# PETER FRINCHABOY — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/PETER_FRINCHABOY--instructor_43abebb60509e6619182e618) ## Dataset ### search projection #### version 1 #### 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 ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 8 ### projection id 7eb94c60c31fe3d8ae732986b7f3d069e1345ae92fd6239119e63b9d2461969d ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-10-01T19:10:41.241229+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 | ### designations None recorded. ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_43abebb60509e6619182e618 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 4540976 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name PETER FRINCHABOY ### 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 8 #### quality 1.88 #### difficulty 3.88 #### quality count 8 #### difficulty count 8 #### profile id rmp:1194575 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:12:06.010401+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.1512041311047105 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.178 #### graded 132 #### counts * 50 * 36 * 20 * 9 * 4 * 3 * 10 #### sections 1 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/PETER\_FRINCHABOY--instructor\_43abebb60509e6619182e618 ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | 1092 | course\_0ad8c1bf7a9e83ae4fb4e5a0 | ASTRON 103 | THE EVOLVING UNIVERSE: STARS, GALAXIES, AND COSMOLOGY | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1092 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:06.010401+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2MDY5MjMw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1194575", "instructor_name": "Peter Frinchaboy", "course_label": "ASTRO103", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-07-27 17:08:14 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Boring and unorganized but thanks to extra credit I had over 100% for the semester. If you need a gpa boost and some elective science credits I would recommend this class", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1194575", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:06.010401+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE1NTQxNzUz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1194575", "instructor_name": "Peter Frinchaboy", "course_label": "ASTRO103", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-03-18 00:48:37 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Worst professor I've ever had! I graduated already and need some prerequisite coursework for Grad School (Science Education). This guy was the worst I've ever had...by far! Plenty of extra-credit-I needed a 46% on the final to keep my A. Amazing subject matter - reading the book was great - but lectures + testing were pathetic.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1194575", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:06.010401+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE1NDQwOTgz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1194575", "instructor_name": "Peter Frinchaboy", "course_label": "ASTRO103", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-02-04 17:45:38 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I don't know what everyone's talking about, this class was fairly easy. There was tons of extra credit and online quizzes and homework assignments that were fairly easy. He also holds review sessions before the exams and gives great hints to what will be on the exams. I thought he did a good job for what I think was his first semester.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1194575", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:06.010401+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE1NDM1MzI5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1194575", "instructor_name": "Peter Frinchaboy", "course_label": "ASTRO103", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-02-02 18:32:20 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Fresh out of college, and completely unorganized. Offered tons of opportunities for extra credit once he realized everyone was failing. I presume he'll revise his syllabus after his failure last semester, but if you do the extra credit, you can easily get an AB.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1194575", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:06.010401+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE1NDIzMzI5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1194575", "instructor_name": "Peter Frinchaboy", "course_label": "ASTRO103", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-01-28 16:40:17 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Do NOT take this class from this professor! He had no clue how to teach a class and was not helpful at all. When you asked him a question, he would reply, "Well, you should know that." Contrary to what someone else said, he DOES NOT curve tests. On the midterms, the average was a D and he still refused to curve them!! Avoid at all costs!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1194575", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:06.010401+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE1MjAzODY4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1194575", "instructor_name": "Peter Frinchaboy", "course_label": "ASTRO103", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2008-12-15 22:59:47 +0000 UTC", "comment": "HORRIBLE professor, would never recommend him to anyone. He had no idea what he was doing, then finally mid semester when he realized everyone was failing he would randomly make everything extra credit. He teaches STRAIGHT out of the book but then has different material on the exam. For a graduate level class fine, 100 level come on!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1194575", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 8 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false