# STEPHEN NELSEN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/STEPHEN_NELSEN--instructor_fc6382d5749a74dc0b82fede) ## Dataset ### search projection #### version 1 #### 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 ### revision b68f68efcd3387a01fee00416f57beb6d43f3bcb ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 8 ### projection id 84ef894187d6e25cdc7581be1fb1349a5254613f3a20ecbb5eb766fbfcb3e68b ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-10-04T15:23:21.818911+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 | ### designations None recorded. ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_fc6382d5749a74dc0b82fede ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 2600944 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name STEPHEN NELSEN ### 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 34 #### quality 1.38 #### difficulty 4.15 #### quality count 34 #### difficulty count 34 #### profile id rmp:619581 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:04:45.429768+00:00 #### courses ##### course daf4a0053696c0e96c07064d ###### review count 26 ###### quality 1.31 ###### difficulty 4.15 ###### quality count 26 ###### difficulty count 26 ##### course cd61788835b38f3e2ffee992 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 2.2243280679802204 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 2.805 #### graded 854 #### counts * 179 * 107 * 213 * 76 * 220 * 36 * 23 #### sections 29 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision b68f68efcd3387a01fee00416f57beb6d43f3bcb ### instructor url /instructors/STEPHEN\_NELSEN--instructor\_fc6382d5749a74dc0b82fede ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------- | | 1132 | course\_3b5a17dbc40cfe7674ba4220 | CHEM 346 | INTERMEDIATE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | | 1124 | course\_3b5a17dbc40cfe7674ba4220 | CHEM 346 | INTERMEDIATE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | | 1122 | course\_cd61788835b38f3e2ffee992 | CHEM 547 | ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | | 1114 | course\_daf4a0053696c0e96c07064d | CHEM 345 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | | 1114 | course\_c2f22eab79dc18953ecf833e | CHEM 990 | RESEARCH | | 1112 | course\_daf4a0053696c0e96c07064d | CHEM 345 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | | 1112 | course\_f1d2946904cccb2722591cfb | CHEM 682 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1112 | course\_fc7dc844a4fe9d3c11f4e103 | CHEM 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1112 | course\_c2f22eab79dc18953ecf833e | CHEM 990 | RESEARCH | | 1104 | course\_daf4a0053696c0e96c07064d | CHEM 345 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | | 1104 | course\_bb4dd399ae999f41d21aab05 | CHEM 681 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1104 | course\_c2f22eab79dc18953ecf833e | CHEM 990 | RESEARCH | | 1102 | course\_cd61788835b38f3e2ffee992 | CHEM 547 | ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | | 1102 | course\_c2f22eab79dc18953ecf833e | CHEM 990 | RESEARCH | | 1094 | course\_daf4a0053696c0e96c07064d | CHEM 345 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | | 1094 | course\_c2f22eab79dc18953ecf833e | CHEM 990 | RESEARCH | | 1092 | course\_857bee5f6ef5aabcb2330117 | CHEM 641 | ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | | 1084 | course\_daf4a0053696c0e96c07064d | CHEM 345 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | | 1084 | course\_c2f22eab79dc18953ecf833e | CHEM 990 | RESEARCH | | 1082 | course\_857bee5f6ef5aabcb2330117 | CHEM 641 | ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | | 1082 | course\_c2f22eab79dc18953ecf833e | CHEM 990 | RESEARCH | | 1074 | course\_cd61788835b38f3e2ffee992 | CHEM 547 | ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | | 1074 | course\_fc7dc844a4fe9d3c11f4e103 | CHEM 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1074 | course\_c2f22eab79dc18953ecf833e | CHEM 990 | RESEARCH | | 1072 | course\_857bee5f6ef5aabcb2330117 | CHEM 641 | ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | | 1072 | course\_fc7dc844a4fe9d3c11f4e103 | CHEM 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1072 | course\_c2f22eab79dc18953ecf833e | CHEM 990 | RESEARCH | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1072 | 3 | | 1074 | 3 | | 1082 | 2 | | 1084 | 2 | | 1092 | 1 | | 1094 | 2 | | 1102 | 2 | | 1104 | 3 | | 1112 | 4 | | 1114 | 2 | | 1122 | 1 | | 1124 | 1 | | 1132 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:45.429768+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4OTY4OTMy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:619581", "instructor_name": "Stephen Nelsen", "course_label": "CHEM345", "course_id": "CHEM 345", "course_uid": "course_daf4a0053696c0e96c07064d", "review_date": "2011-08-31 14:53:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Absolutely awful.... however test are easy compared to other classes; the reason the curve is so low is because everyone is stupid from learning with him. DON'T DO IT. Use class time to go to the library and teach your self, he reads verbatim out of the book anyways and if at all possible sit in on Yoon's lectures and you might learn something.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/619581", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:45.429768+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4ODc0NDE1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:619581", "instructor_name": "Stephen Nelsen", "course_label": "CHEM345", "course_id": "CHEM 345", "course_uid": "course_daf4a0053696c0e96c07064d", "review_date": "2011-08-02 12:22:51 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Probably one of the worst professors I have ever had. You can not understand when he speaks, he can't write on the board, and his exams are brutal. My advice is to read and memorize the books. He shows you reactions but not WHY they occur, which is what you need to know...Good Luck! Pick a different professor if possible...", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/619581", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:45.429768+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4NDQ1MTMy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:619581", "instructor_name": "Stephen Nelsen", "course_label": "CHEM345", "course_id": "CHEM 345", "course_uid": "course_daf4a0053696c0e96c07064d", "review_date": "2011-04-21 01:22:25 +0000 UTC", "comment": "God Awful!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/619581", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:45.429768+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4NDMyODk2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:619581", "instructor_name": "Stephen Nelsen", "course_label": "CHEM345", "course_id": "CHEM 345", "course_uid": "course_daf4a0053696c0e96c07064d", "review_date": "2011-04-19 11:39:36 +0000 UTC", "comment": "DINOSAUR. This man should be retired. Clearly knowledgeable, just as clear: not made for teaching. His chicken scratches on the board are useless, uses reagents not found in the book on tests. and he mumbles...A LOT. The curve ROCKS but you must be able to teach yourself or you're screwed.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/619581", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:45.429768+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4NDE5NTQy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:619581", "instructor_name": "Stephen Nelsen", "course_label": "CHEM345", "course_id": "CHEM 345", "course_uid": "course_daf4a0053696c0e96c07064d", "review_date": "2011-04-16 04:27:48 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Terrible... just terrible, worst "teacher" I have ever had, and that includes my forth grade teacher that punched my classmate for having TWO pairs of school scissors in his desk instead of just one (and than pushed him to the ground for crying about it).", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/619581", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:45.429768+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4MzY4ODY2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:619581", "instructor_name": "Stephen Nelsen", "course_label": "CHEM345", "course_id": "CHEM 345", "course_uid": "course_daf4a0053696c0e96c07064d", "review_date": "2011-04-06 21:20:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He knows chemistry, but certainly doesn't know how to teach it. Don't go to lecture, you won't be able to read the board or hear what he says. If you can teach yourself, then take his class and benefit from the curve.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/619581", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 34 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_daf4a0053696c0e96c07064d | CHEM 345 | | course\_cd61788835b38f3e2ffee992 | CHEM 547 | ### matched true ## social Image false