# Martin Zanni — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MARTIN_ZANNI--instructor_97a9e5430230ed34099fa33e) ## 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 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_97a9e5430230ed34099fa33e ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name Martin Zanni ### email ZANNI\@CHEM.WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-12-03 12:33:41.418072+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 137 #### quality 4.01 #### difficulty 3.42 #### quality count 137 #### difficulty count 137 #### profile id rmp:147041 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:20:19.036335+00:00 #### courses ##### course 985c13fd69b6b0b94db23002 ###### review count 7 ###### quality 4.29 ###### difficulty 3.71 ###### quality count 7 ###### difficulty count 7 ##### course c6c64d7584708e58ca90e23d ###### review count 61 ###### quality 4.07 ###### difficulty 3.49 ###### quality count 61 ###### difficulty count 61 ##### course f4c1d40f8af1545c1ccf8488 ###### review count 60 ###### quality 3.98 ###### difficulty 3.32 ###### quality count 60 ###### difficulty count 60 ##### course 1892a0df3dfd0788ad8a857d ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.9653739851651717 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MARTIN\_ZANNI--instructor\_97a9e5430230ed34099fa33e ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:19.036335+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3MjE1MjYx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:147041", "instructor_name": "Martin Zanni", "course_label": "CHEM115", "course_id": "CHEM 115", "course_uid": "course_985c13fd69b6b0b94db23002", "review_date": "2026-06-22 21:26:06 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Surprisingly chill, a fan of sarcasm, very inspirational if you'd like to have a conversation with him. Posts lecture notes which help exam preparation a lot; accessible in OH; encourages questions in class; kind in exam grading. Abt 115: insane workload, you have to do everything.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/147041", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:19.036335+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNTY4MTQx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:147041", "instructor_name": "Martin Zanni", "course_label": "CHEM115", "course_id": "CHEM 115", "course_uid": "course_985c13fd69b6b0b94db23002", "review_date": "2025-01-17 21:18:49 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Very respectful to students and does his best to make sure you understand the material. Cold calls in class sometimes but will help you through it if you don't know the answer.\nVery transparent about expectations.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/147041", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:19.036335+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5ODg1Mjk2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:147041", "instructor_name": "Martin Zanni", "course_label": "CHEM115", "course_id": "CHEM 115", "course_uid": "course_985c13fd69b6b0b94db23002", "review_date": "2024-11-03 02:05:44 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He tries to be funny, and has an unintelligent sense of sarcasm. But he is extremely narcissistic. He loves controlling people under him. There is no kindness and empathy in him. He treats students with different standard and he puts some personalities down. You know what I mean. I have seen and heard about him mistreating students many times.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/147041", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:19.036335+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3NTE1MzIw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:147041", "instructor_name": "Martin Zanni", "course_label": "CHEM115", "course_id": "CHEM 115", "course_uid": "course_985c13fd69b6b0b94db23002", "review_date": "2023-03-18 03:08:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Very bald indeed", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/147041", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:19.036335+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3MjMxODcz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:147041", "instructor_name": "Martin Zanni", "course_label": "CHEM115", "course_id": "CHEM 115", "course_uid": "course_985c13fd69b6b0b94db23002", "review_date": "2022-12-23 08:34:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Marty encourages questions and participation to make sure the material is being understood. The exams were never too difficult, and they were usually very similar to the practice exams. He wants everyone to succeed and shows a true passion for what he is teaching. The workload was a lot but he was very accessible if anyone ever needed help.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/147041", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:19.036335+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1Nzg5ODQ3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:147041", "instructor_name": "Martin Zanni", "course_label": "CHEM103", "course_id": "CHEM 103", "course_uid": "course_c6c64d7584708e58ca90e23d", "review_date": "2022-01-24 17:22:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Zanni seems like a great guy, pretty accessible outside of class, but lacked empathy and patience and taught very quickly for what was supposed to be an entry-level course. Chem103 is definitely a "weeding-out" class. I went to tutoring regularly and attended each lecture/lab and managed to pass, but I wish I had taken AP Chem.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/147041", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 137 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_c6c64d7584708e58ca90e23d | CHEM 103 | | course\_1892a0df3dfd0788ad8a857d | CHEM 104 | | course\_f4c1d40f8af1545c1ccf8488 | CHEM 109 | | course\_985c13fd69b6b0b94db23002 | CHEM 115 | ### matched true ## social Image false