Srinivasa Raghavan

This professor has taught: BIOE689N, CHBE369, CHBE440, CHBE480, CHBE680, EDSP652, ENCH440, ENCH468N, ENCH648, ENCH648N, ENCH799

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Srinivasa Raghavan CHBE440 Expecting a B Anonymous 04/17/2026	This was one of the first classes in my undergrad in which I felt like the professor really cared about students understanding the concepts behind the math as opposed to just overloading us with information. I averaged in the 60s and 70s on exams which was about average but I always felt like the exams were very fair and were very closely related to homework or practice problems he gave us. The homeworks were never too burdensome and the TAs and Raghavan were always so helpful if I had any questions. The lectures felt kind of long and not always engaging to me personally but Raghavan definitely does get everyone discussing the concepts and involved in answering questions. Also, I did really well in chem272 because I was taking them concurrently and the kinetics in 440 made 272 feel so easy. One thing to keep in mind is he goes through his slides relatively fast; they are well organized but they do have a lot of information on them so if you are taking notes on paper it is sometimes difficult to keep up. I have an iPad and I started the semester taking my own notes but quickly changed to just writing directly on the lecture slides he posts.
Srinivasa Raghavan CHBE440 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 03/16/2026	Raghavan is good at teaching and his slides are very organized. I never had to open the textbook, and doing the homeworks and coming to class was more than enough to prepare for the exams, and the couple times I missed class the slides were super easy to review. I had a good experience. The issue I have is he is unprofessional toward other students. I do not want to share too much at risk of identifying these other students, but from one conversation I overheard, and two that I was told about, each from a different individual, I will say he speaks disrespectfully to students who are not doing well in his class or require ADS accommodations. If you need help in the class, go to the TAs and not to Raghavan. While he is good at teaching and organizing, he does not interact with students professionally. I am giving him 3 stars because my own experience with him was good, but if I were one of the other students I would be giving him 2 stars.
Srinivasa Raghavan CHBE440 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/24/2025	Raghavan is definitely the best Cheme professor,I wish he taught more of my classes. I didn't think I would find reactors too interesting, but Raghavan makes the class engaging and relevant. He posts his slides, but still take notes during class. I found reviewing for the exams chill, unlike other chem e course which feel much more overwhelming. I did start reviewing a week earlier before exams, so I think that significantly helped. The exams are very similar to homework problems, practice exams, and concepts at the end of each topic slide. If you review these a couple times you should get at least a 75%, which was like an A- compared the the ave. The homeworks can be difficult, but it helps that you work with a group. Still do every problem yourself tho, bc you will be needing to review them for the exam. If you get points docked on the HW, ask Raghavan why, otherwise you are bound to make the same mistake on the exam.
Srinivasa Raghavan Expecting a B+ Anonymous 01/17/2013	Professor: One of the better Chem-E professors at UMD. He's nice, and really understand what he teaches the class. Class: Two (2) midterms and one (1) final. Homework, and participation count as well. He is a pretty nice grader, and curves well too. For one of our exams, the average was a 72%, and the cutoff for an A was a 75%. One of the best parts of the class is how he does the homework portion of the grade - at the beginning of the semester, you pick a group of three (3) to do the homework for the rest of the semester. Homework is due weekly, and everyone in the group has to turn it in. However, only one member's homework is graded - and that grade is given to everyone in the group. The class is taught via powerpoint - I usually hate powerpoint as a tool for instruction, but in this class it was effective. His powerpoints were well prepared and take advantage of the different tools the Microsoft provides (the transiting). The professor typically breaks up his lectures by having the class discuss their thoughts on different topics. (He just goes "Discuss!"). We do use the software Polymath for homeworks - you can download a free trial for about two (2) weeks - however, since you work in groups, just have one person download it at a time so that you can have for almost two (2) months. Overall: Very interesting class, very good professor. You can;t go wrong here.
Srinivasa Raghavan Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/31/2012	He's completely awesome. His tests are hard and tricky. If you can get your hands on old tests, and get more practice, that's golden. The hws are a bit hard so make sure you go to the office hours about them and do them early on so that its not 2 am and your group gets too tired and cranky to work. Also, no textbooks needed for this class.
Srinivasa Raghavan ENTS635 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/10/2010	The course is really good and the prof is excellent.. For scheduling your semester courses.. you should take into consideration that the HW's load of this subject is heavy.. you should dedicate at least 1 day just for solving the weekly HW's.. I'm glad that this course is a required ENTS course.. its worth the time and effort..
Srinivasa Raghavan Expecting an A average650 03/28/2009	Best professor I've had yet. He uses powerpoints instead of a book, but I think it's extremely effective because the powerpoints are basically everything you need to know from the book in condensed form. He keeps the class engaged with discussions and questions. Some discussions are trivial, but they do help keep students engaged. Also a relatively generous grader.