# PERRY KIVOLOWITZ — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/PERRY_KIVOLOWITZ) ## 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\_2e53c09a73e4dc7a7a6d139b ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 2600418 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name PERRY KIVOLOWITZ ### 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 7 #### quality 4 #### difficulty 4.86 #### quality count 7 #### difficulty count 7 #### profile id rmp:1554404 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:12:09.032739+00:00 #### courses ##### course 93d2f66aee95b30379263c4f ###### review count 7 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 4.86 ###### quality count 7 ###### difficulty count 7 #### bayesian quality 3.7479153952197004 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.388 #### graded 295 #### counts * 112 * 73 * 79 * 18 * 7 * 0 * 6 #### sections 13 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/PERRY\_KIVOLOWITZ ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | 1154 | course\_79e5479d9eb1286e8642b399 | COMPSCI 537 | INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS | | 1152 | course\_c0d1fd9ce16e5a5666b8ab11 | COMPSCI 304 | PEER COLLABORATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCES (WES-CS) | | 1142 | course\_93d2f66aee95b30379263c4f | COMPSCI 559 | COMPUTER GRAPHICS | | 1134 | course\_93d2f66aee95b30379263c4f | COMPSCI 559 | COMPUTER GRAPHICS | | 1132 | course\_93d2f66aee95b30379263c4f | COMPSCI 559 | COMPUTER GRAPHICS | | 1122 | course\_93d2f66aee95b30379263c4f | COMPSCI 559 | COMPUTER GRAPHICS | | 1114 | course\_93d2f66aee95b30379263c4f | COMPSCI 559 | COMPUTER GRAPHICS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1114 | 1 | | 1122 | 1 | | 1132 | 1 | | 1134 | 1 | | 1142 | 1 | | 1152 | 1 | | 1154 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:09.032739+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIyNjU0Njgz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1554404", "instructor_name": "Perry Kivolowitz", "course_label": "CS559", "course_id": "COMPSCI 559", "course_uid": "course_93d2f66aee95b30379263c4f", "review_date": "2013-12-25 15:08:48 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Excellent course from a professor with industry experience. The material is challenging - be ready to devote serious amounts of time to the projects (30-50 hours per project minimum). Picking up the GLSL Cookbook is strongly recommended and will save you time and headaches. Perry's stories this semester were really entertaining!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1554404", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:09.032739+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIyNjIxMTA3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1554404", "instructor_name": "Perry Kivolowitz", "course_label": "CS559", "course_id": "COMPSCI 559", "course_uid": "course_93d2f66aee95b30379263c4f", "review_date": "2013-12-19 21:52:21 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Don't take this class unless you have a lot of time on your hands and are really good at and ENJOY learning on your own. Almost no hand-holding so the internet and books will be your teacher. Projects will take many many hours so if you've got a busy schedule you will suffer.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1554404", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:09.032739+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIyMzYxNTQ3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1554404", "instructor_name": "Perry Kivolowitz", "course_label": "CS559", "course_id": "COMPSCI 559", "course_uid": "course_93d2f66aee95b30379263c4f", "review_date": "2013-11-21 00:29:12 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Hardest class I've ever taken, but I've learned an incredible amount. The class is graded in a competitive manner, (where best projects get A's) but is curved within reason For example if someone makes Crysis, you don't necessarily fail for making a project a bit over what's spec'd. High time requirement, 30 hrs a week is not unusual to do well.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1554404", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:09.032739+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIyMzA3ODAx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1554404", "instructor_name": "Perry Kivolowitz", "course_label": "CS559", "course_id": "COMPSCI 559", "course_uid": "course_93d2f66aee95b30379263c4f", "review_date": "2013-11-13 13:36:18 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Easily the best proffessor I've ever had. Hard as hell, the class will seriously give you nightmares, but definitely my favorite class ever.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1554404", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:09.032739+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE5MTc3OTg4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1554404", "instructor_name": "Perry Kivolowitz", "course_label": "CS559", "course_id": "COMPSCI 559", "course_uid": "course_93d2f66aee95b30379263c4f", "review_date": "2011-11-07 15:05:39 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Class structure is poor and the material is difficult. The project specs are open ended on the point total, those that do the best, get A's, the rest get something else. Class depends on an unofficial lab. Projects are demoed and source code is reviewed. Only one exam that you won't be able to finish in class. Perry speaks abstractly .Books help", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1554404", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:09.032739+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE5MTY0NzA3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1554404", "instructor_name": "Perry Kivolowitz", "course_label": "CS559", "course_id": "COMPSCI 559", "course_uid": "course_93d2f66aee95b30379263c4f", "review_date": "2011-11-04 17:48:47 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Acts like a jerk sometimes but is really helpful if you're actually invested in the class. Not as much experience teaching graphics as other professors but more experience in industry, which is sometimes helpful. All in all pretty decent prof.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1554404", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 7 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_93d2f66aee95b30379263c4f | COMPSCI 559 | ### matched true ## social Image false