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ANDREW BENT

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Raw average: 3.30/5 from 20 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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PLANT123 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Knowledgeable. Lecture is worth attending because it is entertaining. A good science class for people who are not good at science. Tests are not extremely difficult. Worth taking.
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PLANT123 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Bent was amazing! His canvas was super organized, the grading rubric for papers/assignments was straightforward, and he held exam review sessions where he would give exam hints. His lectures could sometimes be all over the place, but it was pretty easy to get the main points. I would recommend taking this for an easy A
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PLPATH 375
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Bent is an amazing professor, you will learn SO much from him. The assigned readings seem like a lot, but all the learning is done through discussions on them so definitely read before class. Super knowledgeable and caring guy, if you care he will go out of his way to make sure you succeed. Feel like a better person bc of the way he made me think.
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PLANT123 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
He is definitely a character, that is the best way I can describe him. Lectures are pretty useless but are required. Everything you need for the exams are on the slides and the exams are pretty straightforward. He can't get enough of the Irish potato famine.
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PLPATH 375
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Dr. Bent is decent at teaching content, but his lectures are laced with a pretentiousness (MIT alum) that's a turn-off for interest in the content. Unlike prior course professors, he requires textbook reading, and you won't understand the lecture content unless you read the book. He also becomes quite frustrated if class participation is lacking.
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PLANT123 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He was a very good teacher with well structured and informational lectures. Tests and labs were very easy.
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Classes with ANDREW BENT

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Spring 2026GENETICS 990Research
Spring 2026PLPATH 923Seminar
Spring 2026PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2025BOTANY/PLPATH 123Plants, Parasites, and People
Fall 2025GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2025PLPATH 799Practicum in Plant Pathology Teaching
Fall 2025PLPATH 923Seminar
Fall 2025PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2025BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Spring 2025GENETICS 299Independent Study
Spring 2025GENETICS 990Research
Spring 2025PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2024GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2024PLPATH 517Plant Disease Resistance
Fall 2024PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2024BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Spring 2024GENETICS 990Research
Spring 2024PLPATH 299Independent Study
Spring 2024PLPATH 590Capstone in Plant Pathology
Spring 2024PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2023BOTANY/PLPATH 123Plants, Parasites, and People
Fall 2023PLPATH 799Practicum in Plant Pathology Teaching
Fall 2023PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2023BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Spring 2023PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2022PLPATH 299Independent Study
Fall 2022PLPATH 517Plant Disease Resistance
Fall 2022PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2022BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Spring 2022PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2021PLPATH 299Independent Study
Fall 2021PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2020GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2020PLPATH 517Plant Disease Resistance
Fall 2020PLPATH 699Special Problems
Fall 2020PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2020BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Spring 2020GENETICS 990Research
Spring 2020PLPATH 299Independent Study
Spring 2020PLPATH 699Special Problems
Spring 2020PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2019BOTANY/PLPATH 123Plants, Parasites, and People
Fall 2019GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2019PLPATH 699Special Problems
Fall 2019PLPATH 799Practicum in Plant Pathology Teaching
Fall 2019PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2019BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Spring 2019GENETICS 990Research
Spring 2019PLPATH 699Special Problems
Spring 2019PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2018GENETICS 299Independent Study
Fall 2018GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2018PLPATH 517Plant Disease Resistance
Fall 2018PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2018BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Spring 2018GENETICS 990Research
Spring 2018PLPATH 299Independent Study
Spring 2018PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2017BOTANY/PLPATH 123Plants, Parasites, and People
Fall 2017GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2017PLPATH 799Practicum in Plant Pathology Teaching
Fall 2017PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2017BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Spring 2017GENETICS 990Research
Spring 2017PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2016GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2016PLPATH 517Plant Disease Resistance
Fall 2016PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2016BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Spring 2016GENETICS 990Research
Spring 2016PLPATH 299Independent Study
Spring 2016PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2015BOTANY/PLPATH 123Plants, Parasites, and People
Fall 2015GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2015PLPATH 799Practicum in Plant Pathology Teaching
Fall 2015PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2015BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Spring 2015GENETICS 990Research
Spring 2015PLPATH 299Independent Study
Spring 2015PLPATH 699Special Problems
Spring 2015PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2014PLPATH 299Independent Study
Fall 2014PLPATH 517Plant Disease Resistance
Fall 2014PLPATH 699Special Problems
Fall 2014PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2014PLPATH 299Independent Study
Spring 2014PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2013BOTANY/PLPATH 123Plants, Parasites, and People
Fall 2013PLPATH 699Special Problems
Fall 2013PLPATH 799Practicum in Plant Pathology Teaching
Fall 2013PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2013BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Spring 2013PLPATH 299Independent Study
Spring 2013PLPATH 699Special Problems
Spring 2013PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2012PLPATH 299Independent Study
Fall 2012PLPATH 517Plant Disease Resistance
Fall 2012PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2012BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects

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