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JAMES MATENAER

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CA100 · course not matched2012-04-13

Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5

Super nitpicky. Went into him several times and I asked why he took points off and he responded with a "hmm why DID I take points off". WHAT. THAT MAKES NO SENSE. He contradicted himself the entire time. Not one person in our class recieved an A....in a class where everyone should be receiving A's.

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