# YIBIN PAN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/YIBIN_PAN--instructor_20ce15fe119faba5c4007f70) ## 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 | ## 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timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1072 | 1 | | 1092 | 2 | | 1094 | 2 | | 1102 | 2 | | 1104 | 2 | | 1112 | 1 | | 1114 | 1 | | 1122 | 1 | | 1124 | 1 | | 1132 | 2 | | 1134 | 1 | | 1142 | 1 | | 1144 | 2 | | 1152 | 2 | | 1154 | 1 | | 1162 | 1 | | 1164 | 1 | | 1172 | 1 | | 1174 | 1 | | 1182 | 2 | | 1184 | 1 | | 1192 | 2 | | 1194 | 2 | | 1202 | 2 | | 1204 | 1 | | 1222 | 3 | | 1224 | 2 | | 1232 | 3 | | 1234 | 2 | | 1242 | 2 | | 1244 | 2 | | 1252 | 2 | | 1254 | 2 | | 1262 | 2 | | 1264 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:57:53.377833+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMzQ4MjM2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:407223", "instructor_name": "Yibin Pan", "course_label": "PHY201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-08-05 21:49:02 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I can tell he really wants to be a good prof, but his slides are just filled to the brim with text, and his accent makes it hard to understand him. If he taught an easier class, I could see him being a liked prof, but if you're struggling in class and you don't really understand what he's saying it makes you quite mad at him.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:57:53.377833+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMjYwNjk5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:407223", "instructor_name": "Yibin Pan", "course_label": "PHYS201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-06-19 19:25:41 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Overhated, his slides are helpful but he does skip over algebraic steps and struggles to understand when the class is confused. As far as I know, he is unreachable outside of class and can rarely answer student questions properly. Additionally, he often provided incorrect information about which materials were eligible for testing. 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His lecture slides are crowded and have a bunch of irrelevant information on them. And when it comes to actually lecturing, he glosses over everything and jumps around in what he is talking about way too much to understand.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:57:53.377833+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyODg5ODQ1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:407223", "instructor_name": "Yibin Pan", "course_label": "201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-04-21 18:26:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This professor unfortunately cannot teach. You are better off reading the textbook. The only reason I got a B is because we had a different professor for the first half of the class. The worst thing that he does is that he consistently states that the class is easy and simple.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:57:53.377833+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNzAzMjcx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:407223", "instructor_name": "Yibin Pan", "course_label": "201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-03-16 17:08:25 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The worst thing about this professor is his inability to realize that not everyone has had the same learning experience up until this class. He will bring up calculus 2 or 3 concepts not required for this class, and make simply physics far more confusing. Will skip every step saying that it is \"simple algebra\", and call the class simple and easy.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 182 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_0102faba3a6a173105857f06 | PHYSICS 103 | | course\_3d31f8f280d8571385be79ba | PHYSICS 201 | | course\_8117ebeaf2f3accae0bb5cb6 | PHYSICS 202 | | course\_1d9f375f4112f29da5afb4cd | PHYSICS 205 | | course\_9809c83cf98a169703c3732a | PHYSICS 207 | | course\_ac5b0db3a3b0f72a3723ac9e | PHYSICS 248 | ### matched true ## social Image false