# Amy Barger — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

[View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/AMY_BARGER--instructor_3ea6337a363ce0f99ba82435)

## 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
* 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\_3ea6337a363ce0f99ba82435

### source

legacy

### identity basis

name\_only

### identity status

unresolved

### name

Amy Barger

### email

BARGER\@ASTRO.WISC.EDU

### first observed at

2025-12-03 12:33:41.418072+00:00

### last observed at

2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00

### ratings

#### review count

54

#### quality

3.13

#### difficulty

2.78

#### quality count

54

#### difficulty count

54

#### profile id

rmp:608966

#### source url

<https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/608966>

#### match basis

exact\_name

#### observed at

2026-09-07 16:56:01.979295+00:00

#### courses

#### bayesian quality

3.273158319877458

#### prior mean

3.6596857835465957

#### prior weight

20

### current

false

### courses

None recorded.

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

### instructor url

/instructors/AMY\_BARGER--instructor\_3ea6337a363ce0f99ba82435

## history

None recorded.

## timeline

None recorded.

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

### items

```json
[
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:56:01.979295+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2MjY4MDk4",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:608966",
    "instructor_name": "Amy Barger",
    "course_label": "ASTRO103",
    "course_id": null,
    "course_uid": null,
    "review_date": "2022-05-10 21:45:05 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Simply, \"meh.\" Class is a little more physics intensive than I expected as someone who has never taken an astro class, though that is to be expected. Not a lot of actual math you have to do, but you have to have a strong conceptual understanding of the physics. It's not the world's best class, but if you need a QR or a natural sciences, take it. ",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/608966",
    "quality_rating": 3,
    "difficulty_rating": 3
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:56:01.979295+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2MDczMDA0",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:608966",
    "instructor_name": "Amy Barger",
    "course_label": "ASTRO103",
    "course_id": null,
    "course_uid": null,
    "review_date": "2022-04-13 20:10:17 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "The class is straight forward and interesting, but she goes pretty fast. 3 midterms no final exam all online and can take anywhere between 9 to 1. do quizzes in lecture, but online/ can retake or wait till she puts answer on the board. In discussion had 4 projects all \"group\" projects. They honestly didn't connect to class content and were hard.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/608966",
    "quality_rating": 3,
    "difficulty_rating": 2
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:56:01.979295+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2MDMxNjg4",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:608966",
    "instructor_name": "Amy Barger",
    "course_label": "ASTRO103",
    "course_id": null,
    "course_uid": null,
    "review_date": "2022-04-06 18:49:36 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "HORRIBLE. have never had a worse professor. everything you learn in lecture has nothing to do with the readings, which has nothing to do with the homework, and the homework has nothing to do with the section work. is basically is a figure out yourself with barely any guidance. The exam questions have nothing to do what is taught in lecture. ",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/608966",
    "quality_rating": 1,
    "difficulty_rating": 5
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:56:01.979295+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1ODA5NTk1",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:608966",
    "instructor_name": "Amy Barger",
    "course_label": "ASTRO103",
    "course_id": null,
    "course_uid": null,
    "review_date": "2022-01-29 02:53:18 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Prof Barger is super sweet and is obviously very passionate about astronomy. Her lectures can be a little dry sometimes, but lecture slides were always posted on canvas. The weekly homework is super important and helps a lot in getting ready for the midterms and tests. Also, the honors optional assignments were 3-4 easy, 1 page papers.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/608966",
    "quality_rating": 4,
    "difficulty_rating": 3
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:56:01.979295+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NzA2NjMz",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:608966",
    "instructor_name": "Amy Barger",
    "course_label": "ASTRO103",
    "course_id": null,
    "course_uid": null,
    "review_date": "2022-01-06 00:00:00 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Amy is clearly knowledgeable and passionate about her field, but this didn't help her teach an intro-level class. She went through lectures way too fast and went into details far beyond a beginner's level (and what tests covered). Group projects were assigned that were equally complicated and in-depth, without helping you understand the essentials.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/608966",
    "quality_rating": 2,
    "difficulty_rating": 4
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:56:01.979295+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NTkzMDgz",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:608966",
    "instructor_name": "Amy Barger",
    "course_label": "ASTRO103",
    "course_id": null,
    "course_uid": null,
    "review_date": "2021-12-19 01:26:37 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Professor Barger is clearly very knowledgable in her field, but this often made her lectures hard to understand. She went through them very quickly and rarely ever elaborated beyond what was on her slides. Discussions section activities and groups projects had little to no relevance to course content and it felt pointless to go. Exams were online.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/608966",
    "quality_rating": 2,
    "difficulty_rating": 3
  }
]
```

### total

54

### page

1

### courses

None recorded.

### matched

true

## social Image

false