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AARON GOLDSMITH

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Raw average: 2.00/5 from 2 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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MATH 141
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
The material covered in the class is extremely easy, but sometimes Aaron doesn't do a great job explaining in lecture. If you ask questions, he is usually helpful. Wears nice graphic tees.
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MATH 461
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Does bad job of teaching the material. Very easy to fall asleep in class. The homework, which is not graded by him, gives no indication why you're getting points deducted. On exams, he doesn't let you make a note sheet but gives you a useless one, and he expects you to memorize necessary theorems for exams. Tells you what's on exams, though.
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