# Pouria Behnoudfar — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/POURIA_BEHNOUDFAR) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+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\_271b9d1ecd658234318625fa ### source enrollment ### source instructor id behnoudfar ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Pouria Behnoudfar ### email BEHNOUDFAR\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 3 #### quality 3 #### difficulty 3.67 #### quality count 3 #### difficulty count 3 #### profile id rmp:3101377 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:11:42.627936+00:00 #### courses ##### course a0267213f16255cce8332683 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 6a5fd6b22fd05d58426ea680 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 2.5 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 3.5736398117796484 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ---- | | course\_a0267213f16255cce8332683 | MATH 415 | APPLIED DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS, CHAOS AND MODELING | 3 | 3 | 3.31 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/POURIA\_BEHNOUDFAR ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_a0267213f16255cce8332683 | MATH 415 | APPLIED DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS, CHAOS AND MODELING | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_a0267213f16255cce8332683", "course_id": "MATH 415", "title": "APPLIED DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS, CHAOS AND MODELING", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.31, "badges": [], "description": "Covers nonlinear dynamical systems, stability, bifurcations, and chaos with scientific applications.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 52, 28, 25, 12, 17, 4, 0 ], "count": 138, "gpa": 3.253623188405797, "topShare": 57.971014492753625, "firstTerm": "1232", "lastTerm": "1262" }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_a0267213f16255cce8332683", "uid": "instructor_271b9d1ecd658234318625fa", "name": "Pouria Behnoudfar", "quality": 3.5736398117796484, "quality_count": 3, "instructor_url": "/instructors/POURIA_BEHNOUDFAR" } ], "instructorHistory": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "courseComparison": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "claim": { "citations": [ { "instructor_name": "Pouria Behnoudfar", "review_date": "2025-11-28 21:21:03 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "795af2fd4a1aa0f7be05da9f", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3101377", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxOTY1MDUw", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3101377", "type": "review" } ], "text": "Pouria Behnoudfar is described as a nice instructor who prioritizes student success. Reviewers note his lectures are mixed, using both slides and board work, and find homework easy. However, one reviewer found the midterm exam extremely difficult, though they appreciated his lenient grading based on comprehension rather than accuracy." }, "reviewFiles": [ "/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_a0267213f16255cce8332683-0.json" ] } } ] ``` ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:11:42.627936+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxOTY1MDUw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3101377", "instructor_name": "Pouria Behnoudfar", "course_label": "MATH415", "course_id": "MATH 415", "course_uid": "course_a0267213f16255cce8332683", "review_date": "2025-11-28 21:21:03 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I overall really liked Pouria. He's a really nice guy and he cares most about student success than anything else. His lectures are ok, he uses slides half the time and writes on the board half the time. The homework is easy. The midterm exam was insanely hard, but he graded it super leniently, and gave points based on comprehension not accuracy. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3101377", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:11:42.627936+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxNjEzMjUx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3101377", "instructor_name": "Pouria Behnoudfar", "course_label": "MATH443", "course_id": "MATH 443", "course_uid": "course_6a5fd6b22fd05d58426ea680", "review_date": "2025-08-31 02:22:07 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The class itself was amazing, having a theoretical and a practical side to it. The slides were always informative, but the presentation of content was a little chaotic and some things were unnecessarily mentioned that complicated everything. Exams and assignments were really hard to plan for but I am sure it will get better.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3101377", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:11:42.627936+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjQ1MTU1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3101377", "instructor_name": "Pouria Behnoudfar", "course_label": "MATH443", "course_id": "MATH 443", "course_uid": "course_6a5fd6b22fd05d58426ea680", "review_date": "2025-05-11 20:09:46 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He's kind, but his organization is chaotic. Homework is assigned unpredictably, sometimes with less than a week to complete. Assignments on old material can be due just before finals. Exams are more difficult than what's poorly taught in class. Practice tests and homework keys are often wrong. You have to teach yourself to get a good grade.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3101377", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 3 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_a0267213f16255cce8332683 | MATH 415 | | course\_6a5fd6b22fd05d58426ea680 | MATH 443 | ### matched true ## social Image true