# GREGORY NIRSHBERG — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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#### difficulty

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id | title                            |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------- |
| 1234 | course\_432c74beba85cb7bdc1287f7 | PHILOS 101 | INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY       |
| 1222 | course\_eea85533574086c8566255b9 | PHILOS 341 | CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES        |
| 1212 | course\_432c74beba85cb7bdc1287f7 | PHILOS 101 | INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY       |
| 1204 | course\_432c74beba85cb7bdc1287f7 | PHILOS 101 | INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY       |
| 1202 | course\_eed936da13609fcb867416c7 | PHILOS 304 | TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY: HUMANITIES |
| 1192 | course\_432c74beba85cb7bdc1287f7 | PHILOS 101 | INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY       |
| 1182 | course\_c1aeabd1a79ddbbc49e0e21e | PHILOS 210 | REASON IN COMMUNICATION          |
| 1174 | course\_eea85533574086c8566255b9 | PHILOS 341 | CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES        |
| 1172 | course\_eea85533574086c8566255b9 | PHILOS 341 | CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES        |

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| 1172 | 1       |
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| 1182 | 1       |
| 1192 | 1       |
| 1202 | 1       |
| 1204 | 1       |
| 1212 | 1       |
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## courses

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