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","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/223675","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:30.344265+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyODYxMTkw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:223675","instructor_name":"Tony Ives","course_label":"ZOOLOGY260","course_id":"BOTANY/ENVIRST/ZOOLOGY 260","course_uid":"course_d0c04e1b2f5491432beeb760","review_date":"2026-04-17 18:27:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tony is very passionate about the topic. Encourages students to ask questions. Grade for the class is only tests, but you are given lots of extra credit opportunities. Teaches the class in a way that you learn how to connect common themes. Lots of reading, but is manageable if you continue to read throughout the semester.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/223675","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:30.344265+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MTgxOTg0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:223675","instructor_name":"Tony Ives","course_label":"ZOOLOGY260","course_id":"BOTANY/ENVIRST/ZOOLOGY 260","course_uid":"course_d0c04e1b2f5491432beeb760","review_date":"2022-12-18 23:45:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Ives has been one of the best professors I've had at UW-Madison and he genuinely cares about ecology. His lectures are interesting and opens lectures with organism of the day, which is fun and engaging","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/223675","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:30.344265+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMTk2Njkw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:223675","instructor_name":"Tony Ives","course_label":"ZOOLOGY260","course_id":"BOTANY/ENVIRST/ZOOLOGY 260","course_uid":"course_d0c04e1b2f5491432beeb760","review_date":"2020-05-04 17:11:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tony is really passionate about the subject which makes him great to listen to. Each quiz is out of 20 points (except the final is out of 60), so even a couple wrong will bring your grade down. DO ALL THE EXTRA CREDIT!! It's enough to bring your grade up over 10 percentage points","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/223675","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:30.344265+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4Njc0MzMw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:223675","instructor_name":"Tony Ives","course_label":"BOTANY260","course_id":"BOTANY/ENVIRST/ZOOLOGY 260","course_uid":"course_d0c04e1b2f5491432beeb760","review_date":"2017-09-13 23:48:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"I liked this professor a lot!! He is very passionate and it's very possible to do well in this class. Lectures are posted online and there is a lot of opportunity for extra credit. I wish he taught more undergraduate classes. Material was straightforward and interesting. This class influenced me to declare environmental studies as my major :)","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/223675","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:30.344265+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4MzAyNTgw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:223675","instructor_name":"Tony Ives","course_label":"BOTANY260","course_id":"BOTANY/ENVIRST/ZOOLOGY 260","course_uid":"course_d0c04e1b2f5491432beeb760","review_date":"2017-05-13 12:19:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is an excellent professor and very knowledgable and passionate about ecology. He posts all lectures online so you don't have to go, but in class discussions are helpful. My biggest complaint is that the quizzes are set up to stump you and it's very difficult to get an A on them, so DO THE EXTRA CREDIT to bump up your grade.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/223675","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:30.344265+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4MjQ4Mjc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:223675","instructor_name":"Tony Ives","course_label":"ZOOLOGY260","course_id":"BOTANY/ENVIRST/ZOOLOGY 260","course_uid":"course_d0c04e1b2f5491432beeb760","review_date":"2017-05-08 16:01:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"Probably one of the best professors at UW. Enthusiastic about the subject and really wants people to learn. Grade is made up of 6 tests, 20 questions each except for the last one which is 60 questions, all multiple choice. There's ample extra credit too. He even uploads all the lectures so you only have to show up for tests.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/223675","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:30.344265+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3OTI4NzQw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:223675","instructor_name":"Tony Ives","course_label":"BOTANY260","course_id":"BOTANY/ENVIRST/ZOOLOGY 260","course_uid":"course_d0c04e1b2f5491432beeb760","review_date":"2017-03-21 15:17:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Online lectures but spends the first 20 minutes talking about organism of the day and there's only one test question about one organism. Haven't learned anything in this class. The exams are poorly worded and intended to trip you up. Ridiculous testing because it is meant to trick you. Studying doesn't help. I love ecology and this class kills that","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/223675","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:30.344265+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzMTM2ODU2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:223675","instructor_name":"Tony Ives","course_label":"ZOOLOGY260","course_id":"BOTANY/ENVIRST/ZOOLOGY 260","course_uid":"course_d0c04e1b2f5491432beeb760","review_date":"2014-04-30 22:58:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tony Ragnar Ives is the bomb.com. He's literally the cutest thing ever. His lectures are generally interesting however he does jump around a lot making it difficult to stay involved in the topics. Overall a great introductory course, don't let the readings and lectures slip away though, very important for the tests!!!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/223675","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:30.344265+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExODQ5MDcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:223675","instructor_name":"Tony Ives","course_label":"BOTANY260","course_id":"BOTANY/ENVIRST/ZOOLOGY 260","course_uid":"course_d0c04e1b2f5491432beeb760","review_date":"2006-05-08 22:46:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great professor. Makes the course material very interesting. He can answer almost any question you can think of, and if he doesn't know he'll usually get you the answer within a week or two. Exams are a little hard, but he has a very generous curve to make up for it","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/223675","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:30.344265+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MzcwMzI=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:223675","instructor_name":"Tony Ives","course_label":"ZOOLOGY260","course_id":"BOTANY/ENVIRST/ZOOLOGY 260","course_uid":"course_d0c04e1b2f5491432beeb760","review_date":"2005-05-11 14:13:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"Don't miss any lectures because there is no textbook and you might not hear the information again. Tries to make things interesting by telling stories and showing pictures of his travels. He insists on hand-writing notes on the overhead projector, which could be hard to follow sometimes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/223675","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0}]