# ANDREW PETERS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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ANDREW PETERS

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id                | title                       |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| 1114 | course\_2fc39f51c99cd64294f87ec4 | ANTHRO/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 410 | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY        |
| 1104 | course\_2fc39f51c99cd64294f87ec4 | ANTHRO/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 410 | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY        |
| 1102 | course\_f20ac93350c349abbb0da390 | ZOOLOGY 957               | SEMINAR-EVOLUTION           |
| 1094 | course\_2fc39f51c99cd64294f87ec4 | ANTHRO/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 410 | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY        |
| 1094 | course\_ae09acfd4c9f201db6451a9c | GENETICS 990              | RESEARCH                    |
| 1094 | course\_dec271f294e619e652e01aed | ZOOLOGY 699               | DIRECTED STUDIES IN ZOOLOGY |
| 1092 | course\_ae09acfd4c9f201db6451a9c | GENETICS 990              | RESEARCH                    |
| 1092 | course\_dec271f294e619e652e01aed | ZOOLOGY 699               | DIRECTED STUDIES IN ZOOLOGY |
| 1084 | course\_2fc39f51c99cd64294f87ec4 | ANTHRO/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 410 | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY        |
| 1084 | course\_ae09acfd4c9f201db6451a9c | GENETICS 990              | RESEARCH                    |
| 1084 | course\_dec271f294e619e652e01aed | ZOOLOGY 699               | DIRECTED STUDIES IN ZOOLOGY |
| 1082 | course\_dec271f294e619e652e01aed | ZOOLOGY 699               | DIRECTED STUDIES IN ZOOLOGY |
| 1082 | course\_f20ac93350c349abbb0da390 | ZOOLOGY 957               | SEMINAR-EVOLUTION           |
| 1074 | course\_2fc39f51c99cd64294f87ec4 | ANTHRO/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 410 | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY        |
| 1074 | course\_dec271f294e619e652e01aed | ZOOLOGY 699               | DIRECTED STUDIES IN ZOOLOGY |
| 1072 | course\_a900524b9c86da6f4d41e8d5 | ZOOLOGY 400               | TOPICS IN BIOLOGY           |

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## reviews

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