# Alan Sorensen — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ALAN_SORENSEN) ## 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\_3e5e97ce81334f384dfe9c6e ### source enrollment ### source instructor id atsorensen ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Alan Sorensen ### email SORENSEN\@SSC.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 67 #### quality 4.06 #### difficulty 3.3 #### quality count 67 #### difficulty count 67 #### profile id rmp:1651506 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:57:15.673125+00:00 #### courses ##### course 921b4908221d05cbad377045 ###### review count 66 ###### quality 4.05 ###### difficulty 3.33 ###### quality count 66 ###### difficulty count 66 #### bayesian quality 3.9679737433440447 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------ | ------------ | ------------ | --- | | course\_58d8909ca658c12f27565532 | ECON 990 | THESIS | 2 | 9 | | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/ALAN\_SORENSEN ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------ | | 1272 | course\_58d8909ca658c12f27565532 | ECON 990 | THESIS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_58d8909ca658c12f27565532", "course_id": "ECON 990", "title": "THESIS", "credits_min": 2, "credits_max": 9, "gpa": null, "badges": [ { "id": "rated-teacher", "label": "Highly rated instructor", "tone": "positive", "evidence": "Fall 2026: Ananth Seshadri (4.15/5 adjusted; 56 ratings). At least one assigned instructor qualifies. This describes instructor reviews across courses, not a course rating.", "sources": [ { "label": "Ananth Seshadri", "href": "/instructors/ANANTH_SESHADRI" } ] } ], "description": "ECON 990 is a thesis course for graduate students to conduct independent research and writing under faculty supervision.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_58d8909ca658c12f27565532", "uid": "instructor_925fa35bbe87d3855a77c3f8", "name": "Ananth Seshadri", "quality": 4.146233100933315, "quality_count": 56, "instructor_url": "/instructors/ANANTH_SESHADRI" }, { "course_uid": "course_58d8909ca658c12f27565532", "uid": "instructor_3e5e97ce81334f384dfe9c6e", "name": "Alan Sorensen", "quality": 3.9679737433440447, "quality_count": 67, "instructor_url": "/instructors/ALAN_SORENSEN" }, { "course_uid": "course_58d8909ca658c12f27565532", "uid": "instructor_841f88619769c5a66b09b5c7", "name": "Marzena Rostek", "quality": 3.9390936438252377, "quality_count": 9, "instructor_url": "/instructors/MARZENA_ROSTEK" }, { "course_uid": "course_58d8909ca658c12f27565532", "uid": "instructor_27c2c6af973b37f089ae2101", "name": "Charles Engel", "quality": 3.7804424409978035, "quality_count": 11, "instructor_url": "/instructors/CHARLES_ENGEL" }, { "course_uid": "course_58d8909ca658c12f27565532", "uid": "instructor_e99bef48f703d4dc03441e43", "name": "Dean Corbae", "quality": 3.7235102700443767, "quality_count": 1, "instructor_url": "/instructors/DEAN_CORBAE" }, { "course_uid": "course_58d8909ca658c12f27565532", "uid": "instructor_0f799559c9e9537773d8292d", "name": "Bruce Hansen", "quality": 3.7040745943883437, "quality_count": 3, "instructor_url": "/instructors/BRUCE_HANSEN" }, { "course_uid": "course_58d8909ca658c12f27565532", "uid": "instructor_9011118e9b40574eb569e3e0", "name": "Rasmus Lentz", "quality": 3.6673209827393753, "quality_count": 57, "instructor_url": "/instructors/RASMUS_LENTZ" }, { "course_uid": "course_58d8909ca658c12f27565532", "uid": "instructor_94ee3bacfc43d5f6b7074d44", "name": "Jesse Gregory", "quality": 3.6620659873435346, "quality_count": 6, "instructor_url": "/instructors/JESSE_GREGORY" }, { "course_uid": "course_58d8909ca658c12f27565532", "uid": "instructor_6cc81efed20fdd18431b7a0c", "name": "John Kennan", "quality": 3.5054898453904255, "quality_count": 8, "instructor_url": "/instructors/JOHN_KENNAN" }, { "course_uid": "course_58d8909ca658c12f27565532", "uid": "instructor_17ec6c2aeb874d1aedffbaa1", "name": "Marek Weretka", "quality": 3.3551853036725934, "quality_count": 81, "instructor_url": "/instructors/MAREK_WERETKA" }, { "course_uid": "course_58d8909ca658c12f27565532", "uid": "instructor_13fccb982c33429244864c1d", "name": "Jean-Francois Houde", "quality": 3.352835218112766, "quality_count": 6, "instructor_url": "/instructors/JEAN-FRANCOIS_HOUDE" }, { "course_uid": "course_58d8909ca658c12f27565532", "uid": "instructor_207700240385a4e95eafd5b3", "name": "Kenneth West", "quality": 3.1336850172033826, "quality_count": 19, "instructor_url": "/instructors/KENNETH_WEST" }, { "course_uid": "course_58d8909ca658c12f27565532", "uid": "instructor_8236bac720769d85116d731d", "name": "Chris Taber", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/CHRIS_TABER" }, { "course_uid": "course_58d8909ca658c12f27565532", "uid": "instructor_17de709b2c271f0b68df2175", "name": "Jeffrey Smith", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/JEFFREY_SMITH" }, { "course_uid": "course_58d8909ca658c12f27565532", "uid": "instructor_d545b1fb7bbaabb801a7a146", "name": "Kenneth