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Super patient and clearly wants to see everyone succeed - could not recommend him enough!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3139509","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMzI0MzY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2026-07-26 03:53:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great class. The professor is really good.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMzE1NDEw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2026-07-21 13:26:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"Doctor Friedman is a great professor. He clearly cares about his students and puts a lot of effort in to his lectures.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNDI1NjY3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2026-01-02 01:52:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"I thought this was a good class, especially compared to my CS classes. The assignments were easy to complete and relevant to my intended field. Recommended if you plan to do data analysis or financial modeling, but it is too basic to be useful if you want to be a developer. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxOTY0Nzky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2025-11-28 20:06:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"This is a good class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxOTQ3ODI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2025-11-25 05:06:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"This was a pretty easy class dfor me since my other CS classes covered almost all of the topics. It was still interesting enough and i needed the credits for my other major. The econ ppl who didnt have codingn experience seemed to have a tougher time. It is about as basic as you can get with ML algos.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxODY0Mzkw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2025-11-14 00:29:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"I liked this classand the instructor. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxODU1NDg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2025-11-13 01:55:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"My big sis recommended this class and it did not disappoint. We had a fun group in the class and met some new friends. Really laid back, not easy but not hard","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxODAzNTM0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2025-11-05 00:37:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Friedman is an absolutely amazing professor. I had never done coding before this class and I was very nervous that I would not be able to keep up. It was difficult. Dr. Freidman helped me on zoom each week. His evening office hour was an absolute lifesaver. Overall I learned a lot in this class and it was worth it, but it is NOT easy","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5OTIyODc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2024-11-11 13:31:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"One of the hardest classes I had at UW. Matt deserves a 5 for all the time he spend helping me, but the class only gets a 3 at best. Seemed like anyone could pass with a decent grade if you do all the work, but it isn't easy work. Don't take this class unless you love to code.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5OTEzNDEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2024-11-08 15:06:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Matt is a sweet and caring professor. He remembered me after I graduated and wrote recommendation letters to help me get into my master's program. Now I use the things I learned in this class in almost all of my financial engineering courses.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5OTAyMjU1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2024-11-06 17:44:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"I really liked Matt. He seemed to care about his students and was willing to help even if it wasn't normal class time or an office hour. The class was ok. The coding part was hard for me at the time though I use the things I learned in the class all the time at my job now.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NjYwNjE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2024-08-03 21:02:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"This was my favorite class last semester. The professor is very funny and sweet. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NjQ5MDY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2024-07-29 17:35:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"It was a great class. I'm a big fan of prof.fredman","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NjE1NjI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2024-07-09 03:11:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"What can I say about Prof. Matt? He's the one of the most funny and dynamic lecturer I've had at Wisconsin. I was excited to wake up and attend lecture each morning even when it was cold out. He cares very much about student and gives lots of time to me","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NjExMjc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2024-07-06 03:48:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"Matt makes Python easy to learn. This class is a LOT of work, but you cover a ton of algorithms and if you show up you should be fine. Go to office hours and use the recorded tutorials. Im a total novice so if you know even a little about Python you can easily get A's on the quizzes/homework/labs. Open notes on finals and midterms!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NjA1NzM5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2024-07-02 17:48:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Friedman was awesome! I have had really bad experiences with the ECON department at UW but he's amazing. My only complaint is the readings are a little confusing and weren't really that helpful.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NTkwNTky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2024-06-24 15:27:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"This class was an eye-opener. Coding is easy enough with the right online GPT, but the exams are brutal when I had to code on my own. The curve is pretty fair though and I did better then expected. Take the course of you want to learn to code, but if you are just rounding up credits there are easier ways.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MDAwNDI2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2024-02-26 04:16:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"Friedman is one of my favorite professors of all time. He is engaging and funny. Always willing to help students. Attendance isn't required but it should be - every lecture is amazing. Tests are difficult, but if you worked hard he will give you the benefit of the doubt. Super teacher and class, best econ class for job relevant experience.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTg5MjYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2024-02-21 02:28:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Love love love Professor Friedman. He's an amazing teacher. Happy to help anytime of day or night if you have questions or need help. I used so much from his class on my portfolio interviews. He made some really difficult projects possible. One of my favorite econ professors. Tough grader but he curves the final so it wasn't so bad in the end.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTg0NTYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2024-02-19 12:48:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"He was an easy grade and good teacher. He is helpful if you need it. His tests are all open notes and book so take notes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:46.903284+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTgxMjEz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2423601","instructor_name":"Matthew Friedman","course_label":"ECON695","course_id":"ECON 695","course_uid":"course_f4f5c3694ef826912b11fa8e","review_date":"2024-02-16 23:24:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor is very nice and care about students. His exams are to hard and take to much time so are very stressful. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2423601","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0}]