# KRISTOFER DRESSLER — 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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### current instructors

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### departments

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| SURGERY   | 25    |
| SURGSCI   | 33    |
| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
| ZOOLOGY   | 89    |

## instructor

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### source

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### identity status

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### name

KRISTOFER DRESSLER

### first observed at

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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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#### courses

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## timeline

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## term

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## courses

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## reviews

### items

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    "comment": "W professor. Lecture quizzes were easy and were collaborative, the one test in the course is easy. Expect to spend lots of time out of class on the trolley project",
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    "comment": "I had Dressler for the mechanics of materials lab (he was also my lab instructor for that class) and hes a pretty good teacher. He actually taught us relevant material that we would use after graduation, gave great advice about future classes, and cared about his students.",
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### courses

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