# BEVERLY GORDON — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/BEVERLY_GORDON--instructor_a5900492f8930474da7ce01c) ## 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\_a5900492f8930474da7ce01c ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 147868 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name BEVERLY GORDON ### 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 5 #### quality 2.8 #### difficulty 3 #### quality count 5 #### difficulty count 5 #### profile id rmp:1202530 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:51:50.061949+00:00 #### courses ##### course 6666a5185e1e58003943cbdb ###### review count 1 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.487748626837276 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.212 #### graded 255 #### counts * 99 * 28 * 71 * 16 * 32 * 8 * 1 #### sections 26 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/BEVERLY\_GORDON--instructor\_a5900492f8930474da7ce01c ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------- | | 1154 | course\_6666a5185e1e58003943cbdb | DS 430 | HISTORY OF TEXTILES | | 1134 | course\_6a85add8652f3287121cb421 | DS 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1132 | course\_6a85add8652f3287121cb421 | DS 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1124 | course\_6a85add8652f3287121cb421 | DS 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1122 | course\_6666a5185e1e58003943cbdb | DS 430 | HISTORY OF TEXTILES | | 1122 | course\_6a85add8652f3287121cb421 | DS 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1122 | course\_2b3a44661243de208cb800d2 | DS 999 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1114 | course\_0e49df98173053caa890f050 | DS 355 | HISTORY OF FASHION, 1400-PRESENT | | 1114 | course\_92ef84955bbb51239c8e3222 | DS 699 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1114 | course\_6a85add8652f3287121cb421 | DS 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1112 | course\_6a85add8652f3287121cb421 | DS 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1104 | course\_0e49df98173053caa890f050 | DS 355 | HISTORY OF FASHION, 1400-PRESENT | | 1104 | course\_6a85add8652f3287121cb421 | DS 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1104 | course\_2b3a44661243de208cb800d2 | DS 999 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1102 | course\_0e49df98173053caa890f050 | DS 355 | HISTORY OF FASHION, 1400-PRESENT | | 1102 | course\_6666a5185e1e58003943cbdb | DS 430 | HISTORY OF TEXTILES | | 1102 | course\_6a85add8652f3287121cb421 | DS 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1094 | course\_0e49df98173053caa890f050 | DS 355 | HISTORY OF FASHION, 1400-PRESENT | | 1094 | course\_6a85add8652f3287121cb421 | DS 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1092 | course\_2b3a44661243de208cb800d2 | DS 999 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1084 | course\_6a85add8652f3287121cb421 | DS 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1082 | course\_6a85add8652f3287121cb421 | DS 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1074 | course\_0e49df98173053caa890f050 | DS 355 | HISTORY OF FASHION, 1400-PRESENT | | 1074 | course\_6a85add8652f3287121cb421 | DS 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1074 | course\_2b3a44661243de208cb800d2 | DS 999 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1072 | course\_6a85add8652f3287121cb421 | DS 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1072 | 1 | | 1074 | 3 | | 1082 | 1 | | 1084 | 1 | | 1092 | 1 | | 1094 | 2 | | 1102 | 3 | | 1104 | 3 | | 1112 | 1 | | 1114 | 3 | | 1122 | 3 | | 1124 | 1 | | 1132 | 1 | | 1134 | 1 | | 1154 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:50.061949+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0NzcwMTU0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1202530", "instructor_name": "Beverly Gordon", "course_label": "DS430", "course_id": "DS 430", "course_uid": "course_6666a5185e1e58003943cbdb", "review_date": "2015-05-07 18:47:38 +0000 UTC", "comment": "By far the most self-indulgent and condescending professor I have ever had. She essentially teaches a class that Elle Woods would have taken, but NONE of it is relevant to real life. She basically strokes her own ego by using lectures to brag about how knowledgeable she is, and gets mad when you don't know everything she does. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1202530", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:50.061949+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4MTg4MTcz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1202530", "instructor_name": "Beverly Gordon", "course_label": "DS512", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2011-01-27 16:01:14 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Bev is a know-it-all, so this "discussion" based class is basically her just fishing for the "right" answer. Pointless class, material is not applicable to life at all. Easy with no tests, but her grading can be haphazard/nonsensical.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1202530", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:50.061949+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2OTAxNzI3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1202530", "instructor_name": "Beverly Gordon", "course_label": "DS512", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-03-23 19:25:48 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Knowledgable about the material, but it is not useful for life at all. Very discussion based, not a lot of reading. No exams, just little projects. 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She is incapable of brevity, turning the simplest things into a production. She is unclear about her expectations, and then becomes upset when they are not fulfilled. She is also fickle; an annoying quality in a professor.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1202530", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 5 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_6666a5185e1e58003943cbdb | DS 430 | ### matched true ## social Image false