# Verda Blythe — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### built at

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### departments

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| SRMED     | 21    |
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| SURGERY   | 25    |
| SURGSCI   | 33    |
| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
| ZOOLOGY   | 89    |

## instructor

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### name

Verda Blythe

### email

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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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## history

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## timeline

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## term

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## courses

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## reviews

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    "comment": "Verda is a very sweet professor and she has helpful insight into the industry. The class material can sometimes be boring, but not difficult. 4 quizzes, and then a group simulation. I would recommend taking this class with her for sure!",
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    "comment": "Verda is an awesome teacher, her grading criteria is clear, and as long as you try, it should be an easy A/AB. DO GOOD ON THE QUIZZES!! have to go to class to get 20/20. Very little homework, and a larger group simulation at the end is super fun and the most fun I've had in a class project. Would highly recommend!!",
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