# STEFFEN LEMPP — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/STEFFEN_LEMPP) ## 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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He just copies and pastes the textbook into his lectures. When he walks from one side of the stage to the other, he stops and heaves into the microphone. It's awkward to hear him breathing that heavily into the microphone. I only passed this class because my TA was great.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/133058", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:01.368165+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2ODA2MDI1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:133058", "instructor_name": "Steffen Lempp", "course_label": "MATH211", "course_id": "MATH 211", "course_uid": "course_9b0dc1865ea603eb0083bc33", "review_date": "2022-11-09 22:00:58 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures were awful, I couldn't read his handwriting & not recorded. My TA (Weng-Him Cheung) was the ONLY reason I passed this class and he is the best TA I've ever had. The class is extremely hard, I attended the math center group tutoring twice a week. Get help outside of class to pass, I didn't think I would. Never learned from Lempp directly. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/133058", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:01.368165+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2NTQzMzE4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:133058", "instructor_name": "Steffen Lempp", "course_label": "CALC211", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-07-27 01:59:33 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He wasn't a great lecturer. His accent made class challenging to understand and his handwriting was often obscure. I stopped showing up to lectures when I realized learning calc from youtube was MUCH easier and helped me infinitely more than Steffen did. But don't expect much from Madison's math department. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/133058", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:01.368165+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2NDEwNzQx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:133058", "instructor_name": "Steffen Lempp", "course_label": "CALC211", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-05-26 18:44:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "After taking this class, Lempp is a good 400-500 level professor, but for general calc it was difficult because of the teaching style. I had a great TA and worked my butt off to do well in this class. It is tough but doable. If you have the option, take it with someone else. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/133058", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:01.368165+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2MzcwNTE1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:133058", "instructor_name": "Steffen Lempp", "course_label": "MATH211", "course_id": "MATH 211", "course_uid": "course_9b0dc1865ea603eb0083bc33", "review_date": "2022-05-18 22:27:59 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Avoid Steffen Lempp at all costs if possible. This guy was an absolute maniac. He called out students for not wearing their masks even if it was just slightly below their nose. I had to work crazy hard to get the A. If I didn't come in with prior calc experience, I would've been toast. I genuinely feel so sad for those coming into this class w/o it", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/133058", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:05:01.368165+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2MzY5NjQw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:133058", "instructor_name": "Steffen Lempp", "course_label": "MAT211", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-05-18 20:39:19 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Worst instructor I've ever seen. He thought he did a good lecturing job despite the fact that his average rate is 2.0.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/133058", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 56 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | --------------------- | | course\_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac | COMPSCI/MATH 240 | | course\_63c43e7ac8225e2773df74d8 | COMPSCI/MATH/STAT 475 | | course\_9b0dc1865ea603eb0083bc33 | MATH 211 | | course\_6bc496e4640fd08f71e1b041 | MATH 222 | | course\_fa53f4954bab469b5d4c4fe3 | MATH 341 | | course\_4aa5bbed0c86993f5f0dc832 | MATH 421 | | course\_7e12e6bf6be7a81f7ca74420 | MATH 541 | | course\_3f55e55b94f0e0724493de53 | MATH/PHILOS 571 | ### matched true ## social Image false