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WILLIAM BLAND

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Raw average: 3.72/5 from 32 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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ATM132 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
funny proffessor, class was interesting some of the times a lot of video clips. dont know how its possible to not get an A in the class, you would have to try to fail. The tests are hard but all the matters is doing the learning activities and discussions. If you cant get an A you probably should be kicked out of madison.
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ATM132 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
well if you keep the reader, and go over it along with the slides(that he posts online) before the exam, you'll find that its basically impossible to get less than an AB. just make sure you do the learning activities, blog posts, and clicker-questions.
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AOS132 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Adorable man, horrible teacher. Easy to get an A with all of the opportunities but stressful to get them done. DO NOT BUY THE READER. Completely useless!
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SS132 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Although Bland is a funny guy this was probably the worst class I have ever taken. Material is boring. Test are incomprehensible. His mult. choice questions are A-F and sound all the same. The only good thing is that points are all equal so do the Learning Activities, go to lecture; even if you fail every test (which I did) you can still get a B.
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ATM132 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Bill Bland is a funny guy and he keeps you entertained w/ boring material. But he explains things weirdly which makes for really confusing slides and test questions. I found his MC and clickr questions killer. But he makes it easy to get an A in the class. No need to buy the Reader that goes along w/ the textbook. Must show up for Clickr Q points.
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ATMOC132 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Professor Bland makes it pretty hard to fail this class. He's goofy, makes obscure references which I enjoyed ("Let's grok this out...") and he knows the subject matter. I didn't like that the homework required a lot of time in front of the computer, which is the only reason I won't be getting an A. Clicker questions=attendance points
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Classes with WILLIAM BLAND

SOILSCI 990

Research

1–12 credits

SOILSCI 990 is an independent research and writing course designed to help students complete their dissertation requirements.

No offering record · Spring 2016

William BlandAlfred Hartemink+7 more

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2016AGROECOL 990Research
Spring 2016SOILSCI 990Research
Fall 2015AGROECOL 990Research
Fall 2015ENVIRST/SOILSCI 324Soils and Environmental Quality
Fall 2015SOILSCI 990Research
Spring 2015AGROECOL 990Research
Spring 2015SOILSCI 875Special Topics
Spring 2015SOILSCI 990Research
Fall 2014AGROECOL 720Agroecology Field Study
Fall 2014AGROECOL 990Research
Fall 2014SOILSCI 990Research
Spring 2014AGROECOL 990Research
Spring 2014ATMOCN/BSE/SOILSCI 132Water and People
Spring 2014SOILSCI 990Research
Fall 2013AGROECOL 701The Farm as Socio-environmental Endeavor
Fall 2013SOILSCI 990Research
Spring 2013AGROECOL 701The Farm as Socio-environmental Endeavor
Spring 2013ATMOCN/BSE/SOILSCI 132Water and People
Spring 2013SOILSCI 990Research
Fall 2012AGROECOL 720Agroecology Field Study
Fall 2012SOILSCI 699Special Problems
Fall 2012SOILSCI 990Research
Spring 2012ATMOCN/BSE/SOILSCI 132Water and People
Fall 2011AGROECOL 701The Farm as Socio-environmental Endeavor
Fall 2011SOILSCI 728Graduate Seminar
Spring 2011AGROECOL 990Research
Spring 2011ATMOCN/BSE/SOILSCI 132Water and People
Fall 2010AGROECOL 701The Farm as Socio-environmental Endeavor
Fall 2010AGROECOL 720Agroecology Field Study
Fall 2010AGROECOL 990Research
Fall 2010SOILSCI 728Graduate Seminar
Fall 2010SOILSCI 990Research
Spring 2010AGROECOL 990Research
Spring 2010ATMOCN/BSE/SOILSCI 132Water and People
Fall 2009AGROECOL 701The Farm as Socio-environmental Endeavor
Fall 2009AGROECOL 990Research
Fall 2009ATMOCN/BSE/SOILSCI 132Water and People
Spring 2009AGROECOL 990Research
Spring 2009ATMOCN/BSE/SOILSCI 132Water and People
Spring 2009ENVIRST 699Directed Study
Spring 2009ENVIRST 990Research
Fall 2008AGROECOL 699Special Problems
Fall 2008AGROECOL 701The Farm as Socio-environmental Endeavor
Fall 2008AGROECOL 720Agroecology Field Study
Fall 2008AGROECOL 990Research
Fall 2008ENVIRST 600Environmental Studies Capstone
Spring 2008AGROECOL 701The Farm as Socio-environmental Endeavor
Spring 2008AGROECOL 990Research
Spring 2008ATMOCN/BSE/SOILSCI 132Water and People
Spring 2008ENVIRST 900Seminar
Fall 2007AGROECOL 710Seminar in Agroecology
Fall 2007AGROECOL 990Research
Fall 2007ENVIRST 900Seminar
Spring 2007ATMOCN/BSE/SOILSCI 132Water and People
Fall 2006ENVIRST 400Special Topics in the Environment: Biological Aspects of Envir St
Fall 2006ENVIRST 900Seminar
Fall 2006SOILSCI 875Special Topics

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