# Adam Smedema — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ADAM_SMEDEMA) ## 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 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_8cfad2fcf425327cf6ada177 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id arsmedema ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Adam Smedema ### email ARSMEDEMA\@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 11 #### quality 4.82 #### difficulty 2.36 #### quality count 11 #### difficulty count 11 #### profile id rmp:2373574 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:57:41.158349+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 4.071410182933287 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ----------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_d34765cb35457495176334ed | FINANCE 340 | FIXED INCOME SECURITIES | 3 | 3 | 3.514 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/ADAM\_SMEDEMA ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ----------------------- | | 1272 | course\_d34765cb35457495176334ed | FINANCE 340 | FIXED INCOME SECURITIES | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_d34765cb35457495176334ed", "course_id": "FINANCE 340", "title": "FIXED INCOME SECURITIES", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.514, "badges": [ { "id": "rated-teacher", "label": "Highly rated instructor", "tone": "positive", "evidence": "Fall 2026: Adam Smedema (4.07/5 adjusted; 11 ratings). 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Historical outcomes, not predicted difficulty.", "sources": [ { "label": "Grade history and sources", "href": "/courses/FINANCE_340#grades" } ] } ], "description": "FINANCE 340 teaches analysis of fixed income and bond markets, including bond pricing, trading strategies, and risk management for government and corporate securities.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 59, 36, 37, 3, 3, 0, 0 ], "count": 138, "gpa": 3.5253623188405796, "topShare": 68.84057971014492, "firstTerm": "1224", "lastTerm": "1264" }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_d34765cb35457495176334ed", "uid": "instructor_8cfad2fcf425327cf6ada177", "name": "Adam Smedema", "quality": 4.071410182933287, "quality_count": 11, "instructor_url": "/instructors/ADAM_SMEDEMA" }, { "course_uid": "course_d34765cb35457495176334ed", "uid": "instructor_d07e4e39846f5822835cc460", "name": "Erwan Quintin", "quality": 3.8677143334804107, "quality_count": 9, "instructor_url": "/instructors/ERWAN_QUINTIN" }, { "course_uid": "course_d34765cb35457495176334ed", "uid": "instructor_d7e1d198fd88680430166849", "name": "Ken Bordes", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/KEN_BORDES" } ], "instructorHistory": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "courseComparison": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "claim": null, "reviewFiles": [] } } ] ``` ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:41.158349+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxODI0Njcy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2373574", "instructor_name": "Adam Smedema", "course_label": "FIN330", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-11-07 19:56:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Best professor I've ever had, very engaging and funny lecturer and incorporates fun stories. He's very smart, well-spoken and breaks down complex concepts so that they're easy to understand. I've taken 320 and 330 with him and wish he could teach all my classes. Very accessible outside of class and happy to help. Can't say enough good things!!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2373574", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:41.158349+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5OTgxMzY2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2373574", "instructor_name": "Adam Smedema", "course_label": "FIN330", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-11-19 17:56:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Adam is a great guy and is super passionate about finance. He is insanely smart so he can digress, but he will really give you a deep understanding about finance. Goofy and funny, wants you to do well.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2373574", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:41.158349+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5NTgzODcx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2373574", "instructor_name": "Adam Smedema", "course_label": "FIN325", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-06-20 16:05:40 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Took the class 4 years ago. Still using knowledge from the class today. Best I've ever had.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2373574", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:41.158349+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4Nzc4NDIy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2373574", "instructor_name": "Adam Smedema", "course_label": "FIN330", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-12-22 20:39:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Amazing professor - the best I have had. Very caring guy who keeps lectures interesting with his funny comments and stories. Grade consists of 5 exams. Exams are relatively easy, as he releases practice exams that cover (almost) all of the concepts needed for the exam. Highly recommend.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2373574", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:41.158349+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3OTA3MjU1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2373574", "instructor_name": "Adam Smedema", "course_label": "FIN420", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-05-12 13:22:21 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Best professor I have had. He makes class interesting with his stories and random comments, and it is clear that he is passionate about finance. Extremely willing to help outside of class. Exams are easy with practice questions very similar to (or the same as) the exam questions. Highly recommend.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2373574", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:41.158349+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3MDg5NTE4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2373574", "instructor_name": "Adam Smedema", "course_label": "FIN330", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-12-13 04:18:26 +0000 UTC", "comment": "One of, if not my favorites in the finance department. Great at explaining the complicated concepts in derivatives, great course administration with online lectures, and fair exams.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2373574", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 11 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image true