# MICHAEL KEMENY — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MICHAEL_KEMENY--instructor_9eb4753436927be7d646f7cf) ## 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\_9eb4753436927be7d646f7cf ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 6239610 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name MICHAEL KEMENY ### 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 4 #### quality 1.25 #### difficulty 4 #### quality count 4 #### difficulty count 4 #### profile id rmp:2575442 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:18:02.961128+00:00 #### courses ##### course 858c09056ac5ed119a96d808 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 3.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course 6a5fd6b22fd05d58426ea680 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 2 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 60c2767a206a079d3af2a1a4 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 5 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.2580714862888294 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.59 #### graded 255 #### counts * 158 * 39 * 30 * 16 * 8 * 1 * 3 #### sections 21 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MICHAEL\_KEMENY--instructor\_9eb4753436927be7d646f7cf ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------- | | 1264 | course\_c089227588c580b5ce13cbb4 | MATH 764 | INTRODUCTION TO ALGEBRAIC GEOMETRY | | 1262 | course\_858c09056ac5ed119a96d808 | HISTSCI/MATH 473 | HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS | | 1254 | course\_990432a89a8441d79d4ac19e | MATH 750 | HOMOLOGICAL ALGEBRA | | 1254 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990 | READING AND RESEARCH | | 1252 | course\_858c09056ac5ed119a96d808 | HISTSCI/MATH 473 | HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS | | 1244 | course\_dc3b8c6a00e91bb2d66da1ba | MATH 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1244 | course\_757b048c9ec854d15e2451cf | MATH 742 | ABSTRACT ALGEBRA | | 1244 | course\_931174a7bfe76a686e659726 | MATH 941 | SEMINAR-ALGEBRA | | 1244 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990 | READING AND RESEARCH | | 1242 | course\_6a5fd6b22fd05d58426ea680 | MATH 443 | APPLIED LINEAR ALGEBRA | | 1242 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990 | READING AND RESEARCH | | 1234 | course\_990432a89a8441d79d4ac19e | MATH 750 | HOMOLOGICAL ALGEBRA | | 1234 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990 | READING AND RESEARCH | | 1232 | course\_7e12e6bf6be7a81f7ca74420 | MATH 541 | MODERN ALGEBRA 1 | | 1232 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990 | READING AND RESEARCH | | 1224 | course\_138436eae504383933935c49 | MATH 863 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN ALGEBRAIC GEOMETRY | | 1222 | course\_6a5fd6b22fd05d58426ea680 | MATH 443 | APPLIED LINEAR ALGEBRA | | 1222 | course\_931174a7bfe76a686e659726 | MATH 941 | SEMINAR-ALGEBRA | | 1222 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990 | READING AND RESEARCH | | 1204 | course\_60c2767a206a079d3af2a1a4 | MATH 542 | MODERN ALGEBRA 2 | | 1202 | course\_138436eae504383933935c49 | MATH 863 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN ALGEBRAIC GEOMETRY | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1202 | 1 | | 1204 | 1 | | 1222 | 3 | | 1224 | 1 | | 1232 | 2 | | 1234 | 2 | | 1242 | 2 | | 1244 | 4 | | 1252 | 1 | | 1254 | 2 | | 1262 | 1 | | 1264 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:02.961128+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMjcxNzcx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2575442", "instructor_name": "Michael Kemeny", "course_label": "MATH473", "course_id": "HISTSCI/MATH 473", "course_uid": "course_858c09056ac5ed119a96d808", "review_date": "2024-12-13 06:45:00 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The only history we got is the life span of mathematicians. Only math on the midterms. The 2nd midterm being 20% of our grade, 20 points, and only having 4 questions means that if you get one of the questions wrong or make small mistakes on two of them your grade is screwed. He also cut me off while I was asking a question. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2575442", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:02.961128+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMjEyNDEx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2575442", "instructor_name": "Michael Kemeny", "course_label": "MATH473", "course_id": "HISTSCI/MATH 473", "course_uid": "course_858c09056ac5ed119a96d808", "review_date": "2024-12-11 02:53:15 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Instead of focusing on the history aspect of this class in any way, it was very much proof and mathematical based. I have heard from other math majors this isn't the way the class usually is. He made the 2nd and 3rd exams purposefully harder because people, \"did too well.\" Also, sometimes he could not read his own proofs and was confused/lost.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2575442", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:02.961128+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4ODA3NTg2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2575442", "instructor_name": "Michael Kemeny", "course_label": "MATH443", "course_id": "MATH 443", "course_uid": "course_6a5fd6b22fd05d58426ea680", "review_date": "2023-12-29 06:27:15 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The midterm and final were each worth 40% of your grade. Stared at the board, didn't go over examples, put proofs on the midterm in a nonproof class, and the textbook was above the level of the class. The homework was impossible and I'm not sure he could do them they were so hard. Wasted the last 2 weeks of class teaching material not on the final.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2575442", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:02.961128+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyOTM3MTA3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2575442", "instructor_name": "Michael Kemeny", "course_label": "MATH542", "course_id": "MATH 542", "course_uid": "course_60c2767a206a079d3af2a1a4", "review_date": "2020-02-27 15:03:53 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He tries to teach at a level that is inappropriate for the given class. He often will ask the class questions during lecture and no one will be able to answer them. When he lectures, he normally talks to the board and stands directly in the way of what he is writing so you cannot see. Unhelpful office hours.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2575442", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 4 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------------- | | course\_858c09056ac5ed119a96d808 | HISTSCI/MATH 473 | | course\_6a5fd6b22fd05d58426ea680 | MATH 443 | | course\_60c2767a206a079d3af2a1a4 | MATH 542 | ### matched true ## social Image false