# ROLF REITZ — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### built at

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### current instructors

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### term

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### departments

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| NEURODPT  | 11    |
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| NEURSURG  | 4     |
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| NUTRSCI   | 65    |
| OBS\&GYN  | 18    |
| OCCTHER   | 39    |
| ONCOLOGY  | 14    |
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| PHYTHER   | 37    |
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| PORTUG    | 33    |
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| PSYCHIAT  | 22    |
| PUBAFFR   | 54    |
| PUBLHLTH  | 23    |
| RADIOL    | 11    |
| REALEST   | 41    |
| RELIGST   | 90    |
| RHABMED   | 9     |
| RMI       | 24    |
| RP\&SE    | 102   |
| S\&APHM   | 17    |
| SCANDST   | 73    |
| SLAVIC    | 89    |
| SOC       | 149   |
| SOCWORK   | 87    |
| SOILSCI   | 46    |
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| SRMED     | 21    |
| STAT      | 94    |
| STDYABRD  | 52    |
| STS       | 8     |
| SURGERY   | 25    |
| SURGSCI   | 33    |
| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
| ZOOLOGY   | 89    |

## instructor

### instructor uid

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### source

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### identity status

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### name

ROLF REITZ

### first observed at

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### last observed at

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### ratings

#### review count

5

#### quality

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#### difficulty

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#### quality count

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#### difficulty count

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#### profile id

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#### source url

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#### observed at

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#### courses

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### courses

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## history

None recorded.

## timeline

None recorded.

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

### items

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    "comment": "Overall good... lenient grading",
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    "review_date": "2011-12-21 20:30:41 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Really big name in the industry with lots of knowledge briefs abt the topics in the class but when approached with doubts he goes out of his way to explain. very patient and humble for his stature and the best part is he goes easy on the grades i heard...A or AB for sure i heard...awaiting my results..will post them as soon as i get them",
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    "review_date": "2011-12-17 13:13:34 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "I took it this semester and there were some people who had just inputted values into some software as their project , he accepts such projects ,he doesnt have any interest in evaluating projects.",
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    "review_date": "2011-12-05 14:43:24 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Awful instructor. He just uses his notes and does not engage the class. He does not care about teaching and it shows. He should just hand out his notes and skip the lecture.",
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    "comment": "Awesome Professor! You will learn a lot in class and if you follow the notes and read through the text, it is very easy to get an AB or A. And also that ME572 is one of the most complete courses. Never miss him! He's brilliant! He basically clears all of your doubts in class itself. Exams are a little tough but he is generous. Overall.. AWESOME!",
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### page

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### courses

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