# MING LIU — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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### name

MING LIU

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### courses

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id  | title                             |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | --------------------------------- |
| 1264 | course\_ab7d07685857737322064a42 | COMPSCI 640 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER NETWORKS |
| 1264 | course\_f71b15e0cc44524b7ec290df | COMPSCI 790 | MASTER'S THESIS                   |
| 1264 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799 | MASTER'S RESEARCH                 |
| 1264 | course\_059395ab1bb5e9c017244fe2 | COMPSCI 899 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH          |
| 1262 | course\_b599104ce744034adf49c985 | COMPSCI 740 | ADVANCED COMPUTER NETWORKS        |
| 1262 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799 | MASTER'S RESEARCH                 |
| 1262 | course\_059395ab1bb5e9c017244fe2 | COMPSCI 899 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH          |
| 1254 | course\_ab7d07685857737322064a42 | COMPSCI 640 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER NETWORKS |
| 1254 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799 | MASTER'S RESEARCH                 |
| 1254 | course\_059395ab1bb5e9c017244fe2 | COMPSCI 899 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH          |
| 1252 | course\_b599104ce744034adf49c985 | COMPSCI 740 | ADVANCED COMPUTER NETWORKS        |
| 1252 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799 | MASTER'S RESEARCH                 |
| 1252 | course\_059395ab1bb5e9c017244fe2 | COMPSCI 899 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH          |
| 1244 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799 | MASTER'S RESEARCH                 |
| 1244 | course\_059395ab1bb5e9c017244fe2 | COMPSCI 899 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH          |
| 1242 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799 | MASTER'S RESEARCH                 |
| 1242 | course\_cbc85add50a620f7e0abe663 | COMPSCI 839 | CORE TOPICS IN COMPUTING          |
| 1242 | course\_059395ab1bb5e9c017244fe2 | COMPSCI 899 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH          |
| 1234 | course\_cf2713cdfa735f076079251d | COMPSCI 682 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS              |
| 1234 | course\_b599104ce744034adf49c985 | COMPSCI 740 | ADVANCED COMPUTER NETWORKS        |
| 1234 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799 | MASTER'S RESEARCH                 |
| 1234 | course\_059395ab1bb5e9c017244fe2 | COMPSCI 899 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH          |
| 1232 | course\_ab7d07685857737322064a42 | COMPSCI 640 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER NETWORKS |
| 1232 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799 | MASTER'S RESEARCH                 |
| 1232 | course\_059395ab1bb5e9c017244fe2 | COMPSCI 899 | PRE-DISSERTATOR RESEARCH          |
| 1224 | course\_a495c0d9f6ed226e1fc144ee | COMPSCI 681 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS              |
| 1224 | course\_b599104ce744034adf49c985 | COMPSCI 740 | ADVANCED COMPUTER NETWORKS        |
| 1224 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799 | MASTER'S RESEARCH                 |
| 1222 | course\_ab7d07685857737322064a42 | COMPSCI 640 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER NETWORKS |
| 1222 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799 | MASTER'S RESEARCH                 |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1222 | 2       |
| 1224 | 3       |
| 1232 | 3       |
| 1234 | 4       |
| 1242 | 3       |
| 1244 | 2       |
| 1252 | 3       |
| 1254 | 3       |
| 1262 | 3       |
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## term

1272

## courses

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## reviews

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### courses

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