# MICHAEL ILTIS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MICHAEL_ILTIS) ## 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\_2871fba031d87e184c72c4e0 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 783769 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name MICHAEL ILTIS ### 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 7 #### quality 2.29 #### difficulty 2.57 #### quality count 7 #### difficulty count 7 #### profile id rmp:1089460 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:18:11.020426+00:00 #### courses ##### course 06abb97e9793bf858754daa3 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 5 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.304582061886367 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.95 #### graded 209 #### counts * 197 * 6 * 4 * 1 * 1 * 0 * 0 #### sections 3 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MICHAEL\_ILTIS ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1212 | course\_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa | STAT 311 | INTRODUCTION TO THEORY AND METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS I | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1212 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:11.020426+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyNTk2NDIx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1089460", "instructor_name": "Michael Iltis", "course_label": "STAT324", "course_id": "STAT 324", "course_uid": "course_06abb97e9793bf858754daa3", "review_date": "2019-12-10 20:40:48 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He was my TA for STAT324. Talks about personal life, things we haven't learned yet and more pointless things. Avoid this guy.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1089460", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:11.020426+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1MjkwMzE0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1089460", "instructor_name": "Michael Iltis", "course_label": "STAT224", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-10-25 19:04:44 +0000 UTC", "comment": "might be a genius", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1089460", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:11.020426+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE1NzE0NDY4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1089460", "instructor_name": "Michael Iltis", "course_label": "STAT224", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-04-27 12:30:39 +0000 UTC", "comment": "After attending lecture for the first part of the semester I received a B on the first "easiest" exam. From then on I never went to class and chose to teach myself. After getting an A on the second "harder" exam, I realized lecture truly does just make you more confused and puzzled. Tests are easy. Material isn't hard. HW graded for completion.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1089460", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:11.020426+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE1NjkwMTk3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1089460", "instructor_name": "Michael Iltis", "course_label": "STAT224", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-04-22 15:11:25 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Statistics is not a fun class to go to but this prof. makes it worse. Average class size is 110 but average attendance is about 16 with a standard deviation of 1 after omitting outliers as in when there are exams. He does not help at all and speaks faster than you can write. He erases the problems he is working on as well. Avoid if possible.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1089460", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:11.020426+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE1NjU5OTYw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1089460", "instructor_name": "Michael Iltis", "course_label": "STAT224", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-04-16 10:16:20 +0000 UTC", "comment": "No Comments", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1089460", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:11.020426+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE1NTA1NTY3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1089460", "instructor_name": "Michael Iltis", "course_label": "STAT224", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-03-04 13:14:40 +0000 UTC", "comment": "While I agree that his tests are easy and closely follow the practice exams, his lecture is completely useless. Expect to teach yourself completely from the book. His lecture of 115 students had 17 people in it today. This is normal. Good luck.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1089460", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 7 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_06abb97e9793bf858754daa3 | STAT 324 | ### matched true ## social Image false