# GLORIA MARI-BEFFA — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/GLORIA_MARI-BEFFA--instructor_b9a630b0e3b3db4a0fe1de98) ## 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. ## 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I wanted to post this review and point out that most of the negative reviews about Gloria are from younger students who took calc 1/2 with her, and that they likely weren't anticipating college math to be hard.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIzMDU5MzM1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:593639", "instructor_name": "Gloria Mari-Beffa", "course_label": "MATH221", "course_id": "MATH 221", "course_uid": "course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5", "review_date": "2014-04-18 11:23:41 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Gloria is a funny lady but a HORRIBLE teacher. I took calculus in high school and understood it just fine, then took it with Gloria and became more confused about things I already had some questions on. Unless you have a decent TA, I suggest getting a tutor or a different professor. Worst professor I've had thus far. Avoid at all cost.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIzMDAzNDg0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:593639", "instructor_name": "Gloria Mari-Beffa", "course_label": "MATH221", "course_id": "MATH 221", "course_uid": "course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5", "review_date": "2014-04-07 23:18:24 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She obviously is a very intelligent person, but she does not know how to teach the material. Homework, lecture, quizzes, and the midterms never seemed to be connected. Requires a lot of work and studying on your own if you want to do well. The final was a lot easier than the midterms though which helped my grade greatly.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIyODU5NTE1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:593639", "instructor_name": "Gloria Mari-Beffa", "course_label": "MATH221", "course_id": "MATH 221", "course_uid": "course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5", "review_date": "2014-02-22 17:01:35 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Her exams are all fair, but if you don't get a good ta it can be very difficult. Shes not very good at giving examples so you have to learn a lot of variations on problems by yourself. Passable if you work hard.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIyODExMzc0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:593639", "instructor_name": "Gloria Mari-Beffa", "course_label": "MATH221", "course_id": "MATH 221", "course_uid": "course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5", "review_date": "2014-02-01 15:23:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Tests were fair. But her class was pretty hard to follow, previous calculus classes are necessary to follow what she's talking about.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIyNzc0OTk1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:593639", "instructor_name": "Gloria Mari-Beffa", "course_label": "MATH221", "course_id": "MATH 221", "course_uid": "course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5", "review_date": "2014-01-20 21:22:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Awful, her lectures were extremely hard to follow and she never answered questions during class well. She presumed all of us already knew the information she was teaching and always presumed the student to be wrong.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 66 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5 | MATH 221 | | course\_6bc496e4640fd08f71e1b041 | MATH 222 | | course\_8634dde81cc95f6c58014087 | MATH 234 | | course\_5d98ff5f6adce2207e394dc6 | MATH 375 | | course\_4aa5bbed0c86993f5f0dc832 | MATH 421 | | course\_0dd25611eebe714d971b7bfb | MATH 522 | ### matched true ## social Image false