Water Management Systems

BSE 473: Water Management Systems covers engineering and management applications of soil-plant-water relationships for efficient water use.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Margaret Kalcic

Summary

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Historical reviews of Anita Thompson: Reviewers rate the difficulty low, but emphasize that attending lectures and listening to examples is essential.

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Prerequisites

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MATH 217, 221, or graduate/professional standing

    • MATH 217
    • MATH 221
    • graduate/professional standing
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BSE 473

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  • Any of
    • MATH 217
    • MATH 221
    • graduate/professional standing

Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.75 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.63 GPA, 88.2% A/AB (n=34 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical review of Anita Thompson describes her as approachable and clear, emphasizing that attending lectures and listening to examples is essential for success. The reviewer notes her humor and lack of fluff, rating the course highly.

ANITA THOMPSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Fall 2011, Fall 2013, Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARGARET KALCIC is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, 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 2026

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews for Anita Thompson describe her as approachable and clear, though attendance is critical for success.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.75 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.45 GPA, 68.4% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.63 GPA, 88.2% A/AB (n=34 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Anita Thompson: Reviewers rate the difficulty low, but emphasize that attending lectures and listening to examples is essential.

Historical reviews of Anita Thompson: Students find the instructor enjoyable and clear, noting that missing lectures makes the material difficult to master independently.

Topics

  • Soil-plant-water relationships
  • Water management systems
  • Efficient water use

Skills

  • Apply soil-plant-water relationship principles to engineering and management
  • Design and manage water systems for efficiency

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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About this comparison

1320 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.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
BSE 473 · Fall 2026

Water Management Systems

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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