# JEFFREY SCHMIDT — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JEFFREY_SCHMIDT--instructor_2d001f1db04dc94517eb8ee1) ## 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\_2d001f1db04dc94517eb8ee1 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name JEFFREY SCHMIDT ### first observed at 2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00 ### last observed at 2025-12-21 04:47:46.589081+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 75 #### quality 2.91 #### difficulty 4.12 #### quality count 75 #### difficulty count 75 #### profile id rmp:1901508 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:33:37.200579+00:00 #### courses ##### course e8cfa648b149ecdf80de2aa5 ###### review count 4 ###### quality 4.25 ###### difficulty 4.25 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 ##### course 97eb7bb938ff9affa3643b19 ###### review count 8 ###### quality 2.38 ###### difficulty 4.62 ###### quality count 8 ###### difficulty count 8 ##### course 3fc32039f3bcc0883a75783d ###### review count 3 ###### quality 3.33 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 ##### course 9809c83cf98a169703c3732a ###### review count 8 ###### quality 2.38 ###### difficulty 3.75 ###### quality count 8 ###### difficulty count 8 ##### course 3d31f8f280d8571385be79ba ###### review count 2 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course 8117ebeaf2f3accae0bb5cb6 ###### review count 3 ###### quality 2.67 ###### difficulty 4.67 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 ##### course 3cd96617fa9bcb858e3cd214 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.0678285860098096 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/JEFFREY\_SCHMIDT--instructor\_2d001f1db04dc94517eb8ee1 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:33:37.200579+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyOTkxNDYx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1901508", "instructor_name": "Jeffrey Schmidt", "course_label": "PHYS531", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-05-01 02:05:13 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Jeff is a nice guy. He's trying. He's just not a very good lecturer. His lectures are all over the place and impossible to follow. He posts somewhat helpful lecture notes after the fact but it's clear he comes into class not knowing what he's going to talk about. Easy exams though. 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The homework is time consuming but the labs are not as difficult.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:33:37.200579+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjE4Nzc1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1901508", "instructor_name": "Jeffrey Schmidt", "course_label": "PHYSICS208", "course_id": "PHYSICS 208", "course_uid": "course_97eb7bb938ff9affa3643b19", "review_date": "2025-05-08 23:32:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Taking 208 with Jeff was an absolute nightmare. Class was super unorganized, didn't go over actual content in lectures, exams were super difficult, TA's were awful, they often ignored questions on piazza they didn't want to answer. This class honestly tested your ability to memorize questions/answers from course material rather than learning it.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:33:37.200579+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTY1NzQz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1901508", "instructor_name": "Jeffrey Schmidt", "course_label": "PHY208", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-05-05 19:44:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Jeff is boring. Really boring. I'd rather have this class be taught by a potted plant. Getting up at 8 am every Monday and Wednesday was impossible. Jeff doesn't teach the material well, and seemed surprised when nobody knew the answers to his questions. If I had an hour to live, I'd spend it in this class, because it felt like an eternity.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 75 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_3d31f8f280d8571385be79ba | PHYSICS 201 | | course\_8117ebeaf2f3accae0bb5cb6 | PHYSICS 202 | | course\_9809c83cf98a169703c3732a | PHYSICS 207 | | course\_97eb7bb938ff9affa3643b19 | PHYSICS 208 | | course\_e8cfa648b149ecdf80de2aa5 | PHYSICS 249 | | course\_3fc32039f3bcc0883a75783d | PHYSICS 448 | | course\_3cd96617fa9bcb858e3cd214 | PHYSICS 721 | ### matched true ## social Image false