Reviews of professor Maheshika Palihawadana

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Absolutely horrid professor cannot teach to save her life. After 2 tests class averages have both been below 50% to which her response is study harder. In class examples are difficult to understand at best and typically illegible. If you want to pass learn the material on your own. You still have to waste time in class though due to pop quizzes.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Has one way of teaching material that might work for some students but going off of the number of people who need to take this class two or three times to pass definitely doesn't work for everyone. She makes herself available outside of class for students when needed. Curves the grade at end of semester but if you aren't already at a C it's to late

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Straight up the worst experience I've had with a class ever. Never in my life have I been worried about passing a course. It's always been "How do I get an A?". Be prepared to spend every single bit of your freetime on this course. Average test score for the first exam was 55%, and she said that was GOOD. Lab is even worse, unclear criteria.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the worst professors I have ever had. She grades hard, but at the end of the course, she curves the grade to hopefully get your grade back up there. She does not teach whatsoever and just tells you to do the activities in the textbook. When you ask her a question she just answers it with another question and then you have to figure it out.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
i didn't buy the textbook and got a B. lectures and labs are confusing and terrible, don't take physics 101 w this prof. questions on weekly quizzes are worded in a confusing way, and every question is worth 3 points so if you get even a few wrong you're already down a letter grade.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
A good person, but... She cannot get to the point. You don't need to play mental gymnastics to understand physics, yet she makes it that way. Her accent obviously doesn't help, but the way she explains things makes it nearly impossible to understand what you're learning. Plus we still use mastering physics, which is pure cancer.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor P does a great job explaining lecture and is good at answering questions. She has good office hours that are great to take advantage of. PHYS 211 is definetly a class you need to go to lecture every day and attend lab to get a good grade.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Took this class in the summer and let me tell you she does not care about her students. Class average on the first exam was 59% and she did not feel the need to curve. Glad to know mnsu hires people who could not care less whether or not you learn!