# CHRISTINE OFFERMAN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/CHRISTINE_OFFERMAN--instructor_e4412be278c79b3517ef412b) ## Dataset ### search projection #### version 1 #### 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 ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 8 ### projection id 7eb94c60c31fe3d8ae732986b7f3d069e1345ae92fd6239119e63b9d2461969d ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-10-01T19:10:41.241229+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 | ### designations None recorded. ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_e4412be278c79b3517ef412b ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 5475082 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name CHRISTINE OFFERMAN ### 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 24 #### quality 2.75 #### difficulty 4.21 #### quality count 24 #### difficulty count 24 #### profile id rmp:1940497 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:48:31.231045+00:00 #### courses ##### course cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5 ###### review count 11 ###### quality 2.64 ###### difficulty 4.27 ###### quality count 11 ###### difficulty count 11 ##### course 4aa5bbed0c86993f5f0dc832 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 4.5 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 3.163493537975725 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 2.565 #### graded 230 #### counts * 36 * 43 * 35 * 45 * 24 * 30 * 17 #### sections 4 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/CHRISTINE\_OFFERMAN--instructor\_e4412be278c79b3517ef412b ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------- | | 1154 | course\_4aa5bbed0c86993f5f0dc832 | MATH 421 | THE THEORY OF SINGLE VARIABLE CALCULUS | | 1152 | course\_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5 | MATH 221 | CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY 1 | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1152 | 1 | | 1154 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:31.231045+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0OTY1OTU1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1940497", "instructor_name": "Christine Offerman", "course_label": "MATH221", "course_id": "MATH 221", "course_uid": "course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5", "review_date": "2015-06-15 10:33:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She is awful. She is very rude and disrespectful at times. When students ask questions, she usually tells the student they should know that or you will have to look that up. Her test are extremely hard. I took calculus 221 at UW-Green Bay and got an A. I retook it at UW-Madison because I wanted to be sure I knew the material, I got a C.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1940497", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:31.231045+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0OTQxMzg4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1940497", "instructor_name": "Christine Offerman", "course_label": "MATH221", "course_id": "MATH 221", "course_uid": "course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5", "review_date": "2015-06-05 19:45:20 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Did not know what she was doing the entire semester. Very inconsistent in grading and didn't allow for regrades even when it was obvious the grading was incorrect. She instead accused me of cheating. Very inappropriate for an instructor to do. Quizzes tend to be more questions than exams. Very difficult to finish in time given.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1940497", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:31.231045+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0ODQyNTY2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1940497", "instructor_name": "Christine Offerman", "course_label": "MATH421", "course_id": "MATH 421", "course_uid": "course_4aa5bbed0c86993f5f0dc832", "review_date": "2015-05-15 19:23:33 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The lectures are taught clearly and the homework clearly reflects the lectures. She also gives time to ask homework questions where she gives tips on starting proofs. However, the exams are NOT easy with all three averages in the 60's this semester. Study all the material well and memorize how to do all proofs for the exams. 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", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1940497", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:31.231045+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzg5NDYy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1940497", "instructor_name": "Christine Offerman", "course_label": "MATH221", "course_id": "MATH 221", "course_uid": "course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5", "review_date": "2015-02-17 00:53:36 +0000 UTC", "comment": "At first Dr. Offerman's introverted nature makes her seem hard to approach. However, once you get through that serious facade she is a kind and caring lady. She is not really clear when it comes to describing her lessons and her lectures are very complex with not a lot of time to digest the information. Go to her office hours!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1940497", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:31.231045+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0MzI1MTE0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1940497", "instructor_name": "Christine Offerman", "course_label": "221", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-01-23 15:25:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Most of class time is extensive note taking and examples. NOT a lot of time taken to explain things, major concepts and their relevance to the chapter . I dropped into my friends' 221 (non-offerman) lecture to check it out, and I was not overwhelmed by examples because the teacher paused to reinforce concepts. I learned so much more. Good luck.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1940497", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 24 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5 | MATH 221 | | course\_4aa5bbed0c86993f5f0dc832 | MATH 421 | ### matched true ## social Image false