# John Valley — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## instructor

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### name

John Valley

### email

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### last observed at

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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## reviews

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    "comment": "Overall I enjoyed Professor Valley's lectures. He co teaches with another professor and he is by far more interesting and easy to follow. The class is kind of dull but he is passionate about the topic which makes it more interesting. Tests can be difficult but if you go to discussions it's not hard to get an A.",
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    "comment": "He is a super nice guy and really cares about his topic. He has a lot of experience in the field which makes him fun to listen to. While this class doesn't have study guides, he provides key terms and concepts at the end of his lecture slides, and that was really helpful.",
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    "comment": "Terrible class. Do not take",
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