# YURI SAALMANN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/YURI_SAALMANN--instructor_6b9a154d6cb486aed6c0cd6a) ## 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 5287264 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name YURI SAALMANN ### 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 50 #### quality 4.14 #### difficulty 2.94 #### quality count 50 #### difficulty count 50 #### profile id rmp:1942437 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 15:57:09.743969+00:00 #### courses ##### course 0593d58e1f8ad103506a6dfe ###### review count 28 ###### quality 4.18 ###### difficulty 3.25 ###### quality count 28 ###### difficulty count 28 #### bayesian quality 4.002767366727598 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.291 #### graded 4062 #### counts * 1404 * 1104 * 747 * 383 * 302 * 87 * 35 #### sections 79 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url 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1234 | 3 | | 1242 | 3 | | 1244 | 4 | | 1252 | 2 | | 1254 | 3 | | 1262 | 3 | | 1264 | 3 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:57:09.743969+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMTA5NTYx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1942437", "instructor_name": "Yuri Saalmann", "course_label": "PSYCH454", "course_id": "PSYCH 454", "course_uid": "course_0593d58e1f8ad103506a6dfe", "review_date": "2026-05-12 23:24:17 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr. Saalman is a nice guy, but the way this class is laid out is very frustrating. You're only graded on 3 exams and can only get 5/75 questions wrong on each exam to get an A in the course. There are no useful study materials so you basically just have to memorize all the slides, without really understanding what is actually going on. Good luck", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1942437", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:57:09.743969+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMTA4MzEx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1942437", "instructor_name": "Yuri Saalmann", "course_label": "PSYCH454", "course_id": "PSYCH 454", "course_uid": "course_0593d58e1f8ad103506a6dfe", "review_date": "2026-05-12 21:36:28 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The fact that I received a higher grade in Organic Chemistry 2 (CHEM345) than this class says what you need to know about the course. While the professor is nice, he doesn't actually promote much learning of the material because the 3 exams, which are the only things contributing to your grade, strictly test whether you can memorize his slides. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1942437", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:57:09.743969+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTU1MTE4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1942437", "instructor_name": "Yuri Saalmann", "course_label": "PYSCH454", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-05-04 23:25:46 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Although our grades depended solely on 3 exams, Yuri was a great professor. He explained things quite well, and didn't pack a bunch of information in his lecture slides. As long as you attend lecture, you should do well on the exams. He cares more about your learning than grades. 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Professsor Saalmann is the best.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1942437", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:57:09.743969+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTUzMzk5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1942437", "instructor_name": "Yuri Saalmann", "course_label": "454", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-05-04 20:18:43 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Yuri was fun and his office hours were very helpful. Lectures pack in a lot of information and it can be hard to focus but all lectures are recorded which can be useful for review. Final grade is only based on 3 exams but definitely manageable if you take the time to study. All the info you need is on the lecture slides, don't focus on textbook", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1942437", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 50 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_0593d58e1f8ad103506a6dfe | PSYCH 454 | ### matched true ## social Image false