One of the best professors at the university. He is very clear in class, his lectures are interesting. He puts a lot of effort into his classes and prepares amazing lecture slides (no need for a text book). If you pay attention and put in the necessary work it isn't a difficult class. His tests are very fair.

This class is great cause there's no textbook, and test questions are all based of his lecture slides. As long as you study these lecture slides thoroughly you will have your A.

He is really helpful and he is nice, as long as you study the materials you have your A.

Amazing and informative lecturer. He always answers his emails right away, and provides useful explanations for your questions. Midterms are okay - you definitely need to record lectures!

He's a decent professor and he really wants his students to understand the material (although he's not great at communicating information he will spend time on stuff if you ask him qeustions). You ABSOLUTELY need to go to lectures- there's no txt and memorizing his slides will earn you a 70. The class turned out to be semi-interesting.

This course is very lecture based. Not a bad thing since the Dr Peter teaches the material very well and is extremely friendly and approachable. The Biology department at York should SERIOUSLY have more professors like him. HINT: his analogies are funny but extremely important for tests.

Not the best lecturer but the lecture themselves are clean and concise. His powerpoints are extremely clear in terms of information but he is a bit tickt. Pay attention to the little details he goes over in class and you'll do fine.

Great slides (no need for text). Attendance is must and recording can really help. Make sure you read every questions at least three times cuz he likes to trick students. mEMORIZATION OF DETAILS ARE REQUIRED BUT NOT ENOUGH YOU HAVE BE ABLE TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE. Good mark is definitely possible!!

very very detail oriented!

Dr. Cheung is an excellent lecturer. He is also great one-on-one. I would recommend seeing him in his office hours and paying close attention to detail - the tests are tricky and detail-oriented. Be aware that he may ask you about exceptions to rules, etc. or ask you to apply his examples to real life on the exams.

Great lecturer, take detailed notes and relisten to recordings for clarification. Answer the questions he asks in class and participate ! test are tricky but manageable. approachable and helpful to students who ask for extra help just dont ask redundant questions that he just went over...

Explains the information to the best of his ability, but the material is very tough to understand. Also, I found the tests to be very specific and very tough. This is the hardest Biology class I have taken at York so far.

Great lecturer, explained things really well. Really helped set the foundation for other 3rd/4th year bio courses. You could tell he was interested in what he was teaching and cared about students actually learning and doing well. Tests were challenging but if you attended lectures and spent enough time studying, getting an A was easy.

Definitely one of the hardest biology classes I've taken at york. His tests are very hard i have to say, study everything. EVERYTHING. Wish there were other profs teaching this, but he's a good lecturer. Explains things okay too but tests were crazy

He is good at explaining concepts but does so a bit quickly so make sure to record the lectures. Tests were pretty fair but required more than just memorizing the material

He's a great prof! No need to record lectures... just go to class and take notes! Everything is easy and straightforward :)

No textbooks required but if you need resources to clarify certain topics, one of the books can be read online. Attendance is a MUST. It's all lecture-based. So know and understand the slides and what he elaborates on. His real-life analogies actually aided me well in tests. Some memorization but mostly understanding the concepts.

Prof Cheung was personally the best prof to teach Molec. The concepts are difficult and he tends to make them easy. However, the course will not be easy and you have to put in work. His tests can be tricky so you have to go to the lectures and know everything in detail.

Prof. Cheung is perhaps the best prof I have had for bio-based courses. There is no required textbook, and attendance is NOT mandatory provided you have ALL of the lecture recordings. For tests, memorize all of what he says, the more the better. His tests are a combination of easy questions and relatively complex ones (application based).

Amazing Professor and Lecturer but extremely difficult exams and questions. That being said Peter was the best Bio prof I have ever had.

If you want to get a good grade with him, you have to go to all lectures, record them (because you really will have to re-listen) and pay attention to all his examples, usually theyre on the test. Also asks random memorization questions from the slides, so basically memorize everything. He writes the tests, so try to enroll on his section.

Peter gets a bad rep. It's undeserved. The course is tough, but Peter goes through the material and is willing to answer Qs and clarify concepts during and after class. His explanations are sometimes a bit laboured and require review after class to fully understand. Recording lectures, asking questions and memorizating will go a long way.

I found this online version of Molec 1 to be more enjoyable and organized than I thought it would be. We would have to watch pre-recorded lecture ahead of time and he does live Zoom classes during the scheduled class time to recap the previous lecture material and answer questions. The course was very difficult but also very interesting!

Honest answer? If u actually study the material and attend the lectures diligently, you'll get an A. A+ is harder to achieve but not impossible. Prof was really helpful and accessible during office hours. I recommend to stay on track with the weekly recorded lectures and attend the recap sessions ALWAYS! Q&a sessions and office hours were good too.

