Kate's pretty nice. She repeats herself sometimes in class, but she's pretty clear. She's always helpful if you go into her office hours. Sometimes it seems like the class moves a little slow, but that could be useful if you have a hard time with physics. Pretty good professor, you learn a lot without too much of a struggle.

great prof, extremely clear lectures, great examples, fair tests. very approachable and helpful - she truly cares if you understand the material.

I liked Kate's class. There aren't many good physics professors at Western. She is strict on grading, but you will have plenty of opportunities to get extra points.

I definitely recommend Kate. I've heard alot of bad things about other Western physics teachers, but she makes class fun and teaches very well. The problems can be difficult, but if you do them, you will see almost the same problem on the test.

she's a very nice woman, gets very excited about her subject. I do feel like I'm back in third grade half the time, but she tries so hard to make it seem interesting for the students. She might not of used scientific language but talked in a way to make it seem clear. Her tests are basically from what she does in class, so going is pretty important

Great professor! Available for extra help when needed. Keep up on the assigned problems and you will do well. She is very fair, but some tests are difficult. She wants students to understand physics and is enthusiastic. One of my favorite Western profs!

A good teacher! If you already know a lot about physics you might think the class is a waste of time, but overall I'd rather have an intro level class be easy than impossible and miserable (MGMT 271). Very helpful and understanding if you make the effort. Tests are straight forward and designed to test your knowledge not to trick you, RARE!

You can tell that she truly cares about her students and her subject (phys 121), which is more than can be said about a disturbingly high number of professors at WWU. She is thoughtful, helpful and thorough when you ask questions in class and during office hours. In my opinion, terrific professor! The books for this class are insanely expensive.

Kate is awesome! Super helpful and clear, especially if physics doesn't come naturally to you. Quite a bit of graded material, and tests are very conceptual, but I felt like I learned SO much in this class. Expect to work for that A, but she returns the effort tenfold.

I thought she was very nice and helpful. There was just so much work and so much that we had to go over outside of class. There are a lot of easy points you get from lab and such and if you do the book homework you get an A on the quizzes. This class is not for the lazy!

I enjoyed the class, it was fairly easy. My main problem with the class was that she got off topic with barely related student questions. This made it hard to know exactly what would be on the tests.

Kate was born to teach! She is very easy to follow. There is a lot of work and tests are NOT easy, but you will learn the material!

I took the entire 121, 122, and 123 introductory physics sequence from Kate. She is an excellent teacher for physics, really knows what she's talking about, cares very much whether her students understand, and will happily help with individual questions if you see her during office hours. Attendance not mandatory, but strongly recommended.

Kate is a great lecturer and has an obvious passion for the material. Her tests are usually tough, but fair. She is very willing to field questions and cares about student understanding.

I really enjoyed this class, she's very enthusiastic with her teaching and is very interactive with her classes. I feel like more teachers should be like her. Her lectures were interesting and she would involve the class so I not only knew the material but I had experimented with it. The tests are easy is you listen, do homework and go to lab

Ya... this class was fairly easy but the thing that I didn't like was how Kate treated our class... I felt like I was in 2nd grade after I left class every day. She knows what she is talking about but I feel like she needs to learn how to teach in college (she told us that she used to teach high school and that is CLEAR.)

Never took notes, and while I did come to class every day I didn't pay particularly close attention. I did really like how she emphasizes concepts way more than formulas, which is great for someone who's never been a math/science person. Easy, but I won't forget everything the second I turn in the test as with most math/science courses I take.

I liked Kate but the class is a complete joke. It is a simple GPA booster so don't take it if you have any basic physics knowledge. Kate teaches a lot like a high school teacher and it tends to make you feel like a moron but I think in a higher level class she'd be okay.

This is my second quarter with her in the same physics series. Take advantage of the extra credit opportunities because her midterms are very difficult. Thankfully the final was mostly take-home, which made it very easy.

Kate is a fairly decent professor. She can be a bit confusing sometimes, but genuinely tries to adapt the class to what her students are telling her needs to change. At the beginning of the quarter I did not like her at all, now at the end quarter I've found her much more useful, and I'm going to take her for 123 as well.

She teaches physics more qualitatively than quantitatively. I thought she made this the easiest course of the series. If you go to lecture and do the problems you will be more than prepared for the exams.

Perfect class for those who are not very sciencey and want an easy lab science. I look physics in high school and I think this class is even easier than that. She is extremely helpful for those who are not very good with math or science, but don't take this class you are majoring in Physics

Easy, easy, lab science. Some math, but she will hold your hand all the way through. Some people are afraid to take a physics class, but she makes this subject fun and easy.

Compared to all of these other comments, I guess I just really liked her teaching style. If you thoroughly do the homework and go to her for office hours, you shouldn't have a problem with this class. It was a ton of things to keep track of, but very doable, and not impossible to get an A.

She's a very hard grader, and not the best organized, but gives great demos and very helpful explanations. Office hours are VERY helpful, and she's good at offering alternative explanations if you're confused. MUCH easier to follow than my previous phys professor, Rines.

Kate is a good teacher and the material can be challenging at certain parts. She gives tons of examples in class and on optional worksheets that she posts online. Tests have usually 10 simple conceptual multiple choice questions and 2 mastering physics problems. Online homework required and tough. 3 hours a week of labs which are very simple.

