach" than physical chem. Doesn't even teach.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM205
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He spends more time telling students that concepts are "naively simple" than he does explaining, which is also insulting when students need to go home and spend hours pouring over his difficult to read slides (which he just reads verbatim off of) to fully understand. Spends more energy making vague analogies that helping students. Hostile to Qs.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His lecture slides are pretty difficult to understand and class is difficult, but he did good review at the end and what we needed to know was really clear.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEM205
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Alexander Wang is a professor. He teaches chem. He is okay. I did not pass. I must stop and wonder why? Does he hate me? No. I just suck at chem.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His lecture notes are vague and his classes are boring. He cannot explain concepts clearly. Avoid if possible.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM205
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hard to understand, doesn't answer questions (or insults the person asking), reads word-for-word from slides, won't help during office hours (directs you to a TA). He piles on homework, which is honestly the only way you'll learn. His lectures are completely useless, and you may find yourself attending the lectures of other teachers. Avoid.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

So helpful before the final. Did review classes and printed out finals for us.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM123
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He does try to make things interesting, but quite often his jokes fall flat. He believes everyone should understand material after explaining only once. Would not recommend, but he's not a bad person.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM123
• 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:

Very bad at explaining conceptual questions. He has a hostile attitude when you ask him "simple" questions.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM123
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Unhelpful and ineffective. He knows his stuff but he does not teach it well. Makes students feel bad for asking questions on things not understood and tends to believe that most of the material he is teaching is 'common sense.' Would not recommend.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHEM123
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Incredibly uninteresting prof. He knows his material but he does not teach it well. Not to mention his thick accent doesn't help at all. Makes students feel bad for asking questions and tends to believe that most of the material he is teaching is 'common sense.' Would not recommend.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEM205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Drops lots of hints about what to know for the exam. Makes funny jokes, and is quite entertaining. Only downside is he isn't very helpful with student questions... More often than not he'll give a bit of an insulting answer.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEM205
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great prof that supplements the material if you attend the lectures. However attendance is not mandatory as the content is very easy and can be taught by yourself. Got an A- even though I didn't show up to 70% of the classes. Also accent is a little thick, may be difficult to hear.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good lecturer overall. Jokes were funny. Lecture slides were very organized and contained most of the important content. Has an accent. Not very patient when addressing student's misunderstandings. Go for his lectures and slides; don't go to him for personal help.