# BRENDON WESTLER — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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## instructor

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### source

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### name

BRENDON WESTLER

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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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#### difficulty count

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#### courses

##### course e7b4fd0e5787ff4ba6a21cc2

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#### sections

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### current

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### courses

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### revision

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id  | title                                                                  |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1194 | course\_3d9d718b2517adabaca3167d | ILS 400     | CAPSTONE INTEGRATION SEMINAR                                           |
| 1194 | course\_cdb76f98405661d42020c591 | POLISCI 461 | INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR IN POLITICAL ECONOMY, PHILOSOPHY, & POLITICS |
| 1192 | course\_e7b4fd0e5787ff4ba6a21cc2 | POLISCI 470 | THE FIRST AMENDMENT                                                    |
| 1184 | course\_750fcfd0f2be7a39bf52e5df | ILS 372     | INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES                       |
| 1184 | course\_3d7099a5867c6e1700280ed2 | POLISCI 460 | TOPICS IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY                                         |
| 1184 | course\_cdb76f98405661d42020c591 | POLISCI 461 | INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR IN POLITICAL ECONOMY, PHILOSOPHY, & POLITICS |
| 1174 | course\_1d3d0a9e7c6cd8bdd6c31e9f | ILS 371     | INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND LITERATURE                   |

## timeline

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| ---- | ------- |
| 1174 | 1       |
| 1184 | 3       |
| 1192 | 1       |
| 1194 | 2       |

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

### items

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    "review_date": "2018-12-20 18:24:03 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "His classes were fun and engaging because the material is very applicable to our society. Everything that was taught in lecture was on the exam, so showing up to lecture is pretty much the most important thing to do in the class. The discussions were very fun and a good way to learn more stuff.",
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### page

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### courses

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| course\_e7b4fd0e5787ff4ba6a21cc2 | POLISCI 470 |

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