# HAROLD TOBIN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/HAROLD_TOBIN) ## 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 | | 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id 4185898 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name HAROLD TOBIN ### 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 20 #### quality 4.55 #### difficulty 2.65 #### quality count 20 #### difficulty count 20 #### profile id rmp:704988 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:37:07.854238+00:00 #### courses ##### course 2cc2408e3e4ece5ecca4bf5b ###### review count 3 ###### quality 4.33 ###### difficulty 2.33 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 #### bayesian quality 4.1048428917732975 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.244 #### graded 1204 #### counts * 454 * 171 * 344 * 81 * 116 * 25 * 13 #### sections 66 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/HAROLD\_TOBIN ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | 1194 | course\_55a3719a9378ba3e5ac8d303 | GEOSCI 990 | RESEARCH | | 1192 | course\_55a3719a9378ba3e5ac8d303 | GEOSCI 990 | RESEARCH | | 1184 | course\_55a3719a9378ba3e5ac8d303 | GEOSCI 990 | RESEARCH | | 1182 | course\_ec84447d55dd1d711398b57c | ATMOCN/GEOSCI 140 | NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS | | 1182 | course\_340b892918f3a86e9443a54c | GEOSCI 758 | MECHANICS OF EARTHQUAKES AND FAULTING | | 1182 | course\_f386fd59e445028098f1439d | GEOSCI 875 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN GEOLOGY | | 1182 | course\_55a3719a9378ba3e5ac8d303 | GEOSCI 990 | RESEARCH | | 1174 | course\_2cc2408e3e4ece5ecca4bf5b | GEOSCI 100 | INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY: HOW THE EARTH WORKS | | 1174 | course\_f386fd59e445028098f1439d | GEOSCI 875 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN GEOLOGY | | 1174 | course\_55a3719a9378ba3e5ac8d303 | GEOSCI 990 | RESEARCH | | 1174 | course\_7678a2f1b2fe89c19c19f2b6 | GEOSCI 999 | ADVANCED INDEPENDENT READING | | 1172 | course\_55a3719a9378ba3e5ac8d303 | GEOSCI 990 | RESEARCH | | 1164 | course\_2cc2408e3e4ece5ecca4bf5b | GEOSCI 100 | INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY: HOW THE EARTH WORKS | | 1164 | course\_0e9ddc90b7422de5fbb82d61 | GEOSCI 692 | SENIOR THESIS | | 1164 | course\_55a3719a9378ba3e5ac8d303 | GEOSCI 990 | RESEARCH | | 1162 | course\_635799e37c4c767ad1e7f18c | GEOSCI 691 | SENIOR THESIS | | 1162 | course\_db4ff19cdc2ed27d049c0404 | GEOSCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1162 | course\_f386fd59e445028098f1439d | GEOSCI 875 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN GEOLOGY | | 1162 | course\_55a3719a9378ba3e5ac8d303 | GEOSCI 990 | RESEARCH | | 1154 | course\_f386fd59e445028098f1439d | GEOSCI 875 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN GEOLOGY | | 1154 | course\_55a3719a9378ba3e5ac8d303 | GEOSCI 990 | RESEARCH | | 1152 | course\_f386fd59e445028098f1439d | GEOSCI 875 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN GEOLOGY | | 1152 | course\_55a3719a9378ba3e5ac8d303 | GEOSCI 990 | RESEARCH | | 1144 | 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Quizzes were sequentially more difficult than the last (4 total). Tobin is a nice and a researcher, and explains fairly well. However, his quizzes were vastly different and difficult because they cover some very minor details missed WO notes; CLOSE note quizzes.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/704988", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:37:07.854238+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI4OTYyODE5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:704988", "instructor_name": "Harold Tobin", "course_label": "ATM140", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-11-26 16:53:49 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This class is about natural disasters. If you have the chance to take this do yourself a favor and enroll. Prof. Tobin is awesome. He keeps lectures interesting and he's a funny guy. Class is super interesting and out of class work is super manageable. No textbook, no cumulative final. 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Textbook is not neccessary but really helps when studying.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/704988", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:37:07.854238+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI4MDQ0NDIx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:704988", "instructor_name": "Harold Tobin", "course_label": "GEO100", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-04-13 11:33:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He is an awesome lecture and the tests are fair and graded fairly.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/704988", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 20 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_2cc2408e3e4ece5ecca4bf5b | GEOSCI 100 | ### matched true ## social Image false