# Marty Davidson — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MARTY_DAVIDSON) ## 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\_451992f7d76a712713d9b49d ### source enrollment ### source instructor id madavidson2 ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Marty Davidson ### email MADAVIDSON2\@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 4 #### quality 3.5 #### difficulty 2.5 #### quality count 4 #### difficulty count 4 #### profile id rmp:3125876 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:20:17.635410+00:00 #### courses ##### course ce2ecf7c5d366ebd00c93f21 ###### review count 4 ###### quality 3.5 ###### difficulty 2.5 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 #### bayesian quality 3.6330714862888294 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_4ca244dc5323b86b377a82c2 | POLISCI 170 | RESEARCH METHODS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE | 3 | 4 | 3.337 | | course\_692561ef886bf58f0c773c36 | LEGALST/POLISCI 418 | CRIME AND POLITICS | 3 | 3 | | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MARTY\_DAVIDSON ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_692561ef886bf58f0c773c36 | LEGALST/POLISCI 418 | CRIME AND POLITICS | | 1272 | course\_4ca244dc5323b86b377a82c2 | POLISCI 170 | RESEARCH METHODS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_692561ef886bf58f0c773c36", "course_id": "LEGALST/POLISCI 418", "title": "CRIME AND POLITICS", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": null, "badges": [], "description": "CRIME AND POLITICS introduces concepts analyzing the criminal legal system from a political perspective, examining government responses to crime.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_692561ef886bf58f0c773c36", "uid": "instructor_451992f7d76a712713d9b49d", "name": "Marty Davidson", "quality": 3.6330714862888294, "quality_count": 4, "instructor_url": "/instructors/MARTY_DAVIDSON" } ], "instructorHistory": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "courseComparison": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "claim": null, "reviewFiles": [] } }, { "course_uid": "course_4ca244dc5323b86b377a82c2", "course_id": "POLISCI 170", "title": "RESEARCH METHODS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 4, "gpa": 3.337, "badges": [ { "id": "lecture-size", "label": "Large lectures", "tone": "neutral", "evidence": "Fall 2026: median 119 enrolled students across 1 recorded lecture section. 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The readings were old and outdated, and Marty structured the class so that students had to present the material almost every day and he just stood and kind of facilitated discussion. His essay questions were confusing and lectures were just us discussing with no real information on what was right or wrong.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3125876", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:17.635410+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyODAzNDc0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3125876", "instructor_name": "Marty Davidson", "course_label": "polisci304", "course_id": "POLISCI 304", "course_uid": "course_ce2ecf7c5d366ebd00c93f21", "review_date": "2026-04-09 03:16:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor was great, but the rubric for the class wasn't that laid out for the fall 2025 semester. Could have been more prepared for class sometimes, but he knew his stuff and made the class interesting through discussion. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3125876", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:17.635410+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTQ1MTc5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3125876", "instructor_name": "Marty Davidson", "course_label": "polisci304", "course_id": "POLISCI 304", "course_uid": "course_ce2ecf7c5d366ebd00c93f21", "review_date": "2026-01-24 19:47:19 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Davidson's class is insightful and eye-opening, although it could be hard to digest if you're not familiar with some of the concepts. The exams can be a bit confusing, but he accommodated for questions that seemed to cause common confusion. I found the lectures very interesting and found that I got a lot out of the class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3125876", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:17.635410+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzY1MjY0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3125876", "instructor_name": "Marty Davidson", "course_label": "polisci304", "course_id": "POLISCI 304", "course_uid": "course_ce2ecf7c5d366ebd00c93f21", "review_date": "2025-12-21 04:20:23 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Super nice and chill professor. The class is pretty repetitive and term heavy, but I ended up finding the stuff at the end of the year pretty interesting. He's also a fair grader and very willing to explain things if you don't understand them. He also likes getting feedback to improve. I'd take the class again. 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