# STARK DRAPER — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### repository

twangodev/uwcourses

### schema version

6

### importer version

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### projection id

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### 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

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### term

1272

### departments

| subject   | count |
| --------- | ----- |
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| ABT       | 20    |
| ACCTIS    | 36    |
| ACTSCI    | 14    |
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| CHICLA    | 52    |
| CIVENGR   | 133   |
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| CNP       | 10    |
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| COMPBIO   | 15    |
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| HEBR-MOD  | 10    |
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| INTEGART  | 7     |
| INTEGSCI  | 22    |
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| NEURSURG  | 4     |
| NTP       | 11    |
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| NUTRSCI   | 65    |
| OBS\&GYN  | 18    |
| OCCTHER   | 39    |
| ONCOLOGY  | 14    |
| OPHTHALM  | 5     |
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| PATH-BIO  | 29    |
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| PHILOS    | 77    |
| PHMCOL-M  | 11    |
| PHMPRAC   | 45    |
| PHMSCI    | 60    |
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| PHYSIOL   | 3     |
| PHYTHER   | 37    |
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| PLPATH    | 35    |
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| 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

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### source

madgrades

### source instructor id

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### identity basis

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### identity status

source\_identified

### name

STARK DRAPER

### 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

#### difficulty

3.75

#### quality count

4

#### difficulty count

4

#### profile id

rmp:1783633

#### source url

<https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1783633>

#### match basis

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#### observed at

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#### courses

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###### review count

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###### quality

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###### difficulty

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###### quality count

1

###### difficulty count

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##### course 1d414842d040e66d0ee9e2ac

###### review count

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###### quality count

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###### difficulty count

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#### prior mean

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#### prior weight

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### grade statistics

#### gpa

3.131

#### graded

183

#### counts

* 40
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* 63
* 17
* 22
* 1
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#### sections

33

### current

false

### courses

None recorded.

### revision

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### instructor url

/instructors/STARK\_DRAPER

## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id | title                          |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ |
| 1154 | course\_86704b8d79a2d7a74e555851 | ECE 990    | DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH         |
| 1152 | course\_86704b8d79a2d7a74e555851 | ECE 990    | DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH         |
| 1144 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890    | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH     |
| 1144 | course\_86704b8d79a2d7a74e555851 | ECE 990    | DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH         |
| 1142 | course\_65c8c357ed6414dafbcf8c1e | ECE 699    | ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY     |
| 1142 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890    | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH     |
| 1142 | course\_86704b8d79a2d7a74e555851 | ECE 990    | DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH         |
| 1134 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890    | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH     |
| 1132 | course\_1d414842d040e66d0ee9e2ac | ECE 330    | SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS            |
| 1132 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890    | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH     |
| 1124 | course\_65c8c357ed6414dafbcf8c1e | ECE 699    | ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY     |
| 1124 | course\_6ad7368bc77955da5941304c | ECE 729    | INFORMATION THEORY             |
| 1124 | course\_8314f6c3c11c07e3af900848 | ECE 790    | MASTER'S RESEARCH              |
| 1124 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890    | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH     |
| 1122 | course\_8314f6c3c11c07e3af900848 | ECE 790    | MASTER'S RESEARCH              |
| 1122 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890    | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH     |
| 1114 | course\_6ad7368bc77955da5941304c | ECE 729    | INFORMATION THEORY             |
| 1114 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890    | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH     |
| 1114 | course\_86704b8d79a2d7a74e555851 | ECE 990    | DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH         |
| 1112 | course\_8314f6c3c11c07e3af900848 | ECE 790    | MASTER'S RESEARCH              |
| 1112 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890    | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH     |
| 1104 | course\_8314f6c3c11c07e3af900848 | ECE 790    | MASTER'S RESEARCH              |
| 1104 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890    | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH     |
| 1102 | course\_65c8c357ed6414dafbcf8c1e | ECE 699    | ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY     |
| 1102 | course\_8314f6c3c11c07e3af900848 | ECE 790    | MASTER'S RESEARCH              |
| 1094 | course\_6ad7368bc77955da5941304c | ECE 729    | INFORMATION THEORY             |
| 1094 | course\_8314f6c3c11c07e3af900848 | ECE 790    | MASTER'S RESEARCH              |
| 1092 | course\_1d414842d040e66d0ee9e2ac | ECE 330    | SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS            |
| 1092 | course\_8314f6c3c11c07e3af900848 | ECE 790    | MASTER'S RESEARCH              |
| 1092 | course\_293d4ee4f846942b66b34b2b | ECE 999    | ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY     |
| 1084 | course\_6ad7368bc77955da5941304c | ECE 729    | INFORMATION THEORY             |
| 1084 | course\_8314f6c3c11c07e3af900848 | ECE 790    | MASTER'S RESEARCH              |
| 1082 | course\_368722b4e51915750b4c0050 | ECE/ME 732 | DYNAMICS OF CONTROLLED SYSTEMS |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1082 | 1       |
| 1084 | 2       |
| 1092 | 3       |
| 1094 | 2       |
| 1102 | 2       |
| 1104 | 2       |
| 1112 | 2       |
| 1114 | 3       |
| 1122 | 2       |
| 1124 | 4       |
| 1132 | 2       |
| 1134 | 1       |
| 1142 | 3       |
| 1144 | 2       |
| 1152 | 1       |
| 1154 | 1       |

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

### items

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    "comment": "Excellent prof as long as you listen to him and do your homework yourself. Very interesting course, and professor Draper knows the material very well! Also he's young and cares more about his students than profs on tenure",
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    "comment": "One of the most valuable professors in electrical engineering at U of T - we are lucky to have him!",
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    "comment": "Well, I didn't like this guy. But he's no longer at Madison.",
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```

### total

4

### page

1

### courses

| course\_uid                      | course\_id |
| -------------------------------- | ---------- |
| course\_1d414842d040e66d0ee9e2ac | ECE 330    |
| course\_a4ae993219c28eb4a4c5c7e2 | ECE 431    |

### matched

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## social Image

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