# MAHESH MAHANTHAPPA — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MAHESH_MAHANTHAPPA) ## 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 | ## 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However, his in office personality could use a bit of work. He holds high expectations and if you don't meet those expectations, he has a tendency to turn condescending and nasty. The same personality trait holds when asking for help. If your question is a little basic, he gets fairly annoyed fairly fast.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/891655", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:33.808027+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIxODU4MTUw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:891655", "instructor_name": "Mahesh Mahanthappa", "course_label": "CHEM561", "course_id": "CHEM 561", "course_uid": "course_6c23abb86fb1851e6a100c80", "review_date": "2013-06-03 14:19:19 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Awesome professor. Explains everything very well and expectations are made clear. Problem sets almost every week, but they're not too bad and are helpful for the exams. Exams aren't too bad if you study the problem sets and derivations. I suck at math, but I really enjoyed this class and Mahanthappa is a really cool guy. I definitely recommend him!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/891655", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:33.808027+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE5NzEwMTY2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:891655", "instructor_name": "Mahesh Mahanthappa", "course_label": "CHEM109", "course_id": "CHEM 109", "course_uid": "course_f4c1d40f8af1545c1ccf8488", "review_date": "2012-01-11 12:50:06 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Could be the best professor I've ever had. Very passionate about the material, explains it very well. Lectures are very interesting, keeps you engaged. 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Would have done much worse had i had another professor for 109", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/891655", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:33.808027+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4MzQxOTgx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:891655", "instructor_name": "Mahesh Mahanthappa", "course_label": "CHEM109", "course_id": "CHEM 109", "course_uid": "course_f4c1d40f8af1545c1ccf8488", "review_date": "2011-03-31 23:38:22 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Fantastic professor. Like everyone said before, a little more effort than you'd expect should be sufficient for an A. I had class w/ him over 2 years ago, and studying for my MCAT right now, I feel extremely prepared and remember more than I thought I would thanks to his detailed course. It moves fast, but it's worth it.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/891655", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:33.808027+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE3NjMwNTUz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:891655", "instructor_name": "Mahesh Mahanthappa", "course_label": "CHEM109", "course_id": "CHEM 109", "course_uid": "course_f4c1d40f8af1545c1ccf8488", "review_date": "2010-10-04 16:48:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great professor. Very clear and to the point. His exams are fairly difficult but there is usually a curve. Amusing because he does demonstrations every lecture. 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