# STEFAN WESTERHOFF — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/STEFAN_WESTERHOFF--instructor_89247a7c96c3f8dfd4004449) ## 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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I couldnt recall his name other than the first letter and didnt see it on the UW faculty page, so I came here and found it. I googled his name to see if he had moved. Unfortunately Prof W passed away in 2018 at 50. Its really sad, but he was THE BEST prof I had.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1304665", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:03.074062+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwMDkxODcy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1304665", "instructor_name": "Stefan Westerhoff", "course_label": "PHYS311", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-05-13 15:52:40 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Him and the TA are available once a week for 4 hours for homework help. 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On the easier side but you will have an amazing foundation the subject. Tests were very fair, bell curve. Honors project was fair as well. Office hours are key, he helps so much and wants you to ask questions (but not in class). One of my favorite profs. Awesome!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1304665", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:03.074062+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1OTYzNzcx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1304665", "instructor_name": "Stefan Westerhoff", "course_label": "PHYS311", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2016-01-19 15:49:04 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Westerhoff's lectures are to die for and his exams are to die from. The class was curved pretty heavily to account for the difficulty of exams, but don't expect to feel good about yourself walking out of exams. That said, he is very clear in his explanations and will never bore in lecture. PS go to lecture.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1304665", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:03.074062+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1NzUyOTEw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1304665", "instructor_name": "Stefan Westerhoff", "course_label": "PHYS311", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-12-17 22:26:24 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Not just an incredible lecturer and brilliant, Prof. Westerhoff is one of the kindest professors on campus. He really shows an interest in your success. You can tell he puts a lot of effort into his classes. Everything from the problem sets to exams were great, and you will learn a lot in his class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1304665", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 16 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_836e8ea19df9fe1516e4ecc4 | PHYSICS 322 | | course\_d1341e0b9824e63e21c5b17b | PHYSICS 415 | ### matched true ## social Image false