# Stephen Block — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/STEPHEN_BLOCK--instructor_40ff007a0e1d8ce71773d9d5) ## 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\_40ff007a0e1d8ce71773d9d5 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name Stephen Block ### email SBBLOCK\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-08-17 05:15:07.788352+00:00 ### last observed at 2025-11-16 05:32:31.273726+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 256 #### quality 4.47 #### difficulty 3.41 #### quality count 256 #### difficulty count 256 #### profile id rmp:2773752 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:04:50.592873+00:00 #### courses ##### course c6c64d7584708e58ca90e23d ###### review count 86 ###### quality 4.45 ###### difficulty 3.08 ###### quality count 86 ###### difficulty count 86 ##### course f4c1d40f8af1545c1ccf8488 ###### review count 98 ###### quality 4.7 ###### difficulty 3.6 ###### quality count 98 ###### difficulty count 98 ##### course 1892a0df3dfd0788ad8a857d ###### review count 52 ###### quality 3.96 ###### difficulty 3.79 ###### quality count 52 ###### difficulty count 52 #### bayesian quality 4.411281578517869 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/STEPHEN\_BLOCK--instructor\_40ff007a0e1d8ce71773d9d5 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:50.592873+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNzE3MTgx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2773752", "instructor_name": "Stephen Block", "course_label": "344", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-03-19 22:56:24 +0000 UTC", "comment": ". I watched him throw a beaker at a student during lab and the University ignored my concerns and hushed the whole situation. I recommend you stay as far away as you can from him. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2773752", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:50.592873+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNzAxNTg5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2773752", "instructor_name": "Stephen Block", "course_label": "CHEM103", "course_id": "CHEM 103", "course_uid": "course_c6c64d7584708e58ca90e23d", "review_date": "2026-03-16 01:54:57 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr. Block manages the 103 labs extremely poorly and is not accommodating. It takes 6+ hours to complete 1 lab and worse if you are blamed when technology and equipment that's broken when you had no control to begin with. Labs are unclear, unforgiving and nitpicked on the poor wording to be used against you. Be very careful with him...", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2773752", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:50.592873+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTIwOTY3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2773752", "instructor_name": "Stephen Block", "course_label": "CHEM109", "course_id": "CHEM 109", "course_uid": "course_f4c1d40f8af1545c1ccf8488", "review_date": "2026-01-20 00:17:57 +0000 UTC", "comment": "If I had just one—it would be to take this class again.\n\nIf you are lucky enough to have Dr. Block, consider yourself blessed by the chemistry gods. He is a genuinely great person. You can tell he is smart—not just STEM-smart, but broadly so. I strongly encourage you to visit him during office hours; he has wonderful stories to tell.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2773752", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:50.592873+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTE0MjQ1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2773752", "instructor_name": "Stephen Block", "course_label": "CHEM109", "course_id": "CHEM 109", "course_uid": "course_f4c1d40f8af1545c1ccf8488", "review_date": "2026-01-17 21:41:55 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr. Block is an amazing professor. He really cares that his students succeed and has very engaging lectures. He is very thoughtful and hilarious which makes his lectures fun to attend. He goes over different examples from what is given in the pre-class readings which really helps solidify what you read. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2773752", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:50.592873+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzYyMzA3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2773752", "instructor_name": "Stephen Block", "course_label": "CHEM109", "course_id": "CHEM 109", "course_uid": "course_f4c1d40f8af1545c1ccf8488", "review_date": "2025-12-20 21:58:37 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Chem 109 has a very difficult nature. The tests are incredibly difficult, much more than the practice tests given. Dr. Block is extremely knowledgeable in his field . The thing is Dr. Block says there will be an \"adjustment\" to grades at the end, but will not post it anywhere. You cannot see how much (if any) your grade was \"adjusted\". ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2773752", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:50.592873+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzEyMDgx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2773752", "instructor_name": "Stephen Block", "course_label": "CHEM109", "course_id": "CHEM 109", "course_uid": "course_f4c1d40f8af1545c1ccf8488", "review_date": "2025-12-17 18:43:07 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I genuinely cannot say enough good things about Professor Block. He presented the material in such a way that it was so easy to grasp, and made you excited about chemistry. He cares about the success and wellbeing of all of his students, and is just a fun guy to be around. 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