Historical instructor
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Basil is knowledgeable, and explains things well. He is a very good scientist. However, his assignments are very disconnected and hard to follow, and feedback often contradicts the prompt he gives. He is almost never consistent. Readings are fine, but he is a very subjective, unhelpful, and unclear grader.Rate My Professors ↗
Basil truly wishes the best for all of his students and makes his free time your time. I really enjoyed his course however it is definitely challenging in ways that were unexpected. Definitely not a course you can skip at all, I don't think you could pass unless you had lots of previous knowledge on the subject while skipping.Rate My Professors ↗
Basil might be one of the best professors I have ever had. Each course I take now, I hope that he is teaching it. Not only is he able to excellently and clearly articulate difficult spatial problems, he very genuinely cares about his students and their understanding of the topic. He also makes himself extremely available for student support.Rate My Professors ↗
Basil was my favorite professor I have had in college. He explains complex concepts in a very digestible way. Always open to feedback or explaining things in a different way.Rate My Professors ↗
I loved Basil, he is so sweet and impressively knowledgeable in so many different areas. I liked the material in this class, but I sometimes found the expectations for assignments to be unclear and there was often an extreme amount of work, which could be frustrating. However, I would still recommend taking a class with him if you can.Rate My Professors ↗
I loved Basil. He's a great prof and a great person. He really cares about his students and cares about their learning and understanding of the topic. He has some issues with technology and with being clear about assignments, but overall gives good lectures. This course was a lot of work, but I feel it was worth it because I learned a lot.Rate My Professors ↗
Personal experiences, not a representative survey. Profile matching and captured coverage are shown in the source details.
No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.
No courses match this selection. Try the full catalog or another term.
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
{
"instructor_uid": "instructor_3972b8fd805446083f907102",
"source": "legacy",
"source_instructor_id": null,
"identity_basis": "name_only",
"identity_status": "unresolved",
"name": "Basil Tikoff",
"email": "BASIL@GEOLOGY.WISC.EDU",
"first_observed_at": "2025-12-03 12:33:41.418072+00:00",
"last_observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00",
"ratings": {
"review_count": 26,
"quality": 4.23,
"difficulty": 2.54,
"quality_count": 26,
"difficulty_count": 26,
"profile_id": "rmp:805558",
"source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/805558",
"match_basis": "exact_name",
"observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:52:20.047345+00:00",
"courses": {
"course_4cf6092f224e24f3802dc57a": {
"review_count": 8,
"quality": 3.62,
"difficulty": 2.38,
"quality_count": 8,
"difficulty_count": 8
},
"course_f683dea6d8828679405704e8": {
"review_count": 2,
"quality": 4.5,
"difficulty": 3,
"quality_count": 2,
"difficulty_count": 2
}
},
"bayesian_quality": 3.9820372971941724,
"prior_mean": 3.6596857835465957,
"prior_weight": 20
},
"current": false,
"courses": [],
"revision": "e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349",
"instructor_url": "/instructors/BASIL_TIKOFF--instructor_3972b8fd805446083f907102"
}