# Randall Goldsmith — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/RANDALL_GOLDSMITH--instructor_966b4e247861a9e495714285) ## 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\_966b4e247861a9e495714285 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name Randall Goldsmith ### email RHG\@CHEM.WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-12-03 12:33:41.418072+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 46 #### quality 4.37 #### difficulty 3.74 #### quality count 46 #### difficulty count 46 #### profile id rmp:1811597 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:10:38.166125+00:00 #### courses ##### course 4c0d8abb0c7e295314024163 ###### review count 3 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 4.33 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 ##### course f4c1d40f8af1545c1ccf8488 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 1 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 4.154753267741393 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/RANDALL\_GOLDSMITH--instructor\_966b4e247861a9e495714285 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:10:38.166125+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NDgxNzg2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1811597", "instructor_name": "Randall Goldsmith", "course_label": "CHEM562", "course_id": "CHEM 562", "course_uid": "course_4c0d8abb0c7e295314024163", "review_date": "2021-03-28 16:37:47 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof. Goldsmith is incredibly smart and intelligent, and you can tell he knows this too. Most of the time his lectures and his vocabulary are unnecessarily complex to the point of me wondering what is he trying to prove. The material is not conveyed clearly and I rely heavily on the textbook to understand concepts.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1811597", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:10:38.166125+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NDU4MTY0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1811597", "instructor_name": "Randall Goldsmith", "course_label": "CHEM562", "course_id": "CHEM 562", "course_uid": "course_4c0d8abb0c7e295314024163", "review_date": "2021-03-21 19:15:18 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He might understand quantum mechanics, but he can't teach it! He assumed we somehow understand everything and uses advanced PChem language in class. Also, his hand is on top of his writing 70% of the time, and he explains the topics extremely fast. Homework is irrelevant to both lecture notes and textbook. Exam had stuff we never learned. Bad prof.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1811597", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:10:38.166125+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwODU2NTE1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1811597", "instructor_name": "Randall Goldsmith", "course_label": "CHEM109H", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-12-04 10:37:07 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Goldsmith is by far one of the best professors I've ever had. He's super smart and passionate about chem, which is awesome. The exams are the hardest that I've ever taken, but he gives plenty of opportunities to build up your grade outside of the exams (weekly quizzes, problem sets, tophat, etc). Definitely a hard class but worth it!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1811597", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:10:38.166125+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwNzA5NDY2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1811597", "instructor_name": "Randall Goldsmith", "course_label": "CHEM109H", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-11-12 22:20:37 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Goldsmith was overall good, with a few small flaws. His lectures are clear and informative, though sometimes his homework sets aren't really taught/addressed in class. Overall, you end up very prepared for lecture.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1811597", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:10:38.166125+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwNzA0OTE4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1811597", "instructor_name": "Randall Goldsmith", "course_label": "CHEM109H", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-11-12 12:44:17 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures are always super interesting and engaging he truly cares that students understand the material. Very accessible during office hours and also very approachable.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1811597", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:10:38.166125+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5Nzc2NjAx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1811597", "instructor_name": "Randall Goldsmith", "course_label": "CHEM109H", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-04-10 15:53:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof Goldsmith is an amazing teacher that genuinely cares a lot about his students. The class is challenging but he sets you up for success. This was the course that convinced me to change my major to Chemistry. My biggest piece of advice is to go to the group homework sessions; they did wonders for my understanding of the material.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1811597", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 46 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_f4c1d40f8af1545c1ccf8488 | CHEM 109 | | course\_4c0d8abb0c7e295314024163 | CHEM 562 | ### matched true ## social Image false