Fall 2026

Applied Linear Algebra

A review of matrix algebra and linear algebra theory with a focus on numerical aspects and scientific applications.

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Historical reviews of Pouria Behnoudfar: Homework is assigned unpredictably with short deadlines, and exams are significantly harder than the poorly taught class material, requiring significant self-study.

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Prerequisites

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(MATH 320, 340, 341, 345, or 375), graduate/professional standing, or declared in Mathematics VISP (undergraduate or graduate)

MATH 443 used by

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Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

No current instructor reviews exist. Historical reviews for Serguei Denissov, Amir Assadi, Shamgar Gurevich, Jose Rodriguez, and Michael Kemeny describe inconsistent teaching quality, ranging from helpful to incompetent. Students frequently cite disorganization, poor lecture clarity, and excessive or impossible homework across these instructors.

AMIR ASSADI is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

MICHAEL KEMENY is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

POURIA BEHNOUDFAR is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SERGUEI DENISSOV is recorded teaching in Fall 2009. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SHAMGAR GUREVICH is recorded teaching in Spring 2019. 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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Student experience

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Historical reviews of Pouria Behnoudfar: Pouria Behnoudfar teaches a theoretically and practically interesting course, though students find the chaotic presentation and difficult exams challenging to navigate.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.31 GPA, 61.8% A/AB (n=34 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.72 GPA, 88.4% A/AB (n=43 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.01 GPA, 31.9% A/AB (n=47 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Pouria Behnoudfar: Homework is assigned unpredictably with short deadlines, and exams are significantly harder than the poorly taught class material, requiring significant self-study.

Historical reviews of Pouria Behnoudfar: Students report that practice tests and homework keys are often wrong, making it difficult to plan for assessments or verify their understanding.

Topics

  • Linear equations, vector spaces, eigenvalues, diagonalization, quadratic forms, inner product spaces, norms, canonical forms.
  • Numerical aspects and applications in the sciences.

Skills

  • Matrix algebra, linear systems, vector space theory, eigen-analysis, and canonical forms.
  • Numerical methods and scientific applications of linear algebra.

Grades

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About this comparison

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

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance 
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