# ALAN HALVERSON — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ALAN_HALVERSON--instructor_b73f51fd946a033a9f07e846) ## 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\_b73f51fd946a033a9f07e846 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 3336860 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name ALAN HALVERSON ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 3 #### quality 2.67 #### difficulty 4.33 #### quality count 3 #### difficulty count 3 #### profile id rmp:2439583 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:57:18.132479+00:00 #### courses ##### course 336e2e18521525beb7b5f070 ###### review count 3 ###### quality 2.67 ###### difficulty 4.33 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 #### bayesian quality 3.530596333518779 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.8 #### graded 40 #### counts * 27 * 10 * 3 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 0 #### sections 2 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/ALAN\_HALVERSON--instructor\_b73f51fd946a033a9f07e846 ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------- | | 1204 | course\_336e2e18521525beb7b5f070 | COMPSCI 764 | TOPICS IN DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | | 1192 | course\_336e2e18521525beb7b5f070 | COMPSCI 764 | TOPICS IN DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1192 | 1 | | 1204 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:18.132479+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxMzExODc4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2439583", "instructor_name": "Alan Halverson", "course_label": "CS764", "course_id": "COMPSCI 764", "course_uid": "course_336e2e18521525beb7b5f070", "review_date": "2019-01-28 07:25:23 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Less learning from the classroom. Doesn't keep the course interesting. Grades only by a certain factor and are not structured thoroughly. Save your credits by reading a few research papers and most of his paper readings is on old techniques (did not include much recent research papers).", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2439583", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:18.132479+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxMTU5OTA3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2439583", "instructor_name": "Alan Halverson", "course_label": "CS764", "course_id": "COMPSCI 764", "course_uid": "course_336e2e18521525beb7b5f070", "review_date": "2018-12-27 01:35:03 +0000 UTC", "comment": "It's definitely not recommended to take the course under him, you won't learn anything for sure. Instead, you may read some research paper and understand the course. The professor explains nothing beyond the paper. It's a waste of credits if you take a course under him. His grading strategy is hilarious. He just gives whatever he feels.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2439583", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:18.132479+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwOTM3MTQ0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2439583", "instructor_name": "Alan Halverson", "course_label": "CS764", "course_id": "COMPSCI 764", "course_uid": "course_336e2e18521525beb7b5f070", "review_date": "2018-12-09 22:46:36 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Group projects, great professor very intriguing and very intelligent. No extra credit but he is an excellent professor.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2439583", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 3 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_336e2e18521525beb7b5f070 | COMPSCI 764 | ### matched true ## social Image false