# LOUIS OLIPHANT — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### name

LOUIS OLIPHANT

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### last observed at

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### ratings

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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#### graded

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#### counts

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#### sections

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id  | title                                   |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------- |
| 1264 | course\_834bc468ca49d8090d0f211f | COMPSCI 220 | DATA SCIENCE PROGRAMMING I              |
| 1264 | course\_933b36d4952c8b40f181b993 | COMPSCI 319 | DATA SCIENCE PROGRAMMING I FOR RESEARCH |
| 1262 | course\_79e5479d9eb1286e8642b399 | COMPSCI 537 | INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS       |
| 1254 | course\_834bc468ca49d8090d0f211f | COMPSCI 220 | DATA SCIENCE PROGRAMMING I              |
| 1254 | course\_933b36d4952c8b40f181b993 | COMPSCI 319 | DATA SCIENCE PROGRAMMING I FOR RESEARCH |
| 1252 | course\_834bc468ca49d8090d0f211f | COMPSCI 220 | DATA SCIENCE PROGRAMMING I              |
| 1252 | course\_933b36d4952c8b40f181b993 | COMPSCI 319 | DATA SCIENCE PROGRAMMING I FOR RESEARCH |
| 1252 | course\_79e5479d9eb1286e8642b399 | COMPSCI 537 | INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS       |
| 1244 | course\_834bc468ca49d8090d0f211f | COMPSCI 220 | DATA SCIENCE PROGRAMMING I              |
| 1244 | course\_933b36d4952c8b40f181b993 | COMPSCI 319 | DATA SCIENCE PROGRAMMING I FOR RESEARCH |
| 1244 | course\_79e5479d9eb1286e8642b399 | COMPSCI 537 | INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS       |
| 1242 | course\_79e5479d9eb1286e8642b399 | COMPSCI 537 | INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS       |

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## term

1272

## courses

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## reviews

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