# KAM ARNOLD — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### name

KAM ARNOLD

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### last observed at

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### ratings

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### courses

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id  | title                            |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | -------------------------------- |
| 1162 | course\_1666a5a286d44301d42ee8d0 | PHYSICS 247 | A MODERN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS |

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| 1162 | 1       |

## term

1272

## courses

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    "comment": "Avoid at all costs. Lectures weren't useful at all and he didn't know how to explain anything. Not worth it to go to lecture so if you have to take a class with him just resign yourself to reading the book.",
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    "comment": "The lectures were extremely easy. We were talking about vectors for a week. Then suddenly, first test and nothing made sense at all. If it weren't for the hard discussions, everyone would have failed. Just make sure to follow along in the book, you have to read everything. It's ESSENTIAL.",
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