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DONALD DAVIS

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Raw average: 4.78/5 from 32 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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LCA100 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
You'll get at least an AB in this class. There were 5 books but I barely finish reading all of them. As long as you know the main themes in each book, you'll be fine. 2 papers & 1 take home final.
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LCA355 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Coolest guy ever, so much enthusiasm. TAKE HIS CLASSES!!!!
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LCA100 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
The worst grade you'll get is an AB. Seems like a lot of readings (we had 5 textbooks) but I almost never really finish reading all of them.
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LCA367 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
very knowledgeable, go in so that he or one of the TA's can check papers tests are easy very minimal study. lectures are not mandatory if reading were read and vice versa. Overall an excellent professor
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LCA367 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Best professor I've ever had at UW. He's very knowledgeable and passionate about the subject matter, relates abstract concepts of religion to very relatable experiences, and takes his job very seriously. He is so eloquent that I could listen to him lecture all day. Definitely take a class with him if you have the chance.
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Classes with DONALD DAVIS

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2013LEGALST 450Topics in Legal Studies and the Humanities
Spring 2012RELIGST 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2011RELIGST 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2010LEGALST 450Topics in Legal Studies and the Humanities
Spring 2009LEGALST 450Topics in Legal Studies and the Humanities
Spring 2009RELIGST 400Topics in Religious Studies - Humanities
Spring 2009RELIGST 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2008RELIGST 681Senior Honors Thesis

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