# SINDO KOU — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### built at

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### term

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### departments

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| UROLOGY   | 5     |
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## instructor

### instructor uid

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### source

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### identity status

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### name

SINDO KOU

### first observed at

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### last observed at

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### ratings

#### review count

4

#### 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

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## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

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    "comment": "Kao is such so cute! Take his class!",
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### page

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### courses

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