Good Prof, he explains concepts very well, and cares a lot about the students, course material is challenging though, exams are fair to challenging

great prof..who is very enthusiastic about the course. the exams are difficult tho. just keep up with the problem sets and u should be in good shape .

He seems to be a friendly person. However, I have observed that he doesn't like to give an outline of chapter references in the book (which bothers many students).On exams, to get the next question, you must answer the previous 10 right. very challenging

Lectures are fun. Though sometimes are too fast because there is a vast amount of material to cover. His Chem281 is a nice introduction to 282, which helps a lot. Exams are scared at first, but are okay. In general, a very good prof to have at SFU.

Great lecturer, good notes, sometimes tough (but fair) tests, very willing to help. Great prof.

He taught this course well. I liked him as a professor. Right from the beginning, he made this course very interesting and fun.

He's hard but he doesn't test you on thigns taht he never mentioned. He's to get u the best grade you can get. Besides, he drinks beer at the pub more often than ne one i know! U can't hate someone like that!

Good Prof. His exams are only on the stuff that were taught in the class. The concept are challenging. Pay great deal of attention when he explains the mechanisms because he goes over them very fast!

great prof, prepares you very well for the exams, lots of practice problems and practice exams to do, you will do well in this course if u work hard

A great prof. Spends an insane amount of time helping students with questions during and outside of office hours. Very approachable, willing to help, and an interesting speaker with good Halloween demonstrations. Sexy too!

he was great, the course was challenging but that's the course itself. DO THE PRACTICE EXAMS -he always uses the same format. another thing, it wouldn't hurt to do a little sucking up... people would carry his molecular models to his office sometimes haha! (not me- I don't brown nose)

The course is lovely when it commences. It is simple and you may wonder why people describe this class as diffucult. Then after the first midterm things get swearin' hard. It's quite silly, really. The labs are better than for 121 and 126, and there is no mandatory homework for the lecture which is just dandy.

He's a very good Prof. and likes to make organic chem as easy as possible.

Good friendly prof. Compared to other organic chem class, the course is very easy. If you have hard time reading his notes, go to his lectures! His exams are easy if you do practice midterms and finals on his website. Lots of cool demonstration and funny jokes.

Awesome prof. He really made the course interesting, as well as informative. Put up a 'what you need to know' file before the exam containing every one of the 50-odd reactions taught in class, as well as most concepts.

I honestly don't understand why everyone's saying he's a horrible prof. He is very helpful and so are his lectures. He just explains most of his notes orally, so if you don't pay attention, you can't just get by on his written notes alone. This class actually has me very interested in chemistry, and thanks to him, I now want to major in chemisty.

great guy, funny, and an awesome prof....go to class...listen to him, understand and do his practice exams (actual exams are exactly like the practice ones) and you're set for an easy A or B

great prof, very enthusiastic and willing to help. He doesn't follow the text book chapter by chapter but its not his job to. keeps the class interesting with jokes and great experiments :)

It is SO IMPORTANT that you read the textbook actively. The syllabus he posts is not followed (at all) so you have to pay attention to what he's lecturing on and keep up withyour readings based on that. If you do that you will love his class. He's funny and friendly and a very good teacher, just slightly not organized when it comes to syllabuses.

Study the textbook because it will really explain what is happening.

Fantastic proffessor! Stays outside of the lecture hall after every lecture to talk with students who have questions or need help. Ive never seen him be anything less than completely helpful and approachable

Isn't the worst, but isn't the best. I loved that he gave practice exams so you always knew what to expect. He was also very willing to help and approachable. The Halloween class was the best. NUMBER ONE THING I HATED. He was sooo hard to follow and was all over the place, but from what I've heard he is one of the better profs. 7.5/10

Probably my favourite Chem prof. Material was communicated very well, the labs as a whole were both enjoyable and challenging, and the final exam was difficult but fair, with practice exams given. Highly recommend for second or third year Organic Chem.

CHEM 281 is very difficult but Dr. Pete is super helpful. Go to his office hours if you have any questions. Don't fall behind in this class because the second half of the course has so much material.

Very happy I took Chem281 with Dr. Pete. He made the course as painless as possible for his students. Be sure to do the problem sets as soon as he assigns them. The practice exams will save your grade. He is so funny and pleasant for absolutely every lecture. With more effort I'm confident a non chem major like me could have gotten an A.

He is a super funny and engaging lecturer, but the content overall is challenging and you have to keep up with it yourself.

