# MARK SEIDENBERG — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## instructor

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### name

MARK SEIDENBERG

### email

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## reviews

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    "comment": "Seidenberg is an expert in his field. His lectures are not the best and the class is hard, but that's the price of taking a class with a great researcher. He wrote the book used in the class and he is an amazing writer. Use his office hours because he is better one on one. Not outstanding, but very nice. Deserves better than the low rating he has.",
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    "comment": "Clearly an expert (literally wrote the book for the course), but teaching seems like a side job. His attendance and planning was erratic. Weekly quizzes a mess and often regraded. Lectures are vague and meandering but tests and homework demand deep understanding of material. Syllabus stated to expect to learn a lot on your own - he wasn't kidding.",
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    "comment": "Professor Seidenberg is extremely educated and an expert in the field, however he does not convey that whatsoever. Lectures drag on and seem to not cover anything, yet he finds a way to come up with very difficult grading criteria off of what seems like nothing. The TA and discussion sections provided all structure for this course.",
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    "comment": "Professor Seidenberg wrote the book that is required for the class. His writing is exceptional and I thoroughly enjoyed it... but do not, I repeat, DO NOT take this course. He is the most unprofessional lecturer I have had at Wisconsin, and his grading criteria is completely erratic. His papers and exams are petty--you will be disappointed.",
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