# FENG ZHU — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### name

FENG ZHU

### first observed at

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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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## timeline

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## term

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## courses

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## reviews

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    "comment": "He isn't the greatest teacher - his lectures are somewhat hard to follow, and when he is asked questions, he doesn't explain very well. However, he is pretty funny, and the curve in the class is very nice. I can't say I learned much in this class but I somehow managed to get an A. ",
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    "comment": "He's so funny during lectures, which are also recorded for those who learn better by watching on their own. The class is very organized in terms of the lectures, notes, and grading. Personally, sometimes his teaching on certain concepts was difficult to follow IMO because there wasn't as much visualization. However, very doable to do well in course",
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    "comment": "Incredible professor. I had heard a lot of warnings about Linear Algebra but this class was a breeze. Dr. Zhu was extremely clear on his expectations. Regularly attending lectures was the best thing that I did, although it wasn't mandatory, he posted all his recordings online in the same day. \nKudos to the course coordinator Dr. Philipson as well. ",
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