# DAN BOTEZ — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/DAN_BOTEZ--instructor_a6a402fce562fc2391c17d9e) ## 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 | 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source instructor id 2602056 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name DAN BOTEZ ### 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 3 #### quality 2 #### difficulty 2.67 #### quality count 3 #### difficulty count 3 #### profile id rmp:2829448 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:46:31.868911+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.4432050291709526 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.309 #### graded 721 #### counts * 307 * 111 * 107 * 136 * 50 * 8 * 2 #### sections 116 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/DAN\_BOTEZ--instructor\_a6a402fce562fc2391c17d9e ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | --------------- | 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course\_c3d83b44efa7ad7db0a78bd1 | ECE 743 | HIGH-POWER DIODE LASERS AND AMPLIFIERS | | 1134 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1132 | course\_8031adb78b01040da582efb0 | ECE 536 | INTEGRATED OPTICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS | | 1132 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1124 | course\_c68e321742acccf5729b7953 | ECE 335 | MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES | | 1124 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1122 | course\_c68e321742acccf5729b7953 | ECE 335 | MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES | | 1122 | course\_65c8c357ed6414dafbcf8c1e | ECE 699 | ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1122 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1114 | course\_f6c0b178617ffc0ea76d4592 | ECE 741 | SEMICONDUCTOR DIODE LASERS AND OTHER OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES | | 1114 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1112 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | 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The lectures aren't that great, except the ones where he gives handouts, but he genuinely cares about how you do on the tests. He is super easy to reach, responds to emails within 30 minutes, and his review sessions outline exactly what is and is not going to be on the test. Read the textbook, go to the review sessions, easy A", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2829448", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:46:31.868911+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2NzM3NDIy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2829448", "instructor_name": "Dan Botez", "course_label": "ECE-235", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-10-26 01:31:40 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The only reason everybody doesn't fail this course is due to the TA. The professor does not do any examples in class and is very hard to understand. Not a super tough grader, gives you a good grade if he sees improvement instead of high scores on every exam but that means little when he can't teach. Dan, if you're reading this, please retire. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2829448", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:46:31.868911+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2NjkxMzg0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2829448", "instructor_name": "Dan Botez", "course_label": "ECE-235", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-10-11 15:30:07 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures are useless. He mumbles everything and doesn't have a good understanding of technology. He spent ~10 minutes during one of the lectures trying to figure out how to scroll down a page. Go to discussion, the ta is the one actually teaching how to solve problems.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2829448", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 3 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false