# RYAN KERSHNER — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### source

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### name

RYAN KERSHNER

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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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#### graded

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### courses

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id | title                                    |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| 1112 | course\_b5cc447e8038efff870ea454 | ME 342     | DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS               |
| 1104 | course\_e33ce416ca88e57dc84c5908 | ME 890     | PHD RESEARCH AND THESIS                  |
| 1102 | course\_49f4cc81838176c2180ea21f | ME 601     | SPECIAL TOPICS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING |
| 1102 | course\_e33ce416ca88e57dc84c5908 | ME 890     | PHD RESEARCH AND THESIS                  |
| 1094 | course\_652ce4bc21fd8ac487859918 | ME 489     | HONORS IN RESEARCH II                    |
| 1094 | course\_e33ce416ca88e57dc84c5908 | ME 890     | PHD RESEARCH AND THESIS                  |
| 1092 | course\_652ce4bc21fd8ac487859918 | ME 489     | HONORS IN RESEARCH II                    |
| 1092 | course\_e33ce416ca88e57dc84c5908 | ME 890     | PHD RESEARCH AND THESIS                  |
| 1084 | course\_e33ce416ca88e57dc84c5908 | ME 890     | PHD RESEARCH AND THESIS                  |

## timeline

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| ---- | ------- |
| 1084 | 1       |
| 1092 | 2       |
| 1094 | 2       |
| 1102 | 2       |
| 1104 | 1       |
| 1112 | 1       |

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

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### page

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### courses

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| course\_b5cc447e8038efff870ea454 | ME 342     |

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