Reviews of professor Roy Montalvo

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Tests were hard but they were open note. Recitations were the best things since you have people to help you. The lectures were okay, they were just recordings so no chance to ask question. If you pay attention and ask questions in recitation, you will be fine.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is an amazing professor. He tries his very best to help his students and makes you feel like he really cares. Exams are pretty straight forward. As long as you pay attention to him in class you will do fine. 100% will pick his classes again in the future.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
took him for the summer session. didn't get much from lectures. have to marry the textbook. nice guy. exams were kinda hard i would study mostly from the textbook and the polling questions he has in class

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's really friendly and helpful. He explains problems in lots of detail. Never in a bad mood. You should definitely take a class with him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
An amazing professor, cares about student, generous with grades, friendly, and explains things very very very well. I wish all professors were like him.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is a nice and caring professor who will try his best to explain any question you might have. The class is a bit math heavy, did not expect this, as there are many conversions such as going from joules to calories, etc... Not too bad, as long as there is one smart person in your group. Also curves up lots of your overall grade.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took physics 204 with him during the summer and overall he's a pretty solid professor. The exams are pretty similar to the lecture polls and recitation questions, so it's not that difficult to do well if you give yourself enough time to practice and study. However, the class isn't just memorization, but he's always glad to answer any questions.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
While online learning this teacher had a quiz due every friday from 9:40pm to 10:00pm

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's fine online but in person lectures are sped through and not thorough at all- will flip through a multitude of slides in lecture and claim their just equations and not important- exams are difficult- his lectures just don't reach the level of difficulty and thoroughness that his labs, recitations and exams are at- hard to reach outside of class

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Montalvo was okay. His lectures are sort of useful but have iclickers. You can usually get away with not paying attention in class if you read the textbook. His office hours are very useful so go if needed. If you are able to do the iclickers properly and understand the conceptuals on the practice exams you should be fine for the exams.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very good professor. Made time available during the week to meet and go over material; kind and willing to explain everything. Very accommodating with online class. Recommend skimming the textbook, then watching lectures. Very clear lectures and easy to understand. Wants students to do well.