Reasonable, well-prepared: very solid.

Good prof. Will make his students understand the material.

Is organized/interesting and presents concepts clearly

The accent makes the course interesting and fun. Great PROF!!

great teacher but his tests are impossible

Love this guy, totally approachable and he made chemistry sumwhat interesting,

Good lecturer, and tests relatively fair.

The best notes!!! Like his accent.

Good prof :-) funny accent(he`s from New Zeeland), but very clear.

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Nice guy, EVIL tests

Good prof.

Kick ass teacher. He was really good and always available if you needed help.

awesome teacher! makes learning fun...finally!

very helpful! luv the accent!

the teaching is good but the paper corrrection of the course sucks.

Interesting prof, you have to study REALLY hard to do well on the tests

Cool prof, funny, hates cellphones, can we say Infra- Raaaad

Bad class. Good teacher

Great prof. Love the online notes/

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funny guy.

This was my favourite first-year course. Dr. Hastie is unny, easy-going and very approachable. Everything was interesting; a nice break from essay writing. The tests and exams were easy; straight from the notes he posted online but you need the go to

Really good teacher. A bit boring at times. Much better then the person who took over his class. Willing to compromise and suggest help. Nat/Sci is very boring. Don't take if you can help it!

nice guy!

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horrible class, amazing prof...wish he was there the whole year

good prof.

knows his stuff cold. brilliant guy, hates brown-nosers, tells it like it is. Tests were challenging, but he's very available to help out.

Good one.

Good proffesor. Very friendly clear and even cracks the occasional joke.

good prof, knows his stuff, teaches it pretty well! Cool accent!! kinda rude though

excellent prof, teaches concepts with ease and clarity. challenging evaluations. definitely recommend him.

Good but tests are tricky.

Very Easy Class + Lecture Notes + Fun and Interesting Teacher = A

Blunt and not very polished, but goes over lectures via PowerPoint, has notes online, and spices up the otherwise boring lectures with funny stories and jokes every now and then.

I didn't really like this proff, he just goes over the theoretical stuff and assigns real easy questions. Tests are REALLY HARD, in order to survive in this class, do practice integrative questions in ur txt (can be on tests!)Good LUCK!!!!!

Exam is ridiculous, but he's friendly and teaches well. Instills humor into chemistry.

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Tough quizzes but good prof. You must reviews your notes every night in order to survive his class!

hastie is very straightforward. he teaches well. he seems to be a nice person. but his tests are difficult.

heres my 2 cents... DONT GOTO THese classes..its a waste of time, he teaches straight from the lecture notes which is straight out of the text book, no more and no less... You better to save those 3 hours a week and read the dam text book.

The tests have nothing we did during lectures.

he makes the lectures kinda interesting so I think he's cool... althought, I haven't had one of his "quizzes" yet. I am so scared.

he knows what he talks about, he follows the lecture notes but doesn't only read them. a lot of people say that his tests are difficult, but you know what, you don't study for your tests by reading lecture notes but by doing problems..oh yeah he is funny

Good prof, but tough quizzes. You better have excellent math skills to do well in the quizzes. Understand the lecture notes since they can be applied on test. Do lots of problems to do well in the course!

yeah...like when he told that guy that he better go and learn how to wear a tie...hi hi hi..

He explains the material really well and his class is really entertaining. The quizes aren't difficult if you do a lot of practise problems. It's really possible to do well in the course.

really good prof but his tests are very difficult. No matter how much i study and how many problems i do i still do really bad on the tests.

He is a really nice, funny prof.. he made chemistry enjoyable and easy to understand.. his tests are easy as long as you understand the material..overall great prof!

very good prof, boring at sometimes. most ppl seem to do poorly on his quizzes, adivice for anyone is to get the past quizzes because all his quizzes are basically the same.

You will find that these lectures start out well and then get more and more boring as you go along. Still a good prof nonetheless. Speaks clearly, answers questions, wears the same sweater every day (hehe). Tests aren't too bad.

the methooyne eetom is made of 4 keebon molecYOOles...whose cell phone is that? NOW I'm pISSED!!

What a guy...Boy does he like his alcohol analogies...also...doing experiments with ethanol is a waste...i'll never forget that...EVER!!!

In my own defence, the tie comment wasn't half as bad as the one about why the lanthanides and actinides are not in the 6th and 7th period. But hes a cool prof once you get used to his accent.

Hastie is GOD. His accent is hot and so is he. Betting on which of his 2 sweaters he would wear was great. Oh ya, he's also a good prof and gives good help if you've already studied. Stay tuned for a vocabulary list...

Advice for people who are planning to take this course, make sure you do all the pratice problems in the book. Better understand basic high school chem or else he will scream at you!!

well, he goes straight by the text, which is good in a way. and he tries to make the material interesting. tests are terrible if uve done A LOT of problems, and if u get a nice ta marking it. overall good prof.

great prof. almost teaches right from the text. very straight forward. first quiz was kind of difficult but rest were fairly easy. exam was also difficult.

