# MARK BERRES — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MARK_BERRES--instructor_e80dc738fc45a41d1ffb667c) ## 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 | | 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madgrades ### source instructor id 299541 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name MARK BERRES ### 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 17 #### quality 4.47 #### difficulty 3.82 #### quality count 17 #### difficulty count 17 #### profile id rmp:959360 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:20:41.787128+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 4.0319923154305926 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.122 #### graded 1406 #### counts * 506 * 145 * 427 * 61 * 184 * 57 * 26 #### sections 99 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MARK\_BERRES--instructor\_e80dc738fc45a41d1ffb667c ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | 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Wouldn't take it again.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/959360", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:41.787128+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIzMzEyMzM0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:959360", "instructor_name": "Mark Berres", "course_label": "ZOO520", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2014-05-25 23:28:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He's tough, but pushes you to do well and in the end it's worth it. Most people improved with each exam;physics unit was challenging and boring. He makes you think. 3 exams each with a take-home portion. He's very passionate which is inspiring. Go to lecture to do well. Exam#3 was very interesting. Lots of material to understand. 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Also, whistle \"Mockingjay\" theme in class and see what happens.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/959360", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:41.787128+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIxNTE0OTEw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:959360", "instructor_name": "Mark Berres", "course_label": "ZOO520", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2013-04-10 18:31:13 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great, enthusiastic lecturer! Expect to study and think, not just regurgitate from lecture or the textbook. He is tough but helpful and friendly, especially if you go to office hours. He obviously loves birds and teaching. You really have to go to class to do well.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/959360", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 17 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false