# Marc Renault — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## instructor

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### name

Marc Renault

### email

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    "comment": "Marc is just not a very good lecturer, and I sometimes thinks he actively hates teaching. He clearly likes the material, but I would not use him as a resource to ask questions. Grading is overall very generous if you actually complete the bonus points, just takes some time. ",
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    "comment": "Not bad, just spend a well amount of time to obsorb",
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    "comment": "This will be an extremely difficult class, no matter who teaches it. Marc does a decent job with the material; I think people are upset they have to actually think critically and not ChatGPT everything. The Star Wars theme is a nice touch, and if you do the work and pay attention, passing is guaranteed, and an A is well within reach.",
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    "comment": "Unlike most I actually enjoyed Marc's lectures and I feel like I learned a lot in this class. However I hate the way the class is organized. The final is so hard, every question is unnecessarily confusing, and they're not similar to the practice questions. It just measures your ability to write down random stuff and pray for partial credit.",
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