# NICHOLAS JACOBSON — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/NICHOLAS_JACOBSON) ## 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\_54e4fde201ba25982920e95d ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 4592081 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name NICHOLAS JACOBSON ### 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 12 #### quality 3.75 #### difficulty 2.75 #### quality count 12 #### difficulty count 12 #### profile id rmp:2909478 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:14:12.894689+00:00 #### courses ##### course e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 ###### review count 5 ###### quality 4.4 ###### difficulty 2.2 ###### quality count 5 ###### difficulty count 5 ##### course a609b236966ce3c9c42825b9 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course a622c90f6034e5720e1afa5d ###### review count 5 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 3.2 ###### quality count 5 ###### difficulty count 5 #### bayesian quality 3.693553614716622 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.632 #### graded 702 #### counts * 425 * 141 * 89 * 20 * 17 * 5 * 5 #### sections 12 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/NICHOLAS\_JACOBSON ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1254 | course\_a622c90f6034e5720e1afa5d | HISTSCI 202 | THE MAKING OF MODERN SCIENCE | | 1254 | course\_a609b236966ce3c9c42825b9 | HISTSCI 211 | THE HISTORIAN'S CRAFT: SCIENCE, MEDICINE, AND TECHNOLOGY | | 1254 | course\_27b67ff18683b848926debf4 | ILS 202 | WESTERN CULTURE: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY II | | 1252 | course\_a609b236966ce3c9c42825b9 | HISTSCI 211 | THE HISTORIAN'S CRAFT: SCIENCE, MEDICINE, AND TECHNOLOGY | | 1252 | course\_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | BODIES, DISEASES, AND HEALERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE | | 1244 | course\_a609b236966ce3c9c42825b9 | HISTSCI 211 | THE HISTORIAN'S CRAFT: SCIENCE, MEDICINE, AND TECHNOLOGY | | 1244 | course\_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | BODIES, DISEASES, AND HEALERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE | | 1242 | course\_a609b236966ce3c9c42825b9 | HISTSCI 211 | THE HISTORIAN'S CRAFT: SCIENCE, MEDICINE, AND TECHNOLOGY | | 1242 | course\_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | BODIES, DISEASES, AND HEALERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE | | 1234 | course\_a622c90f6034e5720e1afa5d | HISTSCI 202 | THE MAKING OF MODERN SCIENCE | | 1234 | course\_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | BODIES, DISEASES, AND HEALERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE | | 1234 | course\_27b67ff18683b848926debf4 | ILS 202 | WESTERN CULTURE: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY II | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1234 | 3 | | 1242 | 2 | | 1244 | 2 | | 1252 | 2 | | 1254 | 3 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:14:12.894689+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTQ2NTk1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2909478", "instructor_name": "Nicholas Jacobson", "course_label": "HISTSCI212", "course_id": "HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212", "course_uid": "course_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955", "review_date": "2026-01-25 06:40:36 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Nicholas Jacobson was the best college professor I have ever had. He loves his material, and he is always happy to meet up and catch you up if you missed lecture. He also cares about his students, and talking with him about school and life is always a joy. Teachers like Professor Jacobson are what make university worth attending. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2909478", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:14:12.894689+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMzg3NjMy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2909478", "instructor_name": "Nicholas Jacobson", "course_label": "HISTSCI211", "course_id": "HISTSCI 211", "course_uid": "course_a609b236966ce3c9c42825b9", "review_date": "2024-12-19 22:40:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This class overall was very interesting but sometimes the lecture notes jumped around and weren't clear enough. There were tons of readings (~20 pages) each week that were old and long. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2909478", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:14:12.894689+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMjM4OTY4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2909478", "instructor_name": "Nicholas Jacobson", "course_label": "HISTSCI212", "course_id": "HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212", "course_uid": "course_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955", "review_date": "2024-12-12 02:06:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I loved this class with Dr. Jacobson; he is very engaging, and the way he portrays his content and notes keeps the class interesting and easy to follow. Tbh, I thought if you paid attention in the lecture, you would do just fine with just looking over a summary of the readings. I would definitely recommend him! I wish he taught more courses!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2909478", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:14:12.894689+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMjEzNTE4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2909478", "instructor_name": "Nicholas Jacobson", "course_label": "HISTSCI212", "course_id": "HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212", "course_uid": "course_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955", "review_date": "2024-12-11 03:35:41 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Jacboson was a very engagin lecturer who was very pationate about his class, and he provides a template to guide your notes through lecture. He assigns a lot of readings for homework that at times can be long and challenging, but again provides questions to develop your understanding of the readings. Grading is pretty easy in this class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2909478", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:14:12.894689+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMDIzNzI2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2909478", "instructor_name": "Nicholas Jacobson", "course_label": "HISTSCI212", "course_id": "HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212", "course_uid": "course_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955", "review_date": "2024-11-24 19:21:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Jacobson is very engaging, overall great class and very interesting. Just expect to read and analyze 2-3 readings each week that are sometimes 20 pages or more long.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2909478", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:14:12.894689+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5OTQzOTY0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2909478", "instructor_name": "Nicholas Jacobson", "course_label": "HISTSCI211", "course_id": "HISTSCI 211", "course_uid": "course_a609b236966ce3c9c42825b9", "review_date": "2024-11-13 23:41:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Jacobson clearly really cares about the material and about his students; interesting lecturer (with occasional tangents), pretty reasonable grader, although there is a lot of readings which can be hit or miss.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2909478", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 12 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ------------------- | | course\_a622c90f6034e5720e1afa5d | HISTSCI 202 | | course\_a609b236966ce3c9c42825b9 | HISTSCI 211 | | course\_e72d5255fc3590f83c4dd955 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | ### matched true ## social Image false