# AHMAD SAATCHI — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/AHMAD_SAATCHI--instructor_fce8b0ae85b52aae31e66b1d) ## Dataset ### search projection #### version 1 #### 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 ### revision b68f68efcd3387a01fee00416f57beb6d43f3bcb ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 8 ### projection id 84ef894187d6e25cdc7581be1fb1349a5254613f3a20ecbb5eb766fbfcb3e68b ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-10-04T15:23:21.818911+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 | ### designations None recorded. ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_fce8b0ae85b52aae31e66b1d ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name AHMAD SAATCHI ### 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 68 #### quality 2.19 #### difficulty 3.47 #### quality count 68 #### difficulty count 68 #### profile id rmp:1938614 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:57:29.014554+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 2.5240194962605895 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision b68f68efcd3387a01fee00416f57beb6d43f3bcb ### instructor url /instructors/AHMAD\_SAATCHI--instructor\_fce8b0ae85b52aae31e66b1d ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:29.014554+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NjI1MTk3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1938614", "instructor_name": "Ahmad Saatchi", "course_label": "MSE350", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2021-12-21 23:26:10 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr. Saatchi is super caring towards his students. If you're struggling in this class, talk to him and he will kindly help. The grading system is also super lenient because this is an introductory class. Pay attention to example problems discussed in lectures because they are the ones that will be in the exams.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1938614", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:29.014554+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1MjM3NzE5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1938614", "instructor_name": "Ahmad Saatchi", "course_label": "MSE350", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2021-11-14 23:36:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Quite possibly the worst professor Ive ever had. His lectures are absolutely useless, and you will need to learn everything from the book, which is by far the most useful resource in this class. The hw and exam questions are similar, so I have to give him credit for that at least. The pace of the class is very inconsistent too.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1938614", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:29.014554+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0MDk1ODg5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1938614", "instructor_name": "Ahmad Saatchi", "course_label": "MSE350", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-12-16 05:47:47 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Genuinely kind lecturer that really cares for you.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1938614", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:29.014554+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzNjE4NjA4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1938614", "instructor_name": "Ahmad Saatchi", "course_label": "MSE350", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-08-28 16:27:25 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I took MSE350 over this past summer and it was all online. Although Professor Saatchi wasn't the greatest at using technology, he was always online for office hours and even got online late at night to help with difficult assignments. His lectures are boring and didn't cover the material fully. I recommend reading the textbook over the lectures.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1938614", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:29.014554+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyNTk2NDY1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1938614", "instructor_name": "Ahmad Saatchi", "course_label": "MSE350", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2019-12-10 20:42:46 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures aren't of much use, but he is a fair prof. If you're alright with reading and reviewing slides outside of class, he's your guy.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1938614", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:29.014554+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxODEzNjM3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1938614", "instructor_name": "Ahmad Saatchi", "course_label": "ME350", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2019-05-08 19:28:33 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He is a great guy, you have to work for your grade.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1938614", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 68 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false