# ANRU ZHANG — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ANRU_ZHANG) ## 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\_47e59a82fb476041f9fe75ab ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name ANRU ZHANG ### first observed at 2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 8 #### quality 2.5 #### difficulty 3.62 #### quality count 8 #### difficulty count 8 #### profile id rmp:2127807 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:54:34.137992+00:00 #### courses ##### course 2a00c702ff402614a950606e ###### review count 8 ###### quality 2.5 ###### difficulty 3.62 ###### quality count 8 ###### difficulty count 8 #### bayesian quality 3.328346988247568 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/ANRU\_ZHANG ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:34.137992+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxNTMxMTU0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2127807", "instructor_name": "Anru Zhang", "course_label": "STAT309", "course_id": "MATH/STAT 309", "course_uid": "course_2a00c702ff402614a950606e", "review_date": "2019-04-04 16:40:38 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Overall, Anru is a very nice professor. The main problem I have noticed is that he does a very poor job of explaining concepts in class. In addition, there is no structure to the class. He jumps around from chapter to chapter in the book. Unless you are ready to teach yourself outside of class, I do not recommend taking this class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2127807", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:34.137992+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxMzg1OTI0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2127807", "instructor_name": "Anru Zhang", "course_label": "STAT309", "course_id": "MATH/STAT 309", "course_uid": "course_2a00c702ff402614a950606e", "review_date": "2019-02-27 02:42:30 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Overall, Anru is a great person. You will not find a math professor nicer than him. However, he doesn't do a good job at explaining concepts. Without a prior statistics background you may need to spend a lot of time outside of class to teach yourself.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2127807", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:34.137992+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxMzE3ODM4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2127807", "instructor_name": "Anru Zhang", "course_label": "STAT309", "course_id": "MATH/STAT 309", "course_uid": "course_2a00c702ff402614a950606e", "review_date": "2019-01-29 22:33:52 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof Zhang was very ok. He goes over homework problems in the beginning of class, but he won't help with homework in his office hours which is annoying. The class was quite difficult, and he often times got lost in his own work or got confused in his own problems. The lectures were not always clear, and I felt like I had to teach myself a lot.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2127807", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:34.137992+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxMjMzODkz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2127807", "instructor_name": "Anru Zhang", "course_label": "STAT309", "course_id": "MATH/STAT 309", "course_uid": "course_2a00c702ff402614a950606e", "review_date": "2019-01-09 23:27:10 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof Zhang is a really nice guy. He can be a bit confusing with the way he explains material. He offers help on the homework problems before lectures so that is a bonus. The class seemed to lack structure so be prepared to jump around the textbook. The final is worth a very large portion of your grade so it can help/hurt depending on your score.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2127807", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:34.137992+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxMTMzNTg4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2127807", "instructor_name": "Anru Zhang", "course_label": "STAT309", "course_id": "MATH/STAT 309", "course_uid": "course_2a00c702ff402614a950606e", "review_date": "2018-12-21 23:36:02 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Anru cares about his students; he'll try his best to re-explain the concepts if he feels like his students are confuse or have a "puzzled facial expression." Overall Anru is a great professor and is accessible outside of class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2127807", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:34.137992+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5ODUyNzg2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2127807", "instructor_name": "Anru Zhang", "course_label": "STAT309", "course_id": "MATH/STAT 309", "course_uid": "course_2a00c702ff402614a950606e", "review_date": "2018-04-20 14:41:36 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Meh. Best part about this class is that for exams you get two 8.5x11 sheets of paper, front and back. Makes exams pretty easy.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2127807", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 8 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ------------- | | course\_2a00c702ff402614a950606e | MATH/STAT 309 | ### matched true ## social Image false