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Applied Mathematical Analysis 1: Vector and Complex Calculus
Covers vector analysis including Green, Gauss, and Stokes theorems, and complex analysis including the residue theorem.
Summary
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Historical reviews of Anakewit Boonkasame, Fabian Waleffe, Ronald Dickey: Exams are often described as extremely difficult, long, and harder than the homework. The workload is heavy, with tight deadlines and challenging quizzes that require significant preparation.
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Prerequisites
Course map(MATH 234 and 320), (MATH 234, 319, and 340), (MATH 234, 319, and 345), (MATH 319 and 341),MATH 376, or graduate/professional standing
“Used by” includes alternatives; linked courses may have other requirements. This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.
Professors
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Sam Stechmann leads this course. Historical instructors like Fabian Waleffe and Ronald Dickey were criticized for difficult exams and poor explanations. Conversely, Anakewit Boonkasame, Alfredo Wetzel, and Jean Luc Thiffeault were praised for making the material accessible and helpful.
ALFREDO WETZEL is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
ANAKEWIT BOONKASAME is recorded teaching in Spring 2014, Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
BILLY JACKSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
FABIAN WALEFFE is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JEAN-LUC THIFFEAULT is recorded teaching in Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2016, Fall 2019, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SEAN PAUL is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SHUBIN FU is recorded teaching in Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
TRINH NGUYEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2024. 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
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| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 139 / 140 | 4 |
| DIS 301 | Classroom Instruction | 30 / 30 | 1 |
| DIS 302 | Classroom Instruction | 28 / 30 | 0 |
| DIS 303 | Classroom Instruction | 32 / 30 | 3 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Alfredo Wetzel, Anakewit Boonkasame, Billy Jackson, Trinh Nguyen: MATH 321 is a notoriously difficult course where instructor quality significantly impacts the experience. Positive reviews highlight helpful, patient, and clear teaching that makes the material accessible.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 2.51 GPA, 21.3% A/AB (n=75 letter grades); Fall 2025: 2.58 GPA, 20.0% A/AB (n=55 letter grades); Spring 2026: 2.41 GPA, 9.2% A/AB (n=76 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Anakewit Boonkasame, Fabian Waleffe, Ronald Dickey: Exams are often described as extremely difficult, long, and harder than the homework. The workload is heavy, with tight deadlines and challenging quizzes that require significant preparation.
Historical reviews of Alfredo Wetzel, Jean Luc Thiffeault, Shubin Fu, Trinh Nguyen: Students praise helpful office hours, clear explanations, and engaging lectures. Reviewers highlight that these instructors make the difficult material easier to digest and approach.
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Fall 2026 · 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 · 0.29 GPA average error.
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1283 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
Applied Mathematical Analysis 1: Vector and Complex Calculus
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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