# ROBERT HAMERS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ROBERT_HAMERS--instructor_dfc7acb4d5bbb2f42b8aa479) ## 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 | | 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He is amazing and helpful in office hours. Class is very lab heavy so exams do not matter as much which is really helpful. Going to class is very necessary to do well on exams.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1889449", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:40.843479+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4NzQyNTU1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1889449", "instructor_name": "Robert Hamers", "course_label": "CHEM329", "course_id": "CHEM 329", "course_uid": "course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21", "review_date": "2023-12-19 17:07:54 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr. Hamers was generally pretty good, very kind and knowledgeable about course material. He would often hold extra office hours and reviews for homework/exams. The only thing was that his lectures were often pretty boring, and he didn't always talk loud enough. 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A real breath of fresh air after Ive Hermans.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1889449", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:40.843479+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0MTgwODE0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1889449", "instructor_name": "Robert Hamers", "course_label": "CHEM327", "course_id": "CHEM 327", "course_uid": "course_43bbf42925cfa01efa8f1cbd", "review_date": "2020-12-23 01:14:48 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Hamers is extremely knowledgable. He was very passionate about the material and he clearly cares about his student's success. The lab project was a bit tedious. However, his exams were very fair in my opinion and can make up for any points you lose from lab.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1889449", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:40.843479+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5MDE2MzYx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1889449", "instructor_name": "Robert Hamers", "course_label": "CHEM329", "course_id": "CHEM 329", "course_uid": "course_a7668536d1e53aaa1b329b21", "review_date": "2017-12-01 21:14:54 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He lets the TA's grade the exams inconsistently. So, when you want to get a regrade, he will spend months on end stalling until the end of the semester to avoid confrontation from you and his TA's. For group projects, my back still hurts from all of work I had to do for my incompetent members. 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