# SCOTT STRAUS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### built at

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### departments

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| STS       | 8     |
| SURGERY   | 25    |
| SURGSCI   | 33    |
| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
| ZOOLOGY   | 89    |

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### name

SCOTT STRAUS

### first observed at

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### last observed at

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### ratings

#### review count

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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## history

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## timeline

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## term

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## courses

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## reviews

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    "comment": "I take at uc berkeley. Best teacher ever. He speaks clearly and eloquently. He clearly cares about the material and it shows. Hes not intimidating to speak to. Best experience ever. ",
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