# Xianghong Gong — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/XIANGHONG_GONG) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+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\_0d34b3b5979c3c964a0896c9 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id xgong ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Xianghong Gong ### email GONG\@MATH.WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 63 #### quality 1.76 #### difficulty 4 #### quality count 63 #### difficulty count 63 #### profile id rmp:517842 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 15:58:41.522075+00:00 #### courses ##### course 1f8e8903c7761a5fe852a4bc ###### review count 10 ###### quality 1.2 ###### difficulty 4.1 ###### quality count 10 ###### difficulty count 10 ##### course 6bc496e4640fd08f71e1b041 ###### review count 16 ###### quality 1.75 ###### difficulty 4.12 ###### quality count 16 ###### difficulty count 16 ##### course 0dd25611eebe714d971b7bfb ###### review count 1 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 8634dde81cc95f6c58014087 ###### review count 12 ###### quality 1.75 ###### difficulty 3.92 ###### quality count 12 ###### difficulty count 12 ##### course 364c50303ed83d1234b4ea51 ###### review count 11 ###### quality 2.55 ###### difficulty 3.91 ###### quality count 11 ###### difficulty count 11 ##### course 3c64a84a8de25196b895fe0d ###### review count 4 ###### quality 1.25 ###### difficulty 3.75 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 ##### course 0002a781bc9543f3a2ac1a94 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 4aa5bbed0c86993f5f0dc832 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course eec4aae06b946a73f1878be4 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 2.2177556104931555 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_0dd25611eebe714d971b7bfb | MATH 522 | ANALYSIS II | 3 | 3 | 3.209 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/XIANGHONG\_GONG ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------- | | 1272 | course\_0dd25611eebe714d971b7bfb | MATH 522 | ANALYSIS II | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_0dd25611eebe714d971b7bfb", "course_id": "MATH 522", "title": "ANALYSIS II", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.209, "badges": [ { "id": "lecture-size", "label": "Small lectures", "tone": "neutral", "evidence": "Fall 2026: median 24.5 enrolled students across 2 recorded lecture sections. 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Avoid.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/517842", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:58:41.522075+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMjczMzYy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:517842", "instructor_name": "Xianghong Gong", "course_label": "MATH319", "course_id": "MATH 319", "course_uid": "course_1f8e8903c7761a5fe852a4bc", "review_date": "2024-12-13 11:03:14 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I almost hate how hard the tests are for no absolute reasons. he isnt even great lecturer. avoid if you can or be ready to treat a 3 credit course like 5 credit course ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/517842", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:58:41.522075+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5NDA1NjU4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:517842", "instructor_name": "Xianghong Gong", "course_label": "MATH319", "course_id": "MATH 319", "course_uid": "course_1f8e8903c7761a5fe852a4bc", "review_date": "2024-05-08 15:51:06 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Gong is Hilarious in the fact that he might be the worst professor I have been taught by. No guidance in lectures (which are not even worth going to), and exams that are comically hard compared to all of the practice problems he gives. I would avoid him with a 10 foot pole.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/517842", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:58:41.522075+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5MjYwMjkw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:517842", "instructor_name": "Xianghong Gong", "course_label": "MATH319", "course_id": "MATH 319", "course_uid": "course_1f8e8903c7761a5fe852a4bc", "review_date": "2024-04-25 02:34:53 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Avoid if you can at all. Very difficult to understand and very quiet even with a microphone. His accent makes understanding almost impossible. He does not do a good job of explaining in class, often makes mistakes on the blackboard during proofs, and does not bother to go back and explain what went wrong. You are better off not going to lecture.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/517842", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:58:41.522075+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5MjMxNzM5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:517842", "instructor_name": "Xianghong Gong", "course_label": "MATH319", "course_id": "MATH 319", "course_uid": "course_1f8e8903c7761a5fe852a4bc", "review_date": "2024-04-22 22:19:57 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Gong seems like a nice person, however he is very very very bad at explaining anything to do with the material. Do not take his classes unless you have to like I did. If you do get stuck with him, just be prepared to read the textbook and teach it to yourself!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/517842", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:58:41.522075+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5MjA3MTI3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:517842", "instructor_name": "Xianghong Gong", "course_label": "MATH319", "course_id": "MATH 319", "course_uid": "course_1f8e8903c7761a5fe852a4bc", "review_date": "2024-04-18 23:38:24 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He is the worst professor that I have ever met in UWMadison. He does not care about studens at all. He does not explain any concepts. He just prints material from textbook and writes them on the board. He is also a tough grader. You will lose many points even if you get a minor mistake in the exam. By the way, I do not think he can speak English.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/517842", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 63 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_3c64a84a8de25196b895fe0d | MATH 113 | | course\_6bc496e4640fd08f71e1b041 | MATH 222 | | course\_8634dde81cc95f6c58014087 | MATH 234 | | course\_1f8e8903c7761a5fe852a4bc | MATH 319 | | course\_0002a781bc9543f3a2ac1a94 | MATH 320 | | course\_eec4aae06b946a73f1878be4 | MATH 340 | | course\_4aa5bbed0c86993f5f0dc832 | MATH 421 | | course\_364c50303ed83d1234b4ea51 | MATH 521 | | course\_0dd25611eebe714d971b7bfb | MATH 522 | ### matched true ## social Image true