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CHARLIE HIRST

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Raw average: 2.50/5 from 16 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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What students say

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NE 231
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
he makes things complicated for no reason. hes not a great teacher. he seems nice though.
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EP 271
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Prof Hirst has been my favorite prof at Madison. He made his class interesting and useful. I learned the most applicable skills to my future career in his class, and use the languages we learned in all of my other classes. He is caring and whenever I needed help he would make time for my friends and I Caring and invested in his students learning.
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Classes with CHARLIE HIRST

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Instructor identity & provenance 
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