# ASTRON 236: The History of Matter in the Universe | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/courses/ASTRON_236) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## course ### run id 20260907T155543-ce3781c4 ### semester 1272 ### observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### record version id ac559722c23c614347384710b4bad0d18141faba8f9c01cb32b66956b5bd6eab ### course id ASTRON 236 ### course uid course\_b007a3cf005d4b6b6b1aa060 ### catalog version id 8aa7db21b58a7a7e46c804f9fe01731ae360951134f0dd545d482b4cf721e66b ### course number 236 ### subjects * ASTRON ### title THE HISTORY OF MATTER IN THE UNIVERSE ### description Multidisciplinary study of how the distribution of elements in the Universe has changed over the last 10-15 billion years by tracing the history of matter from the Big Bang to the present composition of the Earth. Emphasizes connections between astronomy, geology, and chemistry. 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"source_instructor_id": "sheinz", "identity_basis": "netid", "identity_status": "source_identified", "name": "Sebastian Heinz", "email": "SHEINZ@WISC.EDU", "first_observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00", "last_observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00", "ratings": { "review_count": 13, "quality": 3.77, "difficulty": 2.92, "quality_count": 13, "difficulty_count": 13, "profile_id": "rmp:1434041", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1434041", "match_basis": "exact_name", "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:28.716130+00:00", "courses": { "course_96bd210ad86a5186b87a8a1b": { "review_count": 1, "quality": 2, "difficulty": 4, "quality_count": 1, "difficulty_count": 1 } }, "bayesian_quality": 3.7031428991191486, "prior_mean": 3.6596857835465957, "prior_weight": 20 }, "instructor_url": "/instructors/SEBASTIAN_HEINZ" } ] ``` ### grades ```json [ { "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "semester": "1272", "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00", "course_id": "ASTRON 236", "course_uid": "course_b007a3cf005d4b6b6b1aa060", "term_id": "1152", "term_name": "Fall 2014", "instructors": [ "ERIC WILCOTS" ], "a": 6, "ab": 4, "b": 14, "bc": 5, "c": 8, "d": 0, "f": 1, "satisfactory": 0, "unsatisfactory": 0, "credit": 0, "no_credit": 0, "passed": 0, "incomplete": 0, "no_work": 0, "not_reported": 0, "other": 0, "total": 38, "source_aliases": [ "ASTRON 236" ] }, { "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "semester": "1272", "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00", "course_id": "ASTRON 236", "course_uid": "course_b007a3cf005d4b6b6b1aa060", "term_id": "1172", "term_name": "Fall 2016", "instructors": [ "ERIC WILCOTS" ], "a": 7, "ab": 4, "b": 7, "bc": 8, "c": 4, "d": 0, "f": 3, "satisfactory": 1, "unsatisfactory": 0, "credit": 0, "no_credit": 0, "passed": 0, "incomplete": 0, "no_work": 0, "not_reported": 0, "other": 0, "total": 34, "source_aliases": [ "ASTRON 236" ] }, { "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "semester": "1272", 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"20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "semester": "1272", "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00", "course_id": "ASTRON 236", "course_uid": "course_b007a3cf005d4b6b6b1aa060", "term_id": "1242", "term_name": "Fall 2023", "instructors": [ "Sebastian Heinz" ], "a": 19, "ab": 5, "b": 13, "bc": 0, "c": 1, "d": 4, "f": 0, "satisfactory": 0, "unsatisfactory": 0, "credit": 0, "no_credit": 0, "passed": 0, "incomplete": 0, "no_work": 0, "not_reported": 0, "other": 0, "total": 42, "source_aliases": [ "ASTRON 