# JAY SAMUEL — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JAY_SAMUEL) ## 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 | | 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\_4285564a3870f7097002a405 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name JAY SAMUEL ### first observed at 2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 69 #### quality 3.58 #### difficulty 2.16 #### quality count 69 #### difficulty count 69 #### profile id rmp:289783 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:33:57.970246+00:00 #### courses ##### course b5cc447e8038efff870ea454 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 3.5 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course 49f4cc81838176c2180ea21f ###### review count 2 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 3.5979069176509206 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/JAY\_SAMUEL ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:33:57.970246+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1NjkyMTM5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:289783", "instructor_name": "Jay Samuel", "course_label": "ME342", "course_id": "ME 342", "course_uid": "course_b5cc447e8038efff870ea454", "review_date": "2015-12-14 20:09:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr. Jay was a staple at UW Madison for 35 years who retired in Dec. 2015. Through 3 courses with him (MSE 350, ME 314, ME 342) you quickly realize he is here to teach, and probably teaches the most students per year than any other faculty member. He hand grades all the tests individually and really enjoys his students. Sad to see him go. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/289783", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:33:57.970246+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1MTY4ODAy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:289783", "instructor_name": "Jay Samuel", "course_label": "ME306", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-09-02 22:22:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This was a great class. Dr. Jay has been there a long time. I am glad I got to take a class with him and he helped me even though I didn't do to hot on an exam. Can be dry and boring discussion for some. I sit up front and nothing too bad.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/289783", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:33:57.970246+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1MDg4MjQx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:289783", "instructor_name": "Jay Samuel", "course_label": "ME306", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-08-03 15:31:28 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr. Jay is a great professor who has been here a long time. He really knows his stuff. He was always willing to work with students and also has the longest office hours I have ever seen.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/289783", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:33:57.970246+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0Nzc4NTE2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:289783", "instructor_name": "Jay Samuel", "course_label": "ME306", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-05-08 15:13:20 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Boring and useless. Such a cool course, such a shame that he's teaching it. Read the book, find people to study with, no need to go to lecture ever. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/289783", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:33:57.970246+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0NTgxMzY2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:289783", "instructor_name": "Jay Samuel", "course_label": "EMA306", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-04-12 14:27:30 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Love this guy. Horribly dry and boring lecture but he loves when you come to office hours and hang out with him. He is a little condescending if you ask questions in lectures. Knows his stuff though. One of my favorite professors at UW.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/289783", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:33:57.970246+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIzNzg4NTIy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:289783", "instructor_name": "Jay Samuel", "course_label": "ME313", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2014-11-11 15:59:04 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Really bad", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/289783", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 69 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_b5cc447e8038efff870ea454 | ME 342 | | course\_49f4cc81838176c2180ea21f | ME 601 | ### matched true ## social Image false