# Andrew Mikkelson — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ANDREW_MIKKELSON) ## 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\_dcae74444a531a1e5511d455 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id armikkel ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Andrew Mikkelson ### email MIKKELSO\@CAE.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 38 #### quality 3.61 #### difficulty 3.26 #### quality count 38 #### difficulty count 38 #### profile id rmp:1688335 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:55:23.387006+00:00 #### courses ##### course d3ef3d28e556046ee2bca234 ###### review count 10 ###### quality 4.3 ###### difficulty 3.6 ###### quality count 10 ###### difficulty count 10 ##### course a7e15b921a77b3fa96bd0e9b ###### review count 3 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 3.67 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 ##### course b5cc447e8038efff870ea454 ###### review count 9 ###### quality 2.44 ###### difficulty 3.22 ###### quality count 9 ###### difficulty count 9 ##### course f53475e70d537ffea6d22382 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 49f4cc81838176c2180ea21f ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 1 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.6271330288091708 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_b5cc447e8038efff870ea454 | ME 342 | DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS | 3 | 3 | 3.131 | | course\_f53475e70d537ffea6d22382 | EMA/ME 307 | MECHANICS OF MATERIALS LAB | 1 | 1 | 3.485 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/ANDREW\_MIKKELSON ## 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He goes through concepts and spends a good amount of time working on examples.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1688335", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:55:23.387006+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyOTcxMDAy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1688335", "instructor_name": "Andrew Mikkelson", "course_label": "EMA303", "course_id": "EMA 303", "course_uid": "course_d3ef3d28e556046ee2bca234", "review_date": "2026-04-29 18:25:40 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He is engaging in lectures and wants students to care and succeed. The lectures are all recorded and the slides are uploaded. He goes over lots of examples in class. He is funny and nice, and he clearly cares about the material.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1688335", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:55:23.387006+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNjk2NTc1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1688335", "instructor_name": "Andrew Mikkelson", "course_label": "ME460", "course_id": "ME 460", "course_uid": "course_a7e15b921a77b3fa96bd0e9b", "review_date": "2026-03-13 19:00:11 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Homework rubrics are never clear; grader takes petty amount of points off. Class exam should have been online or given more time. The exam practice question was way too simple for the midterm. The class is based on an outdated program that doesn't match what industry uses. I wouldn't recommend it for ME students.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1688335", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:55:23.387006+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzU5ODAy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1688335", "instructor_name": "Andrew Mikkelson", "course_label": "EMA303", "course_id": "EMA 303", "course_uid": "course_d3ef3d28e556046ee2bca234", "review_date": "2025-12-20 16:45:00 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I did not have Mikkelson as my professor, but after the first midterm, I started attending his lectures. And they were way better than my previous professor. He gives lots of examples, explains concepts well, and is a great lecturer overall. Exams are hard, but reasonable. It was well worth waking up early and attending his lectures.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1688335", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:55:23.387006+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMTAwMjY0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1688335", "instructor_name": "Andrew Mikkelson", "course_label": "EMA303", "course_id": "EMA 303", "course_uid": "course_d3ef3d28e556046ee2bca234", "review_date": "2025-12-08 19:56:44 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Fun professor just a difficult class", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1688335", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:55:23.387006+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxNDcwNzgy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1688335", "instructor_name": "Andrew Mikkelson", "course_label": "EMA303", "course_id": "EMA 303", "course_uid": "course_d3ef3d28e556046ee2bca234", "review_date": "2025-06-30 00:18:56 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Engaging lecturers. Fast talker. Recorded lectures. Funny. Exams are hard, but for the most part fair. Required attendance in discussion.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1688335", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 38 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_d3ef3d28e556046ee2bca234 | EMA 303 | | course\_f53475e70d537ffea6d22382 | EMA/ME 307 | | course\_b5cc447e8038efff870ea454 | ME 342 | | course\_a7e15b921a77b3fa96bd0e9b | ME 460 | | course\_49f4cc81838176c2180ea21f | ME 601 | ### matched true ## social Image true