Reviews of professor Angeline Lyon

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This is probably my favorite class I have taken at Purdue and part of that was Dr. Lyon. Her lectures were fun and easy to follow. I felt the content was easy to grasp and plenty of help was given with review sessions. I would take again if I could.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The amount of material students are expected to memorize for quizzes/exams is EXTREMELY unreasonable. The TA's are really tough graders, and it's like they want to take points off your homework. The class is not curved, so you really need to do well on the exams, which Prof. Lyon makes nearly impossible with her expectations from students.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Biochem is challenging, but if you put in the time to understand the material and form connections between what is being taught, it makes it so much more manageable. You don't need the textbook to do well in this course. Just stay on top of the homework and study for exams and quizzes. Lyon is super kind, always open to questions, and is fair.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Lyon is one of my favorite professors at Purdue. Her lectures were very interesting, and she was extremely helpful during office hours. It is clear she cares about her students.  Additionally, this class taught me a lot of material that is relevant to the MCAT for both biology and biochem. I would highly recommend CHM 339 with Dr. Lyon.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Lyon is a great teacher. She knows what she is talking about and her lectures are clear and easy to understand. BUT, the way homework and exams are graded is horrible. The graders are so nitpicky about everything and it's hard to get points back if you didn't exactly write down what they wanted.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This seems to be a hot take, but I enjoyed Dr. Lyon. She could improve by providing more practice problems and preparation for the exams. She tends to only give out one previous exam in preparation for upcoming exams, which really sucks. She does give out study guides that tend to be nearly all inclusive to the material, though.