Reviews of professor Lydia Towell

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do not take Lydia Towell for any calculus, she does not know what she is doing. Constantly forgets how to do things, makes errors, and teaches wrong things.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Homework every single night. Goes way too fast in class. 70% of the class doesn't understand. You'll have to YouTube or get a tutor to actually learn the material.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She is very picky and particular with grading. Clearly does not belong in a University setting. Class is very strict and boring. Frustrated easily and does not allow excused late work. Does not reteach material. No wiggle room for grading and the homework is very specific in formatting. Stay away if you can!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very difficult teacher when it comes to grading. I had a hard time getting advice from professor. Be prepare for pop quizzes every lecture. I did not learn anything because it was super frustrating with the class moving fast. If you have no choice but to take Ms. Towell's Trigonometry class, Good luck...

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This precalculus teacher's approach is problematic due to daily quizzes causing stress, teaching errors that confuse students (which undermines her credibility), and overly critical grading, resulting in frustration. A more balanced and student-centered approach is needed for a better learning experience.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Easily one of the worst professors that I have taken during my time in Lipscomb. Doesn't know what she's doing, forgets often, and gives daily quizzes much harder than examples given in class and only provides only 10 minutes with which to complete them. Only took her class because all slots for others had been filled. Avoid entirely if possible.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Daily quizzes every day. Lecture heavy. The only good thing was that she had a Zoom you could join. Doesn't feel like she wants you to pass.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
learned more from an Indian immigrant with a speech impediment on YouTube than I did in her lectures

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Goes way too fast in the material. There is a lot of homework and quizzes happen almost every class period. It will get to the point where you won't have enough time to worry about your other classes as I have spent majority of the day doing her homework.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
 Will not review anything. Gets paid to teach an easy subject but tells students to go get tutoring when she fails to teach. Asked a student to zoom into a class period while the student was having surgery. Accuses the class of cheating on daily quizzes. Requires memorization of over 50 formulas for one test and has none of them memorized herself.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took Mrs. Towell for Calculus 1. She assigns a heavy workload of daily hw and quizzes (the exams are based on these). In class she doesn't explain concepts well and doesn't provide clear answers to questions. I often had to teach myself the material outside of class. Her exams are tough but if you do the hw and study for them, you will do well.