# Anhai Doan — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ANHAI_DOAN--instructor_4b4077692ce0cd48c3aec453) ## 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\_4b4077692ce0cd48c3aec453 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name Anhai Doan ### email ANHAI\@CS.WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-07-20 04:58:26.847117+00:00 ### last observed at 2025-11-16 05:32:31.273726+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 16 #### quality 4.69 #### difficulty 2.19 #### quality count 16 #### difficulty count 16 #### profile id rmp:1072360 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:52:55.185295+00:00 #### courses ##### course d68ae7a2fa68407d62f2519f ###### review count 9 ###### quality 4.89 ###### difficulty 2.11 ###### quality count 9 ###### difficulty count 9 ##### course cbc85add50a620f7e0abe663 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 3.5 ###### difficulty 2.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course 451e04263559a1194fd692f0 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 061e4015aae97118b7c4c628 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 4.117603213081442 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/ANHAI\_DOAN--instructor\_4b4077692ce0cd48c3aec453 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:52:55.185295+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTE4ODg4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1072360", "instructor_name": "Anhai Doan", "course_label": "CS564", "course_id": "COMPSCI 564", "course_uid": "course_d68ae7a2fa68407d62f2519f", "review_date": "2026-01-19 10:26:49 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof Anhai is the Uncle Iroh equivalent of UW madison - if that interests you, take the class with him. \n\nPS. gives a lot of tips for tech interviews", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1072360", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:52:55.185295+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzQ2Njk2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1072360", "instructor_name": "Anhai Doan", "course_label": "CS564", "course_id": "COMPSCI 564", "course_uid": "course_d68ae7a2fa68407d62f2519f", "review_date": "2025-12-19 15:43:30 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This was the only professor that I clapped for 10 minutes after the last lecture. Marvolous lectures which are easy to understand. Funny style of teaching that helps you concentrate on the class. Important life-time ideas that you should keep in mind even outside Database world. You are my light in my academic life, Anhai! 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I would voluntarily listent to his stories and unsolicited life advice.\n\nHe does water down the course heavily tho. So if you're here for vibes, he's your guy. If you're here to learn, maybe look elsewhere.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1072360", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:52:55.185295+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNjYwMTQ3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1072360", "instructor_name": "Anhai Doan", "course_label": "564", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-02-11 07:48:41 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Funniest Professor I've ever had. He is somehow always able to crack jokes in the middle of the lecture despite seemingly boring (database) topics. 10/10 take his class if you can", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1072360", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:52:55.185295+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMzgyNDU5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1072360", "instructor_name": "Anhai Doan", "course_label": "CS564", "course_id": "COMPSCI 564", "course_uid": "course_d68ae7a2fa68407d62f2519f", "review_date": "2024-12-19 17:13:43 +0000 UTC", "comment": "TAKE THE CLASS WITH ANHAI.\nProfessor 2% created genuinely engaging lectures filled with iconic quotes, jokes, as well as the class you actually signed up for. It's only graded by two exams and five group assignments. The assignments are all manageable and the exams connect to the lectures well. Is this a good or bad thing? \"It depends.\"", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1072360", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 16 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_d68ae7a2fa68407d62f2519f | COMPSCI 564 | | course\_451e04263559a1194fd692f0 | COMPSCI 638 | | course\_061e4015aae97118b7c4c628 | COMPSCI 784 | | course\_cbc85add50a620f7e0abe663 | COMPSCI 839 | ### matched true ## social Image false