# MATTHEW ALLEN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MATTHEW_ALLEN) ## 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 | | 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id 4275262 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name MATTHEW ALLEN ### 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 2 #### quality 4.5 #### difficulty 3 #### quality count 2 #### difficulty count 2 #### profile id rmp:2068863 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:19:54.350363+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.7360779850423596 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.465 #### graded 258 #### counts * 129 * 57 * 38 * 13 * 14 * 4 * 3 #### sections 105 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MATTHEW\_ALLEN ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------- | | 1212 | 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VIBRATION AND DYNAMIC SYSTEM ANALYSIS | | 1142 | course\_03c4f87e5983019c1d00307b | ME 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1134 | course\_d1d68db64c6df50763580d9f | EMA 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1134 | course\_bf5d87a96d3cfa8160624b0b | EMA 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH | | 1134 | course\_0b1373ded738b6416c6e3102 | EMA 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1134 | course\_03c4f87e5983019c1d00307b | ME 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1132 | course\_7e13f25dceada9b9dd940cc3 | EMA 599 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1132 | course\_d1d68db64c6df50763580d9f | EMA 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1132 | course\_bf5d87a96d3cfa8160624b0b | EMA 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH | | 1132 | course\_0b1373ded738b6416c6e3102 | EMA 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1132 | course\_03c4f87e5983019c1d00307b | ME 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1124 | course\_d1d68db64c6df50763580d9f | EMA 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1124 | course\_bf5d87a96d3cfa8160624b0b | EMA 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH | | 1124 | course\_38f1f3494a7ecf0df47f4ac8 | EMA/EP 615 | MICRO- AND NANOSCALE MECHANICS | | 1124 | course\_03c4f87e5983019c1d00307b | ME 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1122 | course\_7e13f25dceada9b9dd940cc3 | EMA 599 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1122 | course\_d1d68db64c6df50763580d9f | EMA 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1122 | course\_bf5d87a96d3cfa8160624b0b | EMA 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH | | 1122 | course\_1b37907410fed36b7c9acf0c | EMA/ME 540 | EXPERIMENTAL VIBRATION AND DYNAMIC SYSTEM ANALYSIS | | 1114 | course\_7e13f25dceada9b9dd940cc3 | EMA 599 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1114 | course\_bf5d87a96d3cfa8160624b0b | EMA 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH | | 1114 | course\_0b1373ded738b6416c6e3102 | EMA 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1112 | course\_bf5d87a96d3cfa8160624b0b | EMA 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH | | 1104 | course\_bf5d87a96d3cfa8160624b0b | EMA 890 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH | | 1104 | course\_1b37907410fed36b7c9acf0c | EMA/ME 540 | 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There isn't a lot of material, which allows him to go over it very thoroughly and explain it well. He grades very fairly as well. I would recommend reading the textbook and going through the examples to fully understand.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2068863", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:19:54.350363+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI2NTAwOTU2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2068863", "instructor_name": "Matthew Allen", "course_label": "EMA545", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2016-05-07 20:54:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Allen's lectures are very clear and well structured. He always took the time to figure out what students were and weren't getting, and addressed the difference. Exams leaned on the difficult side, but were manageable. This is a class where you have to put a lot of time in if you want to succeed, and Allen is more than willing to help you get there.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2068863", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 2 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false