# David Abbott — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/DAVID_ABBOTT--instructor_67023919427a8110db2449c4) ## 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\_67023919427a8110db2449c4 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name David Abbott ### email DHABBOTT\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-12-03 12:33:41.418072+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 66 #### quality 4.3 #### difficulty 3.08 #### quality count 66 #### difficulty count 66 #### profile id rmp:573200 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:45:26.887313+00:00 #### courses ##### course b61b3a2720bc1995e3b37da8 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 1 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 4.15108971710386 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/DAVID\_ABBOTT--instructor\_67023919427a8110db2449c4 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:45:26.887313+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0MTUyODgy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:573200", "instructor_name": "David Abbott", "course_label": "BIO151", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-12-20 01:27:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr. Abbott was a fair professor and did his best to give students the materials they need to succeed. The lectures got a little long, but I thought his concept maps were super helpful. The exam was challenging but the grading was reasonable. Would take one of his classes again!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/573200", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:45:26.887313+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0MTI0MzIy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:573200", "instructor_name": "David Abbott", "course_label": "BIO151", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-12-17 20:27:08 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr Abbott was nice, but he crammed in SO much information, and most of it had to do with what he was interested in vs what we really needed to learn from Bio151. The exams and quizzes were so hard and all the questions were in paragraph form which made it difficult to comprehend. Felt more like advanced biology vs beginner biology.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/573200", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:45:26.887313+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0MDczMjMw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:573200", "instructor_name": "David Abbott", "course_label": "BIO151", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-12-14 23:49:26 +0000 UTC", "comment": "HE IS A NICE MAN BUT DONT LET THAT FOOL YOU. HE THINKS THIS IS THE ONLY CLASS WE HAVE AND PROBABLY THINKS THAT WE HAVE TO DISSECT THE ENTIRE HUMAN BODY TO BECOME A MEDICAL DOCTOR. INSTEAD OF CUTTING THE LECTURE CONTENT, EACH LECTURE WAS SOMETIMES 130 MINUTES. SARS-COVID-2 IS PROBABLY MADE FOR HIM SO THAT HE CAN TALK ABOUT WHATEVER HE WANTS", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/573200", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:45:26.887313+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0MDUyMjY1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:573200", "instructor_name": "David Abbott", "course_label": "BIO151", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-12-13 05:54:48 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures are long + dense, but quality lecture notes are provided. Tons of content covered very quickly, and it can be hard to keep up especially asynchronously. His "concept maps" are good to remember/visualize the info. Activities and quizzes are tough but doable. Felt like I memorized stuff, but didn't really learn. Good sense of humor.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/573200", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:45:26.887313+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0MDM3NjQ0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:573200", "instructor_name": "David Abbott", "course_label": "BIO151", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-12-11 22:21:55 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great person, but beware of what you are getting yourself into. His lectures are dense and with online class have been around twice normal lecture time. Takes FOREVER to get through the material and there is so much of it. But very interesting", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/573200", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:45:26.887313+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxMTA3MDEx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:573200", "instructor_name": "David Abbott", "course_label": "BIO152", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-12-19 23:42:17 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr. Abbott has a lot to cram in just a few weeks, so his lectures are really fast-paced. Because of this, he does not have a whole lot of time to elaborate on a lot of the mechanisms. But, he is very passionate about what he teaches, and makes the lectures go by quick. He has a great sense of humor too!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/573200", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 66 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | -------------------------- | | course\_b61b3a2720bc1995e3b37da8 | BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152 | ### matched true ## social Image false