great prof, enthusiastic, willing to help

Good teacher who cares about his students. Tests are right out of the text, though, so lectures are not that important. Sit near the front if in CIT because board is REALLY hard to see. Chem 101isn't riveting, but he tries his best to make it interesting

really enthusiastic! was able to bring my interest to this class, even though i am not generally intersted in chem. made me want to come to class. very fair testing! good prof!

He's funny and a great professor! I thoroughly enjoyed his lectures. Midterms were easy and the final was fair and pretty easy too. Ego boosting course for a first year student!

Excellent professor. One of the best I've encountered so far. Very clear, and straightforward style of teaching. Doesn't enjoy tricking or screwing with students, which seems to be the pastime enjoyed by most chem professors. He's very helpful outside of class, and tests were very fair.

He's a pretty funny guy, and definitely knew what was going on. He's not out to get students. He wants you to do well. Take his class.

Great Prof! I got the sense that he genuinely cared about the welfare and sucess of his students and that he knew exactly what was going on. Midterms and final were very fair and straight from the text book. He was very organized. I highly recomend him.

Awsome prof, so much energy, wont fall asleep in this class, notes are too the point, only the info you need to do material, if you aim to LEARN from the lecture and write a few notes your study time is decreased ALOT his notes make sense from months ago if you understood what he said while writing them.

Do all the questions he assigns. If you understand the textbook, you'll be fine.

great

I'd say really nice prof, helpful and friendly. always available outside of class, and willing to help! he's funny and his class is interesting, not as easy to fall asleep. Recommendu to take his classes;)

Great guy. I feel I owe him this review because of a mistake I once made on a midterm, which lowered my mark by about 20%. I went to his office and explained it was because I wasn't paying attention and hurrying, he gave me full marks. Organic chem sucks, but he's funny and enthusiastic so. If you have a choice of teachers for organic chem, pickhim

He is very helpful person! He explained things very clearly. If u try hard enough, he won't fail you!

good teacher, gives lots of helpful review sample questions and sessions...he knows what hes doing!

Great teacher. Very passionate and interesting. I would highly recommend his class over other profs. We went through the course faster and would review for a week while the other class caught up to us. The other class my year was Briggs, and I would HIGHLY recommend Wan despite the early morning class.

Just a warning: this class is incredibly fast-paced. Wan is a great prof. He is easy to understand, and his tests are fairly reasonable. My biggest problem with the course was the pace. At the beginning, the pace was faster than most. Toward the end, however, they hit the gas pedal, and you have to work at three times the pace! Lots of memorizatio

Explains very clearly in class. Great organization of the material with excellent exam preparation. The course is challenging though and piles up quickly!

Wan is a great professor. But let me tell you, this course seems simple at first, and it definately will catch up to you and seem overwelming. My advice: MAKE REACTION SHEETS, go through the book, your notes, every reaction you see write it down. When your studying, dont simply stare at the reactions;buy a whiteboard and keep rewriting them out.

This prof is awesome. Clear, enthusiastic and funny. He wants his students to do well. Follow his advice and make "reaction sheets". It's a fast pace course, some concepts are challenging but Dr. Wan makes it manageable.

Easy to understand, very good prof. Extremely helpful at office hours! He's willing to help you until the last minute before the exams etc, wants his students to do well. Give really good advises too. Recommended!

If you attend class and do the assigned problems, you'll have no problems with this course. While this course can be hard on some, Wan is a very good professor, he knows what he's talking about and is very helpful.

He's very clear in his explanations and also gives you a good idea of what you'll need to know. He is really good in the office hours.

Wan is a great prof. He writes a lot and gives you all the key reactions and mechanisms. Sometimes he will say "but you should know this" and laugh, but you should lol. I never did, but then i would just study later and i ended up with an A+. just do the textbook questions and attend class. He's an excellent professor; laid back, funny and helpful

Dr. Wan makes this class very manageable, and encourages you to study. He lays out key reactions fairly well, but what would help is going home and rewriting the key reactions after each class. It would take maybe 20 minutes to a half hour to do each night and iwll make the course a lot easier. Just stay up to date with the material boom:great mark

Wan is the best. His explanations are fantastic and he really wants you to understand the lecture material.

Organic chem is just difficult, regardless. Wan knows his stuff and is very smart. Gives lots of examples of reactions. Go to class, take lots of notes, practice lots of reactions, and just make sure you keep up with all the material.

Man is a legend. Ppl have already said the good stuff about him so just gonna say some random stuff. Dude can draw organic compounds like it ain't nothin but a thang. neatest writing on a chalkboard i have ever seen. hopefully he teaches Chem 335 for the next couple years b/c i can't take it this year. Gives complete solid notes. Get this guy.

