# BI CHENG WU — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/BI_CHENG_WU--instructor_a37aaac156a2021f5b113095) ## 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\_a37aaac156a2021f5b113095 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 5906523 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name BI CHENG WU ### 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 142 #### quality 1.75 #### difficulty 4.07 #### quality count 142 #### difficulty count 142 #### profile id rmp:2772143 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00 #### courses ##### course bf80347054c4234ada79c07e ###### review count 18 ###### quality 1.61 ###### difficulty 4.11 ###### quality count 18 ###### difficulty count 18 ##### course d2d0c15e32bd1631a6074548 ###### review count 49 ###### quality 1.45 ###### difficulty 4.35 ###### quality count 49 ###### difficulty count 49 ##### course 03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8 ###### review count 67 ###### quality 1.97 ###### difficulty 3.84 ###### quality count 67 ###### difficulty count 67 ##### course 31fb5b7b6bf20ca63e33bd46 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 5 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 06abb97e9793bf858754daa3 ###### review count 3 ###### quality 3.67 ###### difficulty 3.67 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 ##### course ef9c9cd4a7d8002288a4cf7c ###### review count 4 ###### quality 1.25 ###### difficulty 4.5 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 #### bayesian quality 1.9857636769810612 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.226 #### graded 3884 #### counts * 1399 * 771 * 792 * 374 * 412 * 99 * 37 #### sections 33 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/BI\_CHENG\_WU--instructor\_a37aaac156a2021f5b113095 ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1264 | course\_bf80347054c4234ada79c07e | STAT 301 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | | 1264 | course\_d2d0c15e32bd1631a6074548 | STAT 340 | DATA SCIENCE MODELING II | | 1262 | course\_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8 | STAT 240 | DATA SCIENCE MODELING I | | 1262 | course\_bf80347054c4234ada79c07e | STAT 301 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | | 1254 | course\_bf80347054c4234ada79c07e | STAT 301 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | | 1254 | course\_d2d0c15e32bd1631a6074548 | STAT 340 | DATA SCIENCE MODELING II | | 1252 | course\_d2d0c15e32bd1631a6074548 | STAT 340 | DATA SCIENCE MODELING II | | 1244 | course\_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8 | STAT 240 | DATA SCIENCE MODELING I | | 1244 | course\_d2d0c15e32bd1631a6074548 | STAT 340 | DATA SCIENCE MODELING II | | 1242 | course\_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8 | STAT 240 | DATA SCIENCE MODELING I | | 1242 | course\_d2d0c15e32bd1631a6074548 | STAT 340 | DATA SCIENCE MODELING II | | 1234 | course\_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8 | STAT 240 | DATA SCIENCE MODELING I | | 1234 | course\_d2d0c15e32bd1631a6074548 | STAT 340 | DATA SCIENCE MODELING II | | 1232 | course\_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8 | STAT 240 | DATA SCIENCE MODELING I | | 1232 | course\_ef9c9cd4a7d8002288a4cf7c | STAT 333 | APPLIED REGRESSION ANALYSIS | | 1224 | course\_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8 | STAT 240 | DATA SCIENCE MODELING I | | 1224 | course\_d2d0c15e32bd1631a6074548 | STAT 340 | DATA SCIENCE MODELING II | | 1222 | course\_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8 | STAT 240 | DATA SCIENCE MODELING I | | 1222 | course\_d2d0c15e32bd1631a6074548 | STAT 340 | DATA SCIENCE MODELING II | | 1212 | course\_6fd1a9b69697ce26f5edccf4 | STAT 605 | DATA SCIENCE COMPUTING PROJECT | | 1202 | course\_24942ca6acb3a153de2907d5 | STAT 312 | INTRODUCTION TO THEORY AND METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS II | | 1202 | course\_6fd1a9b69697ce26f5edccf4 | STAT 605 | DATA SCIENCE COMPUTING PROJECT | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1202 | 2 | | 1212 | 1 | | 1222 | 2 | | 1224 | 2 | | 1232 | 2 | | 1234 | 2 | | 1242 | 2 | | 1244 | 2 | | 1252 | 1 | | 1254 | 2 | | 1262 | 2 | | 1264 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMzk3MTY4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2772143", "instructor_name": "Bi Cheng Wu", "course_label": "Stat301", "course_id": "STAT 301", "course_uid": "course_bf80347054c4234ada79c07e", "review_date": "2026-08-29 20:57:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "not professional and doesn't care about students", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMzUzMTUz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2772143", "instructor_name": "Bi Cheng Wu", "course_label": "Stat340", "course_id": "STAT 340", "course_uid": "course_d2d0c15e32bd1631a6074548", "review_date": "2026-08-07 21:11:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Very difficult tests compared to others. Extremely rude during testing or general conversation if he thinks a mistake has been made. Does not want to believe the student if he has thought of something to be true. Does not give any chance, super strict with everything, so be careful and don't even think of making a mistake by mistake", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMjMwODk3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2772143", "instructor_name": "Bi Cheng Wu", "course_label": "Stat340", "course_id": "STAT 340", "course_uid": "course_d2d0c15e32bd1631a6074548", "review_date": "2026-06-07 20:16:34 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Everything in this class is very straightforward. Grading and course content are all clearly laid out, so I'm not sure why people didn't understand what would be on each exam. Bi is not the most entertaining lecturer, but there are plenty of examples, and he was invested in helping us understand the material. Exams different from HW but still OK.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyODYxNjc1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2772143", "instructor_name": "Bi Cheng Wu", "course_label": "Stat340", "course_id": "STAT 340", "course_uid": "course_d2d0c15e32bd1631a6074548", "review_date": "2026-04-17 19:30:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "You need to provide a trigger warning before showing graphic videos in class. Blindsiding us with intense imagery is not okay.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyODYwNDA5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2772143", "instructor_name": "Bi Cheng Wu", "course_label": "Stat340", "course_id": "STAT 340", "course_uid": "course_d2d0c15e32bd1631a6074548", "review_date": "2026-04-17 16:54:15 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Stop assigning heavy reading that you never discuss in class. It feels like busywork and wastes our limited study time.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyODYwNDA0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2772143", "instructor_name": "Bi Cheng Wu", "course_label": "Stat340", "course_id": "STAT 340", "course_uid": "course_d2d0c15e32bd1631a6074548", "review_date": "2026-04-17 16:53:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Please update your Canvas page. The current layout is a confusing maze and we can never find the assignments we need.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 142 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8 | STAT 240 | | course\_bf80347054c4234ada79c07e | STAT 301 | | course\_06abb97e9793bf858754daa3 | STAT 324 | | course\_ef9c9cd4a7d8002288a4cf7c | STAT 333 | | course\_d2d0c15e32bd1631a6074548 | STAT 340 | | course\_31fb5b7b6bf20ca63e33bd46 | STAT 371 | ### matched true ## social Image false