# JOHN NIMIS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JOHN_NIMIS--instructor_a69da7b979f0021608b34a70) ## 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\_a69da7b979f0021608b34a70 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name JOHN NIMIS ### 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 7 #### quality 4.57 #### difficulty 1.86 #### quality count 7 #### difficulty count 7 #### profile id rmp:1817087 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:31:15.048007+00:00 #### courses ##### course 62685b9b43c02c42b33a3930 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 3.8956931729974786 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/JOHN\_NIMIS--instructor\_a69da7b979f0021608b34a70 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:15.048007+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1OTUyODI1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1817087", "instructor_name": "John Nimis", "course_label": "AF201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2016-01-17 02:00:33 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great prof, great com B class. As long as you keep up with reading the books and put some effort into the papers there's no problem getting an A. The readings and papers were time consuming but not difficult/graded harshly. Lectures are really engaging and he gives interesting analysis of the readings.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1817087", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:15.048007+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1NzQ0Nzgw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1817087", "instructor_name": "John Nimis", "course_label": "AF201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-12-17 14:32:14 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great guy and class. John really makes you think about the reading and develop your own opinion. Overall, fairly easy and interesting class. We only had to write two papers. DO keep up on the reading.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1817087", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:15.048007+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1Njc3Mzkz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1817087", "instructor_name": "John Nimis", "course_label": "AFRICAN201", "course_id": "AFRICAN 201", "course_uid": "course_62685b9b43c02c42b33a3930", "review_date": "2015-12-14 00:07:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great prof & class! There are quizzes at the beginning of class, however if you do the reading you will get points for it because they are pretty easy. He assigns huge chunks of reading & e-mails them a day before they're due, which at times was stressful. Overall, he's a great professor & you read some great books. Great class for Comm B.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1817087", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:15.048007+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIzOTI2NTQ4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1817087", "instructor_name": "John Nimis", "course_label": "AFLIT201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2014-12-02 18:05:07 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He expects you to read every time he assigns you something by making you take daily quizzes so be sure to show up to each class. However, he is a very easy grader generally as long as you listen to his instructions. Overall, he is a very nice guy even though some of his classes tend to be boring. Good class to take though.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1817087", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:15.048007+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIzNDk0Njgz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1817087", "instructor_name": "John Nimis", "course_label": "AFRICAN201", "course_id": "AFRICAN 201", "course_uid": "course_62685b9b43c02c42b33a3930", "review_date": "2014-08-02 23:23:06 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He's hard to read, but the novel aren't. I liked this class, and by the end of the semester, came to appreciate his teaching style.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1817087", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:15.048007+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIzMTQxNDY1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1817087", "instructor_name": "John Nimis", "course_label": "AF201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2014-05-01 14:17:58 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great teacher with a lot of knowledge, very engaged with the class. Reading the books is essential as you have papers and discussion frequently. Good teacher!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1817087", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 } ] ``` ### total 7 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_62685b9b43c02c42b33a3930 | AFRICAN 201 | ### matched true ## social Image false