# MICHAEL GOFMAN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### name

MICHAEL GOFMAN

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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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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id  | title                       |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | --------------------------- |
| 1174 | course\_e4adc02b0ffa8d8ef30f0bcd | FINANCE 325 | CORPORATION FINANCE         |
| 1174 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE |
| 1172 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE |
| 1164 | course\_e4adc02b0ffa8d8ef30f0bcd | FINANCE 325 | CORPORATION FINANCE         |
| 1164 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE |
| 1162 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE |
| 1154 | course\_e4adc02b0ffa8d8ef30f0bcd | FINANCE 325 | CORPORATION FINANCE         |
| 1154 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE |
| 1152 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE |
| 1144 | course\_e4adc02b0ffa8d8ef30f0bcd | FINANCE 325 | CORPORATION FINANCE         |
| 1144 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE |
| 1142 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE |
| 1134 | course\_e4adc02b0ffa8d8ef30f0bcd | FINANCE 325 | CORPORATION FINANCE         |
| 1134 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE |
| 1132 | course\_de43b75766962a840afad1a6 | FINANCE 973 | SEMINAR-WORKSHOP IN FINANCE |
| 1124 | course\_e4adc02b0ffa8d8ef30f0bcd | FINANCE 325 | CORPORATION FINANCE         |

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## term

1272

## courses

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## reviews

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    "comment": "The best Professor I have ever had, he goes out of his way to make sure students understand the material and his tests reflect that. He does not make it hard at all. You will actually learn the material and be able to apply it.",
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    "comment": "I really, really liked Gofman. He is super passionate about finance and this class, really cares about student understanding,  does a great job teaching the concepts and, more importantly for me, the applications of those concepts.  There are only 2 exams, & 9-10 group based assignments that are extremely helpful (but at times can be difficult).",
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