# STEVE TROST — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### name

STEVE TROST

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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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#### graded

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#### sections

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### courses

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id | title                                  |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------- |
| 1264 | course\_921b4908221d05cbad377045 | ECON 101   | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS           |
| 1264 | course\_ce936eaec1600cd21b133a1d | ECON 325   | ECONOMICS OF RACE IN THE UNITED STATES |
| 1262 | course\_921b4908221d05cbad377045 | ECON 101   | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS           |
| 1254 | course\_921b4908221d05cbad377045 | ECON 101   | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS           |
| 1254 | course\_ce936eaec1600cd21b133a1d | ECON 325   | ECONOMICS OF RACE IN THE UNITED STATES |
| 1252 | course\_921b4908221d05cbad377045 | ECON 101   | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS           |
| 1244 | course\_921b4908221d05cbad377045 | ECON 101   | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS           |
| 1242 | course\_921b4908221d05cbad377045 | ECON 101   | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS           |
| 1242 | course\_6d73053cf52090039c56ff08 | ECON 390   | CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC ISSUES           |
| 1234 | course\_921b4908221d05cbad377045 | ECON 101   | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS           |
| 1234 | course\_9f4e10a4ab7c3040302d172b | ECON 102   | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS           |
| 1232 | course\_921b4908221d05cbad377045 | ECON 101   | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS           |

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| ---- | ------- |
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| 1234 | 2       |
| 1242 | 2       |
| 1244 | 1       |
| 1252 | 1       |
| 1254 | 2       |
| 1262 | 1       |
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## term

1272

## courses

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## reviews

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