# Chao Fu — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/CHAO_FU) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+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\_fd1d4f76a6f3796144233925 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id cfu9 ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Chao Fu ### email CFU9\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 11 #### quality 4.27 #### difficulty 2.45 #### quality count 11 #### difficulty count 11 #### profile id rmp:1551105 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:49:17.018953+00:00 #### courses ##### course 91a1df85c82e29635060a630 ###### review count 9 ###### quality 4.44 ###### difficulty 2.56 ###### quality count 9 ###### difficulty count 9 #### bayesian quality 3.8762488926107066 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_f3e0c6c26013f3c2a4376321 | ECON 750 | LABOR ECONOMICS | 3 | 3 | 3.685 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/CHAO\_FU ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | | 1272 | course\_f3e0c6c26013f3c2a4376321 | ECON 750 | LABOR ECONOMICS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_f3e0c6c26013f3c2a4376321", "course_id": "ECON 750", "title": "LABOR ECONOMICS", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.685, "badges": [ { "id": "lecture-size", "label": "Small lectures", "tone": "neutral", "evidence": "Fall 2026: median 12 enrolled students across 1 recorded lecture section. 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Includes jointly taught sections." }, "reviewFiles": [ "/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_f3e0c6c26013f3c2a4376321-0.json" ] } } ] ``` ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:17.018953+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMzA3ODY5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1551105", "instructor_name": "Chao FU", "course_label": "ECON450", "course_id": "ECON 450", "course_uid": "course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630", "review_date": "2025-05-16 23:54:48 +0000 UTC", "comment": "As long as you attend all the lectures and can complete the homework and in-class exercises by yourself, you can almost definitely get an A!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1551105", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:17.018953+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMDg5MDY4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1551105", "instructor_name": "Chao FU", "course_label": "ECON450", "course_id": "ECON 450", "course_uid": "course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630", "review_date": "2025-04-29 19:30:56 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Chao Fu is an incredible instructor! She's extremely helpful, explains everything thoroughly with clear, logical structure, and her detailed slides, in-class exercises, and homework closely reflect the exams. I highly recommend going to every lecture: absolutely worth it to hear her walk through each concept and example in detail.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1551105", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:17.018953+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwODUyNjg3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1551105", "instructor_name": "Chao FU", "course_label": "ECON450", "course_id": "ECON 450", "course_uid": "course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630", "review_date": "2025-04-01 19:39:04 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The content is definitely very challenging, and the exams are tough, but she is definitely one of the better professors I've had here. Lectures aren't mandatory, but I would heavily recommend attending all of them. Great lecturer overall, and if you are looking to fulfill your advanced Econ credits, I would highly recommend this class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1551105", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:17.018953+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNjcyMjI5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1551105", "instructor_name": "Chao FU", "course_label": "ECON450", "course_id": "ECON 450", "course_uid": "course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630", "review_date": "2025-02-14 06:17:20 +0000 UTC", "comment": "You gotta attend the lectures, you can't get what you need from the textbook but you absolutely can from Professor Fu. Very good lecturer, goes into all the nuances and really tries to make things make sense within the broader context of econ. One of the best professors I've had at UW!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1551105", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:17.018953+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5NjM0OTE3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1551105", "instructor_name": "Chao FU", "course_label": "ECON450", "course_id": "ECON 450", "course_uid": "course_91a1df85c82e29635060a630", "review_date": "2018-03-08 14:50:28 +0000 UTC", "comment": "For Econ 450 Wages and the Labor Market, you do not need the textbook at all. All slides are posted. Don't spend your money.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1551105", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:17.018953+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIzODU4MzM5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1551105", "instructor_name": "Chao FU", "course_label": "450", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2014-11-20 02:40:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof Fu really does not grasp the concept of engaged teaching. She really just reads off the slides and is ultra boring. Anybody can get a B though so I suppose that makes up for it.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1551105", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 11 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_91a1df85c82e29635060a630 | ECON 450 | ### matched true ## social Image true