Reviews of professor Renuka Rajapakse

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great class! Makes a required course interesting and fun; she's one of the best teachers in the department.  What I appreciated most about Dr R, though. is that she understands that many students may be struggling in class for reasons other than coursework, and does her very best to help and accommodate.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I absolutely love Dr. R, she's so caring and incredibly smart. She explains thoroughly so you do need to actually like what you're learning so you can understand it. Some hw not hard. She's an icon and you can go to her for personal issues or questions whenever. Honestly, she's overqualified for umd...

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
When I took her physics class, all the exams were take home, including the final. Doesn't give too much homework so the work never stressed me out.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. R was a great professor who wants to see her students pass. I recommend a strong math background before taking PHY113, and to sit up front to catch her lectures as best as you can. I went to a tutoring session once before a test and I can say it was worth the time. Just make sure you do practice problems and understand them and you'll do fine.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Any problems that might not even be course related - go talk to her and she'll try her best to help you or get you to the right person who can.  
Course material is reasonable, and her lecture style helps. She's pretty hilarious and knows how to hold students' attention more than most. She's a great teacher. Exams and homework are not difficult.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really don't know what to say about this teacher. I seriously can't tell if I like her or not. The test material is a contrast from what you learn in class, but you get to overload a formula sheet for it which makes it easier. The homework was never helpful. You definitely need to understand how problems work, and I suggest STEM lab tutoring.