# Phil Brown — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/PHIL_BROWN) ## 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\_9fe1dc06f6003186e0a51b36 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name Phil Brown ### email PEBROWN\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-12-03 12:33:41.418072+00:00 ### last observed at 2025-12-03 12:33:41.418072+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 23 #### quality 3.96 #### difficulty 3.04 #### quality count 23 #### difficulty count 23 #### profile id rmp:337735 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:11:54.846734+00:00 #### courses ##### course c12870ea5f4395a0bdc83d31 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course f683dea6d8828679405704e8 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 4.5 ###### difficulty 3.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 3.8203189690914394 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/PHIL\_BROWN ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:11:54.846734+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwMTQ0NTY0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:337735", "instructor_name": "Phil Brown", "course_label": "GEOSCI115", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-05-18 10:59:01 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Exams were hard. Nothing from the quizzes was on them. Took forever to reply to emails. I requested a study guide or group studying and he rejected both. Final was 44% of final grade. He curved the exams. You can find the quiz answers online (quizlet). Online class, in person exams.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/337735", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:11:54.846734+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwMDY4MzA3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:337735", "instructor_name": "Phil Brown", "course_label": "GEOSCI115", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-05-11 02:10:48 +0000 UTC", "comment": "tests were insanely hard because the majority of the material given was NOT on the tests. not a single one of the quiz questions was even closely related to any test questions. And theres tons of trick questions on the tests. I legitimately studied for the final and got a 65, which is ridiculous for a 1 credit class. Seems like a nice guy though", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/337735", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:11:54.846734+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI3NTcxMjg2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:337735", "instructor_name": "Phil Brown", "course_label": "GEO360", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2016-12-19 20:02:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He can be a hard grader and expects a lot from you, but overall he is very nice and good professor. But if you try, he'll put effort into you too.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/337735", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:11:54.846734+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1MzgwMzIz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:337735", "instructor_name": "Phil Brown", "course_label": "GEOSCI360", "course_id": "GEOSCI/GLE 360", "course_uid": "course_c12870ea5f4395a0bdc83d31", "review_date": "2015-11-10 12:34:36 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Phil is the funniest professor I've ever had. He loves helping students out, which is good given the difficulty of this course at times. He is very good at explaining tough concepts and you can tell how much he loves getting students to understand tough concepts. Go into office hours for his help and it will pay off.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/337735", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:11:54.846734+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1MzgwMzA5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:337735", "instructor_name": "Phil Brown", "course_label": "GEOSCI202", "course_id": "GEOSCI 202", "course_uid": "course_f683dea6d8828679405704e8", "review_date": "2015-11-10 12:33:01 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Phil is the funniest professor I've ever had. He loves helping students out, which is good given the difficulty of this course at times. He is very good at explaining tough concepts and you can tell how much he wants to see people learn.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/337735", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:11:54.846734+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0ODg1NDE4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:337735", "instructor_name": "Phil Brown", "course_label": "115", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-05-21 21:16:59 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The material in the notes does not correspond to the tests!!! So ridiculous! This is just way too much work for a 1-credit class. He tests you on material that isn't in the notes. Tests averages are around 68%--is curved at the end. Not very helpful either. Very few emails back. No textbook required.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/337735", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 23 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | -------------- | | course\_f683dea6d8828679405704e8 | GEOSCI 202 | | course\_c12870ea5f4395a0bdc83d31 | GEOSCI/GLE 360 | ### matched true ## social Image false