Was such a great teacher. All of his midterms were extremely fair and reflected the lecture work beautifully. I wish someone would post Wan for 335?

Dr. Wan is great! He may have an accent that takes quite some time to get used to but he explains things from so many different angles and he makes sure that we understand the concepts. He's also very enthusiastic when he teaches, which for ochem, is needed.

A very funny and enthusiastic prof. He kept his lectures clear while also keeping everyone entertained. he found a way to incorporate all learning objectives into the synthesis of drug.

Awesome prof! Tons of energy very enthusiastic! Made organic chem a fun class which is hard to do!

Fantastic sense of humour, and very, very good at teaching. Kept everyone engaged with his helpful examples and interesting (and surprisingly often recreational drug related...) slides! This guy is great!

Really good sense of humor and explanations! Made ochem very enjoyable :)

Excellent professor, explains a difficult subject well

Fantastic prof. He is hilarious and the notes he writes on the board are flawless and easy to read. However, this coarse is extremely difficult so you have to stay on top of everything but Wan is an excellent prof.

PWan is the best prof ive had. He is very easy going and will answer any q you have perfectly. His notes are very clear and he practically tells you what will be on the MTs and final. Miles better than briggs. After seeing him my grade went up from a 59 on MT2 to 93 on the final. He makes class and the topic interesting too. LOVE the guy.

Great prof who understands the stress and other work that comes with university, helping the class wherever he can. Perfect notes and very fair tests that had no ambiguity on any question. Very straight forward on tests and in lectures, even showed slides for total of 5+ classes of ACTUALLY interesting information relating to organic chem.

Great prof with respect for students, understands that not everyone is an ochem whiz and provides helpful hints and tricks. Sweetest man ever!

Nicest guy ever! Also, has a sense of humor! But that's not all. He genuinely wants to help you succeed and learn the material. If you have a question and drop by his office and he's there, he drops what he is doing to help students (unless it's soda pop). Tests were fair and held no surprises. Good prof! Be happy you are in his class!

Great sense of humor and good lectures. The course requires lots of extra work and he's willing to help if you need it.

picture your ideal prof. Peter Wan is the man. nuff said.

Excellent professor! After Briggs butchered chem 231, Wan saves organic chemistry. Knows his material, emphasizes key reactions, makes sample midterms, and helps out with any questions. Best professor I have had at UVic. Take chemistry with him! Organic chem is tough but so is life, so you have to put the effort in

Great prof. Breaks down the material into simple steps and doesn't over complicate anything. He wants you to know only what you need to know which is refreshing. All his tests are fair and almost identical to the practice tests he posts. Studying them and you will do just fine. You're lucky to get this prof!

Peter Wan is an amazing prof! He really knows his stuff and is so helpful. He is also really funny in his lectures. The midterms and final were tough but everything you need to know is in the notes and the contents of the final were heavily hinted at in his final seminars. The course is tough, use all the resources available to you!

He's a good prof with decent explanations, but don't expect to get by just listening to lectures. It all comes down to how much time you practice. Use his office hours because they are super helpful.

Ochem 231 was a really tough class but I felt Peter Wan gave enough material to prepare for the midterms and final. He provided practice midterms with solutions for every midterm as well as the final. It is super important to attend lectures because he does write down a bunch of additional information on the white board which was really helpful.

Wan was a funny prof and I found his notes in the board, especially on review days, very helpful. Tests were fair, but you either know it or you don't. His midterms and final mostly followed the sample tests he posted on the website. If you need extra help, he ends some classes early so you can ask him questions and there are tutorials as well.

I really enjoyed Dr. Wan's teaching style. He went through many examples and was always clear about what would be on tests. Be sure to take notes and do practice problems. Sooner or later you will find OCHEM really fun!

Peter was awesome. In lecture he would relate the material to 'real' world uses making the material more interesting and seem less abstract. He was very intimidating in the pre midterm/final tutorials forcing students to write reactions on the board on the spot but was awesome because then you would never forget what you learnt in the tutorial.

Come on. Let's get real. Everyone is in agreement that Peter Wan is high quality.

I came into this course hating chemistry from first year, but thanks to Wan's passion and drug examples it became my favourite course. Cares about the success of his students and doing well. Expectations are clear; the tests are exactly as he warns the class. Some people will be able to visualize and cruise through while others will try and fail.

For anyone who criticizes Wan's teaching, I hope those people get SANDY Briggs for every class, HAHAHAHAHAHAH.

WIsh he teaches all chemistry courses ! His tests are very fair, and he is always there for you in tutorials!

