# ERIC KRUGER — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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| SURGERY   | 25    |
| SURGSCI   | 33    |
| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
| ZOOLOGY   | 89    |

## instructor

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### name

ERIC KRUGER

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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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## term

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## courses

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## reviews

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    "comment": "Kruger is awesome. His maniacal laugh will stick with you far after the semester. He will also imbue you with an appreciation for forestry humor. A particularly endearing quirk is he thinks of mechanisms in Tree Phys as cartoons, which works well to clearly explain complex ideas. He teaches through case study which you will either love or hate. ",
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    "comment": "He was a great prof and really knew what he was talking about. He went over everything that you needed to know and made it really clear. His lectures were the most enjoyable of this class. His exam was fair and covered everything we went over in lecture.",
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    "comment": "Dr. Kruger was a great professor for the plant section of Bio 152! He really emphasizes what you need to know and takes time going through what might be more complicated. His exam was probably the most fair exam I've ever taken at this university, so if you study the power points and discussion materials you should be fine! Great prof",
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