Yes, this course is a very challenging course, so it will be difficult! Expect that. Pete does tend to rush through the end material, BUT the final reflected what he taught. A lot of the really challenging material he rushed through was not on the final. If you study from his problem sets, you could easily achieve a decent grade in this course

For med students/"A" students Bottom line: Pete is a good choice b/c his problem sets reflect exams exactly. You need to study/keep up independently regardless of the prof. Don't be naive. It's a university OCHEM class not Science 10. Final exam today was an absolute breeze. Those complaining about it are naive C+ students. Plus he's fun

Pete's the bomb. Just had the final. IT WAS SO EASY. I'm surprised that people are complaining. If you studied from the practice material he provided us with, YOU WERE GUCCI. Plus, he's hilarious. Halloween lecture was bomb. Literally ;)

SO relieved after the final exam today. It was exactly from the problem sets we did. Lots of material, but if you did the practice material, you would feel as good as I do. Great choice for a 281 class. Don't let yourself panic when material seems to overflow. He gives you tons of hints in the exam questions - practically answering it himself.

At first I thought he would fulfill the prophecies that rate my prof told me about: goes slow and rushes the end. But keep up and study actively. This course easily became my favorite class of the semester. Do his problem sets over for practice, do your textbook Q's and you'll be fine. He goes over many reactions which is useful for O Chem 2

Course was loaded with work, but Dr. Willson gives out a lot of practice questions, and very similar qustions on the tests, so, be sure to do your problem set each week. His lectures are fun, and he explain everything clearly, but some times his lecture topics seem to be disorganised.

Excellent explanations during lecture. Be sure to do his Problem Sets; ALL OF THEM. His exams are NEARLY identical to the problem sets he gives out. 1st midterm will be EASY, but don't let that fool you. The 2nd will be much more challenging. He shows us A LOT of Reaction Mechanisms at the end which is daunting, but his final Problem Set will help.

Problem Sets are key. Great teacher, I genuinely learned a lot of information and did not have to memorize much for the first 2/3's of the course. Towards the end it gets tough though with tons of mechanisms. Fair grader, midterms are similar to problem sets and final fairly reflected the whole curriculum.

Dr Pete was a great choice for Chem 281. He's very good at explaining the reactions in a way that you won't really have to learn them. He's also always available for extra help and is super approachable. Pay very close attention during lecture and be sure to do his problem sets every week, especially towards the end.

Dr. Wilson is an exceptional professor. His lecturers are interesting, if you obviously do the pre readings otherwise you will be lost. The midterms are very fair. However do study for everything, I made the mistake for not studying for the first midterm & did poorly (it was quite easy but pressure of time). The final reflects everything learned.

Awesome Prof. Difficult course, but he provides more than enough learning opportunity and practice questions for exams with his problems sets. Made lectures entertaining and is a professional and respectful man. His exams directly reflect the problem sets. Class becomes considerably more difficult after second midterm, but overall great Prof

Class was fairly easy. His exams are NEARLY identical to the problem sets he gives out. If you can do them, you're pretty much set. Tutorials helped a lot with that. Most of the Q's on his exams pretty much gives away the answer. First midterm will be EASY, but 2nd is harder. Final isn't anymore difficult. Lectures are little disorganized though.

Best ochem prof ive ever had. Extremely helpful after class and during office hours. His exams were also very fair. Study and you'll do well. Would recommend him if youre planning to take ochem 281

Great prof and explains things very well! Made chemistry a lot easier. Tutorials were useless but do the problem sets and you will be good to go.

Knows ochem inside out and is an easy going guy. Gives useful feedback and help, and is also easy to approach. Final was hard as the course material can get difficult, especially if you don't keep up. Marking on tests and reports was very fair. Course is heavy on ochem mechanisms which can be good or bad depending on the person.

Decent lecturer, and tests were reasonable. Kind of a rude guy outside of class...

The one man that can make organic chemistry interesting and understandable. Kindest man I've ever come across.

The one man that can make organic chemistry interesting and understandable. Kindest man I've ever come across...

First time teaching 282/283 and you couldn't tell, very good at explaining the concepts and the man put countless hours into his notes for that semester. Office hours are a key to success too, he rambles so you end up learning a lot more than you came for

Peter is a great guy but would sometimes get confused by his own lecture notes when explaining things, and would have to clarify it in the next lecture. His exams were fair but he asks a lot of questions, so don't focus too much on one thing because it covers everything, so know it all. But he wanted students to do well and was always funny!

Such a sweet teacher. Cares about his students and passionate about mechanisms. Fun labs and loaded course that taught loads.

Pete is a great lecturer. He very clearly cares so much about his students and the class he teaches. He posts weekly problem sets that really help you prep for exams. The exam breakdown was a 40% midterm, and a 60% final, which was rather daunting but the exams being in person definitely did help as he was generous with allotted exam time.

Dr. Pete is an amazing professor! Easy to reach out by email/in-person for extra help. Really passionate about organic chemistry and tries his best to make the lectures easy enough to follow. Lectures got a little jumbled and rushed near the end though. The labs were a lot easier than expected and no tough grading compared to chem 286.

