Reviews of professor Nivaldo Tro

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very cool guy. His passion for chemistry is clear, and inspires you to enjoy the class. Not only is he very knowledgable, but is able to teach the content well.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
LOVE him! Great professor! He always sees the best in students and is always willing to help out and never judge! Such a humble professor!!! He is funny and makes chemistry easy to learn about! I highly rec. taking him for chemistry! Don't be fooled, it's a challenging class, you have to put in the work and Tro will always be happy to help!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is a great guy, nothing bad to say about him. Does sometimes not cover certain parts of the material, but we end up finding it in the textbook. If you make it to the end you will find out his 10 rules for life, very inspirational. Also, the lab instructor you have will determine your grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Tro gets a 5 all.. day.. long! I took both of his gen chem courses online during the thick of the COVID pandemic and he was extremely accommodating/understanding. More importantly, he is a fantastic chemistry teacher. His passion for the subject is enthralling and it permeates his lectures. Having said that, chem is hard so don't expect an "easy A"

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's a good professor but rushed through at the end of last fall.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Tro is the best! Very nice textbook and homework set up. All around great guy and really cares!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had Tro for 155 and 156 and Tro is honestly the best professor I've had. He's extremely kind, caring and helpful, and has some cheesy jokes- but they're still funny. He explains all the materials thoroughly and always answers questions during and after class. Even online, you get to know him and if you can, take his class. He is an amazing prof!!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Boring lectures that fly through material that is covered on tests/exams. I would like Tro a lot more if his lectures weren't so boring. I ended up having to semi-teach myself certain concepts from this course a few times. He had a bad habit of very briefly covering topics or not talking about them at all and putting them on exams :(.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Tro is easily one of the best professors I've had. I barely got a C in high school chem and hated it but then I took Tro for 155 and 156 and got an A both semesters and now actually really enjoy chem. Doesn't assign busy work & the little hw we do have just actually helps me understand everything better.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The best chem professor ever! Felt like I really understood the material! Dr Tro is always there for his students whenever they're lost. He would never try to trick you as long as you don't procrastinate. Totally recommend to take both of his 155 and 156!