# CHARLES FISCHER — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/CHARLES_FISCHER) ## 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\_92a5c5f4376e1cc8faef70d3 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 2600411 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name CHARLES FISCHER ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 5 #### quality 4.8 #### difficulty 2.6 #### quality count 5 #### difficulty count 5 #### profile id rmp:1056518 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:49:12.610026+00:00 #### courses ##### course 20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0 ###### review count 3 ###### quality 4.67 ###### difficulty 2.33 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 #### bayesian quality 3.8877486268372765 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.411 #### graded 462 #### counts * 210 * 130 * 62 * 22 * 19 * 2 * 17 #### sections 23 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/CHARLES\_FISCHER ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1192 | course\_20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0 | COMPSCI 536 | INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND COMPILERS | | 1184 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799 | MASTER'S RESEARCH | | 1164 | course\_20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0 | COMPSCI 536 | INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND COMPILERS | | 1154 | course\_20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0 | COMPSCI 536 | INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND COMPILERS | | 1152 | course\_aedae14eafabd35375a2f2de | COMPSCI 701 | CONSTRUCTION OF COMPILERS | | 1142 | course\_20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0 | COMPSCI 536 | INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND COMPILERS | | 1132 | course\_20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0 | COMPSCI 536 | INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND COMPILERS | | 1092 | course\_9d6a2127ca0ecacfc4832696 | COMPSCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1092 | course\_aedae14eafabd35375a2f2de | COMPSCI 701 | CONSTRUCTION OF COMPILERS | | 1092 | course\_059395ab1bb5e9c017244fe2 | COMPSCI 899 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH | | 1092 | course\_41ec49f5d21356e650473254 | COMPSCI 990 | DISSERTATION | | 1084 | course\_20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0 | COMPSCI 536 | INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND COMPILERS | | 1084 | course\_72304a5f1ade48d79a193831 | COMPSCI 538 | INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY AND DESIGN OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES | | 1084 | course\_41ec49f5d21356e650473254 | COMPSCI 990 | DISSERTATION | | 1082 | course\_aedae14eafabd35375a2f2de | COMPSCI 701 | CONSTRUCTION OF COMPILERS | | 1082 | course\_41ec49f5d21356e650473254 | COMPSCI 990 | DISSERTATION | | 1074 | course\_20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0 | COMPSCI 536 | INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND COMPILERS | | 1074 | course\_72304a5f1ade48d79a193831 | COMPSCI 538 | INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY AND DESIGN OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES | | 1074 | course\_41ec49f5d21356e650473254 | COMPSCI 990 | DISSERTATION | | 1074 | course\_f84cce115065221669df98da | COMPSCI 999 | DISSERTATOR RESEARCH | | 1072 | course\_aedae14eafabd35375a2f2de | COMPSCI 701 | CONSTRUCTION OF COMPILERS | | 1072 | course\_41ec49f5d21356e650473254 | COMPSCI 990 | DISSERTATION | | 1072 | course\_f84cce115065221669df98da | COMPSCI 999 | DISSERTATOR RESEARCH | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1072 | 3 | | 1074 | 4 | | 1082 | 2 | | 1084 | 3 | | 1092 | 4 | | 1132 | 1 | | 1142 | 1 | | 1152 | 1 | | 1154 | 1 | | 1164 | 1 | | 1184 | 1 | | 1192 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:12.610026+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxNTM3MDE2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1056518", "instructor_name": "Charles Fischer", "course_label": "CS536", "course_id": "COMPSCI 536", "course_uid": "course_20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0", "review_date": "2019-04-05 09:54:11 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He's a good teach and has interesting lectures and stories.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1056518", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:12.610026+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxMzMyMzg2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1056518", "instructor_name": "Charles Fischer", "course_label": "CS367", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2019-02-04 01:38:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Hilarious professor. He actually said this the last lecture: "Greedy is another type of algorithm. Just like Christopher Columbus exploring America, pillaging and stealing from the natives, greed can pay off, because all of central america now speaks spanish, so I guess being greedy worked out well in his case." . . . lol what?", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1056518", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:12.610026+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwMTIyODE1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1056518", "instructor_name": "Charles Fischer", "course_label": "CS367", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-05-16 10:36:21 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Fischer is one of the most prestigious professors here in UW-Madison and it was my pleasure to have a chance taking his class. This is the last time CS367 being taught and he really made it a memorable class. But Professor Fischer is about to retire so take his classes if you have a chance.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1056518", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:12.610026+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIzMDQ1NTI4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1056518", "instructor_name": "Charles Fischer", "course_label": "CS536", "course_id": "COMPSCI 536", "course_uid": "course_20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0", "review_date": "2014-04-16 00:34:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I took compilers from Fischer in Fall 2013. Assignments were cumulative & difficult, but he allowed extra credit; It's difficult, but DO IT. It's worth the trouble. I spent a lot of time asking him questions in office hours, he was extremely helpful.I learned a lot from him (he really knows his stuff). He wrote the textbook after all..", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1056518", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:12.610026+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTEzNjYxODky", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1056518", "instructor_name": "Charles Fischer", "course_label": "CS536", "course_id": "COMPSCI 536", "course_uid": "course_20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0", "review_date": "2007-11-15 17:47:00 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Likes the subject and is writing a text on compilers. Has a lot of energy in his lectures and is funny in his way. Sometimes his lectures seem unrelated to the projects, but eventually it all ties together. Enjoyed the class and learned a great deal without being overwhelmed.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1056518", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 5 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_20918224366f6bbd226f8ec0 | COMPSCI 536 | ### matched true ## social Image false