{"schema_version":1,"url":"https://uwcourses.com/search?instructor=instructor_c665141c0f7a05fb7eb098ac","title":"Explore UW–Madison Courses, Grades & Prerequisites | UW Courses","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":"AAE","count":90},{"subject":"ABT","count":20},{"subject":"ACCTIS","count":36},{"subject":"ACTSCI","count":14},{"subject":"AFAERO","count":10},{"subject":"AFRICAN","count":87},{"subject":"AFROAMER","count":71},{"subject":"AGROECOL","count":21},{"subject":"AMERIND","count":53},{"subject":"ANAT&PHY","count":7},{"subject":"ANATOMY","count":2},{"subject":"ANESTHES","count":8},{"subject":"ANSCI","count":57},{"subject":"ANTHRO","count":95},{"subject":"ART","count":125},{"subject":"ARTED","count":10},{"subject":"ARTHIST","count":121},{"subject":"ASIALANG","count":129},{"subject":"ASIAN","count":109},{"subject":"ASIANAM","count":28},{"subject":"ASTRON","count":38},{"subject":"ATMOCN","count":69},{"subject":"BIOCHEM","count":51},{"subject":"BIOCORE","count":10},{"subject":"BIOLOGY","count":14},{"subject":"BIOMDSCI","count":18},{"subject":"BME","count":66},{"subject":"BMI","count":41},{"subject":"BMOLCHEM","count":10},{"subject":"BOTANY","count":69},{"subject":"BSE","count":44},{"subject":"C&ESOC","count":73},{"subject":"CBE","count":48},{"subject":"CHEM","count":101},{"subject":"CHICLA","count":52},{"subject":"CIVENGR","count":133},{"subject":"CLASSICS","count":47},{"subject":"CNP","count":10},{"subject":"CNSRSCI","count":50},{"subject":"COMARTS","count":137},{"subject":"COMPBIO","count":15},{"subject":"COMPLIT","count":11},{"subject":"COMPSCI","count":138},{"subject":"COUNPSY","count":78},{"subject":"CRB","count":19},{"subject":"CS&D","count":71},{"subject":"CSCS","count":40},{"subject":"CURRIC","count":193},{"subject":"DANCE","count":93},{"subject":"DERM","count":8},{"subject":"DS","count":88},{"subject":"DYSCI","count":35},{"subject":"ECE","count":155},{"subject":"ECON","count":145},{"subject":"EDPOL","count":114},{"subject":"EDPSYCH","count":97},{"subject":"ELPA","count":70},{"subject":"EMA","count":53},{"subject":"EMERMED","count":17},{"subject":"ENGL","count":206},{"subject":"ENTOM","count":40},{"subject":"ENVIRST","count":148},{"subject":"EP","count":15},{"subject":"EPD","count":67},{"subject":"ESL","count":16},{"subject":"F&WECOL","count":60},{"subject":"FAMMED","count":22},{"subject":"FINANCE","count":50},{"subject":"FOLKLORE","count":40},{"subject":"FOODSCI","count":43},{"subject":"FRENCH","count":63},{"subject":"GEN&WS","count":145},{"subject":"GENBUS","count":72},{"subject":"GENECSLR","count":17},{"subject":"GENETICS","count":60},{"subject":"GEOG","count":113},{"subject":"GEOSCI","count":83},{"subject":"GERMAN","count":82},{"subject":"GLE","count":48},{"subject":"GNS","count":38},{"subject":"GREEK","count":27},{"subject":"HDFS","count":41},{"subject":"HEBR-BIB","count":13},{"subject":"HEBR-MOD","count":10},{"subject":"HISTORY","count":233},{"subject":"HISTSCI","count":56},{"subject":"HONCOL","count":13},{"subject":"ILS","count":43},{"subject":"INFOSYS","count":9},{"subject":"INTEGART","count":7},{"subject":"INTEGSCI","count":22},{"subject":"INTER-AG","count":18},{"subject":"INTER-HE","count":11},{"subject":"INTER-LS","count":22},{"subject":"INTEREGR","count":16},{"subject":"INTLBUS","count":21},{"subject":"INTLST","count":50},{"subject":"ISYE","count":83},{"subject":"ITALIAN","count":53},{"subject":"JEWISH","count":56},{"subject":"JOURN","count":88},{"subject":"KINES","count":128},{"subject":"LACIS","count":26},{"subject":"LANDARC","count":61},{"subject":"LATIN","count":24},{"subject":"LAW","count":120},{"subject":"LEGALST","count":48},{"subject":"LINGUIS","count":35},{"subject":"LIS","count":89},{"subject":"LITTRANS","count":78},{"subject":"LSC","count":52},{"subject":"M&ENVTOX","count":7},{"subject":"MARKETNG","count":62},{"subject":"MATH","count":153},{"subject":"MDGENET","count":8},{"subject":"ME","count":130},{"subject":"MEDHIST","count":43},{"subject":"MEDICINE","count":60},{"subject":"MEDIEVAL","count":32},{"subject":"MEDPHYS","count":39},{"subject":"MEDSC-M","count":29},{"subject":"MEDSC