# Dayin Zhang — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/DAYIN_ZHANG) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+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\_91477d9dfea29bcb1ba9d952 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id dzhang348 ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Dayin Zhang ### email DAYIN.ZHANG\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 9 #### quality 3.78 #### difficulty 3.44 #### quality count 9 #### difficulty count 9 #### profile id rmp:2691486 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:46:29.306116+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.6970246783079967 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | --- | | course\_6b538a7ea40da478a0ba1717 | REALEST 990 | REAL ESTATE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PHD THESIS | 1 | 12 | | | course\_c1fc2d46799764d863fe063e | REALEST 978 | RESEARCH SEMINAR IN REAL ESTATE AND URBAN LAND ECONOMICS | 1 | 1 | | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/DAYIN\_ZHANG ## 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reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:46:29.306116+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyOTcyOTUz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2691486", "instructor_name": "Dayin Zhang", "course_label": "RE410", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-04-29 20:17:30 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Zhang is a pretty chill professor, and he let's u drop one midterm so that's nice. He has a lot of knowledge and is good during office hours. However, lectures were not the most engaging, and homework was difficult, with material being self taught, same goes for material on exams. Hard class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2691486", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:46:29.306116+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyODgwNTkz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2691486", "instructor_name": "Dayin Zhang", "course_label": "RE410", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-04-20 21:00:46 +0000 UTC", "comment": "A good professor overall, can be hard to understand at times and lectures could get really boring. Also expects that you have a decent amount of real estate knowledge coming into the course, some of the more introductory real estate topics are not re-explained.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2691486", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:46:29.306116+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyODUzNTU5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2691486", "instructor_name": "Dayin Zhang", "course_label": "RE410", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-04-16 18:48:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I like his vibe, smart and sharp. He is also super kind and passionate about teaching. A very responsible professor!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2691486", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:46:29.306116+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzc3NjM1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2691486", "instructor_name": "Dayin Zhang", "course_label": "RE410", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-12-22 20:44:14 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof. Zhang knows the materials well. He genuinely cares about the students, and is very approachable.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2691486", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:46:29.306116+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxNTc2NDk0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2691486", "instructor_name": "Dayin Zhang", "course_label": "RE410", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-08-15 19:47:35 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This is the course that I learned the most in the past two years. It actually taught the skills that I later applied during the summer intern. Dayin is a very thoughtful professor, that cares about the students.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2691486", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:46:29.306116+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMzEyODg1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2691486", "instructor_name": "Dayin Zhang", "course_label": "RE410", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-05-17 21:33:21 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Zhang is an outstanding educator. He actively engages the class by posing thoughtful questions and continuously refines the course throughout the semester to better meet students' needs. This ability to adapt responsively is, in my view, a rare and commendable quality among professors.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2691486", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 9 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image true