# FABIAN WALEFFE — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## instructor

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### name

FABIAN WALEFFE

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## reviews

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    "comment": "I am going to graduate school to pursue a phD in math. I got a C in Fabian's class. And he likes to pretend like all his students are the problem. Oh no Fabian, you are the problem. A bunch of math, physics, and aerospace majors did not get a C in your class because they are not trying. This class is impossible. ",
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    "comment": "bad. mean.",
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    "comment": "I wonder why a bunch of math, physics, and aerospace engineering majors all get a C in this class..... is it because the students don't try very hard? Or because Fabian makes the exams impossible bc he gets joy out of everyone saying his class is hard... ",
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    "comment": "Not good, avoid. ",
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    "comment": "20 drawings: the best way to master complex analysis in less than two weeks with no book,  2025, Chernobyl.\n\nPig Latin from a regurgitated math book. \nEaten by a Yak and bought a flea market in Siberia.\n10 random problems that have no relevant content. \n\n\nNo TA took his class. ",
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    "comment": "I see Fabio's comment.  \n\nHIS WIFE Leslie Smith is another department chair.  All his relatives with the last name Waleffe brag they got a 4.0 in his AMEP program.\n\nHE IS SHOWN WRITING HIS OWN REVIEW BELOW.\n\nHe left UW Madison and was professor at Brown University when his son attended.\nGrade distribution is bimodal from him cheating the class.",
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