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Fall 2026
Process Dynamics and Control
CBE 470 introduces the dynamic behavior and automatic control of industrial processes through instrumentation and digital computer applications.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Joel Paulson
Summary
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Historical reviews of Ross Swaney: Reviewers found the course difficult, noting that understanding the instruction was harder than sleeping in class.
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Prerequisites
Course mapCBE 326 and (CBE 430 or concurrent enrollment)
- CBE 326
- CBE 430 · prior_or_concurrent
- concurrent enrollment
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- CBE 326
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- CBE 430 · prior_or_concurrent
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Professors
Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Ross Swaney describe a course heavy on theory with few examples. Reviewers found the instruction difficult to understand, though one noted Swaney was helpful if students proactively sought assistance.
ROSS SWANEY is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2014, Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2026. 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 002 | Classroom Instruction | 32 / 64 | 0 |
| DIS 302 | Classroom Instruction | 32 / 50 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews for Ross Swaney describe a theory-heavy course with few examples, where understanding the material is difficult and the teaching quality is low.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.16 GPA, 61.8% A/AB (n=68 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.12 GPA, 52.5% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Spring 2026: 2.83 GPA, 29.2% A/AB (n=48 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Ross Swaney: Reviewers found the course difficult, noting that understanding the instruction was harder than sleeping in class.
Historical reviews of Ross Swaney: While the instructor is helpful if students seek him out, the lack of examples makes the theoretical content challenging to grasp.
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Grades
Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
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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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Process Dynamics and Control
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
LLM outputs across runs
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Model & dataset provenance
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