# LUCAS ZOET — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/LUCAS_ZOET) ## 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 | 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identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name LUCAS ZOET ### 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 13 #### quality 4.08 #### difficulty 3.08 #### quality count 13 #### difficulty count 13 #### profile id rmp:2626922 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:22:39.033967+00:00 #### courses ##### course 0911d463248b56fd56dfea6d ###### review count 13 ###### quality 4.08 ###### difficulty 3.08 ###### quality count 13 ###### difficulty count 13 #### bayesian quality 3.8252641112403607 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.268 #### graded 820 #### counts * 296 * 194 * 122 * 110 * 84 * 8 * 6 #### sections 67 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/LUCAS\_ZOET ## history | term | course\_uid | 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1174 | course\_a8c7e70f0683d6f7752ec6fb | GEOG/GEOSCI 420 | GLACIAL AND PLEISTOCENE GEOLOGY | | 1174 | course\_55a3719a9378ba3e5ac8d303 | GEOSCI 990 | RESEARCH | | 1172 | course\_db4ff19cdc2ed27d049c0404 | GEOSCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1172 | course\_f386fd59e445028098f1439d | GEOSCI 875 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN GEOLOGY | | 1172 | course\_c1a5e3d17469f3f9da177f19 | GEOSCI 920 | SEMINAR IN GLACIAL AND PLEISTOCENE GEOLOGY | | 1172 | course\_55a3719a9378ba3e5ac8d303 | GEOSCI 990 | RESEARCH | | 1164 | course\_a8c7e70f0683d6f7752ec6fb | GEOG/GEOSCI 420 | GLACIAL AND PLEISTOCENE GEOLOGY | | 1164 | course\_c1a5e3d17469f3f9da177f19 | GEOSCI 920 | SEMINAR IN GLACIAL AND PLEISTOCENE GEOLOGY | | 1164 | course\_55a3719a9378ba3e5ac8d303 | GEOSCI 990 | RESEARCH | | 1162 | course\_f386fd59e445028098f1439d | GEOSCI 875 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN GEOLOGY | | 1162 | course\_55a3719a9378ba3e5ac8d303 | GEOSCI 990 | RESEARCH | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1162 | 2 | | 1164 | 3 | | 1172 | 4 | | 1174 | 3 | | 1182 | 1 | | 1184 | 2 | | 1192 | 5 | | 1194 | 4 | | 1202 | 4 | | 1204 | 4 | | 1212 | 3 | | 1222 | 2 | | 1224 | 1 | | 1232 | 5 | | 1234 | 4 | | 1242 | 2 | | 1244 | 2 | | 1252 | 5 | | 1254 | 3 | | 1262 | 4 | | 1264 | 4 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:22:39.033967+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMTQ4Nzc3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2626922", "instructor_name": "Lucas Zoet", "course_label": "GEOSCI109", "course_id": "GEOSCI 109", "course_uid": "course_0911d463248b56fd56dfea6d", "review_date": "2025-12-10 17:42:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Zoet is one of the clearest instructors I've had at UW. 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If you attend class the exams are fairly easy ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2626922", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:22:39.033967+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMTE4MDc0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2626922", "instructor_name": "Lucas Zoet", "course_label": "GEOSCI109", "course_id": "GEOSCI 109", "course_uid": "course_0911d463248b56fd56dfea6d", "review_date": "2024-12-05 17:50:10 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He was a great lecturer, and made the material easier to understand. The class is rather tough, so be prepared, especially when Annie Baur is co-teaching. 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