Peter is a great professor. His lectures were clear and easy to understand. The material itself wasn't the easiest, you definitely have to put in a lot of time and effort in studying. I would recommend recording his lectures in person to go back and make sure you didn't miss anything. Overall great prof but difficult course!

Peter Cheung is actually a really good professor with clear explanations during lectures and with willingness to answer as many questions as possible. He tried to do the best for the students to understand the material. It is a heavy course but I think he breaks it down very well. He also accommodates a lot. I definitely recommend him.

Molecular Bio is a tough course, but Dr. Cheung explains difficult concepts fairly well. It is important to work hard at this course because the tests are detailed and some questions are tricky. However, Dr. Cheung's office hours are helpful and he also clarifies concepts if you email him. The course overall was challenging, but very interesting.

Very good at explaining things and lectures are clear. The tests are very specific and difficult sometimes but everything is from lecture material. Can get a decent grade by attending lectures and staying on top of material as there's a lot of stuff to understand.

Write down basically everything he says thats extra from the slides and it will literally all be on the midterms/exams. No surprises at all. If you study hard and pay attention to his examples in class then if you don't get an A+ something is seriously wrong with you.

I would say that the content towards the start of this course is very simple but towards the last few chapters it can get very detailed and difficult to understand. No assignments and only midterms and final. I found the midterms and final to be simple and content was straight from the lectures. lectures were boring to watch but he explains well

You need to pay attention during lectures and recap sessions. He respond to emails quickly and always answers students questions. Overall, a very good prof.

Dr. Cheung is an amazing lecturer! the course itself is difficult but he knows how to make students succeed. His recap sessions at the beginning of each lecture were very helpful and gave me a second chance at understanding the material. its memorization heavy so make sure to memorize everything

Dr. Cheung is a great biology professor. Was extremely clear in his lectures and his tests are exactly based on what he teaches, no tricks at all. He has structured this course in a way that makes it so easy to retain information. Made me love molecular biology. Also his recap sessions are so helpful.

I enjoyed the lectures a lot. The midterm questions r almost all straight from the lecture material.

He is truly a really good lecturer. I took this class in the summer and he cares for students to come to class and wants them to understand. Tests were difficult, majority of the stuff comes from the lecture. Haven't written the exam yet, I expect it to be hard though. He really takes his time with the recap sessions every class as well.

Lectures are heavy and you must keep up with them, try to memorize everything (except stuff like dates and names) and you should be good. He is seriously a wonderful explainer and respectful.

Exam questions were directly from the lecture slides and what he says. Make sure you study all the experiments he shows as they will definitely show up. He does recap sessions at the start of every lecture which helped solidify our understanding of the material. He really wants to see students succeed and is eager for student participation in class

If you have to take biol3110 take it with Peter over Chen. I did not watch every lecture but the recap gets you up to date. I would say after every class try to skim over the slides/notes or do a quizlet. Just do something that forces you to memorize over time you'd be able to draw connections and that would make the course much easier.

Professor is clear and direct with how he teaches the lecture material. Tests are from his lectures (lecture slide notes + what he says in class) and he gives subtle cues on the questions in the midterm that help you answer them. He is one of the easier profs out of all of them who teach 3000 level bio courses. I recommend taking this course.

One of my favourite professors ever. It is a little hard to follow along during his lectures but if you review the recordings afterwards, it is really easy to understand. His midterms were very fair, I honestly found them pretty easy. The final exam was a bit harder but thats as expected. Also, material from this course was most interesting so far!

I've only attended the 1st lecture of his BIOL 3110 S1 2024 course, and I can tell right off the bat that he is genuinely awesome! So caring and compassionate for his students. Always asks us if we have questions and provided unconditional support during the first lecture. The material is invaluable and something all students should be educated in!

Great professor, but the course is way too dense. Tests are quite challenging and require you to know everything, even the smallest pieces of information buried within more broader information. Some questions challenge you to link multiple concepts which can be tricky. Little chance for error since marking scheme 25%, 25%, 50%.

The course content was intensive, but the lecture on molecular biology was exceptionally well-organized, clear, and engaging. The professor demonstrated patience and respect while answering questions, creating a supportive learning environment. Overall, it was an outstanding course.

I don't understand why some people hate him; his lectures are so organized, and the entire flow is coherent.

Prof explains material in depth and even recaps the previous lecture every class. Exams are fair if you put in effort to study bc the course is info dense in general. He responds fast and answered all my questions thoroughly. Study the slides in detail + go to class and you'll be fine. ppl complaining just want minimal effort classes lol.

This is a hard course no matter the professor. If you only study a few days before exams and don't really understand the material, you'll fail. The exams were fair. To do well, attend lectures, take detailed notes, keep up with the material and be able to apply what you learn, just memorizing won't work.