236" ] }, { "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "semester": "1272", "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00", "course_id": "ASTRON 236", "course_uid": "course_b007a3cf005d4b6b6b1aa060", "term_id": "1252", "term_name": "Fall 2024", "instructors": [ "Sebastian Heinz" ], "a": 25, "ab": 14, "b": 11, "bc": 0, "c": 0, "d": 2, "f": 0, "satisfactory": 0, "unsatisfactory": 0, "credit": 0, "no_credit": 0, "passed": 0, "incomplete": 0, "no_work": 2, "not_reported": 0, "other": 0, "total": 54, "source_aliases": [ "ASTRON 236" ] }, { "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "semester": "1272", "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00", "course_id": "ASTRON 236", "course_uid": "course_b007a3cf005d4b6b6b1aa060", "term_id": "1262", "term_name": "Fall 2025", "instructors": [ "Sebastian Heinz" ], "a": 43, "ab": 9, "b": 8, "bc": 0, "c": 1, "d": 0, "f": 0, "satisfactory": 0, "unsatisfactory": 0, "credit": 0, "no_credit": 0, "passed": 0, "incomplete": 0, "no_work": 0, "not_reported": 0, "other": 0, "total": 61, "source_aliases": [ "ASTRON 236" ] } ] ``` ### statistics #### gpa 3.331 #### graded 296 #### counts * 136 * 47 * 67 * 13 * 17 * 10 * 6 ### grade conflicts None recorded. ### evidence #### history * [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course\_b007a3cf005d4b6b6b1aa060-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course_b007a3cf005d4b6b6b1aa060-0.json) #### traces * [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course\_b007a3cf005d4b6b6b1aa060-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course_b007a3cf005d4b6b6b1aa060-0.json) #### reviews * [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course\_b007a3cf005d4b6b6b1aa060-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_b007a3cf005d4b6b6b1aa060-0.json) #### meetings * [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/meetings/course\_b007a3cf005d4b6b6b1aa060-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/meetings/course_b007a3cf005d4b6b6b1aa060-0.json) #### results * [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course\_b007a3cf005d4b6b6b1aa060-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course_b007a3cf005d4b6b6b1aa060-0.json) ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ## context ### all #### term #### gpa 3.331081081081081 #### count 296 #### university ##### size 3283 ##### gpa Percentile 13 ##### count Percentile 75 ##### median Count 121 ##### histogram | range | count | current | | ------- | ----- | ------- | | 0.0–0.4 | 0 | false | | 0.4–0.8 | 0 | false | | 0.8–1.2 | 0 | false | | 1.2–1.6 | 0 | false | | 1.6–2.0 | 0 | false | | 2.0–2.4 | 1 | false | | 2.4–2.8 | 7 | false | | 2.8–3.2 | 235 | false | | 3.2–3.6 | 902 | true | | 3.6–4.0 | 2138 | false | #### departments ```json [ { "subject": "ASTRON", "comparison": { "size": 15, "gpaPercentile": 29, "countPercentile": 86, "medianCount": 69, "histogram": [ { "range": "0.0–0.4", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "0.4–0.8", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "0.8–1.2", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "1.2–1.6", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "1.6–2.0", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.0–2.4", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.4–2.8", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.8–3.2", "count": 2, "current": false }, { "range": "3.2–3.6", "count": 8, "current": true }, { "range": "3.6–4.0", "count": 5, "current": false } ] } } ] ``` ### terms #### 1152 ##### term 1152 ##### gpa 2.8552631578947367 ##### count 38 ##### university ###### size 918 ###### gpa Percentile 5 ###### count Percentile 16 ###### median Count 65 ###### histogram | range | count | current | | ------- | ----- | ------- | | 0.0–0.4 | 0 | false | | 0.4–0.8 | 0 | false | | 0.8–1.2 | 0 | false | | 1.2–1.6 | 0 | false | | 1.6–2.0 | 0 | false | | 2.0–2.4 | 1 | false | | 2.4–2.8 | 33 | false | | 2.8–3.2 | 227 | true | | 3.2–3.6 | 371 | false | | 3.6–4.0 | 286 | false | ##### departments | subject | comparison | | ------- | ---------- | | ASTRON | | #### 1172 ##### term 1172 ##### gpa 2.757575757575758 ##### count 33 ##### university ###### size 991 ###### gpa Percentile 1 ###### count Percentile 7 ###### median Count 67 ###### histogram | range | count | current | | ------- | ----- | ------- | | 0.0–0.4 | 0 | false | | 0.4–0.8 | 0 | false | | 0.8–1.2 | 0 | false | | 1.2–1.6 | 0 | false | | 1.6–2.0 | 0 | false | | 2.0–2.4 | 0 | false | | 2.4–2.8 | 22 | true | | 2.8–3.2 | 226 | false | | 3.2–3.6 | 353 | false | | 3.6–4.0 | 390 | false | ##### departments | subject | comparison | | ------- | ---------- | | ASTRON | | #### 1192 ##### term 1192 ##### gpa 2.982142857142857 ##### count 28 ##### departments | subject | comparison | | ------- | ---------- | | ASTRON | | #### 1212 ##### term 1212 ##### gpa 3.5952380952380953 ##### count 42 ##### university ###### size 1111 ###### gpa Percentile 45 ###### count Percentile 23 ###### median Count 68 ###### histogram | range | count | current | | ------- | ----- | ------- | | 0.0–0.4 | 0 | false | | 0.4–0.8 | 0 | false | | 0.8–1.2 | 0 | false | | 1.2–1.6 | 0 | false | | 1.6–2.0 | 0 | false | | 2.0–2.4 | 0 | false | | 2.4–2.8 | 4 | false | | 2.8–3.2 | 159 | false | | 3.2–3.6 | 337 | true | | 3.6–4.0 | 611 | false | ##### departments | subject | comparison | | ------- | ---------- | | ASTRON | | #### 1242 ##### term 1242 ##### gpa 3.2976190476190474 ##### count 42 ##### university ###### size 1295 ###### gpa Percentile 19 ###### count Percentile 26 ###### median Count 67 ###### histogram | range | count | current | | ------- | ----- | ------- | | 0.0–0.4 | 0 | false | | 0.4–0.8 | 0 | false | | 0.8–1.2 | 0 | false | | 1.2–1.6 | 0 | false | | 1.6–2.0 | 0 | false | | 2.0–2.4 | 2 | false | | 2.4–2.8 | 11 | false | | 2.8–3.2 | 162 | false | | 3.2–3.6 | 394 | true | | 3.6–4.0 | 726 | false | ##### departments | subject | comparison | | ------- | ---------- | | ASTRON | | #### 1252 ##### term 1252 ##### gpa 3.5384615384615383 ##### count 52 ##### university ###### size 1333 ###### gpa Percentile 36 ###### count Percentile 37 ###### median Count 69 ###### histogram | range | count | current | | ------- | ----- | ------- | | 0.0–0.4 | 0 | false | | 0.4–0.8 | 0 | false | | 0.8–1.2 | 0 | false | | 1.2–1.6 | 0 | false | | 1.6–2.0 | 0 | false | | 2.0–2.4 | 0 | false | | 2.4–2.8 | 14 | false | | 2.8–3.2 | 115 | false | | 3.2–3.6 | 431 | true | | 3.6–4.0 | 773 | false | ##### departments | subject | comparison | | ------- | ---------- | | ASTRON | | #### 1262 ##### term 1262 ##### gpa 3.762295081967213 ##### count 61 ##### university ###### size 1320 ###### gpa Percentile 58 ###### count Percentile 42 ###### median Count 70 ###### histogram | range | count | current | | ------- | ----- | ------- | | 0.0–0.4 | 0 | false | | 0.4–0.8 | 0 | false | | 0.8–1.2 | 0 | false | | 1.2–1.6 | 0 | false | | 1.6–2.0 | 0 | false | | 2.0–2.4 | 1 | false | | 2.4–2.8 | 8 | false | | 2.8–3.2 | 133 | false | | 3.2–3.6 | 381 | false | | 3.6–4.0 | 797 | true | ##### departments | subject | comparison | | ------- | ---------- | | ASTRON | | ### benchmarks #### all ##### school ###### size 3283 ###### gpa 3.66885392272469 ###### top Share 82.42401325739318 ###### count 121 ##### ASTRON ###### size 15 ###### gpa 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