# SHAOMING GUO — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/SHAOMING_GUO--instructor_c71686b20443ece4d26594c5) ## 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 * 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 | ### designations None recorded. ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_c71686b20443ece4d26594c5 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 6179547 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name SHAOMING GUO ### 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 17 #### quality 1.88 #### difficulty 3.71 #### quality count 17 #### difficulty count 17 #### profile id rmp:2531248 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:06:05.646704+00:00 #### courses ##### course dcdb624e3fb8cbaf9a557ab9 ###### review count 8 ###### quality 1.88 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 8 ###### difficulty count 8 ##### course 8634dde81cc95f6c58014087 ###### review count 9 ###### quality 1.89 ###### difficulty 3.44 ###### quality count 9 ###### difficulty count 9 #### bayesian quality 2.841992315430592 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.649 #### graded 340 #### counts * 247 * 34 * 21 * 13 * 16 * 6 * 3 #### sections 17 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/SHAOMING\_GUO--instructor\_c71686b20443ece4d26594c5 ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | 1244 | course\_7c8782b8ac1a91fb6238915a | MATH 828 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN HARMONIC ANALYSIS | | 1242 | course\_4af56817c609cc45dc5d8f7d | MATH 921 | SEMINAR IN ANALYSIS | | 1242 | course\_dcdb624e3fb8cbaf9a557ab9 | MATH/STAT 431 | INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF PROBABILITY | | 1234 | course\_be7b0773bc9d040384a6a3ce | MATH 376 | TOPICS IN MULTI-VARIABLE CALCULUS AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | | 1234 | course\_4af56817c609cc45dc5d8f7d | MATH 921 | SEMINAR IN ANALYSIS | | 1232 | course\_4af56817c609cc45dc5d8f7d | MATH 921 | SEMINAR IN ANALYSIS | | 1224 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990 | READING AND RESEARCH | | 1222 | course\_ca15df4740b1471d223b790c | MATH 721 | A FIRST COURSE IN REAL ANALYSIS | | 1222 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990 | READING AND RESEARCH | | 1212 | course\_e7b7ff33c37b147a17b2d14d | MATH 467 | INTRODUCTION TO NUMBER THEORY | | 1212 | course\_cdb2f6a55df87d2cd0e536d7 | MATH 827 | FOURIER ANALYSIS | | 1212 | course\_4af56817c609cc45dc5d8f7d | MATH 921 | SEMINAR IN ANALYSIS | | 1202 | course\_ca15df4740b1471d223b790c | MATH 721 | A FIRST COURSE IN REAL ANALYSIS | | 1202 | course\_4af56817c609cc45dc5d8f7d | MATH 921 | SEMINAR IN ANALYSIS | | 1202 | course\_dcdb624e3fb8cbaf9a557ab9 | MATH/STAT 431 | INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF PROBABILITY | | 1194 | course\_0dd25611eebe714d971b7bfb | MATH 522 | ANALYSIS II | | 1194 | course\_7c8782b8ac1a91fb6238915a | MATH 828 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN HARMONIC ANALYSIS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1194 | 2 | | 1202 | 3 | | 1212 | 3 | | 1222 | 2 | | 1224 | 1 | | 1232 | 1 | | 1234 | 2 | | 1242 | 2 | | 1244 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:05.646704+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5NzQ3NjAx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2531248", "instructor_name": "Shaoming Guo", "course_label": "MATH431", "course_id": "MATH/STAT 431", "course_uid": "course_dcdb624e3fb8cbaf9a557ab9", "review_date": "2024-09-17 17:09:38 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Took this course in the Fall 2019. Easily got 100 for all exams. It's true that the professor wasn't fully devoted to the course, but I don't understand why so many people complain about the difficulty.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2531248", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:05.646704+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4ODY0MDU1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2531248", "instructor_name": "Shaoming Guo", "course_label": "MATH431", "course_id": "MATH/STAT 431", "course_uid": "course_dcdb624e3fb8cbaf9a557ab9", "review_date": "2024-01-10 21:20:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Poor explainer, not enthusiatic about teaching.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2531248", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:05.646704+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4MDUyMDcz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2531248", "instructor_name": "Shaoming Guo", "course_label": "MATH234", "course_id": "MATH 234", "course_uid": "course_8634dde81cc95f6c58014087", "review_date": "2023-06-17 13:51:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Thank you Shaoming!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2531248", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:05.646704+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3OTM4MTky", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2531248", "instructor_name": "Shaoming Guo", "course_label": "MATH234", "course_id": "MATH 234", "course_uid": "course_8634dde81cc95f6c58014087", "review_date": "2023-05-16 20:03:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures are irrelevant to assignments, which are in turn irrelevant to exams. Ridiculous.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2531248", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:05.646704+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3OTE4MTk2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2531248", "instructor_name": "Shaoming Guo", "course_label": "MATH234", "course_id": "MATH 234", "course_uid": "course_8634dde81cc95f6c58014087", "review_date": "2023-05-14 00:42:22 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This is for Math 376. Shaoming appears to be an enthusiastic and knowledgeable instructor, but he cares little about his students. He comes to the lecture barely prepared and makes the simplest proof verbose and confusing. He rarely replies to emails. No exam review problems. Brutal class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2531248", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:05.646704+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3OTE1Njk2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2531248", "instructor_name": "Shaoming Guo", "course_label": "MATH234", "course_id": "MATH 234", "course_uid": "course_8634dde81cc95f6c58014087", "review_date": "2023-05-13 15:54:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Really the worst in the math department. They shouldn't have let him teach.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2531248", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 17 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ------------- | | course\_8634dde81cc95f6c58014087 | MATH 234 | | course\_dcdb624e3fb8cbaf9a557ab9 | MATH/STAT 431 | ### matched true ## social Image false