# NATHAN STRACHEN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/NATHAN_STRACHEN--instructor_63ad56bf690a07821b8c589e) ## 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\_63ad56bf690a07821b8c589e ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 5704297 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name NATHAN STRACHEN ### 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 11 #### quality 4.55 #### difficulty 2.55 #### quality count 11 #### difficulty count 11 #### profile id rmp:2893907 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:14:27.413037+00:00 #### courses ##### course 1bd32bc0c6b6f790c916febd ###### review count 4 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 1.75 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 ##### course e4907bcab45d27b295e30076 ###### review count 4 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 ##### course a27257a294facd369497b276 ###### review count 3 ###### quality 3.33 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 #### bayesian quality 3.9756037313203842 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.76 #### graded 823 #### counts * 634 * 91 * 55 * 18 * 13 * 4 * 8 #### sections 19 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/NATHAN\_STRACHEN--instructor\_63ad56bf690a07821b8c589e ## 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timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1204 | 1 | | 1234 | 2 | | 1242 | 3 | | 1244 | 3 | | 1252 | 2 | | 1254 | 2 | | 1262 | 3 | | 1264 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:14:27.413037+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNjQyODI1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2893907", "instructor_name": "Nathan Strachen", "course_label": "ECE210", "course_id": "ECE 210", "course_uid": "course_1bd32bc0c6b6f790c916febd", "review_date": "2026-02-25 06:59:25 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Strachen is just kind of the goat. ECE 210 is a fun lab based course where you get to have some hands on experience. Strachen is a down to earth dude and is pretty generous with the grading.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2893907", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:14:27.413037+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMzExMjA2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2893907", "instructor_name": "Nathan Strachen", "course_label": "ECE210", "course_id": "ECE 210", "course_uid": "course_1bd32bc0c6b6f790c916febd", "review_date": "2025-05-17 15:08:30 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Strachen was a joy to study under and work with professionally. He is highly accessible through office hours and more than willing to calmly explain any and all information. 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If you are a sophomore reading this needing to take circuits, or 220 and haven't yet experienced the horrendous teaching in the EE department, listen to me and take Scratchen's class no matter what.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2893907", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:14:27.413037+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwODkzMTQ5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2893907", "instructor_name": "Nathan Strachen", "course_label": "ECE220", "course_id": "ECE 220", "course_uid": "course_a27257a294facd369497b276", "review_date": "2025-04-08 16:10:40 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great professor. Clearly loves to teach and is invested in his students. This course was difficult and confusing, but he provided multiple extra credit opportunities for students to demonstrate effort and learning through hands on practice. 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Would highly recommend taking this class!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2893907", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 11 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_1bd32bc0c6b6f790c916febd | ECE 210 | | course\_a27257a294facd369497b276 | ECE 220 | | course\_e4907bcab45d27b295e30076 | ECE 230 | ### matched true ## social Image false