Probably my favorite ochem prof, you can tell he is very passionate about ochem and helping students to actually learn. Open door policy is nice, and he gives tons of bonus marks on exams which was really helpful. The second midterm was way harder than the first (in chem 282 at least), so don't get comfortable too comfortable after the first one.

Dr. Pete is very passionate about chemistry. He give practice questions with the clear instructions about everything. 2nd midterm was way harder than the first one. Go to classes and understand the material, you will do great!!!

Very caring prof. You can really tell he knows alot about chemistry and he tries to make lectures interesting. Weekly problem sets really help, they are usually harder than the exam questions. The final (283) was harder than the midterms but honestly very fair.

Pete is a great organic chemistry professor! He is very accessible outside of class, and his assignments are a huge help in terms of understanding the concepts. His exams are very fair, with many bonus points given out to help raise the average. Overall, he is passionate about what he teaches and you can tell that he cares deeply.

Good lecturer, fair tests with generous bonus marks. Class was scaled for sure. Would take again.

Test based course for sure but Dr. Wilson are always passionate about helping you understand the materials.

first mt was super easy, second mt got a bit harder, and the final was difficult. practice problem sets as they are extremely similar to the real exams. he rushed through all the reactions before finals, with no real time to study them all, but other than that, chill guy

problem sets were the most helpful imo to do well in this class. mt1 was easy then mt2 was hard and final was very hard (lots of mechanisms but content from the whole course was spread out). best part about Pete is the GRADE SCALE in our final grades. saved my life fr.

Pete's a kind person and probably the best Chem prof I've had at SFU. My biggest issues are that he delves too much into theory and how he crammed in a bunch of different reactions in the last ~2 weeks of class. My advice to do well is to actually go to tutorials and to watch lots of yt vids/do prac probs to solidify topics.

Lecture notes are handwritten, but very clear / not endless. OCHEM 3 is HARD, but exams were always so fair, and Dr. Wilson is clearly so excited to talk about organic chemistry. So sweet.

He teaches very well but his course format is ARCHAIC!!! For the love of god he needs to combine his weekly lecture material into one, or just re-do his notes. Anyways, do the problem sets, go to office hours and you'll be okay! He's got a bit off sass but I think it's just the accent.

I loved Pete! The course distribution was quite challenging since it was all exam-based, but they were fairly written. He also included bonus marks which helped A LOT. I found his lectures interesting and liked that he always encouraged questions. This class was difficult but still my favourite class I've ever taken!

Dr. Pete is a sweet and caring professor. I had him for my lab also, and he would often let me stay overtime and patiently wait for us to finish our experiments if we were running late. The class itself is tough, but Dr. Pete has amazing notes and takes the time to explain. He also is very kind to help students in office hours. Hard work is key.

Dr. Pete is very nice and passionate about chemistry. His teaching style was not for me, he doesn't post his ancient hand written notes until after class. Make sure you attend every lecture because they aren't recorded either. Tests were very difficult and his problem sets didn't help me prepare much. I relied more on outside resources.

Dr. Wilson is an amazing prof! CHEM 282/83 is a difficult course and many students complained that he crams too much content into the last few weeks. DO NOT try and memorize everything, instead do the problem sets and understand and recognize similar patterns. Many students that didn't like this class were life sci majors who are used to memorizing

if u dont attend lecture u will def not succeed. dr.wilson posts his notes after lecture and are hand written, so trying to understand it on ur own is difficult. practice sets were harder than the exam which is great for practice. exams were fair and is very clear in his questions, and even gives hints for several questions.

Dr. Pete is truly one of the best profs I have ever had at SFU. His lectures are really engaging and he explains the concepts really well and helps you to build a strong foundation of organic chemistry. Exams may be a bit challenging but he gives easy bonus questions and scales. I highly recommend taking Organic chem 2 with Dr. Pete.

Pete is very friendly, respected and intelligent. I enjoyed his class. His exams were very challenging but fair as he helped where he could (bonus marks). Notes were very old school, but once you got used to them they were actually much better than modern notes. If you take the class tho, just conform to his methods of teaching and you'll be fine.

Handwritten lecture notes are useful and to the point, really approachable even do hes built like a semi-truck (compliment). His lectures are a little on the boring side, however please do go as it's useful. Also his tutorials are useful to prep with the midterm and final.

If you are comfortable with organic chemistry and being in a lab this is a very easy A+. Most of your grade is weekly lab reports that are not very long or difficult. Lots of NMR and IR in every report sheet but with practice, those are easy. Other than the start of each lab you don't interact with Pete much, mainly TAs so hope you have a good one

I had him for 284 and not 283 but there was no option for it. He's more of an old-school teacher with his hand-written notes but if you aren't paying attention in class you won't understand the problem sets or exams. My advice is to learn the reagents, not the mechanisms. Please go to tutorial.