Thomas Chen - University of Connecticut

Professor: Thomas Chen

Department: TBD

College: University of Connecticut

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MCB3210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great professor, really knows his stuff. Must go to class and pay attention, exams were very straight forward. I learned a crazy amount of really helpful stuff. I highly recommend this course

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MCB3201
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

This class goes very deep into the study of genetic. The slides are pretty self explanatory, but not enough to understand fully about the concepts. The exams are very difficult. You really need to understand fully in order to answer the question. The lectures are pretty boring but must listen and write down everything otherwise hard to understand

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MCB201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I would not recommend his gene expression class, but if you MUST take it- be prepared. Introduces a 20 page paper for extra credit, dont laugh DO IT-start it at the beginning of the semester. Slides are dense but use them mainly with minor supplementation of text. Exams are LONG, SPECIFIC and short answer write down everything you know!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MCB201
• 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:

201 was a very difficult class,especially at 8am, but Dr Chen was really nice and kept things interesting. He was very understanding with any issues you had outside of the class and very lenient with exams. Definitely use the book as a reference to explain experiements and diagrams from lecture notes. I thought he was great in a small class setting

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MCB201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

if you go to lecture, you will see that Chen is clear and understandable. Maybe, this varies for different people. The exams for this class was very challenging (mcb 201), but definitely do-able.study his lecture notes! After the first exam, i just looked at the books to explain the diagrams and concepts i didnt know.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIOL107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Has a pretty heavy accent but is understandable if you sit up front. Tests seemed a little too hard, but it's the molecular/cell part of general bio, so what can you do? Sometimes cracked a joke, seems like an OK guy. Didn't rush through stuff even though we ended up a bit behind in the syllabus. Provides slides for printing.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Can't understand a thing this guy says, went to every class, read book which did nothing.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIOL107
• 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 geniunely nice guy, Chen is not remotely difficult if you read the book and pay attention to what he says, any naysayers gave up trying on the first day and now are trying to shift the blame for their grade of a D- to Dr Chen.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIOL107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

terrible professor, can NOT understand a word he says and the lectures are SO boring. The material is actually kind of interesting if someone you understand can teach it to you. DEFINATELY try to switch cuz chen is brutal

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO107
• 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:

Switch if u can. I never went to lecture cause even if u go u cant understand a thing.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO107
• 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:

he is a terrible teacher and is extremely hard to understand and the tests are rediculous

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO107
• 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:

If you take an intro to Korean before you take this course you're golden... Dr. Chen knows his stuff, but his lectures are wicked boring, and he speaks too softly on top of being hard to understand.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO107
• 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:

this guy is horrible. he doesnt speak english so you cant understand a thing he says and makes everything so hard. how hard can it be to find someone who speaks some english

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO107
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He wasn't too good as a lecturer, but he didn't surprise us on the exams. It was basically "follow the CD that comes with the book and you're golden." Not too hard to understand if you concentrate and forget that there's a world where people have enlish as their first language.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO107
• 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: N/A

Comment:

This guy is HILARIOUS. But thats just about all he is. His exams are almost impossible. Even if you think you know what you are doing. Try to get another professor because chances are you won't go to class; and if you do you won't understand him.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO107
• 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: N/A

Comment:

Very Unclear, difficult to understand, makes the topic overly difficult! Don't take his class, find a better bio teacher.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO107
• 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:

This class is the hardest class ever... All I learned was the good postions to sleep in a lecture hall... Don't take this class if you don't want your gpa to go down... Boring and you leave the class dumber then when you walked in...

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIOLOGY107
• 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:

He in incredibly hard to understand and makes the subject material more difficult than it really is.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO107
• 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:

needs to learn English and teach what we need to know, not spend an entire lecture talking about fish.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIO107
• 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:

The course was very hard and he was incredibly hard to understand. Avoid this class if you can.