Hendricks", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/KENNETH_HENDRICKS" }, { "course_uid": "course_58d8909ca658c12f27565532", "uid": "instructor_2274ba835e93668fcf1c1912", "name": "Lones Smith", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/LONES_SMITH" }, { "course_uid": "course_58d8909ca658c12f27565532", "uid": "instructor_a7ff4ae883683c0808a285dd", "name": "Randall Wright", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/RANDALL_WRIGHT" } ], "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 16:57:15.673125+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTQyNjYw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1651506", "instructor_name": "Alan Sorensen", "course_label": "ECON101", "course_id": "ECON 101", "course_uid": "course_921b4908221d05cbad377045", "review_date": "2026-01-23 21:30:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I liked him a lot. I wasn't sure what to major in and taking Econ 101 with Sorensen inspired me to become an econ major.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1651506", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:15.673125+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjg0MTM2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1651506", "instructor_name": "Alan Sorensen", "course_label": "ECON101", "course_id": "ECON 101", "course_uid": "course_921b4908221d05cbad377045", "review_date": "2025-05-14 20:38:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "His lectures are very similar to the readings which makes them repetitive. The grading distribution for this class is very frustrating (percentile ranking) which makes it hard to know where you stand. (percentiles are only posted after the first midterm). I would take it again, but skip the readings in favor or attending lecture and section.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1651506", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:15.673125+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjM4NTE3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1651506", "instructor_name": "Alan Sorensen", "course_label": "ECON101", "course_id": "ECON 101", "course_uid": "course_921b4908221d05cbad377045", "review_date": "2025-05-10 19:57:11 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures are unnecessary towards the exams, but some of them were interesting. Homework and exams were super hard for no reason. He makes the grading super complicated as it's based off of quizzes, homework, participation, exams, and then extra credit points. He 100% relies on TAs to teach the vast majority of the content that appears on the exams.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1651506", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:15.673125+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjI3MDE4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1651506", "instructor_name": "Alan Sorensen", "course_label": "ECON101", "course_id": "ECON 101", "course_uid": "course_921b4908221d05cbad377045", "review_date": "2025-05-09 16:57:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Pretty engaging lectures and very manageable in terms of homework. By no means was this class easy but if you go to lecture and study you should be fine. Finished with an AB even after averaging around a 75 on each exam so the curve is pretty generous. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1651506", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:15.673125+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTcxMDU3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1651506", "instructor_name": "Alan Sorensen", "course_label": "ECON101", "course_id": "ECON 101", "course_uid": "course_921b4908221d05cbad377045", "review_date": "2025-05-06 01:29:12 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Sorensen is a great lecturer. They were engaging and entertaining. My only complaint is he doesn't go in depth into the mathematical concepts. He kind of relies on the TA's to do that and the exams are a little more math heavy so I would definitely attend discussion", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1651506", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:15.673125+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwOTgxMDYy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1651506", "instructor_name": "Alan Sorensen", "course_label": "ECON101", "course_id": "ECON 101", "course_uid": "course_921b4908221d05cbad377045", "review_date": "2025-04-19 05:14:30 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Excellent lecturer. Explanations of math could be better (relies a bit on TAs to do so), but overall entertaining and knows how to get people's attention at early morning lectures. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1651506", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 67 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_921b4908221d05cbad377045 | ECON 101 | ### matched true ## social Image true