# MICHAEL CARDIFF — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MICHAEL_CARDIFF--instructor_cfabb3d0d0fe926265450896) ## 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 4957903 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name MICHAEL CARDIFF ### 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 22 #### quality 3.73 #### difficulty 2.59 #### quality count 22 #### difficulty count 22 #### profile id rmp:1908909 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:18:36.281231+00:00 #### courses ##### course 9583857ad55fe28b37a6eef1 ###### review count 22 ###### quality 3.73 ###### difficulty 2.59 ###### quality count 22 ###### difficulty count 22 #### bayesian quality 3.696517039784093 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.22 #### graded 1740 #### counts * 488 * 487 * 400 * 200 * 104 * 39 * 22 #### sections 74 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url 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Sometimes I wish he'd go more in depth on certain topics that do get covered in exams and quizzes, but overall his style of teaching is pretty solid. The exam structure is my biggest criticism as you have one midterm and one final which is too little imo, but not bad overall", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1908909", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:36.281231+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNzg2NjM1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1908909", "instructor_name": "Michael Cardiff", "course_label": "GEOSCI106", "course_id": "ENVIRST/GEOSCI 106", "course_uid": "course_9583857ad55fe28b37a6eef1", "review_date": "2025-03-18 23:55:23 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Fun class, lots of cool rocks and natural disaster case studies. Prof. Cardiff gives good lectures with multimedia demonstrations. He uses in-class questions, and attendance counts towards your grade. Labs are the most difficult part of the class (they often run overtime). The textbook is easy to read, but it covers a lot each week- take notes!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1908909", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:36.281231+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5NDg0MDM2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1908909", "instructor_name": "Michael Cardiff", "course_label": "GEOSCI106", "course_id": "ENVIRST/GEOSCI 106", "course_uid": "course_9583857ad55fe28b37a6eef1", "review_date": "2024-05-17 15:26:50 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This class was excruciatingly boring (one of those classes that everyone is playing the NYT games to ease the pain). He has very little grade transparency as well. Final grades were put in and they appeared much differently in grade letter than canvas had indicated all semester. This class is a definite no from me. 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I just didn't enjoy the material.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1908909", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:36.281231+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2MDY4MDYx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1908909", "instructor_name": "Michael Cardiff", "course_label": "GEOSCI106", "course_id": "ENVIRST/GEOSCI 106", "course_uid": "course_9583857ad55fe28b37a6eef1", "review_date": "2022-04-13 03:22:07 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Some concepts and assignment expectations weren't made clear and the discussion section usually left students more confused. However, I think the course gives a good overview of many geological concepts and was an interesting class to take for General Education requirement. 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I definitely recommend him.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1908909", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 22 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ------------------ | | course\_9583857ad55fe28b37a6eef1 | ENVIRST/GEOSCI 106 | ### matched true ## social Image false