“Used by” includes alternatives; linked courses may have other requirements. This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.
Raw average: 5.00/5 from 2 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.78 GPA, 90.7% A/AB (n=43 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.93 GPA, 94.9% A/AB (n=99 letter grades).
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
NICHOLAS SMITH is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future
schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026
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Section
Mode
Enrolled / capacity
Waitlist
LEC 001
Online Only
132 / 100
0
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
Meeting source records
No records available.
Student experience
the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.78 GPA, 90.7% A/AB (n=43 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.93 GPA, 94.9% A/AB (n=99 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
No workload feedback recorded.
Topics
Fermentation of vegetables, milk, fruit, and grains
Brewing, winemaking, and breadmaking
Skills
Understanding scientific principles of food and beverage processing
Exploring the science of fermentation
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
average GPA
A / AB grades
letter grades
Instructor
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
A94.9%94.9%
AB0.0%0.0%
B2.0%2.0%
BC3.0%3.0%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
Grades over time
Through Fall 2025
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
Where this course fits relative to
Latest available grades · Fall 2025 · all course levels
3.933.93GPA
Higher than 8585% of other courses
in this group.
Course GPAs · red marks this course’s range
9999letter grades
More recorded grades than 6565% of other courses in this group.
Typical course in this group: 70.070.0 letter grades.
About this comparison
1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30
recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure
of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded
grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.