# MICHAEL POWERS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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## instructor

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### name

MICHAEL POWERS

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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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### courses

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id | title               |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------- |
| 1192 | course\_d50f100f2b6a26994da36e3f | MATH 96    | PREPARATORY ALGEBRA |
| 1172 | course\_3464c11254a81dbe86277318 | MATH 112   | COLLEGE ALGEBRA     |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1172 | 1       |
| 1192 | 1       |

## term

1272

## courses

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## reviews

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    "comment": "I will respect any professor that cares about their students, which is a very hard trait to find in college from professors.",
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    "comment": "Michael did a good job teaching Math 96, BUT WAS AN AMAZING PERSON. I was going through a lot of person stuff last semester, and even slept passed one of his exams. Micheal didn't only teach me math, he taught me how to deal with stuff and was always there to help me. His class grading gave everyone the chance to succeed . A+ for him.",
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    "comment": "This math class was the most uninteresting math class I have ever taken. Michael's lectures were extremely boring. When asking for help, he would try to give it to you but often times wouldn't help and would leave me more confused. You have to teach yourself all information.",
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    "comment": "Overall, Michael did a fine job teaching Math 112. People criticize him because they don't understand what he says when in reality its mostly the students (one's not particularly strong in math). If you're struggling and need help, he is more than willing to help you (he's not there to babysit you and make sure you're learning). It's college lol.",
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