he's a new prof seems like a nice person

Good Prof, jokes are crazy cheesy but good prof

killed us on our midterm.

solid understanding of course material, excellent communication skills. failed to cover 1 subject, left it up to the class. very reasonable man, easy to approach 1 on 1.

i like him coz he admitted when he made mistakes.. but not very clear when explaining the notes

I thought he was one of the friendliest profs I have ever met. I thought he was very reasonably and very real. I thought he was very intelligent and he wasn't intimidating. I thought he was very helpful.

This class is hard to attend. I dont see anything wrong with the prof. but it is just material we covered last year. If you dont attend you have to possibility of falling behind.

Class material is a bit dry to teach, but also very hard to make it interesting. Fair and real prof. - always in his office during office hours

It's not McWilly's fault, but it's hard to make chemistry interesting to 200 students sitting on comfy chairs in a pitch black auditorium. He's a good guy though, always tries to tie in BEER to his lectures. The Lectures are online, so you dont NEED to attend class.

Judging from the blank stares I see every day in this class, it is clearly NOT the prof who needs improvement. I find him totally clear, but then, I do the hmwk and am not a dolt, like the majority of the ppl sitting in the class. Totally fair and helpful prof.

Great prof. Always available to help students during office hours.

People think that he has dull lectures and sleep through it, but its not the class, its the time the classes are held. Either Early in the morning or late in the evening, both times when people are too tired to pay attention. He's a nice guy, is helpful when you have a problem, and understands what the students are going through.

The course starts easy, gets hard at the end. His test questions are EVIL. But Very approachable, always in his office for office hours and always willing to schedule appointments. Lecture notes are thorough, and he's a fair marker. Not to Acess Center Students, this guy is completely flexible and helpful.

was a very good prof...well done

He's a cool guy, his online notes are quite helpful and if u just follow up with him you'll be ok, he's not that boring in class as many other teachers are, which is a real good thing...

McWilli is a cool guy..kinda like the "greaser" type. He's tests are real tricky but he gives good practice questions. The lectures are long and draining but he makes an effort by adding life-related examples to make it more interesting...it still doesn't take away the boredom or LONG length of the lecture. He also gives great lecture notes.

long lengthy lectures, everything he asks in the exam is practically in the lectures.more attention to lectures and you'll do fine.

okay so he could slim the waste band, but he's interesting, if you're in chem, you better be there for the right reasons, because if you are the course is not hard, and offers alot of understanding about organic chem and defining or discovering chemicals/compounds.

This guy is kind of a quandary when it comes to his class. He's great with outlining to us exactly what we need to know and how to use examples correctly. As well, his clicker questions let us see how exactly to do stuff in a timed environment which is great practice. However, there are no TA's, and no tutorials so gotta learn on your own.....

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One of those profs that cares about students. He has to teach all the engineers so cant really give much individual attention. Lots of opportunities to get easy marks and I knew a couple people that didnt even need to take the exam to pass the class.Lectures are insanely boring and normally I'd skip a class like this but clicker questions are bonus

i never liked chem nor will i ever enjoy it, but he teaches it well and keeps the pace up. too bad it was a course for engineers so 100% of the course was review from grade 12. dont buy the text, its useless.

Very, very, VERY good prof and a good man. He realized the majority of his students weren't in chemical engineering, thus paid no attention to lectures and thus were about to fail. Instead of getting offended at our insult to chemistry, he decided to allow us to pass the course on the condition we pass the final. Hence my C. Very grateful, McWilli!

he's a nice teacher, just don't break the rules in his class.

He knows his stuff, but most of the time he just reads off the ppt....to be quite honest, the only reason why i go to his lectures is because of those clicker questions =p

he's a good prof if you really listen to his lectures.

lookin at previous comments on him i dunno but i think hes changed. hes hilarious and taught really well and makes it very interestin. started likin chemistry cuz of him and nnow takin chemical engineering cuz of it. overall cool guy.

