# Brad Postle — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## instructor

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### name

Brad Postle

### email

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    "comment": "Only assignments in the class were the quizzes- easy enough, helpful for studying, and the exams- tough. Lectures were pretty interesting. I didn't read the textbook and did fine. ",
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    "comment": "I  really liked Postle but his class was very hard. The readings take a long time, at least an hour each and there are multiple a week. Without the readings you really can't get a good score on the exams. His lectures are informative but he moves quickly and his slides are mainly diagrams that he explains, but easy to miss details ",
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    "comment": "Dr. Postle is great, especially if you like the course content! He is very passionate about student success, and is quite an engaging lecturer. HIs course flow made it easy to know what you were expected to know for exams, and exams were always do-able. My only regret was not enrolling in the honors section of his class. ",
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    "comment": "Postle is so fun and has a great sense of humor. You can tell he wants you to understand the content. Exams were difficult, but very heavily related to lecture so if you are willing to put in the work and attend class, you will do well. Grade is mostly made up of 3 exams, but some quizzes as a buffer. Would take again!",
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    "comment": "Pretty chill professor overall. The exams were literally just questions from the online HW quizzes either verbatim or just slightly changed. Lectures were interesting, entertaining, and he cared about the class and his students. Only thing was he could not figure out how to record the lectures. Reading the textbook is really helpful as well.",
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