# YONGMING ZHOU — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/YONGMING_ZHOU--instructor_f800abdd2d1b0734543bae0a) ## 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 | | 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madgrades ### source instructor id 235577 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name YONGMING ZHOU ### 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 47 #### quality 3.32 #### difficulty 1.62 #### quality count 47 #### difficulty count 47 #### profile id rmp:324747 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 15:57:35.971718+00:00 #### courses ##### course 8cd90373f5f732f5b455b453 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 2 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 18420930f9ee0380350a345f ###### review count 19 ###### quality 3.26 ###### difficulty 1.63 ###### quality count 19 ###### difficulty count 19 ##### course 552d69c82b5c98d9837a09e9 ###### review count 3 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 1 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 #### bayesian quality 3.4213987413571925 #### prior mean 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All the info is on the slides so understanding him isn't that big of a deal. Boring class but he tries to make it fun and get people to participate. Super nice guy.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/324747", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:57:35.971718+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIxODY2OTQy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:324747", "instructor_name": "Yongming Zhou", "course_label": "ANTHRO104", "course_id": "ANTHRO 104", "course_uid": "course_18420930f9ee0380350a345f", "review_date": "2013-06-05 19:53:50 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The most boring really. I don't know if it was Prof. Zhou or the curriculum for anthro 104, but it really was a snooze-fest. The only plus side was that it covered ethnic & international studies. Also, it was only two regular lectures and a discussion for 3 credits, so there wasn't a whole lot of in-class time.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/324747", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:57:35.971718+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIxNzk4NTAy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:324747", "instructor_name": "Yongming Zhou", "course_label": "ANTHRO104", "course_id": "ANTHRO 104", "course_uid": "course_18420930f9ee0380350a345f", "review_date": "2013-05-20 17:44:12 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I recommend not taking this class for ethnic studies. I did all the readings and still did bad in the class. The exams are based on the readings and not on lecture, so it's pointless to go. 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