# MATTHEW BALLARD — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### built at

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| UROLOGY   | 5     |
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## instructor

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### name

MATTHEW BALLARD

### 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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#### quality count

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#### difficulty count

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## term

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## courses

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## reviews

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