# LAURENT LESSARD — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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## instructor

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### name

LAURENT LESSARD

### 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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## history

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## timeline

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## term

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## courses

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## reviews

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    "comment": "11 out of 10 would recommend Professor Lessard, hands down one of my favorite professors so far. Classes are super interesting and homework assignments are difficult but very helpful for learning. Just in general a great class.",
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### page

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### courses

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