# KAREN MILLER — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### built at

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## instructor

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### name

KAREN MILLER

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### last observed at

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### ratings

#### review count

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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#### quality count

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#### difficulty count

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## term

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## reviews

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    "comment": "One of my favorite teachers, and classes, at U.W. Karen is the rare teacher that not only literally wrote book on assembly, but she can also teach! (This is definitely not always the case.) You might thing of assembly as dry, dull and hard, but she turned this into a fascinating class.",
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    "comment": "Lectures go way more in depth than you need to know. Programs are quite basic and can be easily done in a couple sittings (about 4-5hr total). Even if you don't go to class but do well on the programs and go through the practice exams (although they don't have answer keys) you will get a B at worst. (you get a cheat sheet for exams)",
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    "comment": "She's the kind of person who brags about her background a little too much and talks about stuff that isn't really relevant to the material more than she should. Regardless, you'll find she has an amazing personality and is genuinely there to see you pass. It's an easy class; you just need to go to lecture. Homework is dead easy if you start early.",
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    "comment": "Karen has a polarizing personality. I can see why some people think she's mean but I think her sarcasm is great. The class is very straightforward: note the details in the specs, get a good grip on Cx86 and you should be good. I thought the programs helped to solidify lecture concepts without becoming busy work. She's also helpful in office hours.",
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    "comment": "Generally pretty clear, but she has a tendency to spend too much time on one topic, which means her lectures are extremely boring. You get a full page of notes for the exams, which should be able to help you out if you are struggling. ",
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### courses

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