Professor
Nikolas Nordendale
Most Helpful Review
Winter 2024 - Professor Nordendale is one of the best instructors I've had the pleasure of taking a course from. He lectures well, with clear and organized slides. He gives plenty of examples and explains concepts thoroughly and concisely. His exams were extremely fair with no curveballs, and he prepared us well by giving plenty of review examples. Not that this is necessary, but I highly recommend watching Jeff Hanson's Statics and Mechanics videos to supplement your learning on the side. The videos go hand in hand with class content and helped reinforce topics for me. Great class taught by a great professor!
Winter 2024 - Professor Nordendale is one of the best instructors I've had the pleasure of taking a course from. He lectures well, with clear and organized slides. He gives plenty of examples and explains concepts thoroughly and concisely. His exams were extremely fair with no curveballs, and he prepared us well by giving plenty of review examples. Not that this is necessary, but I highly recommend watching Jeff Hanson's Statics and Mechanics videos to supplement your learning on the side. The videos go hand in hand with class content and helped reinforce topics for me. Great class taught by a great professor!
Most Helpful Review
Fall 2023 - Great guy, engaging lectures. Lectures often recorded, and posts slides online (however sometimes he works out problems in lecture which he does not post with the slides, a fair balance). Everything is super organized, like referencing textbook chapters, although the textbook is too high level and not too helpful. However, is the type of class you can miss some lectures and have resources to catch up yourself. Exams are fair and he gives review/practice problems the lecture before. Homework is kinda tough, like the avg engineering class. Definitely as good a professor as you can get.
Fall 2023 - Great guy, engaging lectures. Lectures often recorded, and posts slides online (however sometimes he works out problems in lecture which he does not post with the slides, a fair balance). Everything is super organized, like referencing textbook chapters, although the textbook is too high level and not too helpful. However, is the type of class you can miss some lectures and have resources to catch up yourself. Exams are fair and he gives review/practice problems the lecture before. Homework is kinda tough, like the avg engineering class. Definitely as good a professor as you can get.