-V","count":41},{"subject":"MHR","count":68},{"subject":"MICROBIO","count":45},{"subject":"MILSCI","count":16},{"subject":"MM&I","count":22},{"subject":"MOLBIOL","count":6},{"subject":"MS&E","count":59},{"subject":"MUSIC","count":165},{"subject":"MUSPERF","count":126},{"subject":"NAVSCI","count":20},{"subject":"NE","count":44},{"subject":"NEURODPT","count":11},{"subject":"NEUROL","count":7},{"subject":"NEURSURG","count":4},{"subject":"NTP","count":11},{"subject":"NURSING","count":111},{"subject":"NUTRSCI","count":65},{"subject":"OBS&GYN","count":18},{"subject":"OCCTHER","count":39},{"subject":"ONCOLOGY","count":14},{"subject":"OPHTHALM","count":5},{"subject":"OTM","count":43},{"subject":"PATH","count":34},{"subject":"PATH-BIO","count":29},{"subject":"PEDIAT","count":26},{"subject":"PHARMACY","count":31},{"subject":"PHILOS","count":77},{"subject":"PHMCOL-M","count":11},{"subject":"PHMPRAC","count":45},{"subject":"PHMSCI","count":60},{"subject":"PHYASST","count":37},{"subject":"PHYSICS","count":88},{"subject":"PHYSIOL","count":3},{"subject":"PHYTHER","count":37},{"subject":"PLANTSCI","count":52},{"subject":"PLPATH","count":35},{"subject":"POLISCI","count":192},{"subject":"POPHLTH","count":58},{"subject":"PORTUG","count":33},{"subject":"PSYCH","count":101},{"subject":"PSYCHIAT","count":22},{"subject":"PUBAFFR","count":54},{"subject":"PUBLHLTH","count":23},{"subject":"RADIOL","count":11},{"subject":"REALEST","count":41},{"subject":"RELIGST","count":90},{"subject":"RHABMED","count":9},{"subject":"RMI","count":24},{"subject":"RP&SE","count":102},{"subject":"S&APHM","count":17},{"subject":"SCANDST","count":73},{"subject":"SLAVIC","count":89},{"subject":"SOC","count":149},{"subject":"SOCWORK","count":87},{"subject":"SOILSCI","count":46},{"subject":"SPANISH","count":83},{"subject":"SRMED","count":21},{"subject":"STAT","count":94},{"subject":"STDYABRD","count":52},{"subject":"STS","count":8},{"subject":"SURGERY","count":25},{"subject":"SURGSCI","count":33},{"subject":"THEATRE","count":91},{"subject":"URBRPL","count":60},{"subject":"UROLOGY","count":5},{"subject":"ZOOLOGY","count":89}],"deployed_at":"2026-09-10T20:15:32.557874+00:00"},"data":{"results":{"items":[{"course_uid":"course_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 506","title":"SOFTWARE ENGINEERING","credits_min":3,"credits_max":3,"gpa":3.461,"badges":[{"id":"lecture-size","label":"Small lectures","tone":"neutral","evidence":"Fall 2026: median 19 enrolled students across 4 recorded lecture sections. Small means 30 or fewer; large means 100 or more. Enrollment at scan time, not capacity or typical historical attendance.","sources":[{"label":"Sections and enrollment","href":"/courses/COMPSCI_ECE_506#schedule"}]}],"description":"Software Engineering teaches techniques for designing, developing, and modifying large software systems, covering processes, architecture, and team management.","discovery":{"term":"1272","offered":true,"history":{"counts":[624,264,164,44,22,2,2],"count":1122,"gpa":3.625668449197861,"topShare":79.14438502673798,"firstTerm":"1232","lastTerm":"1264"},"instructors":[{"course_uid":"course_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d","uid":"instructor_c665141c0f7a05fb7eb098ac","name":"Scott Swanson","quality":2.14037882776328,"quality_count":69,"instructor_url":"/instructors/SCOTT_SWANSON"}],"instructorHistory":null,"courseComparison":null,"claim":{"citations":[{"instructor_name":"Scott Swanson","review_date":"2023-05-16 21:40:41 +0000 UTC","review_id":"a06d49221baded3c721c8d05","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2823898","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTM5MTUw","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2823898","type":"review"},{"instructor_name":"Scott Swanson","review_date":"2025-01-07 02:29:28 +0000 UTC","review_id":"3d0a50f214b5571295d9c0e0","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2823898","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDk2Nzc5","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2823898","type":"review"}],"text":"The course focuses on agile team software projects and is considered easy if students participate, though logistics and reading quizzes add to the workload."