# KARTHIKEYAN SANKARALINGAM — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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## instructor

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### name

KARTHIKEYAN SANKARALINGAM

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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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## term

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## reviews

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