Spring 2027

Survey of Calculus 1

Survey of Calculus 1 covers differential and integral calculus, exponential/logarithmic functions, and functions of several variables for prebusiness and social science students.

offering recorded4 credits

Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Ohhoon Kwon

Summary

1 / 6

Past student reviews · Chanwoo Kim

The course was described as especially hard for students without prior calculus experience, as the instructor taught as if the material was already known.

What you’ll be able to do

Apply differential calculus to analyze rates of change, and in particular to model physical and economic phenomena (e.g., derivatives of exponential and logarithmic functions, modeling with linear differential equations, first and second derivative tests for extrema, applied optimization, etc.).
Analyze the behavior of functions of one variable, including their asymptotic behavior, local behavior and existence of extrema (e.g., limits, continuity, tangent lines, finding extrema, etc.).
Apply integral calculus to analyze the cumulative effects of continuous processes (e.g., difference between indefinite and definite integral, integration by parts, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, etc.).
Analyze functions of two variables (e.g., partial derivatives, tangent lines to curves, maximization and minimization in two variables, etc.).
Successfully perform computations related to limits, differentiation, and integration.
Articulate mathematical knowledge and understanding of differential and integral calculus in a written context.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

Course map

MATH 112, 114, 171, or placement into MATH 211 or 221. Not open to students with credit forMATH 221.

- - MATH 112
  - MATH 114
  - 171
  - placement into MATH 211 or 221
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- - MATH 221
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MATH 211 used by

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- Any of
  - MATH 112
  - MATH 114
  - 171
  - placement into MATH 211 or 221
- Not eligible with
  - MATH 221

Professors

Spring 2027

Ohhoon Kwon

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ALEXANDRA KJUCHUKOVA is recorded teaching in Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

AOBING LI is recorded teaching in Fall 2006. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CHANWOO KIM is recorded teaching in Fall 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LAURENTIU MAXIM is recorded teaching in Spring 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MUSTAFA KALAFAT is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

OMER MERMELSTEIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SHUBIN FU is recorded teaching in Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

STEFFEN LEMPP is recorded teaching in Spring 2010, Fall 2020, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Section	Mode	Enrolled / capacity
LEC 001	Classroom Instruction	0 / 186
LEC 002	Classroom Instruction	0 / 200
DIS 306	Classroom Instruction	0 / 31
DIS 327	Classroom Instruction	0 / 31
DIS 326	Classroom Instruction	0 / 31
DIS 305	Classroom Instruction	0 / 31
DIS 308	Classroom Instruction	0 / 31
DIS 328	Classroom Instruction	0 / 31
DIS 303	Classroom Instruction	0 / 31
DIS 301	Classroom Instruction	0 / 31
DIS 322	Classroom Instruction	0 / 31
DIS 324	Classroom Instruction	0 / 31
DIS 325	Classroom Instruction	0 / 31
DIS 302	Classroom Instruction	0 / 31
DIS 307	Classroom Instruction	0 / 31
DIS 329	Classroom Instruction	0 / 30

Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Chanwoo Kim

A recent student dropped the class after two lectures, citing confusing instruction that assumed prior calculus knowledge.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 2.91 GPA, 37.3% A/AB (n=367 letter grades); Fall 2025: 2.97 GPA, 42.0% A/AB (n=559 letter grades); Spring 2026: 2.85 GPA, 33.7% A/AB (n=389 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Chanwoo Kim

The course was described as especially hard for students without prior calculus experience, as the instructor taught as if the material was already known.

Past student reviews · Chanwoo Kim

One reviewer found the teaching style confusing because the instructor talked and clicked through slideshows without walking through problems.

Topics

Differential and integral calculus
Exponential and logarithmic functions
Functions of several variables

Skills

Apply differential calculus to model physical and economic phenomena, including optimization and derivative tests.
Apply integral calculus to analyze cumulative effects of continuous processes using techniques like integration by parts.
Analyze functions of two variables, including partial derivatives and multivariable extrema.
Perform computations involving limits, differentiation, and integration.

Grades

Spring 2027 · Projected

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About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.19 GPA average error.

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records

MATH 211 · Spring 2027

Survey of Calculus 1

Recorded 2026-10-14

Raw records

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Model outputs & technical records

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Survey of Calculus 1

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

Grade history

Prerequisites

Professors

Ohhoon Kwon

Calendar & sections

Student experience

the class

difficulty & workload

Topics

Skills

Grades

Spring 2027 · Projected

Grades over time

Where this course fits relative to UW–Madison

Sources & history

Catalog & offerings

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