Tan Wang - University of British Columbia

Professor: Tan Wang

Department: Business

College: University of British Columbia

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: COMM477
• 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:

Very boring. Makes you want to skip

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: COMM378
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

sometimes it can be confusing and misleading because there are typos and small mistakes on his pdfs and excel files. overall very helpful prof who is always willing answer your questions regarding class material or the industry. very knowledgeable and friendly. i recommend this prof for those who are interested in quant finance.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: COMM378
• 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:

He's a very nice guy, but just not clear as a prof. Sorry Tan.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: COMM378
• 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:

A very easy going prof. Course materials are not easy, but very helpful is you major in finance. You do have to put some efforts into the course, but it's easy to earn a good mark at the end.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BAFI512
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His lecture is not the easiest to follow. Final exam is like new materials altogether. Typos are his trademarks in lectures and assignment solutions making it difficult to trust the solutions. He has a good sense of humor though, and very helpful on and off the class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: COMM378
• 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:

One of the most interesting courses in Finance. Learn about concepts in derivatives, actual products and even use MatLab to price a live-trading derivative product. Case studies also add color to the subject. Prof is very knowledgeable, even though he speaks with an accent and slight slur. Very supportive of student career development.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: COMM371
• 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:

The content of the course itself is not difficult. However, Professor Wang's lectures are dull, and he presents content in ways that are difficult to follow. I found it frustrating trying to get through the course, and I would heavily recommend against him.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: COMM371
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

very unhelpful if u email him, procrastinates on giving assignments and makes them due at about the same date as other finance classes, boring lectures, often reads off his slides- sometimes he takes a minute to read the slide silently in his head so that he'll know what to talk about, posted the formula sheet night b4 the midterm.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: COMM371
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His major strength is investments and assets pricing, so he is not familiar with corporate finance. This shows when the taught the class as the lectures are very dull and boring.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: COMM374
• 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:

Great prof in Finance division.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: COMM374
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

At least this guy can speak English. Probably one of the better profs in the Finance division (and that isn't saying much!). A pretty dull course but it's mandatory for Finance students so good luck!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: COMM374
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The course itself isn't too exciting, Tan's assignments are where you do the learning. The midterm and final are about equal in difficulty and the lectures don't get too interesting nor complicated.