Reviews of professor Tan Bao

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Good prof, keep up with readings and it'll be fine. Practice questions are just like assessments, so if you give yourself enough time to do it, and ask if you have any issues, you'll do well. LISTEN in class, and you'll have good notes (tip: don't write down everything on the slides since he'll post it after, just write down the additional notes)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Bao Tan is an amazing prof, one of the best I have had at the U of A. I really wish he taught more ecology courses here. If you're ever stuck on anything, just go see him and he'll really help you out. Has a lot of information in the lectures, really respect him for being such a great teacher.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
There is absolutely no order to his slides. Lectures jump from one topic to another and topics are only introduced by graphs (with minimal words on slides) with no explanation given for why certain trends are seen. Avoid this prof.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Probably the worst prof I ever had.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Tan is a real gem. I am so fortunate to have had him as a professor. He gives really good feedback and is quite inspirational when you inquire about future work. His lectures are full of knowledge and if you pay attention, you will learn loads of information. His voice may be monotone but he is committed to improving his teaching style.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Bao is a good professor. His teaching style is slightly unconventional in that he doesn't post notes before the lecture, but that is something that you get used to in the first couple weeks of class. He doesn't deserve the bad reviews he is getting. He is passionate about ecology, and provides many resources to do well on your exams!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He does not post lecture notes before class or post solutions to practice questions even when multiple students ask him. He also does not know how to express a coherent thought in class and half of his sentences either make no sense or are left unfinished as he jump from one thought to another.