# BETH ALTSCHAFL — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/BETH_ALTSCHAFL--instructor_25c7fc2cd4d946a8bbe74f10) ## 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\_25c7fc2cd4d946a8bbe74f10 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 431548 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name BETH ALTSCHAFL ### 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 39 #### quality 4.67 #### difficulty 3.36 #### quality count 39 #### difficulty count 39 #### profile id rmp:1292542 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:51:55.737739+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 4.327520604592066 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 2.955 #### graded 1140 #### counts * 305 * 162 * 301 * 108 * 174 * 61 * 29 #### sections 16 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/BETH\_ALTSCHAFL--instructor\_25c7fc2cd4d946a8bbe74f10 ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1262 | course\_d5aebb5dae08ee7f86a10525 | MEDSC-M 771 | BODY IN BALANCE | | 1252 | course\_d5aebb5dae08ee7f86a10525 | MEDSC-M 771 | BODY IN BALANCE | | 1242 | course\_d5aebb5dae08ee7f86a10525 | MEDSC-M 771 | BODY IN BALANCE | | 1224 | course\_4e7455213a1fbe4f0115d336 | ANAT\&PHY 235 | HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AND HEALTH | | 1224 | course\_9f24dfd4deb6bcf525e82a8b | ANAT\&PHY 435 | FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY | | 1224 | course\_0cab0566ed712f62a78e3be1 | MEDICINE 880 | THE BODY ELECTRIC: INTERSECTION OF CELLULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY WITH CLINICAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY | | 1222 | course\_d5aebb5dae08ee7f86a10525 | MEDSC-M 771 | BODY IN BALANCE | | 1212 | course\_d5aebb5dae08ee7f86a10525 | MEDSC-M 771 | BODY IN BALANCE | | 1204 | course\_c2e64b61aba995c3f6606d0b | ANAT\&PHY 335 | PHYSIOLOGY | | 1204 | course\_9f24dfd4deb6bcf525e82a8b | ANAT\&PHY 435 | FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY | | 1194 | course\_c2e64b61aba995c3f6606d0b | ANAT\&PHY 335 | PHYSIOLOGY | | 1194 | course\_9f24dfd4deb6bcf525e82a8b | ANAT\&PHY 435 | FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY | | 1192 | course\_d5aebb5dae08ee7f86a10525 | MEDSC-M 771 | BODY IN BALANCE | | 1172 | course\_d5aebb5dae08ee7f86a10525 | MEDSC-M 771 | BODY IN BALANCE | | 1102 | course\_51400fbd4869ab89cd5e0b79 | PHYSIOL 699 | INDEPENDENT WORK | | 1094 | course\_51400fbd4869ab89cd5e0b79 | PHYSIOL 699 | INDEPENDENT WORK | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1094 | 1 | | 1102 | 1 | | 1172 | 1 | | 1192 | 1 | | 1194 | 2 | | 1204 | 2 | | 1212 | 1 | | 1222 | 1 | | 1224 | 3 | | 1242 | 1 | | 1252 | 1 | | 1262 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:55.737739+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NTM1NDUw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1292542", "instructor_name": "Beth Altschafl", "course_label": "PHY435", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2021-04-12 07:43:53 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr. Altschafl cares about students and is passionate about the subject matter. That being said, I didn't find her assessments and expectations to be as clear and straightforward compared to her colleague. She would present new scenarios, change minor details, and make exams trickier than necessary. She's friendly, but I didn't enjoy her section.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1292542", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:55.737739+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NDQ4NDY2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1292542", "instructor_name": "Beth Altschafl", "course_label": "PHYS435", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2021-03-18 02:08:10 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr. Beth is amazing. She is super sweet and helpful, and she is very clear with her lectures. Although the class is very dense, she makes it easy to digest with all of her engaging teaching techniques.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1292542", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:55.737739+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzNTkxODYw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1292542", "instructor_name": "Beth Altschafl", "course_label": "PHYS335", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-08-17 05:39:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr. Altschafl is extremely caring and always willing to help. She really wants her students to understand the material as opposed to just memorizing and regurgitating facts. She understands that every student learns differently and works hard to meet every individual student's needs which is impressive given this class has hundreds of students.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1292542", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:55.737739+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzMjM0NjM0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1292542", "instructor_name": "Beth Altschafl", "course_label": "PHY335", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-05-07 21:43:54 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This class is by far the hardest class I have EVER taken; however, it's SUPER beneficial, important, and the most valuable course I've taken. This class is EXTREMELY hard, you need to put in the time and study your butt off in order to do well in it. Professors are amazing! They truly care about students! P.S.-There jokes are super funny!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1292542", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:55.737739+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxODczOTU1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1292542", "instructor_name": "Beth Altschafl", "course_label": "PHYS335", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2019-05-14 23:16:37 +0000 UTC", "comment": "By far the best science teacher I have had here at Madison. She knows so much and you can tell that she genuinely cares about her students. The material is hard but she explains the topics really well plus the lectures are recorded. Amazing lecturer and very inspiring and engaging, just make sure you do not fall behind!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1292542", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:55.737739+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxNzkxNzAx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1292542", "instructor_name": "Beth Altschafl", "course_label": "PHY335", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2019-05-07 02:10:50 +0000 UTC", "comment": "By far the best professor I have had in college thus far. There are so many things that I could say; however, the main point is that she is the most caring and intelligent individual ever. Just an overall great professor the way she really cares about her students' learning and understanding.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1292542", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 39 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false