# Alex LEVCHENKO — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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### name

Alex LEVCHENKO

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    "comment": "Horrible professor. Horrible explanations. Horrible class. Physics is supposed to be like a fun math class, but he makes this class unbearable. So horribly bad at explaining things it's actually crazy. He being employed by UW makes one question the reputation of this school. God awful lecturer and hater of students.",
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    "comment": "God awful professor. Thick accent that makes it hard to follow his lectures. He does not care if his students learn anything from the class. ",
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