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Steven Fredette

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Raw average: 2.90/5 from 20 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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ECE 712
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Do yourself a favor, and don't take ECE 712 with him.The lectures are horrible, the course is just MATLAB coding for one pointless problem, and you learn very little.He won't help you with the coding part either.Homework is excessive, even … Read full reviewShow less
Do yourself a favor, and don't take ECE 712 with him.The lectures are horrible, the course is just MATLAB coding for one pointless problem, and you learn very little.He won't help you with the coding part either.Homework is excessive, even in groups of four. The course doesn't reflect the quality you'd expect from UW–Madison. Just terrible overall.
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ECE 376
Quality 1/5Difficulty 2/5
Flipped classroom. Exams, Homeworks, and in-class exercises are all graded automatically with no feedback. Lectures are old and prerecorded (not even by him)! Unsure what the University is paying him to do.
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ECE 376
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
There isn't feedback on any of the work. Lecture videos are rushed and outdated. Exam format awards no partial credit, and is an anxiety inducing format. Lectures are flipped and Steve switched the class to 8 am, because it fit his schedule better. Steve is very knowledgeable, but the way he runs this course is lazy and selfish. Waste of money.
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ECE 330
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
This prof is not friendly. He does not care your grade or have 3 midterm in one day. I had some physical issues but refused to request makeup exam. What a incredible masterpiece
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ECE 230
Quality 5/5Difficulty 5/5
A perfect fit to teach a tough course. Always shows up enthusiastically ready to teach and help students understand circuits better. He actually wants you to learn and succeed in engineering rather than just teaching a class because he has to. Just a great guy
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ECE 230
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor teaches hard material but is incredibly helpful and willing to adapt to his students. Best professor I have had in college, even with the difficulty of circuits he made it enjoyable.
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