Professor Sandelin is a great professor who really wants you to succeed, but will make you work for the knowledge. unless you have prior physics experience go to class everyday. don't put off hw and if you have questions, go to her office hours or schedule a meeting, she loves helping people understand stuff.

Kate is a very sweet person, and incredibly intelligent. Her lectures were clear and there was a lot of helpful wiggle room in grading, like dropping the lowest homework grade and an optional portfolio. However, the class itself was extremely difficult and her grading could be rough. Overall, a good instructor. ALWAYS go to class!

I was thrown off at first because Kate really babies you through things, but in the end I left the class feeling like I had a real understanding of physics. Some of her approaches are weird but bear with it, I heard so many complaints from people in other classes and didn't experience the same problems with Kate. Very fair grader, very kind person!

You can do well in Kate's class if you do the homework, do well in lab, and attend class (already 60% of your grade right there). She also lets you drop 1 out of 3 midterms which is awesome. Besides that, Kate is such a sweet person and made me really understand physics conceptually than any other physics prof I've taken. I would take her again!

I like Professor Sandelin. Sometimes she holds your hand a little too tight, or she can go off on huge tangents, but I would definitely take her again. If you go to her office hours, you will agree that she is pretty awesome, and you will not leave confused.

She can be a very good teacher and I personally enjoyed her class. However the inconsistencies with homework, feedback and grading on time was a problem. I don't think she is a bad teacher but I would prefer her to fix the way she does written homework.

You have to put in effort for a class like this. I didnt open the text book once, but I did have Chegg to help me with the online problems. Kate is incredibly caring and such a genuine sweetheart. She loves physics and she really knows subject. Shes a bit scattered in her lectures. She give round about answers that can be so confusing.

Took this class over summer quarter, compacted into one month. It was kind of intense because of timing, but Kate made me excited to be in class! I was really pleasantly surprised how accessible she strives to be, and how much effort she puts into supporting different kinds of learning styles. Amazing person, very patient, just DO ALL THE HOMEWORK.

I love Kate. She's so incredibly kind to all of her students and really cares about pedagogy. She knows her stuff too, and she expects you to show a very deep level of conceptual understanding. She gives "participation" credit which you get basically just for being there, so your grade suffers if you skip. Do the prep assignments and the homework!

Kate was the best choice for physics in my opinion. Her lectures were definitely quite boring and all over the place, but her exams were extremely easy. Typically 3 problems with a-d but having a notecard helped a lot. Tons of online homework, but she gives multiple chances for extra credit to make sure you have 100 in the homework section.

She's super lenient just make sure you go to class and do your work and you'll probably have a high a.

Kate is a really great instructor. She assigns a lot of busy work but its really easy to do its mostly just time consuming. She does in class group problems that you have to show up for but other than that attendance isn't required or necessary. She doesn't give exams just the dynamic assessments which are super easy.

If you show up, follow the lectures and keep up with the material, you will get an A. There was a lot of extra credit offered and the open-book exams were not difficult. She is more than willing to explain things that aren't being understood well by her students, even if it leaves her short on time.

You can tell Professor Sandelin knows what she is talking about. The lectures have lots of on-hand examples and have weekly answer sessions for the homework. The homework is a lot. Not in terms of difficultly but in terms of length and how many parts each question has. Her teaching style is fair and she is happy to help out or answer questions.

Kate was the best professor I've had at Western!

Kate believes in "student-centered teaching." Generally she grades on participation rather than correctness. But you will still have to put in work! Kate was a good professor. She was kind and responsive to students' needs. Except for the fact that she would basically never respond to emails. I think she was too busy.

Awesome class and professor. Grades were based on participation - you could redo work you got wrong for full points - and she was more than happy to help. Lots of working in groups and problem solving together, and it was overall a really fun time. I'm pretty sure everyone got an A

Kate made this class wonderful, one of those professors you have for a quarter and never want another professor. She was always accessible, and extremely flexible and understanding. She always kept the content, which on its own could have been dry and repetitive, interesting and made me want to come to class every time.

The sweetest teacher! Show up to class everyday and keep up with the hw (about an hr total a week) and you will get an A. I found the class super easy and any questions I had I got answered in class.

Kate is a deeply organized, hardworking and thoughtful professor who cares about student learning outcomes and creating an inclusive learning environment. Highly intelligent and passionate about the subject. Many professors could learn something here!!!

One of the best professors out there!

I was in the AEES program and took this class. She's passionate about her work and the course load was very simple and easy. It was mostly about one main group project each quarter. First quarter was a poster about a scientific study of your group's choosing, and the second quarter had an interview of a faculty member in science.

Took her over summer so not sure if format is different, but she was so kind and engaging and deeply cares about understanding. Daily prep assignments as well as in class participation work. Fairly easy concepts. Final was worth 40% but again I think that's due to it being summer.

SCED 201 is generally very easy, but Kate did a great job keeping the material easy to digest and fresh. She was EXTREMELY lenient about deadlines, and you could redo work that you got wrong for full points. Overall, Kate was a nice teacher and I would recommend her to anyone still looking for a lab science GUR.