He gave our midterms back the Thursday before finals week to review. Then, assigned two formal labs due AFTER our final exam. I would avoid taking him as he is worthless at giving assignments back and sticking to a schedule.

He did not grade any of our labs the whole quarter until the very end. Then he assigned three formal lab write ups, two extremely long mastering physics assignments 2 days before the final. Also he does not give the answer to any of his problems in class.

His educational methods and expectations are unclear.

Super nice guy but terrible teaching methods. Unreasonably tough tests and a lot of irrelevant work (like weekly summaries). Good luck to those who have a life outside of physics. He teaching schedule is very unorganized. Trust me when i say avoid his class if you need an A.

He might be a good physicist, however, he is extremely not appropriate to be a physics instructor. His passion to physics was honorable, but his teaching method was not available for students, especially for those guys whose majors were not physics. He might be better after he increases his method of being with students around the world.

Caleb is an enthusiastic teacher. You can tell he really loves physics. However his grading very unfair. I 4.0'd the bio series, chem series, ochem series, and my other physics courses. I barely scraped by with a B in Calebs class, and it wasn't for lack of effort. You'll learn a lot with Caleb, but your GPA will suffer.

It was terrible. Truly, the worst class I have ever taken. Most questions I had were answered vaguely or even with "I don't know". Lectures were just going through problems. You could tell Caleb never did the problems before class because he always made a mistake 20 minutes in that meant you learned nothing. Grades tough. Insane amount of petty HW.

usually i don't need the two hours out of class for every hour in class, but for this class i was spending probably 3 hours per 1 hour at least. this class should be a 7 credit for the amount of work required. He doesn't announce homework until the week before its due so there is no opportunity to work ahead.

Caleb is by far the worst professor I have ever had and I have had some bad ones. He is unclear in his expectations and unwilling to hear any feedback that contradicts him. I withdrew from his class because of how terrible of a professor he is, mind you I was still getting an A. I don't recommend anyone take this class or go to Bellevue college.

Too much work. Doesn't know how to explain things. You are just supposed to know things by yourself. He seems nice at first, but then everything changes. I Don't recommend him

Class was horribly organized. Created assignments at the last minute, lectures did not help with understanding/completing the problem sets(Problems were excruciatingly difficult, and this is coming from a 4.0 student that got into EE at UW Seattle 1 week after dropping this class). Inconsistent availability in office hours. Worst class ever at BC.

Disorganized, TONS of work, you will get done with a 4 hour assignment only to realize that you also have a formal lab due in the next few days. Throws equations and theory at you in lecture and then expects you to be able to solve a multi-step applied problem. This class will make you pull your hair out.

Terrible experience. Huge course load that is also very disorganized so it is hard to follow along with. One of the worst professors I have had.

There is so much work, he gives really confusing lectures, and the class is very disorganized.

This class was taken during the coronavirus epidemic. It is impossible to reach him by email unless you ask him about something during class. There is an insane amount of work and no content to prepare you for tests and quizzes. We are getting 20% of the amount of the lectures for a Monday-Friday classes but 100% of the workload.

Physics with Caleb was definitely one of the hardest things that I've ever done. His communication is awful (takes about 7 days to respond to an e-mail--if he even does). Often times he is very vague and answers questions with questions, his expectations are absent. Loads tons of busywork into his courses to keep people from failing his classes.

Taken during Spring 2020 quarter. Caleb is by far the worst professor I have ever had. His expectations are unclear, his communication skills are not existent, and you will receive more busy work than you have ever had in your entire life. He is ridiculous. Do yourself a favor and avoid the class until there is someone else teaching it.

He won't provide a course schedule at the beginning of the quarter & he thinks its reasonable to cram 5 hard chapters in less than three final weeks of the quarter. As of today, we still don't know most of our grades for quizzes and labs and the quarter is almost over. He will overload you with assignments due at the last minute. Do not recommend.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. Caleb is the worst professor I have EVER HAD IN MY LIFE. He will assign hw and it will be due in less than 12 hours, grades everything the day before the quarter ends, breakout rooms every single class and does not go over ANY material, cancels class 10 minutes before it starts, does not respond to emails, GRADES HARSHLY!!!!

Gave the class almost 200 assignments in 55 school days. Extremely unclear instructions with labs and extremely unclear grading. Takes forever to grade. Somehow manages to patronize the whole class. Our class started with 30 people and ended with 10. The average on the final was 50%. DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER, AVOID HIM LIKE THE PLAGUE.

Caleb is a nice person and great physicist but I found myself extremely depressed by taking his class. He gives so much busy work which makes it hard to keep up if youre taking other classes. This class will turn your love for physics off entirely. We are not even mid way through and I cry every time I get a notification from this class. DONT TAKE

Worst class experience I have ever had. Now, I'd like to assume that this is mainly because of the online switch as this is a lab science. But if you are still in online school, avoid this terrible, terrible professor. I dread waking up for this class more then anything. The guy just yaps and yaps, expects something out of nothing and overall sucks

If you have anything else to do outside of this physics class DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. Caleb teels class will need ALL of your time and energy. I cant emphasize enough the enormous amount of assignments this class has. You will not know your grade due to Caleb not using canvas so who knows if youre passing or failing.

