# Thatcher ROOT — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### repository

twangodev/uwcourses

### schema version

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### importer version

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### observed at

2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00

### built at

2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+00:00

### courses

8951

### current instructors

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### limited

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### term

1272

### departments

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| PLPATH    | 35    |
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| PORTUG    | 33    |
| PSYCH     | 101   |
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| PUBAFFR   | 54    |
| PUBLHLTH  | 23    |
| RADIOL    | 11    |
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| RELIGST   | 90    |
| RHABMED   | 9     |
| RMI       | 24    |
| RP\&SE    | 102   |
| S\&APHM   | 17    |
| SCANDST   | 73    |
| SLAVIC    | 89    |
| SOC       | 149   |
| SOCWORK   | 87    |
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| 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

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### source

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### identity status

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### name

Thatcher ROOT

### email

TWROOT\@WISC.EDU

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### last observed at

2025-07-06 01:49:47.203835+00:00

### ratings

#### review count

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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#### quality count

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#### difficulty count

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#### profile id

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#### source url

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#### courses

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###### quality

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### current

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### courses

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## history

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## timeline

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## term

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## courses

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## reviews

### items

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    "comment": "Get ready for disorganized lectures and lots of reading (if you wanna learn anything). We've noticed that he makes a mistake on the board at least once a lecture, which makes it far to learn from your notes afterwards. Least favorite prof so far. ",
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    "comment": "nice person. disorganized lectures. did not know my final grade until I saw it on my student center. one of the worst experiences ever.",
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    "comment": "Pros: Dr. Root makes a point of remembering students names, wants to see us succeed, and is very encouraging. Cons: 1) The textbook doesn't align with the coursework as well as it could 2) Grading criteria is unclear. I had no clue what grade I'd get until I saw it on my transcript. 3) Lectures are difficult to follow and all over the place. ",
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### courses

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