# Jim Luedtke — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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### name

Jim Luedtke

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    "comment": "I could not recommend him more for ISYE 323!!! I went into the class thinking it was going to be extremely difficult but he made the concepts easy to understand and enjoyable. The class being at 8 am was rough but he posted the recordings. He made an effort to learn every students name and genuinely cares to see us succeed. ",
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    "comment": "Lectures were so beneficial - engaging and educational! Luedtke himself is a kind and interesting guy who seems to want students to actually learn, and is very understanding and accommodating of life. He made one of the worst ISyE classes a) understandable b) interesting enough that I want to take more classes on the topic. Highly reccomend.",
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    "comment": "I honestly really liked the course itself and the content, but I felt that Prof. Luedtke was extremely rude and condescending to anyone that wasn't an expert in optimization. Not many choices for 323 professors, but if you take Prof. Luedtke be prepared to put in a lot of time and to be ridiculed if you ask questions.",
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