# ATHAN BISS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ATHAN_BISS) ## 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\_430dcddf21bcff044eba6526 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 3971916 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name ATHAN BISS ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 3 #### quality 4 #### difficulty 2 #### quality count 3 #### difficulty count 3 #### profile id rmp:2069684 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:53:56.968403+00:00 #### courses ##### course 157e80becbd9124258387622 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 3.7040745943883437 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.115 #### graded 139 #### counts * 33 * 45 * 27 * 17 * 9 * 2 * 6 #### sections 1 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/ATHAN\_BISS ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------- | | 1162 | course\_157e80becbd9124258387622 | HISTORY 102 | AMERICAN HISTORY, CIVIL WAR ERA TO THE PRESENT | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1162 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:56.968403+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI2ODA0MzA1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2069684", "instructor_name": "Athan Biss", "course_label": "HIST102", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2016-07-13 23:53:34 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He makes you read A LOT. The exams are all short answer and essay, but he tells you the possible topics ahead of time. Also on the final we were allowed to have a \"notecard\" which was actually a full sheet of paper. I don't like history and I thought this was an easy class", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2069684", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:56.968403+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI2MzE1MDU2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2069684", "instructor_name": "Athan Biss", "course_label": "HISTORY102", "course_id": "HISTORY 102", "course_uid": "course_157e80becbd9124258387622", "review_date": "2016-04-17 21:42:17 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Need to attend lecture to pass. A lot of outside reading and homework assignments that are grades pretty toughly. Essays are graded extremely hard, so the finals and midterms are easy except for the essay portion which get graded tough. Gives pop quizzes on random classes usually every other Friday so you must show up. TAs arent helpful either.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2069684", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:56.968403+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1NDYxNDI0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2069684", "instructor_name": "Athan Biss", "course_label": "HISTORY102", "course_id": "HISTORY 102", "course_uid": "course_157e80becbd9124258387622", "review_date": "2015-11-20 13:23:47 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Biss was a good teacher. His lectures were straightforward and his tests were easy (Pretty much like vocabulary tests). Lots of reading assigned but it's usually just background for the information in lecture. Read the textbook if you need more info but I really enjoyed his class! ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2069684", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 1 } ] ``` ### total 3 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_157e80becbd9124258387622 | HISTORY 102 | ### matched true ## social Image false