Reviews of professor James Townsend

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I really don't get where all these bad reviews are coming from. Prof Townsend's humor and incredible teaching is what is helping me get through such a difficult class! Don't expect Ochem to be an easy A or even B. He will make sure that you will work hard and put dedication to it, and he is willing to help outside of class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He cares more about you learning the material then a good grade in the class. Which is all good until there are trick questions that are taken for a grade. There are iclicker questions at the end of each class which are for an accuracy grade. Its like a quiz at the end of each class; he even discourages talking to others. Study or your GPA is gone.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Townsend is a great teacher despite what anyone else may say. I took both organic I and II with him my sophomore year, and I was beyond prepared for my professional school entrance exam, the DAT. I scored a 26 on the organic chemistry section (97th percentile), and I wouldnt have done that well if I wouldve taken it with anyone else or online.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I love chemistry and was excited to take OChem, but Dr. Townshend made the class unbearable. He would go through lecture so quickly it was hard to take notes. His tests were ridiculously hard with zero curve. The iClicker tests were worth a large portion of the grade and it was rare to get more than a 2/3. I would not recommend him to anyone.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Worst professor I've ever had. Tests are impossible (class average typically around 50-60%) and he doesn't curve anything. No partial credit given on exams when each question is worth about 15%. DON"T TAKE IF YOU CAN AVOID IT