# JIWAN PALTA — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JIWAN_PALTA--instructor_a4ce93d19b9a0dfbf3605baf) ## 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\_a4ce93d19b9a0dfbf3605baf ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name JIWAN PALTA ### first observed at 2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00 ### last observed at 2025-06-01 17:47:19.325144+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 3 #### quality 4 #### difficulty 3 #### quality count 3 #### difficulty count 3 #### profile id rmp:1595848 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:32:10.648936+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.7040745943883437 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/JIWAN\_PALTA--instructor\_a4ce93d19b9a0dfbf3605baf ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:32:10.648936+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1NjAxOTM5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1595848", "instructor_name": "Jiwan Palta", "course_label": "HORT320", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-12-09 02:10:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The class is fine, but it's set up so that if you're planning to be a horticulture major that can make very early lecture times you'll be ok. If you have a secondary interest in horticulture (ie, this isn't your major) you're probably going to have a bad time. To be fair, he's a cool dude (he's a potato wizard), but this class isn't perfect.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1595848", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:32:10.648936+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIxMjg0MjY0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1595848", "instructor_name": "Jiwan Palta", "course_label": "HORT320", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2013-01-22 13:19:53 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Jiwan as a fantastic teacher. He keeps everything very simple and REALLY, TRULY wants students to understand and learn the material. There is no homework or papers and the grade is based on exams. But he gives study aids and does a review before the exam. The class was easy, but it was because of Prof Palta's great teaching style.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1595848", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:32:10.648936+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4NzgyOTAx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1595848", "instructor_name": "Jiwan Palta", "course_label": "HORT320", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2011-07-01 09:45:30 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Palta is an interesting character. I learned more in this class than any other agriculture/biology related course. It was amazing. Tests are very specific (you need to memorize exact values) but he gives you study guides and uses the same exams every year. Try to get your hands on a previous copy. It helps! Good class! No homework.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1595848", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 3 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false