# CHARLES DYER — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/CHARLES_DYER) ## 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\_e3acd0ed4c2657beda57f1a3 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name CHARLES DYER ### first observed at 2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-01-22 01:00:26.555427+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 18 #### quality 4.22 #### difficulty 3.44 #### quality count 18 #### difficulty count 18 #### profile id rmp:876207 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:49:12.830657+00:00 #### courses ##### course e0f984e8747ee9ccaba16d75 ###### review count 13 ###### quality 4.08 ###### difficulty 3.46 ###### quality count 13 ###### difficulty count 13 #### bayesian quality 3.925097780813997 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/CHARLES\_DYER ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:12.830657+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyNzQxODc0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:876207", "instructor_name": "Charles Dyer", "course_label": "CS540", "course_id": "COMPSCI 540", "course_uid": "course_e0f984e8747ee9ccaba16d75", "review_date": "2019-12-22 04:11:19 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Dyer is really a nice person at heart, but he was by far the most strict grader out of all my CS classes, where practically the average student at an 80% gets a BC. The exams this semester were NOTHING like his old exams, which were about 100x easier. Exams were 60% and one slip up and you're done. Really unfair semester. Greatly saddened", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/876207", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:12.830657+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5OTA1MjE3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:876207", "instructor_name": "Charles Dyer", "course_label": "CS540", "course_id": "COMPSCI 540", "course_uid": "course_e0f984e8747ee9ccaba16d75", "review_date": "2018-04-26 16:05:04 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I got to have Chuck his last semester teaching. He is a solid professor who explains all content quite clearly. He even has fun "pop quizzes" where he gives the winner a candy bar. That being said, it does move a little slow at points. The class is of average difficulty, and you get note sheets on the exams.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/876207", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:12.830657+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI4MTkzODQ5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:876207", "instructor_name": "Charles Dyer", "course_label": "CS540", "course_id": "COMPSCI 540", "course_uid": "course_e0f984e8747ee9ccaba16d75", "review_date": "2017-05-03 00:55:59 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Chuck is an awesome professor. I am so sad this is his last semester teaching in UW- Madison. I was taking a heavy load of classes this semester, and I frequently have to miss classes. However his ppts are so comprehensive that even if you miss the class, you can still understand the material by self studying. Wish i can take more classes with him", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/876207", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:12.830657+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI2OTc0NDU2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:876207", "instructor_name": "Charles Dyer", "course_label": "CS540", "course_id": "COMPSCI 540", "course_uid": "course_e0f984e8747ee9ccaba16d75", "review_date": "2016-09-15 09:32:28 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Class was extremely interesting and Chuck was obviously passionate about the subject. The class was a bit on the easy side, but it was still a 500-level CS course, so there was a decent amount of work to do. I'd recommend the class to any CS major.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/876207", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:12.830657+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI2ODY2ODc0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:876207", "instructor_name": "Charles Dyer", "course_label": "CS540", "course_id": "COMPSCI 540", "course_uid": "course_e0f984e8747ee9ccaba16d75", "review_date": "2016-08-05 13:40:19 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I did not find his lectures very easy to follow. I took this in the summer, so it was even worse when he tried to cram everything in the end. I mostly skipped his lectures and made a complete note sheet containing much of his lecture slides. I found that he likes to re-use very old exam questions, and the tests are fair.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/876207", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:12.830657+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI2NDAwNDEz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:876207", "instructor_name": "Charles Dyer", "course_label": "CS540", "course_id": "COMPSCI 540", "course_uid": "course_e0f984e8747ee9ccaba16d75", "review_date": "2016-04-27 23:52:46 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Chuck is a really nice guy and great professor. Clearly cares about the material and knows what he is talking about. He's the kind of guy that sits down on the floor with you as he is walking out for the day to help you with a problem. Great demeanor and always open to feedback and suggestions.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/876207", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 18 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_e0f984e8747ee9ccaba16d75 | COMPSCI 540 | ### matched true ## social Image false