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SHARAD CHANDARANA

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Raw average: 1.42/5 from 123 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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MATH 234
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Grading is a nightmare, he will take off points and not tell you why. His lectures are terrible and his handwriting is illegible. Ended up teaching myself all of the material. Would not recommend, there are far better professors who actually care about what they're teaching and aren't so rude.
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COMPSCI/MATH 240
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
The material covered in this course is not difficult, but my god does this professor deliver it in the worst way possible. Inaccessable professor, passive aggressive and rude in just about every email, grading criteria that is all over the place (some students on a test were docked on a proof that was valid but not the way HE wanted). Avoid.
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COMPSCI/MATH 240
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Oh boy. You can study every problem on every homework that is assigned, every review problem that is assigned, and extra problems from the textbook, and still be surprised by what is on the exam. Sharad is the definition of a professor that tries to trick you on exams. Don't even get me started on his lectures. Please, avoid.
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COMPSCI/MATH 240
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Sharad truly gives new meaning to the word "incompetent." Never before have I had a prof that's so bad, and I've had Sean Paul. He's thoroughly inflexible (refuses to reschedule exams), passive-aggressive, and can't teach to save … Read full reviewShow less
Sharad truly gives new meaning to the word "incompetent." Never before have I had a prof that's so bad, and I've had Sean Paul. He's thoroughly inflexible (refuses to reschedule exams), passive-aggressive, and can't teach to save his life. Also, his exam leaked, and he didn't bother doing anything. The fact that he's still employed is miraculous
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COMPSCI/MATH 240
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Sharad has been one of the worst professors I've had at Madison. He really does not seem to care about students and is very strict grading wise (example: on an exam, students that proved an answer using L'Hopital were graded incorrectly even though their proof was valid). Avoid taking any classes with him.
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Classes with SHARAD CHANDARANA

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Fall 2023EMA/EP 547Engineering Analysis I
Spring 2020MATH 114Precalculus
Spring 2020MATH 319Techniques in Ordinary Differential Equations
Fall 2019MATH 114Precalculus
Fall 2019MATH 213Survey of Calculus 2
Spring 2019MATH 114Precalculus
Spring 2019MATH 213Survey of Calculus 2
Spring 2019MATH 340Elementary Matrix and Linear Algebra
Fall 2018MATH 114Precalculus
Fall 2018MATH 213Survey of Calculus 2
Spring 2018MATH 222Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2
Spring 2018MATH 340Elementary Matrix and Linear Algebra
Fall 2014MATH 221Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1
Fall 2014MATH 319Techniques in Ordinary Differential Equations
Fall 2014MATH 340Elementary Matrix and Linear Algebra
Spring 2014MATH 221Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1
Spring 2014MATH 319Techniques in Ordinary Differential Equations
Spring 2014MATH 340Elementary Matrix and Linear Algebra
Fall 2013MATH 221Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1
Fall 2013MATH 222Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2
Fall 2013MATH 319Techniques in Ordinary Differential Equations
Fall 2013MATH 340Elementary Matrix and Linear Algebra
Spring 2013MATH 221Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1
Spring 2013MATH 319Techniques in Ordinary Differential Equations
Spring 2013MATH 340Elementary Matrix and Linear Algebra
Fall 2012MATH 319Techniques in Ordinary Differential Equations
Fall 2012MATH 340Elementary Matrix and Linear Algebra
Spring 2012MATH 340Elementary Matrix and Linear Algebra

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