# KYOUNG-SHIN CHOI — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/KYOUNG-SHIN_CHOI--instructor_97518bf69853c033a4cd0bc1) ## 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\_97518bf69853c033a4cd0bc1 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 5053310 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name KYOUNG-SHIN CHOI ### 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 23 #### quality 3.83 #### difficulty 3.52 #### quality count 23 #### difficulty count 23 #### profile id rmp:1902841 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:25:09.079074+00:00 #### courses ##### course a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21 ###### review count 4 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 3.25 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 ##### course 1892a0df3dfd0788ad8a857d ###### review count 18 ###### quality 3.67 ###### difficulty 3.5 ###### quality count 18 ###### difficulty count 18 #### bayesian quality 3.7507840853705097 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.019 #### graded 1628 #### counts * 407 * 242 * 463 * 198 * 245 * 66 * 7 #### sections 64 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/KYOUNG-SHIN\_CHOI--instructor\_97518bf69853c033a4cd0bc1 ## 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There is a textbook for the class, but exams are written based almost entirely off of homework and lecture slides. There is a large project lab for the class, which is poorly designed and incredibly confusing. People say it is an easy grade, but I found it was graded harshly. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1902841", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:25:09.079074+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NzY3MzMx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1902841", "instructor_name": "Kyoung-Shin Choi", "course_label": "CHEM329", "course_id": "CHEM 329", "course_uid": "course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21", "review_date": "2021-05-11 21:02:36 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Took the joint class with buchberger and Choi. Choi's lectures were great and she gave quick feedback on any questions over email. Her tests were easy so long as you understood the homework. Project lab sucked, having a grade dependent on idiots is never good. However, the group projects are a marginal part of the grade so just do well on exams.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1902841", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:25:09.079074+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwMDAzNDA4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1902841", "instructor_name": "Kyoung-Shin Choi", "course_label": "CHEM329", "course_id": "CHEM 329", "course_uid": "course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21", "review_date": "2018-05-06 18:19:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She is one of the most amazing lecturers I have had, and I would highly recommend taking any class taught by her as she makes everything crystal clear in terms of expectations. On top of that, she is hilarious! She puts a lot of work into teaching and expects her students to reciprocate that, which makes for a fantastic professor.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1902841", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:25:09.079074+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwMDAyNTQ3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1902841", "instructor_name": "Kyoung-Shin Choi", "course_label": "CHEM329", "course_id": "CHEM 329", "course_uid": "course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21", "review_date": "2018-05-06 16:31:01 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Her lectures and lecture notes are reasonably clear. She follows the textbook almost word for word, so the best way to get a good grade is to read the book and do practice problems at the end of chapters. Weekly homework assignments are end of chapter problems for a completion grade, solutions available in the book, the solutions manual or on chegg", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1902841", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:25:09.079074+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI4Mjk2NjA1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1902841", "instructor_name": "Kyoung-Shin Choi", "course_label": "CHEM104", "course_id": "CHEM 104", "course_uid": "course_1892a0df3dfd0788ad8a857d", "review_date": "2017-05-12 14:22:44 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She teaches the material very well and the tests are simple and straightforward. Her rating does not reflect how easy the class was compared to other Chem 104 professors. All you need to do is study the tophat questions and lecture slides and you'll do well.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1902841", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:25:09.079074+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI4MjgxMDk4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1902841", "instructor_name": "Kyoung-Shin Choi", "course_label": "CHEM104", "course_id": "CHEM 104", "course_uid": "course_1892a0df3dfd0788ad8a857d", "review_date": "2017-05-10 23:23:00 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Some people like her, but I haven't heard that from any people in my lecture. She's intense and unrelenting in lecture and calls students out. Her tests are difficult, and she is vindictive in enforcing her policies, such as no notecards on the tests. She explains the material in an impatient, apathetic way, and is angry if you don't get it. Rough.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1902841", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 23 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_1892a0df3dfd0788ad8a857d | CHEM 104 | | course\_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21 | CHEM 329 | ### matched true ## social Image false