[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:55.009463+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MDkwMDEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1533761","instructor_name":"Deniz Yavuz","course_label":"PHYSICS247","course_id":"PHYSICS 247","course_uid":"course_1666a5a286d44301d42ee8d0","review_date":"2017-12-07 21:56:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"He cares a lot about physics and gives solid lectures. He tries to make sure the students actually understand the material which is nice. Highly recommend.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1533761","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:55.009463+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4ODk4OTc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1533761","instructor_name":"Deniz Yavuz","course_label":"PHYSICS247","course_id":"PHYSICS 247","course_uid":"course_1666a5a286d44301d42ee8d0","review_date":"2017-11-14 21:40:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"Amazing. There are no other words.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1533761","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:06.364151+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MTI5NjAw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:283831","instructor_name":"Duncan Carlsmith","course_label":"PHYSICS247","course_id":"PHYSICS 247","course_uid":"course_1666a5a286d44301d42ee8d0","review_date":"2021-10-16 18:55:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Duncan is possibly the worst professor at UW-Madison. You will learn nothing unless you read the textbook. Lectures are useless but mandatory. Tests are unfair and have nothing to do with any learning you're doing. 80% of class and all labs are coding MATLAB, which he teaches literally none of yet expects you to know everything. DO NOT TAKE!!!!!!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:06.364151+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MTIzMTQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:283831","instructor_name":"Duncan Carlsmith","course_label":"PHYSICS247","course_id":"PHYSICS 247","course_uid":"course_1666a5a286d44301d42ee8d0","review_date":"2021-10-13 22:49:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures usually dont follow the chapter readings for each week very well but are sometimes related, compared to the Matlab assignments which always feel so random and unconnected  making progress especially difficult for someone new to the programming platform.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:06.364151+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MDg5OTMz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:283831","instructor_name":"Duncan Carlsmith","course_label":"PHYSICS247","course_id":"PHYSICS 247","course_uid":"course_1666a5a286d44301d42ee8d0","review_date":"2017-12-07 21:51:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"He cares a lot about physics but tends to go off on tangents. There was a lot of homework and the lab reports take an extremely long time to write. Some of the programming parts of labs were difficult.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:27:42.041525+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1OTU1MjQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2102779","instructor_name":"Kam Arnold","course_label":"PHYSICS247","course_id":"PHYSICS 247","course_uid":"course_1666a5a286d44301d42ee8d0","review_date":"2016-01-17 22:11:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"The lectures were extremely easy. We were talking about vectors for a week. Then suddenly, first test and nothing made sense at all. If it weren't for the hard discussions, everyone would have failed. Just make sure to follow along in the book, you have to read everything. It's ESSENTIAL.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2102779","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.357430+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5ODg3Mjk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2542515","instructor_name":"Matthew Herndon","course_label":"PHYSICS247","course_id":"PHYSICS 247","course_uid":"course_1666a5a286d44301d42ee8d0","review_date":"2024-11-03 23:57:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"I couldn't have had a worse introduction to the physics department at Madison. Once per class, he would mess up a formula by either switching variables or flipping addition and subtraction signs. He spent most classes deriving formulas and he always answered in-class questions in a way that a student at our levels just couldn't understand.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2542515","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.357430+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MzQxNjA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2542515","instructor_name":"Matthew Herndon","course_label":"PHYSICS247","course_id":"PHYSICS 247","course_uid":"course_1666a5a286d44301d42ee8d0","review_date":"2023-01-17 02:17:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"He does an okay job of explaining concepts on the board, and provides examples instead of just plowing through the equations. However, when writing on the board he will sometimes mix up his variables or negative signs, which can make it more confusing to understand how the math actually works.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2542515","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:47.357430+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2OTU1MDQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2542515","instructor_name":"Matthew Herndon","course_label":"PHYSICS247","course_id":"PHYSICS 247","course_uid":"course_1666a5a286d44301d42ee8d0","review_date":"2022-12-03 07:18:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"Nice guy but hard to follow. Had trouble teaching lectures in a way that was understandable. Often had to backtrack and overall a bit monotone. Seemed to be very knowledgeable about physics but not a good match for an intro course.\n\nDid his best to help with the grade/relieve pressure. Minimal homework, completion labs and generous curve.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2542515","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:22.288429+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzMDQ4MzQy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:517501","instructor_name":"Michael Winokur","course_label":"PHYSICS247","course_id":"PHYSICS 247","course_uid":"course_1666a5a286d44301d42ee8d0","review_date":"2014-04-16 14:30:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"He really cares about his students and is very passionate about his field. With that being said, he is a poor, slightly disorganized lecturer and isn't very good at directly answering questions. If you can ask the right questions, you'll get a good answer. Don't worry about raw score on his tests, he's going to curve the crap out of it. Decent prof","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/517501","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:11:58.518993+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MDAxODAw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:700328","instructor_name":"Peter Timbie","course_label":"PHYSICS247","course_id":"PHYSICS 247","course_uid":"course_1666a5a286d44301d42ee8d0","review_date":"2014-12-09 14:45:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures are not the clearest but he is very helpful when asked for it, read before coming to lecture","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/700328","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0}]