# KAI MAST — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### repository

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### built at

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### courses

8951

### current instructors

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### limited

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### departments

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## instructor

### instructor uid

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### source

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### source instructor id

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### identity basis

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### identity status

source\_identified

### name

KAI MAST

### first observed at

2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00

### last observed at

2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00

### ratings

#### review count

2

#### quality

2.5

#### difficulty

3.5

#### quality count

2

#### difficulty count

2

#### profile id

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#### source url

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#### observed at

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#### courses

##### course 79e5479d9eb1286e8642b399

###### review count

2

###### quality

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###### difficulty

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###### quality count

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#### prior mean

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#### prior weight

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### grade statistics

#### gpa

3.589

#### graded

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#### counts

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#### sections

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### current

false

### courses

None recorded.

### revision

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### instructor url

/instructors/KAI\_MAST

## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id  | title                                      |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| 1234 | course\_87400c0728797946c5cef14c | COMPSCI 639 | UNDERGRADUATE ELECTIVE TOPICS IN COMPUTING |
| 1234 | course\_cbc85add50a620f7e0abe663 | COMPSCI 839 | CORE TOPICS IN COMPUTING                   |
| 1232 | course\_79e5479d9eb1286e8642b399 | COMPSCI 537 | INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS          |
| 1222 | course\_cbc85add50a620f7e0abe663 | COMPSCI 839 | CORE TOPICS IN COMPUTING                   |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1222 | 1       |
| 1232 | 1       |
| 1234 | 2       |

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

### items

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    "review_date": "2023-01-25 04:50:12 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Kai was not a very good lecturer, but he really tried. He put huge efforts in pushing people to participate in class, which froze the course progress. Still, he's very reachable during office hours and really patient in answering your questions. I'll say he didn't get me to appreciate OS, but he definitely delivered all the necessary materials.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2871343",
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    "review_date": "2022-12-28 21:04:08 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "This class was a mess. No communication between professors, TAs, and students led to conflicting information and a flood of projects with delayed and buggy test cases. Kai's lectures were pointless; they watered down the textbook material too much and he assumed you knew OS terminology before it was taught. Exams were MC, but still super confusing.",
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```

### total

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### page

1

### courses

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| course\_79e5479d9eb1286e8642b399 | COMPSCI 537 |

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