# MANOLIS VLATAKIS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### name

MANOLIS VLATAKIS

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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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#### graded

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#### counts

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#### sections

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### current

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### courses

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### instructor url

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id  | title                          |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------ |
| 1264 | course\_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec | COMPSCI 577 | INTRODUCTION TO ALGORITHMS     |
| 1264 | course\_cf2713cdfa735f076079251d | COMPSCI 682 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS           |
| 1264 | course\_f71b15e0cc44524b7ec290df | COMPSCI 790 | MASTER'S THESIS                |
| 1264 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799 | MASTER'S RESEARCH              |
| 1264 | course\_059395ab1bb5e9c017244fe2 | COMPSCI 899 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH       |
| 1262 | course\_a495c0d9f6ed226e1fc144ee | COMPSCI 681 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS           |
| 1262 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799 | MASTER'S RESEARCH              |
| 1262 | course\_cbc85add50a620f7e0abe663 | COMPSCI 839 | CORE TOPICS IN COMPUTING       |
| 1262 | course\_059395ab1bb5e9c017244fe2 | COMPSCI 899 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH       |
| 1254 | course\_9d6a2127ca0ecacfc4832696 | COMPSCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY                 |
| 1254 | course\_6df6c8e6318f10aeab318e00 | COMPSCI 702 | GRADUATE COOPERATIVE EDUCATION |
| 1254 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799 | MASTER'S RESEARCH              |
| 1254 | course\_cbc85add50a620f7e0abe663 | COMPSCI 839 | CORE TOPICS IN COMPUTING       |
| 1254 | course\_059395ab1bb5e9c017244fe2 | COMPSCI 899 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH       |
| 1252 | course\_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec | COMPSCI 577 | INTRODUCTION TO ALGORITHMS     |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1252 | 1       |
| 1254 | 5       |
| 1262 | 4       |
| 1264 | 5       |

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

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    "comment": "Course materials are heavy and useful, but lectures are not. I bet at least half of the class got lost during the last few weeks lecture about NP topics. He offers lots of extra credits, but the purpose is just to bump up the grade of entire class to a gradable number. Extra credits does not change your final position in the class.",
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### page

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### courses

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| -------------------------------- | ----------- |
| course\_de12e29109d0c90ee086fcec | COMPSCI 577 |
| course\_cbc85add50a620f7e0abe663 | COMPSCI 839 |

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