I like Caleb for many reasons but teaching methods, group work sucks. Phy109 is all about group projects, and being an online class not all the members in your group will participate. You will not pass Phy 109, even if you give your best effort unless in a good team. You will receive all feedback at the end of the quarter, so no time to progress.

The ridiculous teacher I ever took, I already studied 2 yrs at BC, and this is the worst instructor I ever met, tons of useless regulations about homework, no live lectures AT ALL then what is the point of meeting every day? Basically a self-learning class with tons of homework and group projects.

His expectations are non-existent, but he is quick to take out the red pen and correct everything and anything. Asking questions does not help. I have never in my life been so petrified of giving a wrong answer. Also he is literally the worst communicator (in writing, in lectures, etc.) I have EVER had in a professor.

If you're a freshman taking your first college class or are the type of student who benefits from a rigid timeline to keep up, give him a try. If you are a student who can and prefers to manage their own time, AVOID AT ALL COSTS. He assigns piles of busywork that supposedly is for the benefit of the students when it does not work for everybody.

WORST TEACHER EVER. If you are thinking about taking one of his classes DONT, he couldn't care less about his students, he picks favorites and once your on his bad side he'll ruin your grade. Doesn't grade anything until last minute, he yells at students for asking questions, gives bad grades with ZERO explanation, and NEVER responds to emails.

If you are reading all these negative reviews right now, just know that they are all true. And if you are deciding whether or not to take one of his classes, don't do it, save yourself. I wasn't so lucky.

This professor gives several assignments every single day, and then docks points with no rhyme or reason. Nine out of ten zoom meetings involve putting us in breakout rooms to figure out a problem. The average grade for all his exams is 45%. I think I'm one of his less favorite students, because I was put with the same incompetent group twice.

I pick this professor cuz he was the only option for the quarter. 3-4 assignments a day and lots of lecture reading, spend 40+ hours a week in this class. Now I regret not dropping this class. Trust me, all the bad reviews you see on this web are real, give yourself a chance, and don't take it. you will thx me later.

Do NOT take this class. you will spend 40+ hours a week even if you are a good student. group labs are never ending & the expectation is unrealistic. U will have a capstone project lab informal lab homework studying for an exam and be expected to meet with him outside of class at many times during quarter. time is not worth

The class schedule, homework schedule, and test schedules are super unorganized. This professor was my only option for the class, and I am seriously considering just dropping the class in a couple of days. Get ready to spend an hour or so after class to talk to groups, or have to talk to him about all the projects and quizzes he assigns.

Take this professor if you want to fail your other classes. He won’t give you time to study for other classes. Expectations are out of mesure. Please, protect your mental health, don’t take him. Endless homework and labs. This guy should only teach Physics major students.

Caleb is nice but his class is a horrible experience. There is LOTS of work and important assignments never get graded. We had 2 labs and never got a grade back for even the first one. The final grade is determined by his "professional judgement." If you work or can take another teacher, I highly recommend another teacher.

Never disliked such a funny person as Caleb. He is a good person, but a terrible teacher. His class is so disorganized. Randomly goes from doing my open math lab assignments every week for 6 weeks straight to instead having us do the weekly problems on paper out of the text book with a days warning only. Do not take if you are working.

Caleb is genuinely a very nice guy, though his class is nearly impossible if you are not gifted with natural smarts. He assigns absurd amounts of homework, much of which seems very unnecessary for learning concepts. He does not focus as much on physics problems as he should. Though you are expected to known all types of problems when exams come.

He's nice but the worst teacher I've had. I loved math and physics, but hes made me hate it. He's unclear on homework and tests, with grades only coming at the end of the quarter, adding stress. I've never left a class feeling so frustrated. The material wouldn't be hard if he taught and did his job, but instead, there's endless busy work.DONOTTAKE

This professor's teaching style is disorganized, his feedback is unhelpful, and his approach to student engagement is discouraging. In 55 days, assigned nearly 200 assignment, an extremely large and unreasonable workload. If you value your time, energy, and GPA, avoid taking his class at all costs.

Caleb Teel was very disorganized and spent all the lecture time (5 days a week) talking about information we already knew. It was all online lectures and expected to have 3 hours of homework everyday. I had roughly 18 assignments every single week. His class is relying on textbook reading entirely.

Took him a very long time to grade quizzes and group lab reports, so went into the next ones without knowing what I needed to improve on/what I got wrong. He's a nice guy he just seemed to have a lot going on when I took his class in fall 2024. DON'T take unless you have prior knowledge of physics/are capable of learning it independently.

His classroom is perpetually cold, just like his personality. I knew right off the bat, when our first lab was measuring something- anything- that he didn't really care to teach us.

Lots of assignments, bad pacing, and slow grading. We had 20-25 assignments due every week. He spent 4 weeks on 1d motion, which most people had already seen, and we had no time for harder concepts at the end of the quarter. Outside of lecture, prepare to watch 1-2 hours of videos as homework. Midterm was returned on last day of the quarter.