# Arun Baxter — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ARUN_BAXTER) ## 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\_3496db2cb423d564673371ca ### source enrollment ### source instructor id ajbaxter ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Arun Baxter ### email AJBAXTER\@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 7 #### quality 4.86 #### difficulty 1.29 #### quality count 7 #### difficulty count 7 #### profile id rmp:2929575 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:54:09.246013+00:00 #### courses ##### course acf44b15c6fb21e813ff6feb ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 1 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 432c74beba85cb7bdc1287f7 ###### review count 6 ###### quality 4.83 ###### difficulty 1.33 ###### quality count 6 ###### difficulty count 6 #### bayesian quality 3.9708783581826634 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_432c74beba85cb7bdc1287f7 | PHILOS 101 | INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | 3 | 4 | 3.304 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/ARUN\_BAXTER ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_432c74beba85cb7bdc1287f7 | PHILOS 101 | INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_432c74beba85cb7bdc1287f7", "course_id": "PHILOS 101", "title": "INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 4, "gpa": 3.304, "badges": [ { "id": "rated-teacher", "label": "Highly rated instructor", "tone": "positive", "evidence": "Fall 2026: James Messina (4.49/5 adjusted; 41 ratings); Michael Titelbaum (4.28/5 adjusted; 37 ratings). 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There are 3 exams throughout the semester, which are open notes of 2 pages. Lecture and discussion are mandatory. There are two readings per week, which are pretty hard to comprehend, but he goes through each reading during class. He cares a lot about his students and is very understanding.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2929575", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:09.246013+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMTczMzk4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2929575", "instructor_name": "Arun Baxter", "course_label": "Philos101", "course_id": "PHILOS 101", "course_uid": "course_432c74beba85cb7bdc1287f7", "review_date": "2025-12-11 07:34:00 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He's very nice, has good humour, class sometimes drag but he tries very hard to make it engaging, and tests aren't that hard, class should be pretty easy to get an A in, class uses perusall right now for homework but it's decently doable twice a week", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2929575", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:09.246013+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5NTI5MTM3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2929575", "instructor_name": "Arun Baxter", "course_label": "Philos101", "course_id": "PHILOS 101", "course_uid": "course_432c74beba85cb7bdc1287f7", "review_date": "2024-05-28 18:26:48 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I really enjoyed taking this class. Participation matters but the lectures are very interesting to attend. Created an environment that was very encouraging to students who were just being introduced to philosophy. Although if you are looking for an introductory class that teaches the basics of writing philosophy papers, this may not be the class. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2929575", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:09.246013+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4ODg5NDM4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2929575", "instructor_name": "Arun Baxter", "course_label": "Philos101", "course_id": "PHILOS 101", "course_uid": "course_432c74beba85cb7bdc1287f7", "review_date": "2024-01-16 23:07:48 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Super cool, easygoing, british guy. It is hard not to love him. Easy class. Attendance is heavily mandatory and lectures were sometimes boring, but so hard to not get an A. Def take for credit. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2929575", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:09.246013+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4ODgwNzEz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2929575", "instructor_name": "Arun Baxter", "course_label": "Philos101", "course_id": "PHILOS 101", "course_uid": "course_432c74beba85cb7bdc1287f7", "review_date": "2024-01-15 00:59:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He was a super kind guy and I found his lectures super interesting! I would 100% recommend him to anyone looking to take a philo class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2929575", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:09.246013+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4Nzg4MTc1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2929575", "instructor_name": "Arun Baxter", "course_label": "Philos101", "course_id": "PHILOS 101", "course_uid": "course_432c74beba85cb7bdc1287f7", "review_date": "2023-12-24 08:19:20 +0000 UTC", "comment": "That is a really great professor with amazing lecture", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2929575", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 } ] ``` ### total 7 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_432c74beba85cb7bdc1287f7 | PHILOS 101 | | course\_acf44b15c6fb21e813ff6feb | PHILOS 243 | ### matched true ## social Image true