Reviews of professor Upul Ranaweera

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
In order to pass his class, you HAVE to review all of his recitations questions. He is helpful however wish he had more sympathy for students.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
To be completely honest I really disliked him. He was not understanding in the slightest about absolutely anything! He also lectures very quickly and it is quite challenging to keep up in class. He assumes and expects you to have a fair amount of knowledge about chemistry going into the class (even though the one I took was for non-science majors)

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The professor himself is very caring and genuinely wants to see all his students pass. However, the class itself was crazy hard. The course description is very misleading in that it said elementary high school level chem. In reality it is intro to molecular, organic, and bio chem. Just take 1210, Its easier and counts toward a science major.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Upul is the best chem professor I've had at OSU thus far. Really caring and wants students to succeed. Do the review packets for each chapter. It's a tough class but he makes it doable.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
a very caring professor & wants to see kids succeed. has a thick accent and is a little quiet at first, but you will become accustomed to it. Class is all lecture with some practice problems and homework every week. Tests are over a few chapters. By the end of the semester he offered extra credit. Tests and finals are also mainly off study guides

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
exams have content that is not at all/well gone over. recitation q's are confusing at best. he's strict, especially with lab attire (took down the study guide answers 6 hours before exam) pre-lab lectures took too long. infuriating class if you're not good with chemistry. condescending prof, confusing lectures, unclear instruction... disappointing!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Not good overall. The final was comprehensive but a couple days before hand you finish up 3 new chapters leaving you with not enough time for studying. Everything feels rushed and he doesnt care about u . Averages most of the time were low yet he doesnt curve tests or provide extra credit assignments. Lectures are heavy and he expects a lot.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very intimidating and unapproachable and while attendance was not mandatory, he would call you out for skipping. Overall not the worst teacher but most certainly not the best.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He really wants his students to succeed. He is a great chemistry professor and is very knowledgable about the field. It took a lot of effort outside of class to get a good understanding of the material.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He is a good teacher, but he assigns too much work and grades very harshly.