# PAUL BETHKE — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/PAUL_BETHKE) ## 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\_6d40bb30611061eba671cef2 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 812142 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name PAUL BETHKE ### 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 2 #### quality 3 #### difficulty 3.5 #### quality count 2 #### difficulty count 2 #### profile id rmp:2288921 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:12:32.285969+00:00 #### courses ##### course e34906f35ad367a50665e0b3 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 3.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 3.5997143486787233 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.09 #### graded 188 #### counts * 48 * 20 * 75 * 14 * 28 * 3 * 0 #### sections 6 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/PAUL\_BETHKE ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------- | | 1212 | course\_fc7dc844a4fe9d3c11f4e103 | CHEM 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1204 | course\_8d9f309e1455897491ea1b62 | BOTANY 575 | SPECIAL TOPICS | | 1204 | course\_63d8b24505a86a1c188529bf | FOODSCI 375 | SPECIAL TOPICS | | 1164 | course\_258e7ff4b2ab66331f2394d7 | MOLBIOL 699 | DIRECTED STUDIES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | | 1162 | course\_e34906f35ad367a50665e0b3 | BIOCORE 485 | PRINCIPLES OF PHYSIOLOGY | | 1152 | course\_e34906f35ad367a50665e0b3 | BIOCORE 485 | PRINCIPLES OF PHYSIOLOGY | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1152 | 1 | | 1162 | 1 | | 1164 | 1 | | 1204 | 2 | | 1212 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:32.285969+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5MzA0Nzk0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2288921", "instructor_name": "Paul Bethke", "course_label": "BIOCORE485", "course_id": "BIOCORE 485", "course_uid": "course_e34906f35ad367a50665e0b3", "review_date": "2017-12-21 12:37:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Paul is super nice and he clearly is very passionate about plants, which makes this topic more interesting. His lectures are very clear and seems to be very invested into teaching. Sometimes his in-class activity questions can be a little confusing, but that's okay since we are *mostly* graded based on participation. Overall a good professor.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2288921", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:32.285969+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI4Nzc5NDI0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2288921", "instructor_name": "Paul Bethke", "course_label": "BIOCORE485", "course_id": "BIOCORE 485", "course_uid": "course_e34906f35ad367a50665e0b3", "review_date": "2017-10-24 18:51:01 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr. Bethke's heart is in the right place when it comes to teaching. However, he is just not very good at it. Often his lectures are disorganized, unclear, and confusing. Additionally, he can sometimes make his students feel ashamed for answering questions, e.g. "does anyone have a BETTER answer?" Overall, there is a large need for improvement.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2288921", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 2 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_e34906f35ad367a50665e0b3 | BIOCORE 485 | ### matched true ## social Image false