Reviews of professor Hapuarachchige Jayawardena

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Organic chemistry is a hefty job for everyone involved. Surangi breaks down concepts and does not assume everyone knows concepts before moving on. She is really good at reading the class and always encourages questions. I've always heard that organic is just something you need to get through but I learned organic after her. Great teacher!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
There aren't any other options for org chem professors at UAH so you're stuck with her until UAH decides to hire someone decent. Not a good teacher, not passionate about organic chemistry, and definitely doesn't teach the material adequately. Am worried about the holes left in my organic knowledge. Doesn't grade in a clear way. Don't recommend.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Honestly a great professor. She is very knowledgeable, and this is reflected by her clear lectures and how well she is able to explain difficult organic chem concepts. A lot of students criticize her out of hatred of organic chemistry, which is always a difficult class, but I think she did a great job making it manageable.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I don't think that I fully understood one of her lectures all semester. Her tests were often much more difficult than examples used in class. The good news is that if you can do the practice problems she puts at the end of each chapter you should be fine. Or at the very least, test 3 is very easy and you should get a 100 to help your grade out