# NATALIA PERKINS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### current instructors

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## instructor

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### source

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### name

NATALIA PERKINS

### first observed at

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### last observed at

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### ratings

#### review count

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#### quality

2

#### difficulty

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#### quality count

2

#### difficulty count

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#### profile id

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#### source url

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#### courses

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#### graded

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#### counts

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#### sections

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### current

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### courses

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### revision

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### instructor url

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id  | title                             |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | --------------------------------- |
| 1144 | course\_36d9c27edb0bc1bf4e9c79a2 | PHYSICS 109 | PHYSICS IN THE ARTS               |
| 1144 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH                          |
| 1142 | course\_d3d77310dbc52463fabd7327 | PHYSICS 715 | STATISTICAL MECHANICS             |
| 1142 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH                          |
| 1134 | course\_36d9c27edb0bc1bf4e9c79a2 | PHYSICS 109 | PHYSICS IN THE ARTS               |
| 1134 | course\_478c9473f982809f4cde8cec | PHYSICS 499 | DIRECTED STUDY                    |
| 1134 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH                          |
| 1132 | course\_478c9473f982809f4cde8cec | PHYSICS 499 | DIRECTED STUDY                    |
| 1132 | course\_d3d77310dbc52463fabd7327 | PHYSICS 715 | STATISTICAL MECHANICS             |
| 1132 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH                          |
| 1124 | course\_2cb7db51eaa5d222785db718 | PHYSICS 531 | INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM MECHANICS |
| 1124 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH                          |
| 1122 | course\_d3d77310dbc52463fabd7327 | PHYSICS 715 | STATISTICAL MECHANICS             |
| 1122 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH                          |
| 1114 | course\_478c9473f982809f4cde8cec | PHYSICS 499 | DIRECTED STUDY                    |
| 1114 | course\_f927cf89d32d2a8a10f47b03 | PHYSICS 551 | SOLID STATE PHYSICS               |
| 1114 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH                          |
| 1112 | course\_0102faba3a6a173105857f06 | PHYSICS 103 | GENERAL PHYSICS                   |
| 1112 | course\_478c9473f982809f4cde8cec | PHYSICS 499 | DIRECTED STUDY                    |
| 1112 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH                          |
| 1104 | course\_aa45660f057a2b2997243229 | PHYSICS 311 | MECHANICS                         |
| 1104 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH                          |
| 1094 | course\_f927cf89d32d2a8a10f47b03 | PHYSICS 551 | SOLID STATE PHYSICS               |
| 1094 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990 | RESEARCH                          |
| 1092 | course\_f927cf89d32d2a8a10f47b03 | PHYSICS 551 | SOLID STATE PHYSICS               |
| 1084 | course\_d3d77310dbc52463fabd7327 | PHYSICS 715 | STATISTICAL MECHANICS             |
| 1082 | course\_f927cf89d32d2a8a10f47b03 | PHYSICS 551 | SOLID STATE PHYSICS               |

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## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

### items

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    "comment": "Solid state physics class. Great at teaching the theoretical, but rarely ever ties the theory into the real world, so what you learn is near useless. Textbook used was almost never helpful. It was easy to find HW solutions online, however. Avoid unless you LOVE theoretical physics.",
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    "review_date": "2010-04-12 01:54:53 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Avoid if you can. Better suited teaching at graduate level. Has a very loose grasp on our language which makes lectures largely incompressible. Generally impatient during office hours. Becomes easily agitated when it becomes clear we don't understand concepts. Thankfully posts lecture notes online, and solutions for hmk are easily found via google.",
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### page

1

### courses

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