# PAULA GOTTLIEB — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/PAULA_GOTTLIEB--instructor_ea3e90a060c82c95f65038f7) ## 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 2600182 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name PAULA GOTTLIEB ### 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 27 #### quality 3.7 #### difficulty 2.56 #### quality count 27 #### difficulty count 27 #### profile id rmp:589692 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:12:17.664313+00:00 #### courses ##### course 7a64c9e06bf089b093eb0116 ###### review count 4 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 2.75 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 #### bayesian quality 3.682845014275147 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.521 #### graded 2232 #### counts * 896 * 771 * 416 * 99 * 37 * 7 * 6 #### sections 84 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url 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Tries to get the class engaged with the material. Good intro philosophy class", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/589692", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:17.664313+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNTkwMzQy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:589692", "instructor_name": "Paula Gottlieb", "course_label": "PHIL430", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-01-23 01:41:12 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Paula was a fantastic professor and I enjoyed her class. But she grades with swing grades, so if you're not in the boundaries of a grade, you will be rounded down. For an A, the grading scale is a 94-95 out of 95, or a 98% or above. While I enjoyed the class, this ensured that while I got above a 95% on all papers, I received a B in the class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/589692", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:17.664313+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMjk3MDMz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:589692", "instructor_name": "Paula Gottlieb", "course_label": "PHILOS430", "course_id": "PHILOS 430", "course_uid": "course_7a64c9e06bf089b093eb0116", "review_date": "2024-12-14 19:01:00 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Take this class if you're a Philos major, don't if you're not. It is not as real-world applicable as modern philos, which should be obvious. Paula is funny, but granted a little boring, yet very passionate. Her swing grade system is reasonable, but you need to do well for an A. Her tutorial system is very fun: papers with a discussion about it.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/589692", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:17.664313+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4NjkwNDQ5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:589692", "instructor_name": "Paula Gottlieb", "course_label": "PHILO430", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-12-15 15:47:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This class was only made more enjoyable by somebody as knowledgeable and passionate about ancient greek philosophy as Paula. While lectures may seem to run slow, she nonetheless follows a clear and orderly mode of instruction with the occasional deadpan humor in the mix. Really immerse yourself in the readings, and you will do great come tutorials.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/589692", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:17.664313+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4NjQyOTA3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:589692", "instructor_name": "Paula Gottlieb", "course_label": "PHILOS430", "course_id": "PHILOS 430", "course_uid": "course_7a64c9e06bf089b093eb0116", "review_date": "2023-12-13 03:41:39 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She wasn't my favorite professor in the department. Her lectures are pretty boring, and her voice honestly put me to sleep most days. I don't like her \"swing\" grade strategy or revising the grading scale. I just wish she counted attendance and we were graded normally on the papers. 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