# ZEV KLAGSBRUN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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## instructor

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### name

ZEV KLAGSBRUN

### first observed at

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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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#### quality count

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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                   |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------- |
| 1134 | course\_b151d42dad875eb5e7e721b9 | MATH 490   | UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR   |
| 1134 | course\_931174a7bfe76a686e659726 | MATH 941   | SEMINAR-ALGEBRA         |
| 1132 | course\_eceba8534cefe7b6309329a9 | MATH 748   | ALGEBRAIC NUMBER THEORY |
| 1132 | course\_931174a7bfe76a686e659726 | MATH 941   | SEMINAR-ALGEBRA         |
| 1124 | course\_9b0dc1865ea603eb0083bc33 | MATH 211   | SURVEY OF CALCULUS 1    |
| 1124 | course\_931174a7bfe76a686e659726 | MATH 941   | SEMINAR-ALGEBRA         |
| 1122 | course\_7e12e6bf6be7a81f7ca74420 | MATH 541   | MODERN ALGEBRA 1        |
| 1122 | course\_931174a7bfe76a686e659726 | MATH 941   | SEMINAR-ALGEBRA         |

## timeline

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| ---- | ------- |
| 1122 | 2       |
| 1124 | 2       |
| 1132 | 2       |
| 1134 | 2       |

## term

1272

## courses

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## reviews

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    "comment": "He is most definitely the worst professor I have ever had. This class should have been straight-forward, but he made it so much more difficult that it had to be. Obviously inexperienced.",
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    "comment": "Zev has no idea what he is doing. Despite getting an A in his class, his tests are completely challenging and cause you to believe you have failed as you walk out. However, Dimou was a great t.a. and really made a difference.",
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    "comment": "The professor speaks clear english which is nice. The only problem is he is not clear on any material. I have had to go on Youtube to watch material on what he taught in class. I would recommend taking this class with a different professor.",
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    "comment": "Extremely confusing... Made finding the slope sound like the most complex task in the world. Makes lots of mistakes in class.  Talks more about the concepts than actually showing us how to apply them.   Homework is terribly long every time and only grades a few problems.  Would suggest not taking his class until he gets much more experience.",
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