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KAEL HANSON

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Raw average: 1.29/5 from 42 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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PHY103 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
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.
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PHY103 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
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.
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PHY103 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
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.
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PHY103 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
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
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PHY103 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
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.
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PHY103 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
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.
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Classes with KAEL HANSON

PHYSICS 103

General Physics

4 credits

GENERAL PHYSICS introduces mechanics, heat, and waves at the non-calculus level with applications to various fields.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Benjamin SpikeKael Hanson

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Fall 2021–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026PHYSICS 103General Physics
Fall 2025PHYSICS 103General Physics
Spring 2025PHYSICS 104General Physics
Fall 2024PHYSICS 103General Physics
Spring 2024PHYSICS 104General Physics
Fall 2023PHYSICS 103General Physics
Spring 2023PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2022PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2022PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2021PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2020PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2020PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2019PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2019PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2018PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2018PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2017PHYSICS 321Electric Circuits and Electronics
Fall 2017PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2017PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2016PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2016PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2015PHYSICS 623Electronic AIDS to Measurement

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