# KAEL HANSON — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/KAEL_HANSON--instructor_d30c999963d4355342760b89) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_d30c999963d4355342760b89 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 5477330 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name KAEL HANSON ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 42 #### quality 1.29 #### difficulty 4.19 #### quality count 42 #### difficulty count 42 #### profile id rmp:2285029 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:27:50.335589+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 2.054414768885999 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.065 #### graded 3761 #### counts * 778 * 845 * 888 * 736 * 456 * 41 * 17 #### sections 33 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/KAEL\_HANSON--instructor\_d30c999963d4355342760b89 ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | --------------------------------- | | 1264 | course\_0102faba3a6a173105857f06 | PHYSICS 103 | GENERAL PHYSICS | | 1262 | course\_0102faba3a6a173105857f06 | PHYSICS 103 | GENERAL PHYSICS | | 1254 | course\_0a6dafcdaeb7c047d94f694f | PHYSICS 104 | GENERAL PHYSICS | | 1252 | course\_0102faba3a6a173105857f06 | PHYSICS 103 | GENERAL PHYSICS | | 1244 | course\_0a6dafcdaeb7c047d94f694f | PHYSICS 104 | GENERAL PHYSICS | | 1242 | course\_0102faba3a6a173105857f06 | PHYSICS 103 | GENERAL PHYSICS | | 1234 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH | | 1232 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH | | 1224 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH | | 1222 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH | | 1212 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH | | 1204 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH | | 1202 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH | | 1194 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH | | 1192 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH | | 1184 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH | | 1182 | course\_1c85f94a1b200cadc1e755b0 | PHYSICS 321 | ELECTRIC CIRCUITS AND ELECTRONICS | | 1182 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH | | 1174 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH | | 1172 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH | | 1164 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH | | 1162 | course\_3896d5f4d3f708994b298a89 | PHYSICS 623 | ELECTRONIC AIDS TO MEASUREMENT | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1162 | 1 | | 1164 | 1 | | 1172 | 1 | | 1174 | 1 | | 1182 | 2 | | 1184 | 1 | | 1192 | 1 | | 1194 | 1 | | 1202 | 1 | | 1204 | 1 | | 1212 | 1 | | 1222 | 1 | | 1224 | 1 | | 1232 | 1 | | 1234 | 1 | | 1242 | 1 | | 1244 | 1 | | 1252 | 1 | | 1254 | 1 | | 1262 | 1 | | 1264 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:50.335589+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMDc0MzU3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2285029", "instructor_name": "Kael Hanson", "course_label": "PHY103", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-05-08 21:21:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I really feel bad for him because he seems so kind and passionate about what he does but a really bad lecturer. Would come to class unprepared and have to be corrected by students.Tough class be prepared to put a lot of work in outside and go to discussion. A good TA saves you. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2285029", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:50.335589+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMDU0Mjg1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2285029", "instructor_name": "Kael Hanson", "course_label": "PHY103", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-05-07 01:45:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I am sure that he is qualified in his field, but he is not good at teaching intro-level course concepts. He goes on tangents & takes a long time explaining small details. He did not finish a single lecture presentation & I attended all of his lectures. I had to self-teach myself the concepts.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2285029", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:50.335589+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyOTk2MDU3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2285029", "instructor_name": "Kael Hanson", "course_label": "PHY103", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-05-01 16:53:41 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Incredibly esoteric lectures that are really difficult to follow. Used up a lot of class time to go into nauseating detail about minute assumptions or exceptions to a rule that were not relevant at all to the Physics 103 audience or what would be on our exams. Not a good professor but the class itself is decent, discussion was very helpful for me.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2285029", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:50.335589+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyOTg0NjU2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2285029", "instructor_name": "Kael Hanson", "course_label": "PHY103", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-04-30 18:20:49 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He's not as bad as people say, I thought he was pretty funny too. One issue is that lectures don't apply to hw/exams that much", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2285029", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:50.335589+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyODcxMzQw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2285029", "instructor_name": "Kael Hanson", "course_label": "PHY103", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-04-19 21:24:11 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Don't take this class with Kael unless you have to. He's unorganized, unprepared, and sometimes more confused than the students are. You're most likely going to have to learn everything on your own with no support from him. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2285029", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:27:50.335589+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNzkzNjA5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2285029", "instructor_name": "Kael Hanson", "course_label": "PHY103", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-04-07 19:52:06 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Everyone says the class is super hard, but its not all that. Kael is challenging to learn from; he speaks quickly and frequently makes mistakes, and he can get upset when someone asks questions. I recommend attending discussion sections and actively learning from the homework because the lecture isn't always helpful.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2285029", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 42 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false