# Jeff HARDIN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JEFF_HARDIN--instructor_fbf06caca4ea6bba51269689) ## 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\_fbf06caca4ea6bba51269689 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name Jeff HARDIN ### email JDHARDIN\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00 ### last observed at 2025-07-06 01:49:47.203835+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 50 #### quality 4.24 #### difficulty 3.68 #### quality count 50 #### difficulty count 50 #### profile id rmp:580859 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:33:42.620604+00:00 #### courses ##### course 9c76839b7b3250ed3618eaf4 ###### review count 5 ###### quality 4.2 ###### difficulty 3.4 ###### quality count 5 ###### difficulty count 5 #### bayesian quality 4.07419593815617 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/JEFF\_HARDIN--instructor\_fbf06caca4ea6bba51269689 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:33:42.620604+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMzU0OTU0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:580859", "instructor_name": "Jeff Hardin", "course_label": "DEVBIO470", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-05-23 20:28:12 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He is a great professor. Class is difficult but if you know your bio you will do fine. This is mainly though for cells and inside of the animals. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/580859", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:33:42.620604+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjY2NDQ2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:580859", "instructor_name": "Jeff Hardin", "course_label": "DEVBIO470", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-05-13 16:00:41 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Hardin is a lovely man but this class is HARD. It's listed as an intro class and the only prereq is Bio 151, but that definitely isn't enough. You learn some pretty specific cell bio and molecular pathways, and there's A LOT to memorize. If I had known how hard it was going to be and how much studying was needed, I wouldn't have taken it", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/580859", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:33:42.620604+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4OTc5NDA0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:580859", "instructor_name": "Jeff Hardin", "course_label": "BIO470", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-02-16 02:24:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He gives hints sometimes repeats for hints. He uses good ananlogies and has study sessions for his tests. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/580859", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:33:42.620604+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4OTE3MDgz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:580859", "instructor_name": "Jeff Hardin", "course_label": "DEVBIO470", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-01-23 22:18:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He does extra seminars to attend to prepare for his tests. Gives hints and makes sure you really know the stuff. But you got to try hard.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/580859", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:33:42.620604+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4MTAzNzAz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:580859", "instructor_name": "Jeff Hardin", "course_label": "DEVBIO470", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-07-14 18:31:21 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He does a good job to make sure his students pass gives great advice on what to study for and has hints what will be on the test.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/580859", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:33:42.620604+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3OTM2NDg1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:580859", "instructor_name": "Jeff Hardin", "course_label": "ZOOLOGY470", "course_id": "ZOOLOGY 470", "course_uid": "course_9c76839b7b3250ed3618eaf4", "review_date": "2023-05-16 17:25:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof Hardin cares about his students and he wants people to succeed in his class. He makes it clear what material will be on exams and will adjust grading scales if the class overall does worse than expected. His slides are super helpful and reading the textbook is not necessary.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/580859", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 50 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_9c76839b7b3250ed3618eaf4 | ZOOLOGY 470 | ### matched true ## social Image false