# JIAMIAN HU — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JIAMIAN_HU--instructor_ca143b51137b94334574f2c1) ## 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 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### source instructor id 5836447 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name JIAMIAN HU ### 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 5 #### quality 3.2 #### difficulty 4.2 #### quality count 5 #### difficulty count 5 #### profile id rmp:2538327 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:32:38.629444+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.5677486268372762 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.139 #### graded 251 #### counts * 82 * 50 * 48 * 36 * 16 * 19 * 0 #### sections 50 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/JIAMIAN\_HU--instructor\_ca143b51137b94334574f2c1 ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------- | | 1264 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1264 | course\_84600d06d91b0bf2f0160f90 | MS\&E 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1262 | course\_b935ecc42293339c31e1a0b5 | MS\&E 330 | THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS | | 1262 | course\_0fdd1989bb45a404dd2d28e0 | MS\&E 699 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1262 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1262 | course\_84600d06d91b0bf2f0160f90 | MS\&E 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1254 | course\_cee17ee04b20bcc5b75ba749 | MS\&E 660 | MESOSCALE MODELING OF MATERIALS | | 1254 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1254 | course\_84600d06d91b0bf2f0160f90 | MS\&E 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1252 | course\_b935ecc42293339c31e1a0b5 | MS\&E 330 | THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS | | 1252 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1252 | course\_84600d06d91b0bf2f0160f90 | MS\&E 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1244 | course\_94eebf9b99ce6427f2978127 | MS\&E 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1244 | course\_84600d06d91b0bf2f0160f90 | MS\&E 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1242 | course\_b935ecc42293339c31e1a0b5 | MS\&E 330 | THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS | | 1242 | course\_94eebf9b99ce6427f2978127 | MS\&E 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1242 | course\_84600d06d91b0bf2f0160f90 | MS\&E 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1234 | course\_cee17ee04b20bcc5b75ba749 | MS\&E 660 | MESOSCALE MODELING OF MATERIALS | | 1234 | course\_0fdd1989bb45a404dd2d28e0 | MS\&E 699 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1234 | course\_94eebf9b99ce6427f2978127 | MS\&E 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1234 | course\_84600d06d91b0bf2f0160f90 | MS\&E 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1232 | course\_40a943bd16d0bbb888902b60 | MS\&E 299 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1232 | course\_b935ecc42293339c31e1a0b5 | MS\&E 330 | THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS | | 1232 | course\_0fdd1989bb45a404dd2d28e0 | MS\&E 699 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1232 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1232 | course\_94eebf9b99ce6427f2978127 | MS\&E 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1232 | course\_84600d06d91b0bf2f0160f90 | MS\&E 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1224 | course\_cee17ee04b20bcc5b75ba749 | MS\&E 660 | MESOSCALE MODELING OF MATERIALS | | 1224 | course\_0fdd1989bb45a404dd2d28e0 | MS\&E 699 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1224 | course\_94eebf9b99ce6427f2978127 | MS\&E 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1224 | course\_84600d06d91b0bf2f0160f90 | MS\&E 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1222 | course\_b935ecc42293339c31e1a0b5 | MS\&E 330 | THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS | | 1222 | course\_0fdd1989bb45a404dd2d28e0 | MS\&E 699 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1222 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1222 | course\_84600d06d91b0bf2f0160f90 | MS\&E 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1212 | course\_40a943bd16d0bbb888902b60 | MS\&E 299 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1212 | course\_b935ecc42293339c31e1a0b5 | MS\&E 330 | THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS | | 1212 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1212 | course\_94eebf9b99ce6427f2978127 | MS\&E 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1204 | course\_40a943bd16d0bbb888902b60 | MS\&E 299 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1204 | course\_cee17ee04b20bcc5b75ba749 | MS\&E 660 | MESOSCALE MODELING OF MATERIALS | | 1204 | course\_0fdd1989bb45a404dd2d28e0 | MS\&E 699 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1204 | course\_94eebf9b99ce6427f2978127 | MS\&E 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1202 | course\_b935ecc42293339c31e1a0b5 | MS\&E 330 | THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS | | 1202 | course\_0fdd1989bb45a404dd2d28e0 | MS\&E 699 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1202 | course\_5aba6eb72c00287fdd35a6a2 | MS\&E 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH OR THESIS | | 1202 | course\_94eebf9b99ce6427f2978127 | MS\&E 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1194 | course\_0d68f02980b08bada2eef591 | MS\&E 803 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE | | 1192 | course\_94eebf9b99ce6427f2978127 | MS\&E 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH | | 1184 | course\_0d68f02980b08bada2eef591 | MS\&E 803 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1184 | 1 | | 1192 | 1 | | 1194 | 1 | | 1202 | 4 | | 1204 | 4 | | 1212 | 4 | | 1222 | 4 | | 1224 | 4 | | 1232 | 6 | | 1234 | 4 | | 1242 | 3 | | 1244 | 2 | | 1252 | 3 | | 1254 | 3 | | 1262 | 4 | | 1264 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:32:38.629444+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NjU2Mzg3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2538327", "instructor_name": "Jiamian Hu", "course_label": "MSE330", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2021-12-26 16:01:03 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Hu, is a professor who truly understands and cares about Thermodynamics. His lectures can be a bit confusing to following, but his lecture notes make for it ten times over. His exams were fair and he was always willing to talk to students regarding content, logistics, grades, etc. He is a very solid choice from the MSE department.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2538327", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:32:38.629444+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NjUzODk0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2538327", "instructor_name": "Jiamian Hu", "course_label": "MSE330", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2021-12-25 21:38:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Its evident that Professor Hu deeply cares and I did learn a lot from his course. I just find his teaching style mediocre at best and found myself learning 90% of the material outside of lecture. To be fair, his lecture notes are very good. Youll have the resources at your disposal, youll just be learning it on your own.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2538327", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:32:38.629444+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NjAyMTM3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2538327", "instructor_name": "Jiamian Hu", "course_label": "MSE330", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2021-12-20 02:45:26 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Jiamian is one of the best and nicest professors I have had so far in the university. MSE330 is not an easy class by any means, but he did his best to teach it. He has by far the best supplemental material for a class I have seen, his lecture notes are immaculate. Dont get scared by the number of derivations, you are not required to learn them.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2538327", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:32:38.629444+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzOTU0MDMy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2538327", "instructor_name": "Jiamian Hu", "course_label": "MSE330", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-12-04 22:56:51 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof. Hu has a true passion for this topic and Material Science as a whole. The excitement he has for the topic helps to make the course easier. This course requires a good understanding of calculus topics and perseverance, but the end result is a great understanding of Thermodynamics.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2538327", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:32:38.629444+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyODQ1NzMx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2538327", "instructor_name": "Jiamian Hu", "course_label": "MSE330", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-01-17 16:08:54 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This class was absolutely ridiculous. First, he teaches you from his mentors unpublished textbook that has mistakes in it and it is not very helpful with learning the content. If you get a good grade in this class you're simply lucky. The WORST class I have ever taken at UW and refuse to take another class with him ever again.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2538327", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 5 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false