Reviews of professor Maheshika Palihawadana

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I'll give it to you like it is. Surprisingly not the worst choice in the physics dept. 8 question Pop quizzes w 2 mins left of class, goes overtime, test material does not match lectures or homework. Skims over big concepts and focuses on smaller stuff that doesnt show up. Not accessible outside of class. But does lecture and gives partial credit.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Legit the worst prof I've ever had, I did all the homework and did alright on the exams but I got near average on all the exams. Legit the exams felt like a trick compared to the homework and the homework was hard but still easier than the exams. Definitely the hardest class I have taken but this professor made it so much worse.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
She is one of my top 27 professors. She will try her hardest to get you an A, I didn't have to do much.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Genuinely one of the worst experiences that I've had at MNSU. She makes you feel like you need to understand the content right away and there's little room for error. This is an undergraduate course. Most people aren't taking this for their major. If the class average on a test is like 50% YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING WRONG!!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Palihawadana doesn't teach the material well and then yells at the class when everyone fails. She would get so rushed during class that she would just skip important examples that would then show up on the exam. Sometimes she would do an entire problem wrong and then never actually show us the correct way. Physics is tough and she did not help.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
this teacher is terrible and doesn't know how to teach this course and doesn't inform you about what is expected on the test and how grading works and what is needed to pass. This is a terrible class if you want to actually learn the subject. For a 101 class the class average was 60% on the test and you need a 70% to pass