..notes up, hard tests/assignments and enjoyed seeing us suffer

Poman was pretty bad; I got an A but didn't learn a thing

an absolutely horrible teacher. seemed to enjoy seeing us suffer.

Enjoys seeing a 30% avg! and if you think the final will come fair, you're absolutely wrong

His midterm (class avg of ~30%) and final were ridiculous extrapolations of the subject matter, and basically require a lot of guesswork. It's like he didn't even know what class he was making the tests for when he wrote them.

All examples and homework assignments were long form math/calc questions. The midterm and final were MULTIPLE CHOICE and NOTHING like the homework sets. He wrote a midterm that got a FAILING average and he was forced to let us write it again. (Maybe just TEACH better, or ensure your midterm is relevant) The final was also a joke, nothing like H/W.

This prof could be easily replaced with a sheet of paper that says READ THESE PAGES. He just stands at the front of the class reading slides from the textbook. They are also useless as he skips through them utterly fast. He doesn't even teach the material being shown. He basically reads formulas. The exam didn't even cover major topics. Stay Away!!

What a horrible experience. This entire class was him reading calculus formulas off slides. And then on his tests he expected somehow we would have an intuitive understanding. Midterm was multiple choice with a CLASS AVG of 30%. In other words, the entire class was randomly guessing on basically every question. As bad as it gets.

The quizzes were fairly easy (straight from the hw assignments). The midterm was super easy as well. Most people were doing fine although no one was understanding anything. Then the final came... We were tested mostly on content from the last 2 lectures. I went in with an A and walked out with a C+. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

Poman So doesnt teach, he reads slides which are straight out of the textbook. He never ever solves example questions in class, rather reads the formulas for you. His accent is very heavy and most of the time unintelligible. Dont expect to learn anything in class. Only 10 or so people attend the lectures out of 60 students. Read the book instead.

This prof is the worst he just reads slides which are straight out of the textbook. Avoid at all costs.

Don't take his courses. Bad accent and worst midterm.

Very bad professor. Simply reads off of his slides and doesn't really answer questions or do examples

Do not take a class with poman. Thick accent and reads his slides. Teach yourself everything and don't feel bad about skipping class at all. By the end of semester about 30% of the class showed up

He has very confusing slides, goes very quickly and if very hard to talk to. His midterm was the same length as the final, but only gave us 50 minutes to do it. the class average was a 6 out of 22 and the highest mark was 15. I ended up skipping a lot of his lectures and learned the whole course in about 35 hours over four days.

He has pre made slide that are not accessible until after the lecture and all he does is rea he equations and expects you to remember everything. If I could do anything around this teacher I would. Unfortunately there is no way... To sum things up, he puts you to sleep faster than the sandman..

Look forward to learning everything out of the textbook on your own if you're going to pass this class. So's lectures aren't worth going to as they present very little useable material and his voice is very hard to understand and also may put you to sleep. Ridiculously hard material. Take Math 200 BEFORE taking this course!

Just take phys 216. Poman put the least amount of effort humanly possible into his elec 216 class. Things like written examples or class demos dont exist. Combine that with his thick accent, and his sole teaching tool being the slides which are distributed by the texts publisher resulted in a dismal learning experience.

Dunno if it's me or him, but i don't understand anything that is going on in class.

By far, the worst prof Ive had so far. Heres the thing, he uses slides mostly, which I usually dont mind. but, he throws a whole lotta formulas and diagrams at you at once and straight up reads them to you, assuming that you understand everything. I mean, I can read it myself, thanks

He just reads off his "nicely put" slides; such a waste of my time and money. It seems like Uvic's electrical engineering department has no standards whatsoever.

Terrible. Grading criteria is nonexistent. He might decide to take 100% off of a problem even if you had it 95% correct (yes, for part-mark problems). His formula sheets are 90% stuff you don't need, and the other 10% will barely help you on the exams. I have had 2 courses with him and I can say Poman So is easily the worst teacher I've ever had.

Poman So is the worst professor I have had at UVic and the worst teacher I've had overall. I also had him for Elec 216 which proved to be just as bad of an experience. His lectures consist of him reciting information dense, and highly technical slides to you quickly, without explaining any of the concepts. He is incapable of taking criticism.

He might be the worst professor I've had at UVic, his course has too much material and the lectures are hard to follow. His expectation is that we will fully understand very difficult concepts in the first course we're exposed to them, which is way too optimistic, and he put all the blame on us when his midterm had a failing average (47%).

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROF WHAT SO EVER! This prof is incapable of actually teaching and will not take helpful criticism what so ever. He consistently talks down to students and treats no one with respect. He expects you to learn everything from every lecture slide and moves way too quickly without actually explaining anything. ABSOLUTE MORON!!

