# MARC RENAULT — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MARC_RENAULT--instructor_1f5d168396278931b444b48c) ## 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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history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------ | | 1264 | course\_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec | COMPSCI 577 | INTRODUCTION TO ALGORITHMS | | 1262 | course\_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec | COMPSCI 577 | INTRODUCTION TO ALGORITHMS | | 1254 | course\_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec | COMPSCI 577 | INTRODUCTION TO ALGORITHMS | | 1252 | course\_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec | COMPSCI 577 | INTRODUCTION TO ALGORITHMS | | 1244 | course\_ab3594f7de436ad02e0bd6e1 | COMPSCI 298 | DIRECTED STUDY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | | 1244 | course\_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec | COMPSCI 577 | INTRODUCTION TO ALGORITHMS | | 1244 | course\_cf2713cdfa735f076079251d | COMPSCI 682 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1242 | course\_ab3594f7de436ad02e0bd6e1 | COMPSCI 298 | DIRECTED STUDY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | | 1242 | course\_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec | COMPSCI 577 | INTRODUCTION TO ALGORITHMS | | 1242 | course\_a495c0d9f6ed226e1fc144ee | COMPSCI 681 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1234 | course\_ab3594f7de436ad02e0bd6e1 | COMPSCI 298 | DIRECTED STUDY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | | 1234 | course\_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec | COMPSCI 577 | INTRODUCTION TO ALGORITHMS | | 1232 | course\_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec | COMPSCI 577 | INTRODUCTION TO ALGORITHMS | | 1224 | course\_ab3594f7de436ad02e0bd6e1 | COMPSCI 298 | DIRECTED STUDY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | | 1224 | course\_37a551eb9007bebe6a41c6b3 | COMPSCI 368 | LEARNING A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE | | 1224 | course\_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec | COMPSCI 577 | INTRODUCTION TO ALGORITHMS | | 1222 | course\_ab3594f7de436ad02e0bd6e1 | COMPSCI 298 | DIRECTED STUDY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | | 1222 | course\_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec | COMPSCI 577 | INTRODUCTION TO ALGORITHMS | | 1222 | course\_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac | COMPSCI/MATH 240 | INTRODUCTION TO DISCRETE MATHEMATICS | | 1212 | course\_9b1d5f832c492d1c4a3ce19c | COMPSCI 200 | PROGRAMMING I | | 1212 | course\_ab3594f7de436ad02e0bd6e1 | COMPSCI 298 | DIRECTED STUDY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | | 1204 | course\_ab3594f7de436ad02e0bd6e1 | COMPSCI 298 | DIRECTED STUDY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | | 1204 | course\_37a551eb9007bebe6a41c6b3 | COMPSCI 368 | LEARNING A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE | | 1204 | course\_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec | COMPSCI 577 | INTRODUCTION TO ALGORITHMS | | 1204 | course\_cf2713cdfa735f076079251d | COMPSCI 682 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1202 | course\_9b1d5f832c492d1c4a3ce19c | COMPSCI 200 | PROGRAMMING I | | 1202 | course\_ab3594f7de436ad02e0bd6e1 | COMPSCI 298 | DIRECTED STUDY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | | 1202 | course\_a495c0d9f6ed226e1fc144ee | COMPSCI 681 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1194 | course\_9b1d5f832c492d1c4a3ce19c | COMPSCI 200 | PROGRAMMING I | | 1194 | course\_ab3594f7de436ad02e0bd6e1 | COMPSCI 298 | DIRECTED STUDY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | | 1192 | course\_9b1d5f832c492d1c4a3ce19c | COMPSCI 200 | PROGRAMMING I | | 1192 | course\_ab3594f7de436ad02e0bd6e1 | COMPSCI 298 | DIRECTED STUDY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | | 1184 | course\_9b1d5f832c492d1c4a3ce19c | COMPSCI 200 | PROGRAMMING I | | 1184 | course\_ab3594f7de436ad02e0bd6e1 | COMPSCI 298 | DIRECTED STUDY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | | 1182 | course\_9b1d5f832c492d1c4a3ce19c | COMPSCI 200 | PROGRAMMING I | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1182 | 1 | | 1184 | 2 | | 1192 | 2 | | 1194 | 2 | | 1202 | 3 | | 1204 | 4 | | 1212 | 2 | | 1222 | 3 | | 1224 | 3 | | 1232 | 1 | | 1234 | 2 | | 1242 | 3 | | 1244 | 3 | | 1252 | 1 | | 1254 | 1 | | 1262 | 1 | | 1264 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:19.997838+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMzg0NTEz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2316450", "instructor_name": "Marc Renault", "course_label": "COMPSCI577", "course_id": "COMPSCI 577", "course_uid": "course_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec", "review_date": "2026-08-24 06:36:24 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Marc is just not a very good lecturer, and I sometimes thinks he actively hates teaching. He clearly likes the material, but I would not use him as a resource to ask questions. Grading is overall very generous if you actually complete the bonus points, just takes some time. 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Marc does a decent job with the material; I think people are upset they have to actually think critically and not ChatGPT everything. The Star Wars theme is a nice touch, and if you do the work and pay attention, passing is guaranteed, and an A is well within reach.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2316450", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:19.997838+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMjQ5Nzg5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2316450", "instructor_name": "Marc Renault", "course_label": "CS577", "course_id": "COMPSCI 577", "course_uid": "course_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec", "review_date": "2026-06-15 14:54:25 +0000 UTC", "comment": "An absolute piece of (fill in the blanks). Doesn't explain what he teaches and instead if someone asks for clarification, he would start denigrating them for asking \"basic and obvious\" questions. A bit suprising why the university still lets him teach this course given that it's a compulsory course for a lot of students.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2316450", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:19.997838+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMTA4MzAw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2316450", "instructor_name": "Marc Renault", "course_label": "COMPSCI577", "course_id": "COMPSCI 577", "course_uid": "course_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec", "review_date": "2026-05-12 21:35:43 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Unlike most I actually enjoyed Marc's lectures and I feel like I learned a lot in this class. However I hate the way the class is organized. The final is so hard, every question is unnecessarily confusing, and they're not similar to the practice questions. It just measures your ability to write down random stuff and pray for partial credit.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2316450", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:19.997838+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMDk3MjQ3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2316450", "instructor_name": "Marc Renault", "course_label": "COMPSCI577", "course_id": "COMPSCI 577", "course_uid": "course_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec", "review_date": "2026-05-11 22:03:22 +0000 UTC", "comment": "People here blurr the lines between content and professor. Yes, Marc's lecture style is a bit bland and is pretty poor for people not strong in math. But the subject itself is notoriously difficult, heck you briefly talk about unsolved CS problems who said this would be easy? I flunked the final but everyone passes the class in the end", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2316450", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 168 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------------- | | course\_9b1d5f832c492d1c4a3ce19c | COMPSCI 200 | | course\_37a551eb9007bebe6a41c6b3 | COMPSCI 368 | | course\_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec | COMPSCI 577 | | course\_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac | COMPSCI/MATH 240 | ### matched true ## social Image false