# VADIM SHAPIRO — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## instructor

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### name

VADIM SHAPIRO

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## history

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## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

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    "comment": "Shapiro gets a bad rap but wasn't bad in my experience. His accent is fine, actually makes him more interesting imo. The material IS boring, but if you do the homework and get direction from TAs for projects, the class is just fine. I got an A no problem",
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