# IAIN MCPHERSON — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### repository

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### schema version

6

### importer version

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### observed at

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### built at

2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+00:00

### courses

8951

### current instructors

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### limited

false

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### term

1272

### departments

| subject   | count |
| --------- | ----- |
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| INTEGART  | 7     |
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| NEURSURG  | 4     |
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| STDYABRD  | 52    |
| STS       | 8     |
| SURGERY   | 25    |
| SURGSCI   | 33    |
| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
| ZOOLOGY   | 89    |

## instructor

### instructor uid

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### source

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### source instructor id

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### identity basis

source\_id

### identity status

source\_identified

### name

IAIN MCPHERSON

### 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

2

#### quality

5

#### difficulty

2.5

#### quality count

2

#### difficulty count

2

#### profile id

rmp:1832958

#### source url

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#### match basis

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#### observed at

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#### courses

##### course 75930c37cc749772d3f9356c

###### review count

1

###### quality

5

###### difficulty

2

###### quality count

1

###### difficulty count

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#### prior mean

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#### prior weight

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### grade statistics

#### gpa

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#### graded

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#### counts

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#### sections

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### current

false

### courses

None recorded.

### revision

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### instructor url

/instructors/IAIN\_MCPHERSON

## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id | title                                     |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| 1164 | course\_75930c37cc749772d3f9356c | CHEM 344   | INTRODUCTORY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY |
| 1162 | course\_3b5a17dbc40cfe7674ba4220 | CHEM 346   | INTERMEDIATE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY |
| 1144 | course\_75930c37cc749772d3f9356c | CHEM 344   | INTRODUCTORY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY |
| 1142 | course\_75930c37cc749772d3f9356c | CHEM 344   | INTRODUCTORY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1142 | 1       |
| 1144 | 1       |
| 1162 | 1       |
| 1164 | 1       |

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

### items

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    "review_date": "2015-04-18 18:15:36 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "If you're reading this because you just attended Iain's first lecture, switching out will be the biggest mistake you've ever made. He actually cares about his students and he actually cares about their learning. He's not easy and he's definitely not polite, but you learn a lot from him beyond the scope of chemistry. Also, you'll kill the exams. ",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1832958",
    "quality_rating": 5,
    "difficulty_rating": 3
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    "review_date": "2013-08-16 11:37:24 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "IF YOU CAN GET INTO IAIN'S LAB, BE IN IAIN'S LAB!  He's just a bro.  While some people might been offended by his language, you need to get over yourself and just deal with it, because it's worth it.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1832958",
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]
```

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### page

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### courses

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| course\_75930c37cc749772d3f9356c | CHEM 344   |

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