# Pupa Gilbert — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/PUPA_GILBERT--instructor_160e274d906a0fe5261a541b) ## 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\_160e274d906a0fe5261a541b ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name Pupa Gilbert ### email PUPA\@PHYSICS.WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-07-13 04:59:22.367394+00:00 ### last observed at 2025-11-16 05:32:31.273726+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 150 #### quality 4.68 #### difficulty 2.25 #### quality count 150 #### difficulty count 150 #### profile id rmp:891810 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:11:36.860175+00:00 #### courses ##### course 36d9c27edb0bc1bf4e9c79a2 ###### review count 31 ###### quality 4.65 ###### difficulty 2.1 ###### quality count 31 ###### difficulty count 31 #### bayesian quality 4.5599630333584225 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/PUPA\_GILBERT--instructor\_160e274d906a0fe5261a541b ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:11:36.860175+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyOTY4Nzkx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:891810", "instructor_name": "Pupa Gilbert", "course_label": "PHYS109", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-04-29 16:14:03 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Pupa's lectures are amazing! She cares a lot about helping students who are unfamiliar with physics, and will slow down to each individual step as long as you raise your hand and ask. Attend lecture even though attendance isn't mandatory, it helps sooo much. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/891810", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:11:36.860175+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTczNjUz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:891810", "instructor_name": "Pupa Gilbert", "course_label": "PHY109", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-02-02 05:41:39 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I have to strongly disagree with the positive reviews. I took this class and learned absolutely NOTHING. The others rated her highly is because it is an easy course -- of course if you don't need to any effort into passing this course, you thought the instructor is great. But she is not doing you any good -- you don't learn how to think logically.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/891810", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:11:36.860175+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTUxMTE3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:891810", "instructor_name": "Pupa Gilbert", "course_label": "PHY109", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-01-26 20:04:17 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Wonderful attitude to learning. Would answer all questions brought up during lectures. Made learning about physics very hands on. Her joy of the subject was contagious.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/891810", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:11:36.860175+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTQ4OTQ1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:891810", "instructor_name": "Pupa Gilbert", "course_label": "PHYS109", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-01-26 03:37:20 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Pupa is an incredible professor. As a non-STEM major, she made the material very digestible, and it was easy to consult the textbook for clarification, considering she wrote it herself. I found myself actually looking forward to her lectures, and genuinely smiled and laughed during her demonstrations. Would definitely take another class from her!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/891810", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:11:36.860175+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTQ3Nzk4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:891810", "instructor_name": "Pupa Gilbert", "course_label": "PHYS109", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-01-25 21:29:51 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Pupa is one of the best professors I've had here. She knows what she's talking about and is a super engaging lecturer!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/891810", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:11:36.860175+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTQ3NTQ2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:891810", "instructor_name": "Pupa Gilbert", "course_label": "PHYS109", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-01-25 20:25:18 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I loved having professor Pupa! Her lectures made me actually enjoy physics! She is a really cool professor that will help you and make sure you understand the concepts for the exams! It is a really easy course for a QR-B requirement!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/891810", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 150 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_36d9c27edb0bc1bf4e9c79a2 | PHYSICS 109 | ### matched true ## social Image false