# Aws ALBARGHOUTHI — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/AWS_ALBARGHOUTHI--instructor_46b35bb6528766131fd54b1b) ## 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\_46b35bb6528766131fd54b1b ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name Aws ALBARGHOUTHI ### email AWS\@CS.WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00 ### last observed at 2025-07-06 01:49:47.203835+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 12 #### quality 3.67 #### difficulty 3.42 #### quality count 12 #### difficulty count 12 #### profile id rmp:2240014 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:53:45.950777+00:00 #### courses ##### course 20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0 ###### review count 12 ###### quality 3.67 ###### difficulty 3.42 ###### quality count 12 ###### difficulty count 12 #### bayesian quality 3.663553614716622 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/AWS\_ALBARGHOUTHI--instructor\_46b35bb6528766131fd54b1b ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:45.950777+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2MzgwNDY3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2240014", "instructor_name": "Aws Albarghouthi", "course_label": "CS536", "course_id": "COMPSCI 536", "course_uid": "course_20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0", "review_date": "2022-05-20 05:15:21 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great at breaking concepts down in an understandable way. He's got a good dry sense of humor as well.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2240014", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:45.950777+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2MzU1MzY0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2240014", "instructor_name": "Aws Albarghouthi", "course_label": "CS536", "course_id": "COMPSCI 536", "course_uid": "course_20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0", "review_date": "2022-05-17 02:50:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Not a good professor to take compiler course.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2240014", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:45.950777+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NzI0Nzk3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2240014", "instructor_name": "Aws Albarghouthi", "course_label": "CS536", "course_id": "COMPSCI 536", "course_uid": "course_20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0", "review_date": "2022-01-09 22:46:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "You wont just learn how a compiler works, youll build one from start to finish! This is no small task, which is why its split into 6 projects (20 hours/project) that build on each other. Can still be quite nerve-racking. Aws is a friendly fellow. TL;DR Not easy but highly instructive", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2240014", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:45.950777+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NjMzNzY3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2240014", "instructor_name": "Aws Albarghouthi", "course_label": "CS536", "course_id": "COMPSCI 536", "course_uid": "course_20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0", "review_date": "2021-12-22 18:54:13 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lots of info in one semester, but definitely manageable. Lectures were engaging, projects were good, but some used tools older than the students with bad documentation, which was frustrating at times. Midterm & exam weren't too bad, but definitely required some studying. I'd take a course w/ him again for sure.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2240014", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:45.950777+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyNzMzNjM3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2240014", "instructor_name": "Aws Albarghouthi", "course_label": "CS536", "course_id": "COMPSCI 536", "course_uid": "course_20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0", "review_date": "2019-12-20 23:20:03 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Aws is pretty fantastic. I'll be honest, I am not particularly interested in Compilers, but he found a way to make it interesting. I feel like a learned a lot of useful knowledge in a class where I didn't really have that expectation. He does a great job in lecture and has clear and fair assignments and tests.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2240014", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:45.950777+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxMTY0Mjg4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2240014", "instructor_name": "Aws Albarghouthi", "course_label": "CS536", "course_id": "COMPSCI 536", "course_uid": "course_20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0", "review_date": "2018-12-27 20:20:54 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Excellent professor with engaging lectures. Cannot recommend him higher. Reasonable workloads, values quality of work over quantity, very available for questions and concerns, course was strong in theory but his lectures were in plain English and he did a great job of making it easy to grok the abstract.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2240014", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 12 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0 | COMPSCI 536 | ### matched true ## social Image false