# WILLIAM ENGELS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## instructor

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### name

WILLIAM ENGELS

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    "comment": "I skipped 90% of his lectures and got an A because statistics and math comes pretty naturally to me. My friends who struggle with math went to every lecture and bombed his exams. What I'm saying is, he does not actually teach you, he derives a couple equations for you that you need to learn how to use on your own. Definitely the worst Genetics prof",
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    "comment": "Definitely not a class you want to take if you're not passionate about genetics. Dr. Engels is great at giving you outside resources compared to some professors in the department. Online quizzes every week are pretty easy, and he gives you specific practice problems for them. Haven't touched the book since he started teaching and am doing great!",
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    "comment": "Provides clear and insightful explanations of the statistical and mathematical theories of genetic logic. Anyone who wishes to equip themselves with the tools needed for genetic analysis will value Prof. Engels lectures.",
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    "review_date": "2014-01-05 14:32:32 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Avoid! Worst class ever! I studied around 4 hours a day including weekends and did extremely poor.",
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    "comment": "Your whole grade is determined by an online math quiz. If you typed one wrong number into your calculator, you got the whole problem wrong. This entire class was extremely discouraging. Super hard work will get you at best a B. Don't take this class unless you have to for your major.",
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