Reviews of professor Timothy Dowell

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He rarely responds to emails and this is his first time teaching this class. He says he will hold study sessions but they never seem to happen. The study guides sometimes are released but often the day of the exam or the day before. Make sure to study small details especially the chapters he says do not matter as they will be the focus on the exams

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Wish I got payed that much to read slides as fast as I can. It wouldnt be a problem if he didnt skip over all of the practice problems. Also for someone who doesnt do much teaching, he is the slowest grader in the department.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I thought he was a pretty average teacher, nothing special. He would help you if you went after class or to office hours, but other than that in lectures I learned almost nothing. I had to rely on myself reading the book and powerpoints to learn the material. The in class quizzes sucked and I did bad on most, but aced all the big tests.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Dowell is VERY boring, monotone, and hard to listen to. He does offer a lot of practice problems but they are nothing like the problems on the test which is much harder. GO TO CLASS. He adds fifty points to the mini exam if you don't miss class which helps a lot. I never even looked at the book. This class requires a lot of studying.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dowell is up and down in terms of lecturing. Some days he makes sense, others he doesn't. Would avoid if possible, but not the end of the world if you get him.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Chemistry is one of the hardest freshman classes. I think Dowell did a great job teaching this year, however the material is NOT EASY! There were many review sessions, however there was no SI. He reads directly off the slides the majority of the time and provides tons of practice problems. He is very nice and if you go to office hours, he will help

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The most boring teacher and reads directly from the slides. Does not answer emails. Gives practice problems for tests and quizzes but none of it is anything like the actual quiz or tests. Gives less time to take the quizzes compared to other classes. Basically have to teach yourself and go to other teachers SI sessions to actually learn something.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's pretty mediocre. He reads directly from the slides and doesn't really try to make class interesting. He is always willing to help students, but sometimes struggles at explaining material effectively. This is also his first year teaching, so he doesn't have much experience and is still probably trying to get used to it. Class is hard, so study.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Dowell is just okay. Chem I and II are standardized across the university, so it doesn't really matter who you take. That being said, Dowell would not be my first choice. His lectures are a drag and the way he explains things and answers questions is not always the most helpful. Okay teacher for a course a lot of people struggle with.