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Bill Limpisathian

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 1 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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GEOG 370
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Had a good time in Bill's class. Lectures are long and dense, not particularly relevant to the class but not bad. Grading is pretty tough in this class, but it's not designed to be impossible. Bill and his TAs were helpful, accessible outside of class AND office hours, and committed to cartographic greatness. Fun time, class is kinda tedious.
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Classes with Bill Limpisathian

GEOG 370

Introduction to Cartography

4 credits

Introduction to Cartography covers the theory and practice of map-making, including mapping basics, data acquisition, thematic mapping techniques, and cartographic abstraction and design.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Bill Limpisathian

Bill Limpisathian taught long, dense lectures that students found somewhat tedious and not particularly relevant to the course content. Grading was described as tough but not impossible, while Bill and his TAs remained helpful and accessible outside of class and during office hours.

Bill Limpisathian

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
GEOG 475

Topics in Geography

1–4 credits

Explores emerging topics in Geography.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.90 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.43 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027GEOG 370Introduction to Cartography
Spring 2027GEOG 475Topics in Geography
Spring 2027GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2026GEOG 175Topics in Geography
Fall 2026GEOG 990Research and Thesis

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