# DAVID FOSTER — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/DAVID_FOSTER) ## 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\_05dccb298f3ae6c20f67a0dc ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name DAVID FOSTER ### first observed at 2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 4 #### quality 4.25 #### difficulty 3.5 #### quality count 4 #### difficulty count 4 #### profile id rmp:975558 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:45:08.380009+00:00 #### courses ##### course c30972f318c82dcee2e70be3 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course e943bbcb154c20d2c16a6792 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 2 ###### difficulty 5 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.7580714862888294 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/DAVID\_FOSTER ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:45:08.380009+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1MjQyMDI1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:975558", "instructor_name": "David Foster", "course_label": "461", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-10-10 11:07:18 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great clarity and intensity. Great at Thermo, better at combustion and engines. Respect Dave. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/975558", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:45:08.380009+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE1NTg0Nzky", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:975558", "instructor_name": "David Foster", "course_label": "ME361", "course_id": "ME 361", "course_uid": "course_c30972f318c82dcee2e70be3", "review_date": "2009-03-30 14:42:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Awesome Prof. You just have to speak up and ask questions when you have them. He understands and answers questions very well in class, over emails and in office hours. He explains his testing methods and why they are the way they are. High volume of homework though! Overall and enjoyable guy, I learned a lot.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/975558", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:45:08.380009+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTEzMjgzOTMx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:975558", "instructor_name": "David Foster", "course_label": "ME361", "course_id": "ME 361", "course_uid": "course_c30972f318c82dcee2e70be3", "review_date": "2007-06-22 00:02:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He explained topics VERY WELL, in more of a conceptual manner than just straight from the book.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/975558", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:45:08.380009+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTEyOTk2MDYx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:975558", "instructor_name": "David Foster", "course_label": "ME364", "course_id": "ME 364", "course_uid": "course_e943bbcb154c20d2c16a6792", "review_date": "2007-04-11 02:10:17 +0000 UTC", "comment": "For heat transfer:3/4 of the way through the semester right now and he continues to prove that he is an awful prof. The other section of this class has not covered half of what we have. Very difficult exams, extremely arrogant in-class manner. Time consuming homework with little help from the text. Avoid", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/975558", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 4 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_c30972f318c82dcee2e70be3 | ME 361 | | course\_e943bbcb154c20d2c16a6792 | ME 364 | ### matched true ## social Image false