# Manish Patankar — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MANISH_PATANKAR) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+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\_81a0db80b749ce6a7b548e02 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id patankar ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Manish Patankar ### email PATANKAR\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 5 #### quality 2.4 #### difficulty 2.6 #### quality count 5 #### difficulty count 5 #### profile id rmp:1037303 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:21:25.092531+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.4077486268372765 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ------------ | -------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_070ec3296b7e5c4cd2a96a27 | OBS\&GYN 990 | RESEARCH | 1 | 10 | 3.986 | | course\_acd20547042672611d60ffde | OBS\&GYN 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | 1 | 5 | 3.995 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MANISH\_PATANKAR ## 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He pretty much teaches straight out of the book so comprehending the reading is the most important part. His exam was a lot harder than expected.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1037303", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:25.092531+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2NjQ3ODU0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1037303", "instructor_name": "Manish Patankar", "course_label": "ZOO151", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-12-28 01:03:21 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Manish clearly knows what he's talking about but when he writes on the board it's impossible to write it down before he erases it. My advice is to just write down what he says and look at the slides he posts after lecture. Overall a fair professor.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1037303", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:25.092531+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2MTk3NjUw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1037303", "instructor_name": "Manish Patankar", "course_label": "BIO153", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-09-21 11:28:47 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Hard understand his accent.. What's worse, the notes on the blackboard is totally a mess, impossible to track what happened when you failed to follow his speaking. Also I was always confused about what points are required in the exam..I admit that he does have an excellent command of cell biology- well he is just not so good at teaching..", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1037303", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:25.092531+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE0MTQ4Njgy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1037303", "instructor_name": "Manish Patankar", "course_label": "ZOO151", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2008-03-07 20:43:30 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Straightforward professor, his exams were very reasonable. He was also really helpful if you actually took the time to go to his office hours, which most people didn't, since his office is in the hospital.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1037303", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:25.092531+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTEzNTIxMTk0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1037303", "instructor_name": "Manish Patankar", "course_label": "BIO151", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2007-10-11 17:49:36 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Hard to understand his accent. Doesn't matter anyway, all he does in lecture is regurgitate the textbook. Read, skip lecture.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1037303", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 5 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image true