# PETER MORAN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## instructor

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### name

PETER MORAN

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### last observed at

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### ratings

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id  | title                          |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------ |
| 1124 | course\_8f18f98dbf0c944ea0381465 | PHYSICS 115 | ENERGY AND CLIMATE             |
| 1122 | course\_747a04fd9cb3f877f42caedb | CBE 440     | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING MATERIALS |
| 1122 | course\_8f18f98dbf0c944ea0381465 | PHYSICS 115 | ENERGY AND CLIMATE             |

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| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1122 | 2       |
| 1124 | 1       |

## term

1272

## courses

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    "comment": "This class is a piece of cake. He TELLS you what will be on the tests. Don't listen to any reviewer who says it's difficult. Plus the class is interesting and about an important subject. PM is funny, kind and passionate about the subject. I found the whole semester very inspiring!",
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    "comment": "Prof. Moran is a really interesting and helpful lecturer, but his tests (namely the last two) are incredibly difficult. The first two exams are easy, but the last two are almost impossible. Don't take unless you have a strong physics background.",
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    "comment": "Decent Prof. 3 Midterms + Final. About a week before each midterm he tells you exactly what to memorize/know how to do. Exams aren't too tricky, mostly conversions (plus you get a conversion cheat sheet). Book is terribly boring, not informative, and on the first two midterms completely useless. Really easy physical science credit.",
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