# ROBERT WITT — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ROBERT_WITT) ## 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 | ## 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timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1072 | 2 | | 1074 | 2 | | 1082 | 2 | | 1084 | 2 | | 1092 | 3 | | 1094 | 2 | | 1102 | 3 | | 1104 | 2 | | 1112 | 3 | | 1114 | 2 | | 1122 | 2 | | 1124 | 2 | | 1132 | 2 | | 1134 | 2 | | 1142 | 2 | | 1144 | 2 | | 1152 | 1 | | 1154 | 2 | | 1162 | 2 | | 1164 | 2 | | 1172 | 2 | | 1174 | 2 | | 1182 | 1 | | 1184 | 1 | | 1192 | 1 | | 1194 | 1 | | 1202 | 1 | | 1204 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:24.479150+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyNjgwMTc4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:725492", "instructor_name": "Robert Witt", "course_label": "EMA542", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2019-12-16 20:43:46 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Witt is a great professor and genuinely cares bout his students learning. However, his exams are ridiculously hard. Tough course with a great professor. Would not recommend the course but would highly recommend Witt.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/725492", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:24.479150+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxMzAzMzkw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:725492", "instructor_name": "Robert Witt", "course_label": "EMA542", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2019-01-25 02:33:19 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Hard professor for an already hard class. Amount of homework given is manageable, but it is graded solely on correctness and not on completion. He is a tough grader on both homework and exams, but he is fair in doing it. Read the textbook or go to office hours if you don't understand something; don't fall behind.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/725492", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:24.479150+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxMDg0NTY2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:725492", "instructor_name": "Robert Witt", "course_label": "EMA202", "course_id": "EMA 202", "course_uid": "course_57aa219a4d095137406e82be", "review_date": "2018-12-18 20:08:57 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Had Witt for both Statics and Dynamics and I can honestly say that he is not as bad as everyone puts him although he does have high expectations. He likes to write "juicy problems" on his exams but the way to do well is to go to his study table to work on hw (most efficient way learn the concepts also) and enroll in PrEPS. Lots of practice is key.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/725492", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:24.479150+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwOTkwNjA5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:725492", "instructor_name": "Robert Witt", "course_label": "EMA202", "course_id": "EMA 202", "course_uid": "course_57aa219a4d095137406e82be", "review_date": "2018-12-12 15:55:37 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Witt is great at answering questions. Although the content may be tricky to grasp right away, Professor Witt's approach to problem solving is easy to follow and if you come prepared to lecture, his lectures are extremely beneficial. Difficult exams, but they are heavily curved. I highly recommend this professor.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/725492", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:24.479150+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwNDgzMTA5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:725492", "instructor_name": "Robert Witt", "course_label": "EMA201", "course_id": "EMA 201", "course_uid": "course_8a23700ba1d36181a2e171b1", "review_date": "2018-09-05 11:40:01 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Witt may come across as intimidating or brittle, but he's a very nice person who cares about the learning of his students. His teaching is straightforward and to the point; he teaches you what you need to know in a very efficient and effective way. Classes are spent working on practice problems, the new info is given through videos he made online.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/725492", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:24.479150+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwMzg5OTY3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:725492", "instructor_name": "Robert Witt", "course_label": "EMA201", "course_id": "EMA 201", "course_uid": "course_8a23700ba1d36181a2e171b1", "review_date": "2018-07-31 16:17:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "BEST professor I have had. I was terrified coming into this class but Witt really makes the material easy to grasp. His videos, although boring, are very helpful. You can rewind and re-watch until you understand! Lectures were super helpful too! Witt really cares about you learning the materialso don't be afraid to ask -- he's actually REALLY nice!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/725492", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 99 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_8a23700ba1d36181a2e171b1 | EMA 201 | | course\_57aa219a4d095137406e82be | EMA 202 | | course\_d3ef3d28e556046ee2bca234 | EMA 303 | | course\_63981d631c5570b7f9e27753 | EMA 405 | | course\_55ae909a6cff408f13a2a78e | EMA/EP 471 | | course\_2595741b33916eefc3b59a24 | NE 411 | ### matched true ## social Image false