# CARL SOVINEC — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/CARL_SOVINEC) ## 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 | | 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| | 1092 | 2 | | 1094 | 4 | | 1102 | 4 | | 1104 | 5 | | 1112 | 5 | | 1114 | 3 | | 1122 | 3 | | 1124 | 3 | | 1132 | 4 | | 1134 | 3 | | 1142 | 2 | | 1144 | 4 | | 1152 | 4 | | 1154 | 3 | | 1162 | 3 | | 1164 | 3 | | 1172 | 6 | | 1174 | 6 | | 1182 | 3 | | 1184 | 4 | | 1192 | 3 | | 1194 | 3 | | 1202 | 2 | | 1204 | 2 | | 1212 | 3 | | 1222 | 4 | | 1224 | 4 | | 1232 | 3 | | 1234 | 3 | | 1242 | 5 | | 1244 | 5 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:59.158251+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3MTYyOTI5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2346875", "instructor_name": "Carl Sovinec", "course_label": "EP271", "course_id": "EP 271", "course_uid": "course_357e5ceed1d47248886bd716", "review_date": "2022-12-17 00:11:20 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Flipped lecture learning, he'll be upset if you do not participate and ask questions during class when working... which is fair but it was an 8am with 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The homeworks don't take up too much time. Exams were straightforward. You will learn a lot if you try ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2346875", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:59.158251+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2OTE4MDI3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2346875", "instructor_name": "Carl Sovinec", "course_label": "EP271", "course_id": "EP 271", "course_uid": "course_357e5ceed1d47248886bd716", "review_date": "2022-11-30 02:54:12 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I think prof. Sovinec is a great guy that cares about his students. But EP271 as a class needs to be fixed. If you have never coded before you will be learning about python for the first time by doing some of the most difficult math you have probably ever seen. The emphasis is more on the math than it is the coding and that made it really hard", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2346875", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:59.158251+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2NjY2NzQ3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2346875", "instructor_name": "Carl Sovinec", "course_label": "EP271", "course_id": "EP 271", "course_uid": "course_357e5ceed1d47248886bd716", "review_date": "2022-09-29 00:01:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "If you want to take a class where the only instructions you get are by following terrible examples on canvas than this is the professor for you. Lectures were all online, and far too long for little information. The course is supposed to be about understanding Maple and Python, yet the professor makes the focus on the math instead. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2346875", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:59.158251+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NjMzOTU3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2346875", "instructor_name": "Carl Sovinec", "course_label": "EP271", "course_id": "EP 271", "course_uid": "course_357e5ceed1d47248886bd716", "review_date": "2021-12-22 19:12:35 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Sovinec clearly loves his students and what he does. I think this class could be structured a lot better though. For many engineering students this is the first programming class, but it seems knowledge of Python and calculus is necessary to do well. The exams are easy so a lot of students got by on group hw and collaborated on quizzes", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2346875", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:59.158251+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NjAxNjA3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2346875", "instructor_name": "Carl Sovinec", "course_label": "EP271", "course_id": "EP 271", "course_uid": "course_357e5ceed1d47248886bd716", "review_date": "2021-12-20 01:58:37 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor is nice - class is not. Despite being an intro class, you "learn" python by trying to solve neutron flux and other equations you don't understand. I wish the curriculum was better suited for the level of the class because I'm sure I would have enjoyed it if that was the case.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2346875", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:59.158251+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NTkwMzc4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2346875", "instructor_name": "Carl Sovinec", "course_label": "EP271", "course_id": "EP 271", "course_uid": "course_357e5ceed1d47248886bd716", "review_date": "2021-12-18 20:19:35 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Math222 is the only prerequisite, but much of the class is solving diff equations using matrices (though math320 doesn't prepare). Both the mathematical background and the programming skills are underdeveloped in the lecture videos (even though the class is inperson), which are pretty dry. Still, Carl is a nice guy and the class is useful elsewhere", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2346875", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 6 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_357e5ceed1d47248886bd716 | EP 271 | ### matched true ## social Image false