Palani R Akana

Teaching in Fall 2026

1 course

SCNC 1100

Frontiers of Science-Disc

0 credits44 / 40 seats

Section 005 of SCNC 1100 Frontiers of Science-Disc Call 14080
T 2:10pm–4:00pmURIS HALL URI 304
Full
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Section 006 of SCNC 1100 Frontiers of Science-Disc Call 14081
T 4:10pm–6:00pmURIS HALL URI 304
Full
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

What students say

CULPA & Reddit

n=7, 2025–2026

Aggregated across every course this instructor has taught.

Teaching quality

4.5 / 5

Grading fairness

No signal

Workload

4.0 / 5 · Heavy

Difficulty

2.8 / 5 · Moderate

Overall sentiment

Positive

Would take again

Majority say yes

Sources: CULPA (7)

By the numbers

44 students110% of seats

Course

Sections

Seats offered

3h 40m

Class time / week

Seat counts as published by the Directory of Classes on August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM.

Activity

Fall 2026 · Sep 2 – Dec 12 · 14 teaching days

Less

Where they teach

URIS HALL

Flat map — motion reduced

Teaching rhythm

8 class meetings

September 2026September 2026

Sep 2

14h 40m total

Sep 30

Classroom load

22 at peakTue 2:10pm

MonTueWedThuFri

On campus

Teaching days: Tue
Largest section: 22 students in SCNC 1100 §005
Building: URIS HALL