He teaches alright. Lectures can get really boring at times, but he does do a good job at explaining stuff. If you pay attention in his class and don't fall asleep, you should get most of what he's saying.

An excellent professor. People may dislike him for not letting them enter class - sounds reasonable, considering one lecture is only an hour long.. less even. What is the point of coming to class if you are 40 minutes late, with 10 minutes to spare? Reasonable. He is VERY clear, easy to approach, and overall seems like a nice guy. Funny too.

He is a great awsome all around guy! He told me not to read lectures or textbook just do as many questions as fast you can!

HE IS GOOD

Good CHemistry teacher, loud and clear. However tests sometimes contained material not covered in class.

Not too bad. Lectures weren't very helpful, since he would only do a few examples that were relevant. Second midterm was really difficult.

One of the best profs at Ryerson. He is very clear and makes the material interesting. The second test is very difficult our year had a very low average. However, overall the evaluations are fair.

good prof, course is very hard, tests are not usually covered by the material in class. lectures are interactive and entertaining.

Helpfulness is neither excessive nor insufficient. Is careful to use proper terminology and good logical flow for explanations. Tests are much harder than the lecture material. spend more time on textbook questions over watching lecture material. More graphically represented problems, practice these if they are in the suggested questions.

Great prof. He teaches the course very well. Had him for CHY102, and yes his lecture notes do not cover all the materials in the textbook, however, you can go through the book yourself. I noticed most of the test questions came directly from the examples and practice questions in the textbook. so do those and you will do great.

Hate the fact that if your in computer science or math you need to take a chem, bio, physics... But anyways I only went to the class just for stupid clicker marks. He records his lectures so that you can always watch them later if you missed something.. which you will.

His lectures are very clear, although he isn't the best of the Ryerson chem profs his lecture were still very helpful to me and he also posts skeleton notes and the recorded lecture online. I enjoyed his chem lectures although his marking is extremely hard, you should definitely study his notes!

Amazing lecturer. His knowledge in the course was great. They are recorded and posted in case you missed something. Textbook was mandatory but could be used on all evaluations. Weekly assignments aided in studying and further understanding the material. Interesting topics were covered that you will use as you further your education in chemistry.

smartest man in the room

He likes to pull some jokes here and there to make up for the material that can be dry at times. It is best to go to class as there are iClickers (free marks!) and fill-in-the blanks. He also goes through different examples that are helpful to complete textbook problems, which are in turn very useful for preparing for midterms and final exams. :)

really awesome prof, posts recorded lectures for days that you're sick or just lazy to go to school, lectures help clarify concepts, he walks you through many problems

You can tell he genuinely cares about his students. Lectures are posted online but it's better to attend lecture and follow along with him as it will help solidify your knowledge in the course. Super easy first midterm, harder second midterm and final. However, if you review frequently you'll get an A+ easily. A true blessing!

To be honest, I don't really have anything fantastic or horrible to say about him. He met my expectation of a professor. His quizzes were fair game. His test were fair game. His assignments were mark-boosters. I truly hope we cross paths again.

Lectures are amazing he explains everything in depth and goes step by step. If you only watch the lectures you wont do so good, you have to do the textbook questions!!!!

Overall a great prof. While his lecture videos aren't too great compared to Noel George's videos, they served as secondary means to study and prepare for the quizzes and tests. I suggest studying the Mastering Chemistry and textbook questions as they prepare you well for the written evaluations. Also the Molecules Along Us project is TA dependent.

He gives good lectures and I was able to understand a lot of the material just by going to class. Lots of reviews are harsh bc they compare him to Dr George who is very expressive and out-there. But if you study each chapter and do practice questions each week, and don't fall behind, you should do better than I did.

He helped me out a lot. Go to him and talk to him if you are struggling and he will give you all of his support. He is wonderful. Thanks prof.

I really like his slides, he has added step by steps on how to solve each problem. He does start to skip steps though and assumes we know how he got to the answer. He really cares though! He goes out of his way to post helpful things and he's very approachable. I felt bad because nobody ever laughed at his jokes!