# Alan Carroll — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ALAN_CARROLL--instructor_97a1086445ba5acd7e41dad9) ## 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\_97a1086445ba5acd7e41dad9 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name Alan Carroll ### email CARROLL\@GEOLOGY.WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-12-03 12:33:41.418072+00:00 ### last observed at 2025-12-03 12:33:41.418072+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 20 #### quality 3.8 #### difficulty 2.15 #### quality count 20 #### difficulty count 20 #### profile id rmp:329028 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:57:20.207133+00:00 #### courses ##### course 03ba942cade6b93c46886496 ###### review count 4 ###### quality 4.75 ###### difficulty 1.75 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 ##### course 2cc2408e3e4ece5ecca4bf5b ###### review count 4 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 2.75 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 #### bayesian quality 3.7298428917732975 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/ALAN\_CARROLL--instructor\_97a1086445ba5acd7e41dad9 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:20.207133+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0MTk4MDM2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:329028", "instructor_name": "Alan Carroll", "course_label": "GEOSCI411", "course_id": "ENVIRST/GEOSCI 411", "course_uid": "course_03ba942cade6b93c46886496", "review_date": "2020-12-25 21:50:12 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Gives very informative lectures with a few jokes sprinkled in. Quiz questions are taken from a bank of questions which is available ahead of time. Overall, a very solid choice.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/329028", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:20.207133+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5OTkxOTg5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:329028", "instructor_name": "Alan Carroll", "course_label": "GEOSCI411", "course_id": "ENVIRST/GEOSCI 411", "course_uid": "course_03ba942cade6b93c46886496", "review_date": "2018-05-04 22:20:35 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Graded on Midterm, Final, and one paper. Exam questions taken from study question test bank. Reading, study material, and lectures are useful. Professor Carroll is very nice, funny, and very approachable. Highly Reccomend", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/329028", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:20.207133+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5MTk1NDQz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:329028", "instructor_name": "Alan Carroll", "course_label": "GEOSCI411", "course_id": "ENVIRST/GEOSCI 411", "course_uid": "course_03ba942cade6b93c46886496", "review_date": "2017-12-14 10:33:08 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I love his dry humor. He is a cool guy and its an easy A. He wrote his own book for the class and he threw some jokes in it. Love him.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/329028", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:20.207133+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5MDk5MTgx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:329028", "instructor_name": "Alan Carroll", "course_label": "GEO411", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-12-08 15:19:03 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Pretty funny guy and his lectures are easy to follow. You're only graded on two exams and weekly quizzes that you get two attempts on. There's a lot of material to memorize, but it's a super simple class and relatively little work to be done. No homework.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/329028", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:20.207133+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI4ODI3MTc3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:329028", "instructor_name": "Alan Carroll", "course_label": "GEO411", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-11-03 00:31:20 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Fine professor, nice guy and pretty funny, lot of G rated humor. Knows his material. Only grades are tests (make sure to review for tests), once a week multiple choice online quizzes you get two attempts at, and class participation via TopHat. Easy to fall asleep in lecture but you don't miss much. Blow-off class", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/329028", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:20.207133+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1MDk0OTA5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:329028", "instructor_name": "Alan Carroll", "course_label": "GEOSCI100", "course_id": "GEOSCI 100", "course_uid": "course_2cc2408e3e4ece5ecca4bf5b", "review_date": "2015-08-05 16:13:00 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Tries to put humor into his lectures. Really interested in what he is teaching. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/329028", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 20 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ------------------ | | course\_03ba942cade6b93c46886496 | ENVIRST/GEOSCI 411 | | course\_2cc2408e3e4ece5ecca4bf5b | GEOSCI 100 | ### matched true ## social Image false