# STEVEN FREDETTE — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/STEVEN_FREDETTE--instructor_d2f21137a0ea223c1df351fa) ## 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 e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 8 ### projection id 7eb94c60c31fe3d8ae732986b7f3d069e1345ae92fd6239119e63b9d2461969d ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-10-01T19:10:41.241229+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\_d2f21137a0ea223c1df351fa ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name STEVEN FREDETTE ### first observed at 2025-12-14 04:50:04.653658+00:00 ### last observed at 2025-12-21 04:47:46.589081+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 20 #### quality 2.9 #### difficulty 3.4 #### quality count 20 #### difficulty count 20 #### profile id rmp:2143189 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:04:38.810813+00:00 #### courses ##### course 8e5c09dc661dd703bf967f95 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course ab2f16c586da4b0250af474f ###### review count 13 ###### quality 2.46 ###### difficulty 3.15 ###### quality count 13 ###### difficulty count 13 ##### course 1d414842d040e66d0ee9e2ac ###### review count 1 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course e4907bcab45d27b295e30076 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course b87ee26bf10556cb2d9b5911 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 5 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course ce9aa8c758d7a1c80f7a78a9 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 2fbf046eb59ff8fb9ecaa348 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.279842891773298 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/STEVEN\_FREDETTE--instructor\_d2f21137a0ea223c1df351fa ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:38.810813+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjY0NzE4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2143189", "instructor_name": "Steven Fredette", "course_label": "ECE712", "course_id": "ECE 712", "course_uid": "course_8e5c09dc661dd703bf967f95", "review_date": "2025-05-13 11:51:54 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Do yourself a favor, and don't take ECE 712 with him.The lectures are horrible, the course is just MATLAB coding for one pointless problem, and you learn very little.He won't help you with the coding part either.Homework is excessive, even in groups of four. The course doesn't reflect the quality you'd expect from UW–Madison. Just terrible overall.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2143189", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:38.810813+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNzE4NDQx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2143189", "instructor_name": "Steven Fredette", "course_label": "ECE376", "course_id": "ECE 376", "course_uid": "course_ab2f16c586da4b0250af474f", "review_date": "2025-02-28 00:59:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Flipped classroom. Exams, Homeworks, and in-class exercises are all graded automatically with no feedback. Lectures are old and prerecorded (not even by him)! Unsure what the University is paying him to do.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2143189", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:38.810813+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNjk3OTg5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2143189", "instructor_name": "Steven Fredette", "course_label": "ECE376", "course_id": "ECE 376", "course_uid": "course_ab2f16c586da4b0250af474f", "review_date": "2025-02-22 19:53:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "There isn't feedback on any of the work. Lecture videos are rushed and outdated. Exam format awards no partial credit, and is an anxiety inducing format. Lectures are flipped and Steve switched the class to 8 am, because it fit his schedule better. Steve is very knowledgeable, but the way he runs this course is lazy and selfish. Waste of money.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2143189", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:38.810813+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMzQ1Nzc2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2143189", "instructor_name": "Steven Fredette", "course_label": "ECE330", "course_id": "ECE 330", "course_uid": "course_1d414842d040e66d0ee9e2ac", "review_date": "2024-12-17 17:23:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This prof is not friendly. He does not care your grade or have 3 midterm in one day. I had some physical issues but refused to request makeup exam. What a incredible masterpiece", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2143189", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:38.810813+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5NDM5Mjgy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2143189", "instructor_name": "Steven Fredette", "course_label": "ECE230", "course_id": "ECE 230", "course_uid": "course_e4907bcab45d27b295e30076", "review_date": "2024-05-11 20:33:52 +0000 UTC", "comment": "A perfect fit to teach a tough course. Always shows up enthusiastically ready to teach and help students understand circuits better. He actually wants you to learn and succeed in engineering rather than just teaching a class because he has to. Just a great guy", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2143189", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:38.810813+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5MjI3MTYx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2143189", "instructor_name": "Steven Fredette", "course_label": "ECE230", "course_id": "ECE 230", "course_uid": "course_e4907bcab45d27b295e30076", "review_date": "2024-04-22 16:39:04 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor teaches hard material but is incredibly helpful and willing to adapt to his students. Best professor I have had in college, even with the difficulty of circuits he made it enjoyable.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2143189", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 20 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_e4907bcab45d27b295e30076 | ECE 230 | | course\_1d414842d040e66d0ee9e2ac | ECE 330 | | course\_ab2f16c586da4b0250af474f | ECE 376 | | course\_2fbf046eb59ff8fb9ecaa348 | ECE 377 | | course\_ce9aa8c758d7a1c80f7a78a9 | ECE 427 | | course\_b87ee26bf10556cb2d9b5911 | ECE 512 | | course\_8e5c09dc661dd703bf967f95 | ECE 712 | ### matched true ## social Image false