# ROBERT JOYNT — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ROBERT_JOYNT--instructor_e06c7f6797e9027f59137da6) ## Dataset ### search projection #### version 1 #### 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 ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 8 ### projection id 7eb94c60c31fe3d8ae732986b7f3d069e1345ae92fd6239119e63b9d2461969d ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-10-01T19:10:41.241229+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 * 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There were weekly homework assignments, recommended textbooks readings (he followed the textbook closely), and pretty generous grading on exams. Tests are worth a lot, but are 3 problems and only your best 2 are graded. Very manageable class, helpful to read the textbook, posts nice lecture notes.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1122071", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:38.335736+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1Mjk4OTUx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1122071", "instructor_name": "Robert Joynt", "course_label": "PHYSICS241", "course_id": "PHYSICS 241", "course_uid": "course_2c88e83afad33fe7414fd64f", "review_date": "2021-11-24 22:36:35 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He is a great guy, a very nice person. Lectures are fun but you will need to read the textbook and do practice questions to understand physics. 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