# AARON MCCOY — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/AARON_MCCOY) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+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 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_75170ed8dabea6d8539e5774 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name AARON MCCOY ### first observed at 2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 8 #### quality 5 #### difficulty 2.62 #### quality count 8 #### difficulty count 8 #### profile id rmp:2090123 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:58:00.045644+00:00 #### courses ##### course 34903ee31ae592cff4822461 ###### review count 7 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 2.57 ###### quality count 7 ###### difficulty count 7 #### bayesian quality 4.042632702533282 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/AARON\_MCCOY ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:58:00.045644+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1OTg0MDcw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2090123", "instructor_name": "Aaron McCoy", "course_label": "CHEM343", "course_id": "CHEM 343", "course_uid": "course_34903ee31ae592cff4822461", "review_date": "2016-01-23 14:50:13 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Let's be honest, O-chem is not an easy subject. However, he graded all the tests fairly, and gave at least one practice exam before each test. The practice tests were just like the actual tests so they were extremely helpful. I would definitely take him again.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2090123", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:58:00.045644+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1OTgxOTkz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2090123", "instructor_name": "Aaron McCoy", "course_label": "CHEM343", "course_id": "CHEM 343", "course_uid": "course_34903ee31ae592cff4822461", "review_date": "2016-01-22 18:28:23 +0000 UTC", "comment": "His lecture notes are very easy to follow as he doesn't go to fast through lecture, however he does speak rather quietly. His practice exams are very helpful and he says he writes three exams for each test, picks one to use as the actual exam and then lets you use the other two as practice exams so you know what to expect. He wont try to trick you", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2090123", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:58:00.045644+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1OTc2MzM3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2090123", "instructor_name": "Aaron McCoy", "course_label": "CHEM343", "course_id": "CHEM 343", "course_uid": "course_34903ee31ae592cff4822461", "review_date": "2016-01-21 15:05:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great teacher! Wants to help you! So go to office hours and get to know him. Def recommend!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2090123", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:58:00.045644+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1ODk5OTc0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2090123", "instructor_name": "Aaron McCoy", "course_label": "CHEM343", "course_id": "CHEM 343", "course_uid": "course_34903ee31ae592cff4822461", "review_date": "2016-01-07 22:24:02 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Mccoy was an excellent organic chemistry teacher. Lectures are fairly interesting but a little bit too fast and lacked demos. Problem sets were very represented of what we needed to know for the exams. Grading was fair and curved. Everything was available online, lectures, keys to problem sets, practice exams. Overall, very impressed.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2090123", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:58:00.045644+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1ODUzNTEw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2090123", "instructor_name": "Aaron McCoy", "course_label": "CHEM343", "course_id": "CHEM 343", "course_uid": "course_34903ee31ae592cff4822461", "review_date": "2015-12-31 11:15:43 +0000 UTC", "comment": "he's an amazing professor. His office hours are extremely helpful. the worksheets are a must. you have to work hard, but the class is curved.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2090123", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:58:00.045644+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1NzkyMTIy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2090123", "instructor_name": "Aaron McCoy", "course_label": "CHE343", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-12-21 15:58:12 +0000 UTC", "comment": "McCoy was awesome. Absolutely would have him for an organic course again. He gives a ton of material to help you prepare for exams (which is all the class is graded on), is really clear in lecture and helpful in office hours. Exams aren't unfair and test you on things you need to know, not obscure material.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2090123", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 8 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_34903ee31ae592cff4822461 | CHEM 343 | ### matched true ## social Image false