Steve Russo - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Professor: Steve Russo

Department: Chemistry

College: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great, amusing lab lecturer. He only oversees the lab sections, but his lectures are helpful for the final lab exam, and he makes the subject matter entertaining. The laboratory portion is what you make out of it; in order to do well in the course, do your work and do well on the practicals! Other than that, have fun.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

It seemed like he was on autopilot. Didn't care enough to help students in lab - left that to the TAs. Physics lab is much more engaging.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Hes soo funny. I loved this guy. He makes organic chemistry fun, and thats saying something.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very very amusing and kind. Cares about the subject and the students. Prepare for lab--understand why you're doing everything you're doing. The practicals: relax. Think and don't stress. Pay attention in lecture=key for the one prelim=good notes! So much fun, I can't wait for 252 with him next semester!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHEM251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great prof: funny, helpful, and seems to really care about students. Lab practicals are not as horrible as you might think as long as you're careful and prepare ahead of time, but the written test is pretty hard: don't miss lecture, and memorize everything he says, even if it sounds irrelevant.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHEM251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Excellent Teacher!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Jolly professor.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good teacher with great sense of humor. Tends to rush as lectures get more complex, sometimes difficult to catch everything because of his pace. Demos are often entertaining. Overall a good course, but labs are a disaster. Some TAs need to get it together.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEN251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great teacher! He made orgo lab fun and interesting and really seemed to care about his students. His lectures were clear and concise and really helped out on the labs...plus, it's really funny when he breaks stuff in lecture, as he frequently does :) GREAT PROF!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEM251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Orgo lab was MUCH better b/c of him. No surprises, what he tells u is what you'll need to know, no extraneous stuff (well, not that much) Lectures are important, good for lab-write ups. Overall, excellent prof, would take course with him again if i could!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM357
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Russo is the Man! He made orgo much more fun than it could of been. He was also delightful to be around and made quite a few jokes in class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He was a really effective lecturer. Pay attention to what he says and you'll do fine. He was a nice guy and made orgo lab a lot less intimidating. Overall it was a lot easier than I thought it would be.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

easy lab class, and cool nice guy

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I love Russo!!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Really great professor. Don't be afraid to ask any questions, he is an awesome teacher.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

great prof, great course. go to the review session before the prelim! i usually never go to them but this one is a summary of the exam material! very useful

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEM251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEM251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Wow, this guy is effective in teaching so much in so little time. Very friendly, outgoing, and easy to approach. He goes a bit fast so be able to keep up! Write down every detail in lecture because it will be on the exam! even the jokes...

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class rocks