Lazy, unprofessional, and unorganized professor. It's clear he is incapable and unmotivated when he teaches. Tests do not apply to important coursework. Avoid Poman if you can.

His tests are using concepts that are impossible to apply to any other situation than the ones taught in class. The midterms where unrelated. Even if you think you know what you are doing, his tests will be an unpleasant surprise to you.

Lectures and slides are useless. Merely screenshots pictures of the textbook in his lecture slides and recites them word for word. Midterms are ridiculously difficult and contain obsecure problems instead of general knowledge of course concepts. For most, their course grade will not accurately reflect their grasp of course material.

Poman So is one of, if not, the worst professor I have ever had. His tests typically consist of topics that are covered on 1 of the 100-200 slides you have to memorize. Good luck trying to talk to him too, usually his advice is to study harder. With a class average of 40% maybe its not the students who are the problem, its the prof.

This professor didn't send out a midterm breakdown until 11 pm when the test was at 12pm the next day. lol...

Terrible teacher. His lectures r useless. Assignments are different from the tests. Learn how to use a smith chart for multiple reflections. And learn how solve the equations of an E&M Wave incident upon a plane. He will tell which question will be 50% of the test, and you will probably get it wrong but try not to. Thomas Darcie is much better.

Poman So is the worst, most nasty and immoral professor. Please get away from him. Do NOT take his class if possible.

Disgusting professor. Won't take it again. His lecture was actually dry and useless.

Don't waste your time. Stay away from him and his lectures, or you will be so annoyed by taking his course.

Truly the worst professor I've had in seven years and two universities. Gives you a massive formula sheet for tests and none of the formulas will be used, you must memorize the random useful ones you find. Does not give you any information on what to prepare for, even the practice tests are useless.

Asked him for help in a lab. Called both me and my partner stupid and blamed us for skipping lectures (even though we hadn't). The issue we were trying to get help for was how to get the janky physics program to work properly, as the lab didn't have a good description. All of our math was totally fine. Retook the class with Jens and it was fine.

Remorseful experience !

avoid at all cost if you actually want to learn something in this course

although he is a smart individual and knows the material well, he definitely sucks at explain and expects you to have the genius of a brain he thinks he has to look at a tough question and know exactly what to do, and the smerk he has when explaining makes you feel like a kindergarten child

absolutely catastrophic experience

Dr. So is one of the worst professors I've had at UVIC. His lectures are completely useless as he does not introduce any information different from what is on the lecture slides, nor does he explain what's going on in the lecture slides. Super disorganized and unable to take criticism for poor class performances. Also has a big ego (cuz why not).

Do not do it.

worse professor Ive had so far in my life

I am literally switching to MECH because this course is mandatory and he is the only professor teaching it, completely messed up my future !

have not met a single person that told me they benefited from this class due to the way he is teaching although it is supposed to be a core informative course for biomed engineers...

you will regret every second you decided to take this course with Poman

What a nightmare !

Poman is not one of, but truly the Worst prof I've ever seen in my entire life. Sighs!

He is smart, but he also expects his students to be just as knowledgeable. He rushes through the slides during the entire classes, using only the easiest examples, but you'll encounter much more challenging problems on the exam... within limited time. The class average on the midterm was around 40%. Be prepared to study on your own.

Implemented a mandatory attendance with an immediate fail for attending less than 75% of lectures. These mandatory lectures consisted solely of reading screenshots from the textbook. Lectures were very rushed and basic examples in class were often incomplete. Midterm was significantly more difficult than anything covered in class. Not a good time.

Poman seems like a nice guy however his grading schemes were absolutely brutal and never reflected my actual knowledge of the content. His lecture were simple examples followed by hard midterms with a failing average.

you will need therapy after this one.

course is definitely not supposed to be as impossible as he makes it to be. PS: he will assume that you have 10 degrees in electrical engineering when explaining something, goodluck.

final is 60%, you will need to know everything in the book in detail from cover to cover, or else forget passing.

about to kms

Poman So is not passionate about teaching, and it really shows with the lack of effort he puts to make this core course actually somewhat understandable for students to benefit from. No one knows what is going on, no one knows what to expect. Absolute catastrophy and dissapointment that the electrical engineering department is allowing this.

if you are not religious, pick one and start praying... asap.

You're totally responsible for your bad choice in taking the course he teaches.

What a nightmare! I needed to have counselling session in this past semester, as I was too stressed out taking the course he taught. I'm an ace student, but I failed this time. Not even one, none of my classmates appreciated the way of his teaching.

M A L I C I O U S m f. :( Good luck ~

Poman was the worst professor in my entire degree which I have completed. I attended class and he openly states that the course materials contain many errors. Asking for help meant being told to “review the entirety of ECE 216 & 250” with no guidance. Final exam was 60% and contained obscure content. Traumatized me completely.