# Brian PFLEGER — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/BRIAN_PFLEGER--instructor_569f5148c0d4745442dcdf16) ## 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\_569f5148c0d4745442dcdf16 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name Brian PFLEGER ### email PFLEGER\@ENGR.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 10 #### quality 4 #### difficulty 3.9 #### quality count 10 #### difficulty count 10 #### profile id rmp:1358035 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:51:06.287340+00:00 #### courses ##### course 615ffa9f09a63710d1f4a9cb ###### review count 7 ###### quality 4.14 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 7 ###### difficulty count 7 ##### course c1a22dc34fa1a1db22cb172f ###### review count 1 ###### quality 2 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course b5f2d69262376f2247530313 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 4.5 ###### difficulty 3.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 3.7731238556977305 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/BRIAN\_PFLEGER--instructor\_569f5148c0d4745442dcdf16 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:06.287340+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0MjczNTgx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1358035", "instructor_name": "Brian Pfleger", "course_label": "CBE250", "course_id": "CBE 250", "course_uid": "course_615ffa9f09a63710d1f4a9cb", "review_date": "2021-01-13 21:15:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I really didn't like Pfleger & I would not recommend at all. It seemed like since we were online, he got away with doing the absolute bare minimum. Lectures and homework were ridiculous and unhelpful. He didn't return the first midterm until after the second midterm, he was consistently rude during our interactions and communication was deplorable.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1358035", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:06.287340+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0MTYyMDQ0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1358035", "instructor_name": "Brian Pfleger", "course_label": "CBE250", "course_id": "CBE 250", "course_uid": "course_615ffa9f09a63710d1f4a9cb", "review_date": "2020-12-21 03:56:47 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Pfleger is a nice professor who does a great job of sparking interest in Chem-E. He uses powerpoints to describe concepts and demonstrate them through an example. The homework for this class is INTENSE and time-consuming but you learn a lot from it, and you benefit from going back through lecture examples to make sure you understand everything.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1358035", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:06.287340+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzMjg2OTE4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1358035", "instructor_name": "Brian Pfleger", "course_label": "CBE560", "course_id": "BME/CBE 560", "course_uid": "course_c1a22dc34fa1a1db22cb172f", "review_date": "2020-05-13 20:04:34 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof. Pfleger seems to be more interested in his research than teaching. Lectures are almost always too long, uninspired, and don't teach much of anything. However, he is a pretty funny guy if you can stay awake to catch his jokes.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1358035", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:06.287340+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxMzEwNTk4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1358035", "instructor_name": "Brian Pfleger", "course_label": "CBE250", "course_id": "CBE 250", "course_uid": "course_615ffa9f09a63710d1f4a9cb", "review_date": "2019-01-27 23:30:54 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Brian Pfleger is the single greatest professor I've had at Madison. Very relatable guy and very fun to be in class with.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1358035", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:06.287340+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIxNjYwNzk0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1358035", "instructor_name": "Brian Pfleger", "course_label": "CBE250", "course_id": "CBE 250", "course_uid": "course_615ffa9f09a63710d1f4a9cb", "review_date": "2013-05-02 18:13:41 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He's a great professor, explains everything thoroughly, very patient, loves what he teaches. I recommend him for anyone.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1358035", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:06.287340+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIxMzYzNzUw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1358035", "instructor_name": "Brian Pfleger", "course_label": "CBE250", "course_id": "CBE 250", "course_uid": "course_615ffa9f09a63710d1f4a9cb", "review_date": "2013-02-25 03:37:28 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He's interested in teaching, always explains what's not obvious, homework is challenging but very useful for the exam.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1358035", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 10 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_c1a22dc34fa1a1db22cb172f | BME/CBE 560 | | course\_615ffa9f09a63710d1f4a9cb | CBE 250 | | course\_b5f2d69262376f2247530313 | CBE 310 | ### matched true ## social Image false