# DAN THOMA — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/DAN_THOMA--instructor_f71223acf94e74c0ec11e953) ## 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 257302 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name DAN THOMA ### 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 2 #### quality 5 #### difficulty 3.5 #### quality count 2 #### difficulty count 2 #### profile id rmp:2938417 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:46:34.240033+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.781532530496905 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.436 #### graded 165 #### counts * 74 * 34 * 34 * 14 * 6 * 3 * 0 #### sections 50 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/DAN\_THOMA--instructor\_f71223acf94e74c0ec11e953 ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | 1264 | course\_e33ce416ca88e57dc84c5908 | ME 890 | PHD RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1264 | course\_4241502a67af1714c336f864 | MS\&E 401 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | | 1264 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1264 | course\_84600d06d91b0bf2f0160f90 | MS\&E 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1262 | course\_e33ce416ca88e57dc84c5908 | ME 890 | PHD RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1262 | course\_0407e1d169424ca2b430c18e | MS\&E 332 | MACROPROCESSING OF MATERIALS | | 1262 | course\_0fdd1989bb45a404dd2d28e0 | MS\&E 699 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1262 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1262 | course\_84600d06d91b0bf2f0160f90 | MS\&E 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1254 | course\_e33ce416ca88e57dc84c5908 | ME 890 | PHD RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1254 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1254 | 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AND THESIS | | 1242 | course\_0407e1d169424ca2b430c18e | MS\&E 332 | MACROPROCESSING OF MATERIALS | | 1242 | course\_0fdd1989bb45a404dd2d28e0 | MS\&E 699 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1242 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1242 | course\_94eebf9b99ce6427f2978127 | MS\&E 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1242 | course\_84600d06d91b0bf2f0160f90 | MS\&E 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1234 | course\_e33ce416ca88e57dc84c5908 | ME 890 | PHD RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1234 | course\_94eebf9b99ce6427f2978127 | MS\&E 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1234 | course\_84600d06d91b0bf2f0160f90 | MS\&E 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1232 | course\_e33ce416ca88e57dc84c5908 | ME 890 | PHD RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1232 | course\_0407e1d169424ca2b430c18e | MS\&E 332 | MACROPROCESSING OF MATERIALS | | 1232 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1232 | course\_94eebf9b99ce6427f2978127 | MS\&E 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1232 | course\_84600d06d91b0bf2f0160f90 | MS\&E 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1224 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1224 | course\_84600d06d91b0bf2f0160f90 | MS\&E 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1222 | course\_e33ce416ca88e57dc84c5908 | ME 890 | PHD RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1222 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1222 | course\_84600d06d91b0bf2f0160f90 | MS\&E 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1212 | course\_e33ce416ca88e57dc84c5908 | ME 890 | PHD RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1212 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1212 | course\_94eebf9b99ce6427f2978127 | MS\&E 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1204 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1204 | course\_94eebf9b99ce6427f2978127 | MS\&E 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1202 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1202 | course\_94eebf9b99ce6427f2978127 | MS\&E 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1194 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1194 | course\_94eebf9b99ce6427f2978127 | MS\&E 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1194 | 2 | | 1202 | 2 | | 1204 | 2 | | 1212 | 3 | | 1222 | 3 | | 1224 | 2 | | 1232 | 5 | | 1234 | 3 | | 1242 | 6 | | 1244 | 6 | | 1252 | 4 | | 1254 | 3 | | 1262 | 5 | | 1264 | 4 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:46:34.240033+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5NTAwMzI2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2938417", "instructor_name": "Dan Thoma", "course_label": "MSE332", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-05-21 02:44:53 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dan Thoma is an awesome professor. 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