# NITA SAHAI — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### departments

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## instructor

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### name

NITA SAHAI

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#### review count

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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#### difficulty count

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## history

None recorded.

## timeline

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## term

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## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

### items

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    "comment": "Can't grade objectively; hard to tell how assignments are weighted b/c &quot;quizzes&quot; are always eliminated (due to absences & falling behind) & there's no updated syllabus. Frequently absent & reschedules missed lectures at strange times/runs over in the next one. Almost no useful feedback to students all semester. Can be nasty & always boring.",
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    "comment": "She's not bad, but you won't take much away from a class with her. Throws in a punchy comment every now and then, but the lectures are dry and pretty unnecessary considering she posts the lecture slides online. Wants students to get a good grade in the class. Curves things and makes your highest grade weighed the most. Rocks are boring. So is she..",
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    "comment": "boring, boring, quite scatter brained really",
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### courses

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