# BRUCE MELLADO — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/BRUCE_MELLADO--instructor_1161ac042a56c7805a584be3) ## 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 | ## 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timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1072 | 1 | | 1074 | 2 | | 1082 | 1 | | 1084 | 2 | | 1092 | 2 | | 1094 | 2 | | 1102 | 2 | | 1104 | 3 | | 1112 | 2 | | 1114 | 2 | | 1122 | 2 | | 1124 | 2 | | 1132 | 2 | | 1134 | 1 | | 1142 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:50:51.280555+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI3ODc1ODEx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:993600", "instructor_name": "Bruce Mellado", "course_label": "PHYS103", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-03-03 14:33:08 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Seems more concerned with his Masala boson research than the course.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/993600", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:50:51.280555+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIyOTUxMDk4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:993600", "instructor_name": "Bruce Mellado", "course_label": "PHYS103", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2014-03-26 16:02:18 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He has an interesting way of presenting the lecture by talking to himself about the work involved. It gets confusing as he speaks, he faces away and it's quite difficult to understand.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/993600", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:50:51.280555+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIxMTQzMjk1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:993600", "instructor_name": "Bruce Mellado", "course_label": "PHY202", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2012-12-21 00:34:50 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I liked him a lot. He is a very good lecturer and explanations are generally crystal clear (even derivations). I really liked when he integrated course material into the research at the LHC (where he works). Lots of demos to keep students attention. Good experience, especially when compared to other physics profs.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/993600", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:50:51.280555+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE5MzExNDg5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:993600", "instructor_name": "Bruce Mellado", "course_label": "PHYS103", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2011-11-25 20:10:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I've had worse teachers, but this teacher just looks at the power points and reads off of them. He explains very little and pulls equations out of the air with out any clarification. I come prepared for classes (e. g readings) and yet I haven't learned anything applicable in this class. It has been a LARGE waste of time.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/993600", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:50:51.280555+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2ODQyNzI1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:993600", "instructor_name": "Bruce Mellado", "course_label": "PHY202", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-03-02 23:50:44 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Bruce is the smoothest talking professor I have ever had, especially when it comes to a hard class. His tests are very tough, and you definitely need to be prepared for them. I would say Susan Coppersmith could definitely take a page out of his book...", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/993600", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:50:51.280555+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE1OTc3Mzc2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:993600", "instructor_name": "Bruce Mellado", "course_label": "PHYS202", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-06-19 21:22:54 +0000 UTC", "comment": "His accent isn't bad. I don't think he cares a whole lot about the class, but his tests cover what he teaches and you do get a lot out of the class. I wouldn't mind having him again for a class. He tests what he teaches which is more than most physics profs here can say!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/993600", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 8 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false