Reviews of professor Kate Jensen

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Really tough class that killed my passion for computer science. Kate made this class way harder than it needed to be. Take someone else if you have the chance otherwise, you'll be struggling throughout the semester.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class follows closely along with the textbook. Lectures were much more digestible than the book and cleared up confusing parts. Midterms and final were 75% of grade and were overall not that bad. All tests are open notes which made them a lot easier. The professor was very approachable and helpful during office hours.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Kate's lectures are kind of fast-paced and she expects a lot from you. Homeworks are a lot of work and midterms can be difficult, a significant amount of your grade is on midterms and the final. Overall, she can explain stuff well but it's a lot of work.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Jensen lacks the ability to make students understand the material she is teaching. It is clear that SHE understands it but she often go through topics extremely fast and it never really feels like I understand something completely before we move on. On top of this, she never seems prepared coming to class. She is often late.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Lectures are unclear and unengaging. The professor seems to want students to succeed but wants nothing less than to give the students more resources other than the textbook. Attendance is optional but may as well be mandatory given that you'd be stuck reading the incredibly dense textbook otherwise.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Such a good and smart prof, I really enjoyed her class and thought she was great at explaining difficult concepts. You have to go to lecture and read the assigned textbook sections. Going to her office hours and the discussion wont hurt either. Do not expect to get a good grade without putting in any effort. 100% would take another of her classes

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Kate is a good teacher that explains things in a good amount of detail during lectures. There are no slides and no posts on canvas for notes, so if you don't go to class have fun reading 20 pages of the textbook. The course is content heavy and feels like we never truly master a topic before moving on. This class feels harder than it should be tbh.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Jensen was very down to earth and intelligent. The class itself is pretty confusing but I thought she taught it fairly well. She did not post the lectures or have a good policy to deal with if you got sick and missed assignments. Doing the assignments early to get help is my recommendation there is at lease two a week.