Anil Pawar - San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Professor: Anil Pawar

Department: Finance

College: San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I recommend his class. Finance was my least favorite, but now it's one of my favorites. Go to every class and review after each class to keep up. You do need to study a lot, there is not question about it, but you really learn a lot from him. Loved it and got an A.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I thought Pawar was a great teacher with tough tests. Visit his office hours and he will help you one on one with what to expect/study for.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very smart person; horrible teacher! The exams are long and difficult; he assumes we know everything, expects us to memorize hundreds of formulas which make sense in class, but not on test. His quizzes are supposed to "help us" and have no calculations... that's a lie! Really look for another professor!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The professor is nice and the material seems straightforward, but there are lots of formulas to memorize and there are no cheat sheets that can be used and the tests are crazy hard. If I were you, I would look for a different professor.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great teacher if he wasn't giving tests. He presents good information in class but his tests include stuff we don't even touch. You're expected to know the book inside and out. Application in class is needed more for best comprehension. Time is an issue for tests. 20 questions with several calculations each in 75 min is hard without a note sheet.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The material seems to make sense in class and in the book(even tho it has a ton of mistakes),but then the tests will incorporate in other concepts that he doesnt show how to do together.First 2 tests almost straight from book,but still very hard. 3rd test & final were a complete joke, nothing like the examples.No cheat sheets.DO NOT TAKE HIM! Awful

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Avoid at all costs. This guy is a joke. He makes students use his own book that makes no sense and doesn't teach anything about finance. I was very excited for my first finance class, but left this class feeling taken advantage of. I didn't learn a thing. He comes off as really nice...dont't be fooled. Class avg on tests is 50%

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

shows up 5-10 minutes late, and lets you out that late as well. Thinks students who do bad simply dont try...expects students to know finance well before the class...no cheat sheet anytime and there are tons of formulas. Class avg. for every test was an "F". Try your best to take another teacher for 323 this guy is a joke.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

AVOID. He is the ONLY teacher to not let you use a sheet for 100 formulas you need to know on the exams. His textbook is a joke. He expects you to already know finance. I cant believe my tuition pays for crappy teachers like this!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If you're forced to take his class due to no other teacher being available shoot yourself It will be less painful. A million formulas to remember, can't use notes on the tests, 20 questions that are a paragraph long and only 75 minutes to do them, teaches expecting you already know the information and won't take the time to help when you ask. Avoid

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Difficult class. I am normally a straight A student, and I only received a D. Yikes! Really nice guy, very smart, but this class takes a LOT of effort. No homework, everything is based on the book. A few pop quizzes and 3 exams including the final. He did not curve our class or drop any exam grades. Great guy, but really hard class!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class requires ALOT of effort. It can be difficult but not impossible. Pop quizzes so you must study before every class. The quizzes and exams are very similar to the problems in the book. His tests requires you to memorize alot of formulas especially for the 1st test. I was worried about taking him but it ended up not being that bad.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr. Pawar is a great teacher. he uses his own book and goes right out of it for tests. He gives pop quizzes so you have to be on top of things all the time. memorize the formulas in the book and you will do well. Downside is that there are very few problems on the tests so you have to get most of them right to do well.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Thought the class wasn't bad until the final. Everything that is on the tests is in the book so if you study whats in the book then you will be OK. However, the final was ridiculous, he put stuff on there that he never went over at all. Went to A-plus and studied for like 2 days and still failed it. Hard class, need to memorize a million formulas.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

you have to memorize EVERYTHING! He also does not care about his students and if you are struggling he will not help! Makes you feel stupid when you ask questions in class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Pawar puts the fun in the fundementals of finance!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Pawar requires you to memorize dozens of formulas backwards and forwards. No notes allowed on tests, all scantron. Exam questions are typically complex word problems that require multiple steps. Use of income statement and accounting formulas also required. Pawar's style is VERY numbers oriented. He usually teaches most FIN sections.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's a really good teacher. His examples are clear & really easy to understand cuz he breaks it down.If you memorize all the formulas & know all the various names for the same word,then you'll do fine.Alot of people complain but they probably just dont study. If you don't study he's hard,but so far I've gotten a 100% on both his tests,learned alot!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Pawar is a terrible teacher. He believes that all students live and breath finance. He makes introduction to finance, a required course, ridiculously too difficult. His tests are nowhere along the lines of what the homework assignments are, and his homework assignments are not easy either. Which account for 30% of your overall grade.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: FIN323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

i'm a marketing major and got stuck with pawar. class examples are pretty easy, the test problems are a whole different story. not only are they really hard, you don't even have enough time to finish them. do really good on the HW. i got a 95% on hw and bombed every test and ended up with my first D+. killed my GPA, but i just needed to pass.