# FRANK SALOMON — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/FRANK_SALOMON--instructor_6f9bd382602a9c275ca165e5) ## 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\_6f9bd382602a9c275ca165e5 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 2600388 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name FRANK SALOMON ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 41 #### quality 2.49 #### difficulty 3.12 #### quality count 41 #### difficulty count 41 #### profile id rmp:515025 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:39:04.648709+00:00 #### courses ##### course 18420930f9ee0380350a345f ###### review count 1 ###### quality 2 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 2.8735035355890477 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.023 #### graded 1032 #### counts * 303 * 85 * 338 * 61 * 208 * 28 * 9 #### sections 29 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/FRANK\_SALOMON--instructor\_6f9bd382602a9c275ca165e5 ## 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timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1072 | 2 | | 1074 | 1 | | 1082 | 4 | | 1084 | 2 | | 1092 | 2 | | 1094 | 1 | | 1102 | 3 | | 1104 | 4 | | 1112 | 3 | | 1114 | 3 | | 1122 | 1 | | 1124 | 1 | | 1132 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:04.648709+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIxNTAxOTky", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:515025", "instructor_name": "Frank Salomon", "course_label": "ANTH104", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2013-04-08 16:29:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I'm still sorry I took my first anthro class from this guy, more than 30 years later.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/515025", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:04.648709+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4MDk3NzYx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:515025", "instructor_name": "Frank Salomon", "course_label": "ANTH327", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2011-01-07 13:53:57 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Extremely knowledgeable. I wouldn't want to take this course from anyone else. Plan on reading a lot: he assigns a heavy reading load and I think a lot of people don't read much and wind up having a bad time, but if you read you'll enjoy the class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/515025", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:04.648709+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4MDQyMDUw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:515025", "instructor_name": "Frank Salomon", "course_label": "ANTH300", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-12-25 19:43:49 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Salomon is a really nice old school anthropologist. Emphasize old school. If you want to do well in Anthro 300; memorize EVERYTHING--especially the little details. He's difficult to understand, so be prepared to look up other places. Wish I would've known this stuff.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/515025", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:04.648709+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE3ODkxMDc4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:515025", "instructor_name": "Frank Salomon", "course_label": "ANTH300", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-12-08 21:49:24 +0000 UTC", "comment": "It's not a hard subject, but he does his damndest to make it unnecessarily so. He overcomplicates things by explaining them in lofty terms and completely kills any interest a person could have in this subject. Take this if you've got a lot of time to devote to readings so you can re-read them and maybe get an idea for what he's talking about. Nice", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/515025", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:04.648709+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE3ODA3NTY1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:515025", "instructor_name": "Frank Salomon", "course_label": "ANTHR300", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-11-22 22:06:25 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr. Salomon is at times an overflowing pot of words, but they all matter. His lectures are engaging and his level of caring and interest is truly conveyed. Willing to help, interested in student success. Do they readings on time, makes lecture more meaningful and understandable. Almost a history class, the case studies are great.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/515025", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:04.648709+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE3Nzk5MzM5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:515025", "instructor_name": "Frank Salomon", "course_label": "ANTHR104", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-11-21 00:50:19 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Worst professeur I ever had. So incredibly BORING. And he assigns the most dreadful books to read. His tests are not that easy either. Avoid him!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/515025", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 41 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_18420930f9ee0380350a345f | ANTHRO 104 | ### matched true ## social Image false