# RAHUL CHATTERJEE — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/RAHUL_CHATTERJEE--instructor_1098858b2517944160428f41) ## 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\_1098858b2517944160428f41 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 5178769 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name RAHUL CHATTERJEE ### 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 10 #### quality 3 #### difficulty 2.8 #### quality count 10 #### difficulty count 10 #### profile id rmp:2533241 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:10:45.389674+00:00 #### courses ##### course a76e77747c5b78e3b42f681c ###### review count 9 ###### quality 3.22 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 9 ###### difficulty count 9 #### bayesian quality 3.439790522364397 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.49 #### graded 615 #### counts * 313 * 118 * 113 * 39 * 18 * 9 * 5 #### sections 51 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/RAHUL\_CHATTERJEE--instructor\_1098858b2517944160428f41 ## 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timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1202 | 1 | | 1204 | 3 | | 1212 | 2 | | 1222 | 3 | | 1224 | 1 | | 1232 | 5 | | 1234 | 5 | | 1242 | 5 | | 1244 | 4 | | 1252 | 6 | | 1254 | 6 | | 1262 | 5 | | 1264 | 5 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:10:45.389674+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2ODg4NzM4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2533241", "instructor_name": "Rahul Chatterjee", "course_label": "COMPSCI642", "course_id": "COMPSCI 642", "course_uid": "course_a76e77747c5b78e3b42f681c", "review_date": "2022-11-24 16:35:57 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I loved the course. Not that you will become cybersecurity expert after taking this course, but it challenged me enough and got me excited. There is too much variation in the difficulty of the homework assignments. It will be good to improve them, or make the grades proportional. Rahul is approachable and very passionate about the topics. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2533241", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:10:45.389674+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1OTA5NzY3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2533241", "instructor_name": "Rahul Chatterjee", "course_label": "COMPSCI642", "course_id": "COMPSCI 642", "course_uid": "course_a76e77747c5b78e3b42f681c", "review_date": "2022-03-07 01:28:59 +0000 UTC", "comment": "It is not an easy class, but you'll learn a lot from his lectures. Some lectures that are not very well done. He should add more materials in the slides, given that there is no textbook. Over all I enjoyed the class and learned a lot. He is a great instructor. I don't know how could someone said it is an "easy A"! ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2533241", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:10:45.389674+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1ODAxNTI5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2533241", "instructor_name": "Rahul Chatterjee", "course_label": "CS642", "course_id": "COMPSCI 642", "course_uid": "course_a76e77747c5b78e3b42f681c", "review_date": "2022-01-27 00:01:37 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Unnecessarily hard class. Focused more on coding rather than actually teaching security concepts. Don't take Rahul, he's not worth it.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2533241", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:10:45.389674+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NDg0MDgx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2533241", "instructor_name": "Rahul Chatterjee", "course_label": "C642", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2021-03-29 10:31:39 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Easy but outdated content most of which is irrelevant. Currently taking CS 542, Software Security with Prof. Bart, which is another recommended security course. Take Barts security course instead, hes way better than Rahul and provides content that is actually useful and modern.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2533241", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:10:45.389674+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NDU5NjQ0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2533241", "instructor_name": "Rahul Chatterjee", "course_label": "CS642", "course_id": "COMPSCI 642", "course_uid": "course_a76e77747c5b78e3b42f681c", "review_date": "2021-03-22 05:52:38 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Hes not terrible like the other reviews are saying but his teaching style is quite mediocre. Definitely not up to the quality standard of instruction Id expect from UW-Madison.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2533241", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:10:45.389674+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0MzczNDU2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2533241", "instructor_name": "Rahul Chatterjee", "course_label": "CS642", "course_id": "COMPSCI 642", "course_uid": "course_a76e77747c5b78e3b42f681c", "review_date": "2021-02-18 21:51:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I enjoyed the course overall. It's not very difficult course. I like the assignments and the exam. Especially the midterm stories. No final! Loved it. Hate see the negative reviews. Attendance is optional,", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2533241", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 10 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_a76e77747c5b78e3b42f681c | COMPSCI 642 | ### matched true ## social Image false