# SHAOSAI HUANG — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/SHAOSAI_HUANG--instructor_beaa2ba123a3ed1dfa42136b) ## 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\_beaa2ba123a3ed1dfa42136b ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 4892182 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name SHAOSAI HUANG ### 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 16 #### quality 1.5 #### difficulty 3.38 #### quality count 16 #### difficulty count 16 #### profile id rmp:2437155 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:06:05.353673+00:00 #### courses ##### course 65e8e94bbd9a434f7539af0a ###### review count 3 ###### quality 1.67 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 ##### course 0002a781bc9543f3a2ac1a94 ###### review count 10 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 3.4 ###### quality count 10 ###### difficulty count 10 ##### course eec4aae06b946a73f1878be4 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course fa53f4954bab469b5d4c4fe3 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 2.699825435303664 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.033 #### graded 382 #### counts * 144 * 59 * 64 * 34 * 36 * 27 * 18 #### sections 15 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/SHAOSAI\_HUANG--instructor\_beaa2ba123a3ed1dfa42136b ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | | 1212 | course\_65e8e94bbd9a434f7539af0a | MATH 114 | PRECALCULUS | | 1212 | course\_5bc89cfc8ad4607cd7bfe46a | MATH 951 | SEMINAR IN TOPOLOGY | | 1204 | course\_eec4aae06b946a73f1878be4 | MATH 340 | ELEMENTARY MATRIX AND LINEAR ALGEBRA | | 1204 | course\_f3a8939677c7077ccc5559d5 | MATH 552 | INTRODUCTION TO ALGEBRAIC TOPOLOGY | | 1204 | course\_dc3b8c6a00e91bb2d66da1ba | MATH 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1204 | course\_5bc89cfc8ad4607cd7bfe46a | MATH 951 | SEMINAR IN TOPOLOGY | | 1202 | course\_f5b6bdfc443b676b16f5eb9d | MATH 751 | INTRODUCTORY TOPOLOGY I | | 1202 | course\_5bc89cfc8ad4607cd7bfe46a | MATH 951 | SEMINAR IN TOPOLOGY | | 1194 | course\_fa53f4954bab469b5d4c4fe3 | MATH 341 | LINEAR ALGEBRA | | 1194 | course\_f3a8939677c7077ccc5559d5 | MATH 552 | INTRODUCTION TO ALGEBRAIC TOPOLOGY | | 1194 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990 | READING AND RESEARCH | | 1192 | course\_fa53f4954bab469b5d4c4fe3 | MATH 341 | LINEAR ALGEBRA | | 1192 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990 | READING AND RESEARCH | | 1132 | course\_3464c11254a81dbe86277318 | MATH 112 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1132 | 1 | | 1192 | 2 | | 1194 | 3 | | 1202 | 2 | | 1204 | 4 | | 1212 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:05.353673+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1MDU2MTYz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2437155", "instructor_name": "Shaosai Huang", "course_label": "MATH114", "course_id": "MATH 114", "course_uid": "course_65e8e94bbd9a434f7539af0a", "review_date": "2021-08-31 17:35:20 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Huang is a very intelligent man, but just not a good professor. When it comes to explaining math the lectures were very confusing and left me more confused than I was when I came in.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2437155", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:05.353673+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NzYwNzc5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2437155", "instructor_name": "Shaosai Huang", "course_label": "MATH320", "course_id": "MATH 320", "course_uid": "course_0002a781bc9543f3a2ac1a94", "review_date": "2021-05-11 04:11:12 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Huang is definitely not a good lecturer. He just reads the books but still has many mistakes in the lecture. I recommend reading the textbook instead of listening to his class. And also, Huang seldom look at the Piazza and didn't give the level of A in the beginning.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2437155", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:05.353673+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NjgzOTgw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2437155", "instructor_name": "Shaosai Huang", "course_label": "MATH320", "course_id": "MATH 320", "course_uid": "course_0002a781bc9543f3a2ac1a94", "review_date": "2021-05-03 02:13:01 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The most disorganized professor I've had. Poorly communicated exam times, content, and grading. Doesn't reply to email or piazza posts. Lectures are straight from the book, proof heavy, and he frequently messes up and has to erase his handwritten lecture. If you take 320 with him (I'd advise against it) just read the book don't watch lectures.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2437155", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:05.353673+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0Njc1MTE4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2437155", "instructor_name": "Shaosai Huang", "course_label": "MATH320", "course_id": "MATH 320", "course_uid": "course_0002a781bc9543f3a2ac1a94", "review_date": "2021-05-01 14:39:56 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures are copied from the textbook and way too proof heavy. The first midterm was coordinated and communicated exceptionally poor and the prof became confrontational with students on Piazza. Shaosai also refused to explain grading until after the final, so I could be getting an A or F and won't know until after the final is graded.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2437155", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:05.353673+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NTYyNzEx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2437155", "instructor_name": "Shaosai Huang", "course_label": "MATH320", "course_id": "MATH 320", "course_uid": "course_0002a781bc9543f3a2ac1a94", "review_date": "2021-04-16 16:54:47 +0000 UTC", "comment": "His recorded lectures are all hand-written, hard to read, and basically copy the textbook, so I stopped watching his recordings after midterm 1. I see classmates really care about their learning and give a lot of suggestions/ ask a lot of questions on Piazza but he hardly ever reply. Overall, I don't want to be mean, but he does not teach me a lot", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2437155", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:05.353673+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NTYyNjE2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2437155", "instructor_name": "Shaosai Huang", "course_label": "MATH114", "course_id": "MATH 114", "course_uid": "course_65e8e94bbd9a434f7539af0a", "review_date": "2021-04-16 16:39:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Hard to understand. Terribly organized.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2437155", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 16 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_65e8e94bbd9a434f7539af0a | MATH 114 | | course\_0002a781bc9543f3a2ac1a94 | MATH 320 | | course\_eec4aae06b946a73f1878be4 | MATH 340 | | course\_fa53f4954bab469b5d4c4fe3 | MATH 341 | ### matched true ## social Image false