Troy Wood - University at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo), Buffalo, NY

Professor: Troy Wood

Department: Chemistry

College: University at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo), Buffalo, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHE101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr Wood is an amazing professor. I had the pleasure of having him my first semester at UB. He is very funny and caring when it comes to his students. He hits hard with the homework but as long as you attend lectures (which are always a blast) you should have no problem. You should consider yourself very lucky if you get the chance to have him

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHE214
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: No
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

dr wood was an all right professor. lectures were important, but not mandatory. the tests and quizzes were difficult. they required you to study both lecture and textbook. but many times during lectures, dr wood seemed very distant and not very interested with students. clear annoyance seen when asked questions by both myself and others.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHE214
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is a very caring professor, I have not met another professor with as big of a heart.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHE214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Troy is an awesome teacher who cares about his students. If you do the HW you'll easily pass all of the quizzes and tests.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHE214
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Good guy, cares about the material and presents it clearly. Fair tests and homework which is online. "pop" quizes in class, predictable if you attend lecture. Final wasn't bad.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHE214
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He made this class so enjoyable. He is very friendly in office hours and provides plenty of help on the homework. His tests are fair and very closely resemble the previous years exam which he puts on UBLearns. He gives a few 'pop' quizzes in class, but he gives plenty of hint in class as to when it will be. Definitely would recommend him.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHE214
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Wood's tests are based right off the homework, so if you go to his office hours and have a good understanding of it, you are going to be successful in his class. There is 25 points extra credit as well. BUT I didn't like how the lectures didn't have to do with the tests. He has funny stories but felt like class was a waste most of the time.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHE214
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The homework takes a very long time to complete, and is pretty much impossible to do if you don't have a Chegg account. The questions from the test are moderately difficult, but not anything you couldn't understand how to do from having a decent understanding of the hw and going to office hours. Be patient with the hw, & pound Troy's office hrs!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHE214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr Wood is a nice guy but this class is made way harder than it needs to be. Textbook is useless as its written for PhD chemists. Powerpoints presented don't get into the meat of whats covered. HW is long and had to seek online help to figure it out- since examples aren't really given in class.. Tests are tricky and the TA Grader is the worst.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took dr wood for 214. His power points are all over the place and assigns a ridiculous amount of homework. Also his ta grades ridiculously so expect to lose points unless you're godly. I wouldn't she him again considering there are easier professor too bad I found out after the dropadd .Nice guy wouldn't recommend as a teacher.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHE214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Wood is an amazing lecturer. I had this class at 8 am and managed to stay awake all throughout. He gives A LOT of homework, but it helps to do well on exams. His students tend to do better overall than the students in other sections. If you're a biochemchem major, take him. It'll set you up with a strong analytical chemistry background.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: UE101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Troy Wood is...well...interesting to say the least. I took an Honors College seminar with him, and it was awfully boring. We were required to read from the novel, but the following class would be him telling us what happened page-by-page; hardly any discussion. There were 4 quizzes and 4 4-page papers the whole semester. Easy class, but boring.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHE413
• 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:

Dr. Wood is a wonderful teacher. He has very reasonable expectations and will explain things with clarity. He is very up front about his expectations in the class. He gave us take home exams, which were both fair and though provoking. This was one of my favorite classes and teachers to date.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHE1012
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I had him for BOTH 101 and 102, by far the easiest class... I think... Didn't buy his notes because I read each word of the textbook. But you know that you are not gonna read the txt, then def buy his notes.they are KINDDA helpful.. but not to me.. NOT bad tests..I love chem. BTW. i got A in both 101 and 102. Ready for organic now! LOVE CHEM.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHE101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I had him for che 101 and 102! in my opinion, his lecture is useless but his test is extremely easy. so easy to get an A in his class

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHE101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

THIS CLASS WAS A JOKE!!!!!!! VERY EASY!!!!!!! GUYS stop complaining and study. I didn't buy the textbook or his lecture notes and pulled an A. THIS IS COLLEGE. SO, obviously teach yourself. I think he should make harder tests.HIS TESTS are like a JOKE. Seriously. Go to the lecture for TOP HAT MONOCLE.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHE101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very intelligent guy. Lectures are hard to follow so definitely BUY HIS LECTURE NOTES. MasteringChem hw is quite challenging. Chem help room is VERY helpful-take advantage of it. If TA is good, quizzes should be a breeze and exams are very difficult. With use of lecture notes, textbook, chem help, mastering & time/effort,not impossible to get an A.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHE101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His tests and hw assignments are entirely about problem solving but his lectures are almost completely about concepts. I find this relevantly unfair. I feel violated because I attended every single lecture but enough emphasis and time was not given to the thing that we were tested on- which is problem solving. Only 2 tests and one final= bad,unfair

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHE101
• 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:

EXCELLENT(& pretty funny)!!! More than fair in every aspect of lecture (ie exams, quizzes, hw...). Wants students to LEARN so exams are straightfwd & attendance is rewarded. Only negative thing I can say is that there is a HUGE disconnect between lec & lab BUT I think that's on the TA. Was dreading Chem but I enjoyed the lecture very much!!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM101
• 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:

Wood is an amazing teacher.. His tests are pretty straight forward. I mean obviously they're challenging it is Chemistry, but they are fair. He now does many problems in class and answers any questions you have at any time. He also dedicates a whole class ONLY for a review of the following test. Overall great professor, I definitely recommend!