# SIMEON ALDER — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/SIMEON_ALDER--instructor_51a0d70dd8314116a06fc508) ## 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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Alder is a great guy, and he will definitely help you out if you go to his study sessions/office hours. That being said, if you're not serious about economics you should probably just take Econ 302.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2775005", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:32.113709+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMjA3NDQw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2775005", "instructor_name": "Simeon Alder", "course_label": "ECON302", "course_id": "ECON 302", "course_uid": "course_9342eaf3d82a59634b605992", "review_date": "2026-05-29 19:07:49 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures have little to do with exam material, but explain real-world connections well. Use textbook/homework to review for exams, questions are similar. Exam averages are very low. Very smart guy but you have to learn a lot of material by yourself. Can drop lowest midterm which is nice. Homework is very difficult but similar to exam question type.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2775005", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:32.113709+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMTkwNDU4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2775005", "instructor_name": "Simeon Alder", "course_label": "ECON302", "course_id": "ECON 302", "course_uid": "course_9342eaf3d82a59634b605992", "review_date": "2026-05-25 04:42:23 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This is definitely a hard class, and I usually find macro easy. The math was confusing, and he doesn't really go over the question-types in the HW - which has fill in the blanks, with a margin of error of 0.1% usually. Exams were also hard, and averages were very low (like 60% for all 3 midterms).", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2775005", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:32.113709+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMDk3Mjg2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2775005", "instructor_name": "Simeon Alder", "course_label": "ECON302", "course_id": "ECON 302", "course_uid": "course_9342eaf3d82a59634b605992", "review_date": "2026-05-11 22:07:44 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Don't take a class with this guy. Takes attendance in class but you learn absolutely nothing. Guy goes on random tangent and covers stuff that you will not have to know. Homework's are insanely difficult and exams have an average grades in the 60s. Teacher is very pretentious and not helpful. Get ready to learn everything on your own. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2775005", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:32.113709+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyODAwNzA0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2775005", "instructor_name": "Simeon Alder", "course_label": "ECON302", "course_id": "ECON 302", "course_uid": "course_9342eaf3d82a59634b605992", "review_date": "2026-04-08 20:12:23 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I had to review mid-semester because it's ridiculous how hard the professor makes this class. The content isn't too difficult, but Professor Alder assigns impossible homework (20% of your grade), and the 3 midterm averages are all Fs. The LOWEST midterm score I got in 301 was a 93%, and I can't score above a 75% in this class. 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He's a nice guy but brutal class ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2775005", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 63 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_9342eaf3d82a59634b605992 | ECON 302 | | course\_e043b9a2f1710efaaf3a7a70 | ECON 312 | | course\_d2ac1c2916afd3b570be6b72 | ECON 475 | ### matched true ## social Image false