# JOSHUA CAPE — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### name

JOSHUA CAPE

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### last observed at

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### ratings

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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## term

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## reviews

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    "comment": "I paid $6,400 just to listen to this man read directly from the textbook. If I learned one thing from this class it is that you need absolutely zero teaching skills to teach a class. ",
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