# AKI HASHIMOTO — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/AKI_HASHIMOTO) ## 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 e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 8 ### projection id 7eb94c60c31fe3d8ae732986b7f3d069e1345ae92fd6239119e63b9d2461969d ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-10-01T19:10:41.241229+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 * 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180 * 163 * 9 * 9 #### sections 64 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/AKI\_HASHIMOTO ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | --------------------------------- | | 1264 | course\_636c1d9dd40a99ce616834cd | PHYSICS 449 | ATOMIC AND QUANTUM PHYSICS | | 1262 | course\_3fc32039f3bcc0883a75783d | PHYSICS 448 | ATOMIC AND QUANTUM PHYSICS | | 1254 | course\_836e8ea19df9fe1516e4ecc4 | PHYSICS 322 | ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS | | 1252 | course\_2cb7db51eaa5d222785db718 | PHYSICS 531 | INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM MECHANICS | | 1244 | course\_d1341e0b9824e63e21c5b17b | PHYSICS 415 | THERMAL PHYSICS | | 1242 | course\_d1341e0b9824e63e21c5b17b | PHYSICS 415 | THERMAL PHYSICS | | 1234 | course\_d1341e0b9824e63e21c5b17b | PHYSICS 415 | THERMAL PHYSICS | | 1234 | course\_ef30c98738891e8e37379887 | PHYSICS 682 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1232 | 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He made very frequent mistakes during lectures, went on unrelated tangents, and did not effectively relay the important parts of the material. Most egregiously, Prof. Aki had no scheduled office hours. He said that we may ask questions after class, but he often seemed irritated by them.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/958011", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:20.813235+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxNzQ2ODU5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:958011", "instructor_name": "Aki Hashimoto", "course_label": "PHYS322", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-10-23 02:21:10 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Goes on tangents in lectures and studying out of the book is really how you will learn the content. Hard to learn from his lectures but if you read the book and learn from it the lectures add on an additional layer of interest to electrodynamics. Grades pretty easily but seriously, read Griffiths. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/958011", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:20.813235+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjgwNzQ1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:958011", "instructor_name": "Aki Hashimoto", "course_label": "PHYS322", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-05-14 16:45:53 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Worst professor I've had. If you can take a class with anyone else, do it. If not, Aki's lectures only make sense if you already know the material—his analogies/tangents are otherwise completely useless. To get anything out of the lectures, read the book beforehand or ask ChatGPT during class. They'll teach you much more than Aki can or ever will.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/958011", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:20.813235+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjY4MDUz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:958011", "instructor_name": "Aki Hashimoto", "course_label": "PHYS322", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-05-13 17:51:04 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He is the worst lecturer... if you're taking a class with him, expect to be teaching yourself out of the book. He wrote in faded marker on a whiteboard in a huge lecture hall and he mumbled when he talked. However, his homeworks were easy and his tests were basically just homeworks, but reworded. So study the homeworks and its honestly an easy A.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/958011", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:20.813235+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjQyNjUy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:958011", "instructor_name": "Aki Hashimoto", "course_label": "PHYS322", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-05-11 06:59:49 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The worst prof ever. Just talk things he wants randomly. No structure at all.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/958011", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:20.813235+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjMxMTAy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:958011", "instructor_name": "Aki Hashimoto", "course_label": "PHYS322", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-05-09 22:09:01 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The most abysmal professor I have ever encountered. Lectures were a mess, rarely followed the textbook, had frequent typos, and tended to linger on unimportant topics. He's got good humor, but can't teach to save his life. The only reason I took anything away from this class was because of the TA. If you have the chance, SAVE YOURSELF.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/958011", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 20 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false