Peter is a great teacher who made Organic Chem fun, even though the material is pretty hard he used great examples and made it clear what was on the exam. Make sure to do the practice midterms and you'll do great!

He tells you what you need to know but nothing more. It gets better as the course goes on. You have to practise though, otherwise you won't do well. Some of the loopholes to certain rules he doesn't tell you, but that's all in learning for yourself. If you find a mistake on your graded midterm, don't get it remarked, you'll regret it.

Peter is a great prof. He gave us all the necessary tools required to at least pass the course but if you study hard you will do great. He cares about students, if you are stuck there are tons of extra tutorials that you can attend to and ask questions. You can also tell that he is passionate about chemistry, he is kind of adorable.

Probably my most favorite professor in Uni so far. He teaches tutorials himself. Will make you understand the answers to your own question w/o just giving it to you. I liked Ochem. Take his advice. Practice will make you perfect.

Peter is awesome. He's super clear what he expects on his exams. His lectures are good, he always takes time to do examples and he never rushes through any topics. By far one of the better profs.

Overall, Peter Wan is a good prof. He does his best to inform students of the material and isn't trying to screw you over. He even went over some mechanisms in the review for the final and put them all in the final.

Lots of material covered and definitely increasingly difficult than 231. Found it hard to learn much in class, as sometimes his explanations to concepts aren't clear. I learned a lot through youtube videos on the same topics. Gives great hints in class to what to be expected on tests. Very helpful outside of class.

Peter Wan is an absolute legend! He is extremely forward and to the point and tells you exactly what he expects of you! Do everything he says and it's an easy A+. Go to his tutorials that he offers before midterms! I never was much of a chem fan until I took ochem with Wan. He's also hilarious and easily understandable!

Literally the best science prof I've ever had and will probably ever have.

Peter is a great prof. Really funny, engaging, and pretty clear about what is expected on tests. Grading was difficult - your grade is basically decided by two midterms (20% each) and the final (52%). Lectures and tutorials were great, but you can only fit so much info in, so I relied pretty heavily on the text. Overall good course

Peter does everything he possibly can to help you to succeed. The posted practice midterms are always super relevant and his tutorials are a perfect place to get extra help. He gives you the tools, you just gotta put the time in because there is a lot of material.

Peter Wan is the best professor I have had at UVIC. He spends a lot of his own time helping students achieve. There is a lot of material, but he posts extremely relevant midterm and final practice exams. If you know these inside and out the tests are easy. Practice lots and GO TO THE TUTORIALS.

One of the most enthusiastic and intelligent chemistry professors I have ever had. he really knows the material and does every thing he can to explain it in a way that is interesting and understandable.

Nice prof, with clear concrete examples. Wish he was a litter faster and more to the point in lecture but that's probably just me.

One of the best professors I've ever had. Peter is super clear about what you need to learn, and provides excellent resources to succeed. His tutorials are fantastic, and I've never seen a prof dedicate so much of his free time to his students.

Peter Wan is a professor that comes by once in a lifetime. If you have him, you would be incredibly lucky and would be gifted with unreal organic chemistry skills. He is straight up one of the most caring and funniest profs I ever had, and he wants everyone to succeed. Make sure to go to his tutorials, and pay attention to what he says.

Do the practice tests! They lay out the format and expected knowledge for each midterm and final exam. This makes it super easy to succeed as you don't need to scramble during a test to figure out what is going on because you already know and have practised. Lots of material to learn, but that is ochem's fault not Peter's

Peter Wan is an awesome prof. If you show up to lectures and pay attention, you'll learn. Watch out for his final exams... they're brutal

Attendance is not mandatory, but its a must if you want an A, also do the practice assignment as it is closely based on tests, some questions would also be pulled directly from the assignments

Straight shooter. Your mark will directly reflect your time and effort spent to practice and understand the material. Peter gives clear cut guidelines on what is examinable and important to understand. Grading is fair and concise. Practice material is very representative of exams

Peter is hilarious, he tries to make a tough course more enjoyable. The condensed course is intense, you'll need to do a lot of extra work outside of class as he cannot possibly cover everything slowly or in a detailed way in class. Do every assigned problem in the book and you'll be fine. Expect lots of Breaking Bad jokes lol.

The prof made the lecture enjoyable and his teaching style was amazong. However, I found the contents were somewhat challenging for a non-chem student. If you are not ready to spend a fair amount of time on organic chemistry, this might not be the right course for you. The exams are fair and practice exams are very helpful.

Good professor, answers to questions thoroughly. The lectures are necessary to succeed, textbook contains too much unexamined information. There are presentations posted, though, they are very useful if you miss the lectures.

I loved his lectures so much made me fall in love with chemistry