Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.41 GPA, 67.4% A/AB (n=175 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Fall 2026
Climate and Climate Change
CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE describes basic climate principles, variability, and the science behind the greenhouse effect and model forecasts.
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Historical reviews of Michael Notaro: Quizzes are described as easy if students study the provided study guide document.
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Professors
Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Michael Notaro: Michael Notaro is described as an amazing lecturer who is passionate and helpful. Reviewers note his in-depth lectures, quick email responses, and availability during office hours. He is recommended for physical science credit and is seen as understanding regarding health issues.
ELIZABETH MAROON is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MICHAEL NOTARO is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 61 / 197 | 0 |
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 73 / 197 | 0 |
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 63 / 197 | 0 |
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Michael Notaro: Michael Notaro is a highly rated lecturer who makes the course accessible and enjoyable for students seeking physical science credit.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.56 GPA, 80.9% A/AB (n=131 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.68 GPA, 82.1% A/AB (n=184 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.54 GPA, 78.0% A/AB (n=168 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Michael Notaro: Quizzes are described as easy if students study the provided study guide document.
Historical reviews of Michael Notaro: Students appreciate Notaro's passion, quick email responses, and availability during office hours.
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About this comparison
1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
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Climate and Climate Change
Recorded 2026-09-07Climate and Climate Change
Recorded 2026-09-07Climate and Climate Change
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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