},"reviewFiles":["/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_32bc831d31cf0c1254ddaf8d-0.json"]}},{"course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","title":"INTRODUCTION TO DISCRETE MATHEMATICS","credits_min":3,"credits_max":3,"gpa":3.087,"badges":[{"id":"rated-teacher","label":"Highly rated instructor","tone":"positive","evidence":"Fall 2026: Beck Hasti (4.19/5 adjusted; 138 ratings). At least one assigned instructor qualifies. This describes instructor reviews across courses, not a course rating.","sources":[{"label":"Beck Hasti","href":"/instructors/BECK_HASTI"}]},{"id":"grade-outcomes","label":"Lower grades","tone":"negative","evidence":"Spring 2026 · latest released grades before Fall 2026: 3.40 GPA across 413 letter grades, versus 3.62 for UW–Madison (1283 courses). Requires a difference of at least 0.20 and 30 letter grades. Historical outcomes, not predicted difficulty.","sources":[{"label":"Grade history and sources","href":"/courses/COMPSCI_MATH_240#grades"}]}],"description":"Introduction to discrete mathematics covering logic, proofs, sets, functions, and discrete structures like graphs and trees.","discovery":{"term":"1272","offered":true,"history":{"counts":[1398,697,1354,676,385,105,60],"count":4675,"gpa":3.1355080213903745,"topShare":44.81283422459893,"firstTerm":"1224","lastTerm":"1264"},"instructors":[{"course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","uid":"instructor_0b59d961a19d99435b2139ea","name":"Beck Hasti","quality":4.192745035891973,"quality_count":138,"instructor_url":"/instructors/BECK_HASTI"},{"course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","uid":"instructor_c665141c0f7a05fb7eb098ac","name":"Scott Swanson","quality":2.14037882776328,"quality_count":69,"instructor_url":"/instructors/SCOTT_SWANSON"}],"instructorHistory":null,"courseComparison":null,"claim":{"citations":[{"instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","review_date":"2018-01-17 23:41:16 +0000 UTC","review_id":"4747f269fd85c114370ff159","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NDcwNjAx","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","type":"review"},{"instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","review_date":"2019-12-12 04:19:27 +0000 UTC","review_id":"c77f3907d11b038e3e1c9131","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNjIyNzM0","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","type":"review"},{"instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","review_date":"2021-12-09 01:51:39 +0000 UTC","review_id":"e4fdc95a1d86db4f1873c4ff","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NDI5ODA5","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","type":"review"},{"instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","review_date":"2023-12-28 18:39:41 +0000 UTC","review_id":"a57b46ddddaf214743372dfb","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4ODA0NzEz","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","type":"review"},{"instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","review_date":"2024-12-23 03:16:29 +0000 UTC","review_id":"6a46a70b7a045b50feb38942","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDIwMDAy","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","type":"review"},{"instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","review_date":"2025-12-23 02:53:14 +0000 UTC","review_id":"906bb73ce3fef155c67a0e57","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzgwOTM4","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","type":"review"}],"text":"Reviewers describe the course as difficult, citing tough exams, lengthy proofs, and time-consuming homework as the main challenges."},"reviewFiles":["/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac-0.json"]}}],"total":2,"page":1,"kind":"course","q":"","term":"1272","availability":"offered","filters":{"instructor":"instructor_c665141c0f7a05fb7eb098ac"}},"discoveryFiltered":true}}