# ASHLEY SAMUELSON — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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## instructor

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### name

ASHLEY SAMUELSON

### first observed at

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### last observed at

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### ratings

#### review count

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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#### quality count

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#### difficulty count

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#### graded

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### courses

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id  | title           |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | --------------- |
| 1264 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II  |
| 1262 | course\_583cd0f265d9f29704ca13ea | COMPSCI 400 | PROGRAMMING III |
| 1244 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II  |
| 1242 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II  |
| 1234 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II  |
| 1232 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II  |
| 1224 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II  |
| 1222 | course\_28c3390ba944d49fd17f7c72 | COMPSCI 300 | PROGRAMMING II  |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1222 | 1       |
| 1224 | 1       |
| 1232 | 1       |
| 1234 | 1       |
| 1242 | 1       |
| 1244 | 1       |
| 1262 | 1       |
| 1264 | 1       |

## term

1272

## courses

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## reviews

### items

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