# SHIVA RUDRARAJU — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/SHIVA_RUDRARAJU--instructor_3d13bc0864d6ff4f6364abcb) ## 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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madgrades ### source instructor id 5841495 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name SHIVA RUDRARAJU ### 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 4 #### quality 4.5 #### difficulty 3.5 #### quality count 4 #### difficulty count 4 #### profile id rmp:2245215 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:05:45.924568+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.7997381529554963 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.858 #### graded 169 #### counts * 133 * 25 * 10 * 1 * 0 * 0 * 0 #### sections 58 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/SHIVA\_RUDRARAJU--instructor\_3d13bc0864d6ff4f6364abcb ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | 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course\_e33ce416ca88e57dc84c5908 | ME 890 | PHD RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1224 | course\_4d3b55ad99493fc168d8c96c | ME 964 | SPECIAL ADVANCED TOPICS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | | 1224 | course\_09460e8a4adb09b0cab39d2d | ME 990 | DISSERTATOR RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1222 | course\_933745ea5b73b5a69cfbe148 | EMA 605 | INTRODUCTION TO FINITE ELEMENTS | | 1222 | course\_49f4cc81838176c2180ea21f | ME 601 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | | 1222 | course\_e33ce416ca88e57dc84c5908 | ME 890 | PHD RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1222 | course\_09460e8a4adb09b0cab39d2d | ME 990 | DISSERTATOR RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1212 | course\_933745ea5b73b5a69cfbe148 | EMA 605 | INTRODUCTION TO FINITE ELEMENTS | | 1212 | course\_49f4cc81838176c2180ea21f | ME 601 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | | 1212 | course\_e33ce416ca88e57dc84c5908 | ME 890 | PHD RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1204 | course\_03c4f87e5983019c1d00307b | ME 790 | MASTER'S RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1204 | course\_e33ce416ca88e57dc84c5908 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ME 890 | PHD RESEARCH AND THESIS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1182 | 1 | | 1184 | 1 | | 1192 | 3 | | 1194 | 3 | | 1202 | 4 | | 1204 | 2 | | 1212 | 3 | | 1222 | 4 | | 1224 | 4 | | 1232 | 4 | | 1234 | 5 | | 1242 | 4 | | 1244 | 4 | | 1252 | 4 | | 1254 | 4 | | 1262 | 4 | | 1264 | 4 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:45.924568+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5NjA1NDEz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2245215", "instructor_name": "Shiva Rudraraju", "course_label": "ME306", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-02-28 11:14:52 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Shiva is a wonderful professor, the material may be challenging, but he guides you through it. He is very open to questions about material covered and truly cares about your learning experience. However, the way he presents material is through derivations coupled with some example problems. This may be tough to learn from for some.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2245215", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:45.924568+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5Mjk2MjU3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2245215", "instructor_name": "Shiva Rudraraju", "course_label": "ME306", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-12-20 18:49:13 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Shiva does a good job of making this class interesting. 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Some may find it useful, but for those who need examples to really learn how to apply the equations, I suggest a different professor.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2245215", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:45.924568+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI4MDIyMDQz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2245215", "instructor_name": "Shiva Rudraraju", "course_label": "ME306", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-04-10 04:26:07 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Shiva really cares for his students. He is extremely helpful outside the class, and the class is very well structured. Though the textbook sucks but the lecture notes and the solution manual that you can find online for the homework helps a lot.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2245215", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 4 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false