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BENJAMIN PEHERSTORFER

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Raw average: 2.50/5 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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CSCI473 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
You can hardly learn any thing from the lecture which is simply a combination of deriving of formulas and reading out contents from poorly organized slides, without any meaningful interaction with students. PS: a quote scary from syllabus: "failing to submit any one of the homework will fail the overall course".
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ME 340
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Solid lecturer, BUT DO NOT ATTEND LECTURE! He records all of his lectures and goes way too fast in person to really take notes and understand what he is talking about. Skip lecture and watch the recording at your own pace. Somewhat difficult material, but he does a good job with examples and concepts and the homework helps too.
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