# SIMON BALTO — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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## instructor

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### name

SIMON BALTO

### 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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#### difficulty count

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## term

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## courses

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## reviews

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    "comment": "Dr. Balto had a lot of medical issues this past semester that started pretty early on, so we probably only had about 1/2 lectures we normally would've. Aside from that, both him and Aydan were available for any questions or if you needed help. Balto was also super apologetic when missing lecture. Extra plus that it was an easy class. ",
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    "comment": "My experience was a little different because he had to miss a lot of class due to medical issues, but the lectures we did have were funny and informative, and gave good information that we had to use on the exams. Overall, solid professor.",
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