# Douglass Henderson — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/DOUGLASS_HENDERSON) ## 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\_bda32fbc9a402c8d48a1f630 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id dlhender ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Douglass Henderson ### email DLHENDER\@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 13 #### quality 3.38 #### difficulty 3.77 #### quality count 13 #### difficulty count 13 #### profile id rmp:833041 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:43:08.996754+00:00 #### courses ##### course 8dfdccb5fe0635b51acd8781 ###### review count 3 ###### quality 3.67 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 ##### course 7671584a0a8595077331628c ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 5 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 26c874b7c088306f12ee4d69 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 3.549506535482785 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------ | ------------ | ------------ | --- | | course\_5aa8dddbdc41798f55ca8009 | NE 489 | HONORS IN RESEARCH | 1 | 3 | | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/DOUGLASS\_HENDERSON ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------ | | 1272 | course\_5aa8dddbdc41798f55ca8009 | NE 489 | HONORS IN RESEARCH | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_5aa8dddbdc41798f55ca8009", "course_id": "NE 489", "title": "HONORS IN RESEARCH", "credits_min": 1, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": null, "badges": [], "description": "NE 489 is an undergraduate research and senior honors thesis course in nuclear engineering.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_5aa8dddbdc41798f55ca8009", "uid": "instructor_bda32fbc9a402c8d48a1f630", "name": "Douglass Henderson", "quality": 3.549506535482785, "quality_count": 13, "instructor_url": "/instructors/DOUGLASS_HENDERSON" }, { "course_uid": "course_5aa8dddbdc41798f55ca8009", "uid": "instructor_910205a38fe2602106a7d806", "name": "Benedikt Geiger", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/BENEDIKT_GEIGER" }, { "course_uid": "course_5aa8dddbdc41798f55ca8009", "uid": "instructor_6484621c534351b5591a11d1", "name": "Kumar Sridharan", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/KUMAR_SRIDHARAN" }, { "course_uid": "course_5aa8dddbdc41798f55ca8009", "uid": "instructor_03f04d8f1d30b76a92fbadb8", "name": "Paul Wilson", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/PAUL_WILSON" }, { "course_uid": "course_5aa8dddbdc41798f55ca8009", "uid": "instructor_296ecb9badae13cb1ba2e23d", "name": "Yongfeng Zhang", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/YONGFENG_ZHANG" } ], "instructorHistory": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "courseComparison": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "claim": null, "reviewFiles": [] } } ] ``` ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:08.996754+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0OTg2NjQ0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:833041", "instructor_name": "Douglass Henderson", "course_label": "NE408", "course_id": "NE 408", "course_uid": "course_8dfdccb5fe0635b51acd8781", "review_date": "2021-07-26 03:15:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures are complex but thorough, he explains everything plainly without assuming prior knowledge unlike other NE professors. Textbook readings can help better understanding at times but all the same info is provided in lecture. Homework problems are easy to get stuck on but similar to the examples he works through in class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/833041", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:08.996754+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1MjIyOTE3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:833041", "instructor_name": "Douglass Henderson", "course_label": "408", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-10-01 23:38:30 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Fantastic Professor. One of the best professors I have had at UW. Some of the comments here are ridiculous. This is Nuclear Engineering, it is supposed to be difficult.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/833041", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:08.996754+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0NjgzODY4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:833041", "instructor_name": "Douglass Henderson", "course_label": "EP408", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-04-28 01:02:08 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor is unclear about what's covered on test, tests are unclear, and homework is long.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/833041", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:08.996754+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0NDkyMTI5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:833041", "instructor_name": "Douglass Henderson", "course_label": "NEEP547", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-03-23 21:29:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Henderson is extremely helpful and his lectures are clear and concise. He is the type of professor who covers tough material by giving clear, easy-to-understand examples. HW is very tough. Tests are straightforward. Grading is fair. Attendance matters. GO TO CLASS! He's always available for office hours and to help. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/833041", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:08.996754+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0NDU4MDI0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:833041", "instructor_name": "Douglass Henderson", "course_label": "NE408", "course_id": "NE 408", "course_uid": "course_8dfdccb5fe0635b51acd8781", "review_date": "2015-03-13 02:01:30 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Henderson is the worst professor I've had here. His teaching style is to spew random information (90% of which is irrelevant) and hand you packets, lots of packets. His homework is extremely tough because he doesn't give any examples the questions are poorly worded. Expect to teach yourself and get it wrong. Avoid if you can. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/833041", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:08.996754+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0NDU4MDE4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:833041", "instructor_name": "Douglass Henderson", "course_label": "408", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-03-13 01:57:06 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The only reason I come to class is to get all of the handouts that Henderson gives out. Most of the homework requires formulas found only in the packets he gives out, and most of what he sayswrites down is completely useless. He is an ineffective lecturer at best.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/833041", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 13 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_26c874b7c088306f12ee4d69 | NE 305 | | course\_8dfdccb5fe0635b51acd8781 | NE 408 | | course\_7671584a0a8595077331628c | NE 555 | ### matched true ## social Image true