Knows what he's talking about. Overall his tests were alright, first test was hard, he had one easy test and the rest were fair. The exam was also difficult and was only 2 hours. Very suprised that there was so many questions for a 2hr exam.

I really looked forward to coming to his class. He was so entertaining. His tests weren't easy, but if you studied properly they were fine. I'm sorry he only teaches chem 1000 and not chem 1001.

Explains very well, his lectures are very organized and his passion about chemistry makes the class really interesting. His tests were ok, if you study you will do well in this course.

He seems like a really nice guy, but his tests are killer, especially his exams.however this is an interesting class and possible to do well in it you study REALLY hard.

Hastie is an interesting teacher, but his tests are killer. To do well on his tests you really do have to come to every lecture, and study well in advance of tests. Just doing the suggested problems isn't enough. Lecture notes are very very important.

Funny guy, tests were pretty hard, but Krylov`s were harder (chem1001). If you do your work, and the previous quizes, about a B is possible I guess. I have no idea how anyone can get an A in this course. I did all assigned problems...I guess you should do all the unassigned ones?

Honesty,good Prof.Speaking with accent,but very clear,explain things clearly.Don't forget to turn off your cellphone in his class otherwise he will make you embarrassed. I read both text book and slides,attended all lectures, did all old quizzes & exams that I have, and I finally got an A+. Not easy to get good mark, if you do not do your best.

Interesting prof, made long night classes tolerable. Difficult tests, but practicing different problem types will make the course easier.

best prof for chem 1001. if u do ur work u'll be fine. i got B in pitro's class and an A+ with this prof. so u can just imagine how great this prof is

pietro is da best prof 4 chem 1000. hastie is the best prof 4 chem 1001. i love this prof. he is fair n extremely helpful. choose him over other prof. he rulzzzzzzz

he is awesome!!!!!!!!!!! love him.....best prof at york.....i wish i have him again....

best prof ever....high mark can easily b obtained

best prof ever!!!!!easy test...easy to get good mark

Dr. Hastie is awesome. His accent is so sexy. He is sooo charming. His jokes are sooo funny. Oh almost forgot ... he is a really good teacher as well. Take CHEM 1001 with Hastie.

The best professor ever! Take chem 1001 with this prof and if u can chem 1000. awesome prof. very interesting lectures.

Good prof; even though it may be hard to stay awake during his lectures, his notes are excellent, and his tests are pretty easy (i.e. you won't need to "think outside the box" - consistent with practice from txtbook & prev. exams). Oh yes, he has an awesome sense of humour :)

Professor hastie is one of the best profs at york! His lectures feels like five min lectures. he is funny too and he likes what he teaches. keep your cell phones off in his lectures. his accent is super cool as well. take this course with prof hastie:D

I totally disagree with people who are saying that his lectures are boring! HIS LECTURES WERE VERY INTERESTING! Probably students who are saying that his lectures were boring are those who didn?t used to study, or were expecting the Profs to spoon feed them. PROFESSOR HASTIE ROCKS!!! take chem courses with prof hastie.

LOVE this prof.. he is really great, very helpful, very nice.. gotta love the accent:) tests and exam were very reasonable..

the best chem prof u will ever meet. Very helpful, nice, very funny.

BEST PROF EVER!

Really nice prof! His level of interest in students and the subject was great and therefore taught very well. Easy to follow and encouraged student engagement during tutorials

He is a good prof, regarding a previpous comment on liquid water, ITS IN THE TEXTBOOK DUMBASS :) his tests are fair, he does not expect you to be brilliant an chemistry, he answers question in class, is excellent in tutorial, and loves chemistry.

He's a very good prof!! If u study both his slides and book u'll be fine! although going to lectures are not that much mandatory, but I do recommened u to go there and don't let it pile up until the last moment of ur test!!! but it's a very time consuming class!

decent prof, funny comments

fun and outgoing teacher. his tests SEEM easy at first sight, but u end up realizing they were pretty hard after you get your mark back!!

Overall, decent prof. Study hard and maybe you'll manage to get an A. Exam marks were brutal.

Awesome professor. He is funny, I like his accent and the way he says molecular. Tests are easy if you study. Textbooks do not give you the skills to do good. Its abstraction of what you learn. Study and you will do good. Procrastinate and you will fail. Awesome professor!

He's a good professor. He records lectures so you can listen to them anytime so attendance isn't mandatory. His accent is a nice change up and he's got a decent sense of humor. Tests can be tricky but nothing that you haven't seen before in lecture. For best results do the problem sets & past tests and review the textbook.

I'm so glad I had Prof. Hastie for Chem1000, he posted the lecture material online and was helpful in the tutorials. He often livened up the lectures with stories and jokes, and made an effort to keep our large class engaged. While our quizzes were often difficult, they were fair. I would definitely recommend him!

Tests are straight forward and easy to ace. Lectures always help clear up misunderstandings in the readings