# STANLEY TEMPLE — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/STANLEY_TEMPLE--instructor_e8caae13cc027ea6b447aa90) ## 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\_e8caae13cc027ea6b447aa90 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name STANLEY TEMPLE ### first observed at 2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 15 #### quality 4.33 #### difficulty 2.6 #### quality count 15 #### difficulty count 15 #### profile id rmp:341780 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:05:04.947763+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.9469633048837687 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/STANLEY\_TEMPLE--instructor\_e8caae13cc027ea6b447aa90 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:04.947763+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2OTY1NTU3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:341780", "instructor_name": "Stanley Temple", "course_label": "FWE110", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-12-05 02:39:57 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He came back to teach, and I'm glad he was the one lecturing: he is knowledgeable, experienced, and makes the content easy to understand (as if any of it is hard at all). Reading and reflections were not difficult, and the field trip was an easy way to get credit for one of the reflections. Tests are doable but a bit harder than you'd expect.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/341780", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:04.947763+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI2NTA0MTgw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:341780", "instructor_name": "Stanley Temple", "course_label": "FWE110", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2016-05-08 14:12:51 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He really knows what he is talking about. The lectures are tedious and can be very boring, but every once in a while there is a lecture that will be interesting. You have to get a 92 in the class to get an A which sucks. This class is also some common sense, but also a lot of memorization. The exams are doable, but not easy. Requires studying.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/341780", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:04.947763+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIzMzk4MTYz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:341780", "instructor_name": "Stanley Temple", "course_label": "WE360", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2014-06-24 14:58:48 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He has so many relevant experiences in the field. The contents in the lectures are interesting, especially those involve in his personal experiences. Papers are fairly easy. The only thing is, he's pretty mono-toned, so lectures could be really boring.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/341780", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:04.947763+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIzMzA2MTkz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:341780", "instructor_name": "Stanley Temple", "course_label": "FWE110", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2014-05-23 20:09:28 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Glad that he's back teaching. Knows what he is talking about, articulates well, and communicates the relatively easy material well. Assignments are reading-based and field trips- not too big of a deal. Exams are not as easy as expected; get easier as the semester progresses, but the first one asked a lot of miniscule details", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/341780", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:04.947763+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE3NzI5ODQ5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:341780", "instructor_name": "Stanley Temple", "course_label": "ZOO360", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-11-04 23:05:03 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dramatically changed from previous years. Lectures are deceivingly simple; you need to know a lot of the minutiae/concepts for exams, especially from the book. And when most questions come with "all/none of the above", you find yourself guessing more than you like. Not impossible, but you need to put the effort in to get an A, so study a lot!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/341780", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:04.947763+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE0OTY5MTc0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:341780", "instructor_name": "Stanley Temple", "course_label": "ZOO360", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2008-11-10 22:26:26 +0000 UTC", "comment": "as a guest lecturer in Christopher Vaughn's extinction, i really enjoy Stan's lectures (more so than Chris's). i can see how people find him boring if they're not interested in conservation; however if you are he is a great guy to talk to!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/341780", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 15 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false