# DAVID HANSEN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/DAVID_HANSEN--instructor_62d777f3f813436123d163a9) ## 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\_62d777f3f813436123d163a9 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name DAVID HANSEN ### first observed at 2025-12-14 04:50:04.653658+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-01-22 01:00:26.555427+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 73 #### quality 2.78 #### difficulty 4.27 #### quality count 73 #### difficulty count 73 #### profile id rmp:1904025 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:45:03.564653+00:00 #### courses ##### course e104fb600738e5af6d58c4dd ###### review count 54 ###### quality 2.69 ###### difficulty 4.28 ###### quality count 54 ###### difficulty count 54 ##### course c1d62f93b6bc2a4cab189b27 ###### review count 4 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 4.25 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 ##### course 5f0d7265bac8703e26c7163e ###### review count 1 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course bbffbd8eaca63432913620af ###### review count 11 ###### quality 3.36 ###### difficulty 4.36 ###### quality count 11 ###### difficulty count 11 ##### course 10ec8d2be1b1642752c20ec2 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 5 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 2.9691797383971172 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/DAVID\_HANSEN--instructor\_62d777f3f813436123d163a9 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:45:03.564653+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMDg3NTc4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1904025", "instructor_name": "David Hansen", "course_label": "ECON310", "course_id": "ECON 310", "course_uid": "course_e104fb600738e5af6d58c4dd", "review_date": "2026-05-10 23:24:57 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Nothing special of a professor. Pretty hard class, and he does what he can to explain topics. Midterms are VERY hard, but he posts past midterms + practice on Canvas; use those to study. Homework + stata are easy. Midterms are 30% of your grade, but you can drop 1 (there's 2). Hard class, but manageable with enough work put in. Final was grueling.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1904025", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:45:03.564653+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTg1Mjkw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1904025", "instructor_name": "David Hansen", "course_label": "ECON310", "course_id": "ECON 310", "course_uid": "course_e104fb600738e5af6d58c4dd", "review_date": "2026-02-05 05:05:40 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The homework for the class was easy but the exams were incredibly difficult. However, they are graded on a generous curve, so studying does pay off. Hansen is unfortunately a boring lecturer and does not make the content easier in instances where I felt he could have. Not a bad prof, just very average and teaching a boring, mandatory class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1904025", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:45:03.564653+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNDA3MzI0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1904025", "instructor_name": "David Hansen", "course_label": "ECON310", "course_id": "ECON 310", "course_uid": "course_e104fb600738e5af6d58c4dd", "review_date": "2025-12-28 02:30:26 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This course is pretty challenging and Hansen does little to alleviate that. Lectures are pretty hard to follow and you will have to teach yourself many concepts outside of class. Exams are very challenging. Attendance is taken in lecture through tough TopHat problems. However, lectures are all recorded and the curve is very generous.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1904025", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:45:03.564653+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzAzNTE3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1904025", "instructor_name": "David Hansen", "course_label": "ECON310", "course_id": "ECON 310", "course_uid": "course_e104fb600738e5af6d58c4dd", "review_date": "2025-12-17 05:05:30 +0000 UTC", "comment": "What would have otherwise been a pretty well-structured and essential course was kind of ruined by this guy's inability to teach and straight up stupid grading criteria, and don't get me started on the ridiculous tests.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1904025", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:45:03.564653+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMjgxMDY3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1904025", "instructor_name": "David Hansen", "course_label": "ECON301", "course_id": "ECON 301", "course_uid": "course_c1d62f93b6bc2a4cab189b27", "review_date": "2025-12-16 07:28:08 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The grading is extremely poor! This course is very difficult. And I heard that another professor's course consists entirely of multiple-choice questions, while this professor requires continuous calculations throughout the course.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1904025", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:45:03.564653+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMjc3ODc3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1904025", "instructor_name": "David Hansen", "course_label": "ECON310", "course_id": "ECON 310", "course_uid": "course_e104fb600738e5af6d58c4dd", "review_date": "2025-12-16 04:30:08 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Very difficult course. Dr. Hansen is super kind. Several chapters of the textbook are covered in any given lecture. This is super difficult as the topics are conceptually very hard to grasp; it was not uncommon for me to attend a lecture and leave without retaining any information. TIP: Peter Dalley on YouTube has phenomenal videos for this class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1904025", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 73 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_c1d62f93b6bc2a4cab189b27 | ECON 301 | | course\_e104fb600738e5af6d58c4dd | ECON 310 | | course\_bbffbd8eaca63432913620af | ECON 521 | | course\_5f0d7265bac8703e26c7163e | ECON 535 | | course\_10ec8d2be1b1642752c20ec2 | ECON 700 | ### matched true ## social Image false