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“He talks too much during lectures and nobody likes him”
ENG2B03 - 2.0 rating“swears in class, unprofessional”
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Talks to much
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He talks too much during lectures and nobody likes him.
swears in class, unprofessional
Swears in class, funny as hell... I love it
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No problem wiht him as a prof...
Caught student's "cheating" when they listed other students that helped them
really hard programming projects
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He is not a prof, he's only a lecturer, he is not qualifed to teach us!!
one of those people that you just want to swear and curse at. this guy is another one to throw out
This guy actually taught something, he doesn't just read out of the textbook. So he isn't a full professor, big deal, that doesn't affect his capability to teach.
carzy prof that i have never seen in my life. He wants the whole class to get zero average.
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Nice enough...likes the female students in the front rows.
most lectures were super boring, tests were crazy hard..95 in calc and 70 in this class
1B3-Uncle Tony is the best prof i've had up to this point. Although his tests are a little bit hard, you actually leave the class having LEARNT a lot. His lectures sometimes can be boring but for the most part interesting..the course is dull at first but picks up with databases and computers (internal parts & external)..very nice educated guy!!
Very nice teacher, can get boring at times. Tells funny jokes here and there. Is genuinely interested in teaching students the required level of material.
Nice professor, good at teaching the content required for the course. His tests are quite difficult and requires a lot of studying on intricate pointless details. Although he can be entertaining with joking around, his lectures end up quite boring based on the content and the heavy reliance on slides. Textbook reading is mandatory for this course
I found him very entertaining.
I think Hurst should completely clarify what will be on the test because a lot of people were not prepared for the second midterm. Looking back I realize my mistakes were not writing down every word that came out of his mouth. I ended up with a B+ in the course after writing down everything he said in lecture for the final. TExtbook is a must.
He's an entertaining guy, but a sub-par professor. Easily gets off topic and tries to hard to crack jokes. He only taught half the material he should have in lecture, and made the final insanely difficult in an attempt to lower the class average. Majority of the finals questions were topics he never discussed once.
Nice Guy, Awful Prof. Lectures were disorganized and useless. The final exam was extremely hard for everyone I talked to. Only mark I had below a 10 and it was a 6 including a 12 in math 1m03. Lucky commerce students.... (this isn't a required course anymore.)
don't take this guy's courses if you're lazy or stupid, he's way ahead of his time
cares about students
easy to talk to after class
knows a lot about AI and expert systems, very knowledgbl of stock markets around the world
cool course
makes learning fun
everybody loves him
wish he could teach all my courses
great prof, super smart guy
he asnwers all my questions, it really helps
second midterm really long, did not finish
wicked exam
i learned a lot but it took a lot of work
wish more were as competent as Dr.Hurst
if only my other profs could be as clear spoken as Dr.Hurst
good prof
explains things well
you can hear a pin drop in his lectures
he's the only prof that tries to stop all the cheating that goes om in my year
everybody should have good profs like Hurst, school would be so much better, good speaker, clear notes
i learn so much in class that i didn't get from book
thought exonomics would be boring -- not with Dr. Hurst, fascinating
hardware expert
best prof I have ever had, wish more were like him
always gives good answer to questions, even stupid ones
one of the few profs that wants you to actually learn something
midterm was too long excellent prof, keeps things light
better than most, clear voice, excellent speaker
seems to care if you learn something
good prof, always interesting
clear speaker, good presentations
great prof but textbook very expensive
TAs were not always prepared
wish Dr Hurst was scheduled for all my computer courses
very knowlegable
pretty good prof compared to most. should cut his hair
helped me a lot after classes and made suree I was understand
had trouble keeping up but he talked me into caring about this course somehow
Dr Hurst makes it easy to follow along but expects a lot from this class.
some lectures were absolutely fascinating and some were hilarious --- very good speaker
great prof but tough on gradings
don't skip classes
tough course, lots of memory work, good prof
course material avery diffent from 2yrs ago when my brother took it. I think its tougher now.
tough but fair. I wish more profs care as much as hurst. make sure go to all classes and listen good
course too hard tor 2nd yr but Dr. Hurst explains well. TA not very prepared but tried hard to help.
Amazing knowledge of global economics, technology and problem solving techniques. One of my best profs ever.
Don't be fooled by open book exams. They were a lot harder than you think. You have to know where things are in the book or you will not finish the test. I heard that other students who din't read the book were screwed for sure. Dr. Hurst is a good p;rof though and makes a boring course fun to learn from.
tutorial leaders could be better
Uncle Tony makes a tough course easier to learn because he takes time to answer questions in class.
this course was my favourite course ever, best prof ever, wow
I wish my other profs were as good as Uncle Tony. He makes learning fun but serious at the same time. The section on database was tricky but extremely interesting.
Uncle Tony proves that learning can be worthwhile if you put in a little work. I always enjoyed going to his lectures and miss the atmosphere he created.
Best prof ever
good speaker knowledgeable doesn't waste my time likes to keep things light
the fact that the room was always full of students from the other prof's section tells you everything you need to know about Hurst -- he explaiins things so well
I was pleasantly surprised to find out there is a prof that actually cares whether you learn something useful in life
Overall, he's not bad and is very willing to help if you're struggling with anything.
dr hurst presents a pretty rigorous set of lectures and exams but he is fair and just amazing in the classroom
Always looked forward to Prof Hurst lectures - always entertaining and always ready to answer questions in class. I wish the tutorial leader was better at explaining things.
Prof Hurst is so good at explaining complex topics. I guess that's why the room is crowded with students from the other prof's section. Too bad my other teachers aren't even close to his ability to teach.
When I was stuck, Prof Hurst would not give up until I understood whatever I was having trouble with. He never fluffed me off like some others do. I really enjoyed going to his lectures because there was always something funny or really interesting.
Good speaker very good at explaining - course was one of the tougher ones I've taken but it was worth the effort. Thanks Uncle Tony.
this professor is a true professional and it's too bad there aren'[t more likke him i just loved this course despite the workload i learned so much
great course and great prof
very good speaker and very funny at times I enjoyed his course despite how tough the assignments were plenty of time on tests and lots of easy questions but some very hard - definitely glad I studied for them properly
Dr. Hurst is pretty good but sets tough midterm and exam. Take good notes in class. He's also very witty at times. Tutorials are not always that helpful - some of the TAs don't know the material very well.
Read your book, go to class, take good notes, pay attention to what Hurst says about what's on the midterm and you should be ok. Claas was fun but I spent a lot of time reading compared to my other courses.
Prof Hurst is great teacher but goes too fast for non-English speaker like me. I learned a lot of stuff that is useful. Midterm was hard but fair. Don't skip classes. |Try to find a good study partnerr.
great prof open book exam killer, go to class
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
13%
Grade Predictor
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Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
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