# DEREK BEAN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/DEREK_BEAN--instructor_776a80367ac941071d85ded3) ## 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 | ## 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timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1152 | 1 | | 1154 | 2 | | 1162 | 1 | | 1164 | 1 | | 1172 | 1 | | 1174 | 2 | | 1182 | 1 | | 1184 | 1 | | 1192 | 4 | | 1194 | 6 | | 1202 | 6 | | 1204 | 2 | | 1212 | 1 | | 1222 | 1 | | 1224 | 1 | | 1232 | 1 | | 1242 | 2 | | 1252 | 1 | | 1262 | 1 | | 1264 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:51.253119+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyODU1NDEz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2158238", "instructor_name": "Derek Bean", "course_label": "STAT301", "course_id": "STAT 301", "course_uid": "course_bf80347054c4234ada79c07e", "review_date": "2026-04-16 21:46:52 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I did not take stats with him but he subbed for my professor once and I learned more than I had all semester", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2158238", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:51.253119+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMzgzMTAw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2158238", "instructor_name": "Derek Bean", "course_label": "STAT421", "course_id": "STAT 421", "course_uid": "course_096be5272e913d9005e3298b", "review_date": "2024-12-19 17:57:15 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Derek is a good professor and 421 has useful content. 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I've never seen an assignment question that actually contains two entire large questions from the textbook.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2158238", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:51.253119+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMDkxOTk0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2158238", "instructor_name": "Derek Bean", "course_label": "STAT421", "course_id": "STAT 421", "course_uid": "course_096be5272e913d9005e3298b", "review_date": "2024-12-04 03:06:15 +0000 UTC", "comment": "LOTS OF HOMEWORK. We received five large assignments weekly, with each assignment containing five or more sub-questions. My review is factual and free of any profanity or derogatory terms, but it appears someone reported it despite my effort to share an honest experience.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2158238", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:51.253119+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4Nzc3MjIy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2158238", "instructor_name": "Derek Bean", "course_label": "STAT311", "course_id": "STAT 311", "course_uid": "course_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa", "review_date": "2023-12-22 18:09:04 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Derek is passionate about stats and is great at breaking down concepts in lecture. He doesn't post any notes or recordings online though, so it's important to go. He's helpful and patient during office hours and replies quickly on piazza & email. His exams are difficult (which is reflected in the low means), but he curved the class quite a bit. \n", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2158238", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:51.253119+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1OTY5NTc0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2158238", "instructor_name": "Derek Bean", "course_label": "STAT421", "course_id": "STAT 421", "course_uid": "course_096be5272e913d9005e3298b", "review_date": "2022-03-24 02:52:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "His lectures were really good (besides the coding demos). Attendance doesn't matter and all lecture notes/code on Canvas for you to use. The class was 66% homework (13 assigns total/4-6+ hr/week) and 2 take-home exams that aren't too bad. The HW is relentless, but it taught me R better than all my other stats classes and was my second to last one.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2158238", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 14 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_bf80347054c4234ada79c07e | STAT 301 | | course\_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa | STAT 311 | | course\_24942ca6acb3a153de2907d5 | STAT 312 | | course\_31fb5b7b6bf20ca63e33bd46 | STAT 371 | | course\_096be5272e913d9005e3298b | STAT 421 | ### matched true ## social Image false