Historical reviews of Arun Ram, Betsy (Lindsay) Stovall: The course is difficult, with homework described as impossible to finish and lectures moving at a fast pace, requiring significant effort and careful note-taking.
(MATH 234 and 467), (MATH 322, 341, 376, or 421), graduate/professional standing, or member of the Pre-Masters Mathematics (Visiting International) Program
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Raw average: 4.50/5 from 4 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
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Historical reviews of Hung Tran, Thierry Laurens : Hung Tran is described as clear, organized, and well-prepared, with exams that are challenging but doable. Thierry Laurens builds strong foundations and makes complex topics feel like natural extensions, earning a strong recommendation.
CHRIS RYCROFT is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
GHEORGHE CRACIUN is recorded teaching in Spring 2007. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
HUNG TRAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2020, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JENNIFER BEICHMAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JIRI LEBL is recorded teaching in Fall 2011. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
LAURENTIU MAXIM is recorded teaching in Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MIHAELA IFRIM is recorded teaching in Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
THIERRY LAURENS is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
TIMO SEPPALAINEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2011. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
TREVOR LESLIE is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
YANNAN QIU is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2008. 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
Fall 2026
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Section
Mode
Enrolled / capacity
Waitlist
LEC 002
Classroom Instruction
40 / 40
0
LEC 004
Classroom Instruction
38 / 40
0
LEC 003
Classroom Instruction
39 / 40
1
LEC 001
Classroom Instruction
40 / 40
2
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
Historical reviews of Hung Tran, Thierry Laurens : Recent instructors like Hung Tran and Thierry Laurens provide clear, well-organized lectures that build strong foundations, making the challenging Real Analysis course manageable with effort.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 2.99 GPA, 46.7% A/AB (n=122 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.01 GPA, 45.0% A/AB (n=140 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.26 GPA, 61.1% A/AB (n=131 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Arun Ram, Betsy (Lindsay) Stovall: The course is difficult, with homework described as impossible to finish and lectures moving at a fast pace, requiring significant effort and careful note-taking.
Historical reviews of Timo Seppalainen, Trevor Leslie: Students value instructors who are encouraging, available in office hours, and provide detailed solutions, which fosters a positive and supportive learning environment.
Topics
Set theory and topology
Sequences, series, and calculus operations
Function sequences and uniform convergence
Skills
Real analysis fundamentals including topology, convergence, and integration
Metric space and topological reasoning
Analysis of function sequences and series
Grades
Historical instructor
Fall 2026 · Projected
Before grades are released
2.822.82–3.443.44average GPA
Approximate 80% prediction interval
0.04.0
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 · 0.16 GPA average error.
Grades over time
Through Fall 2026
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
Where this course fits relative to
Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels
3.263.26GPA
Higher than 1515% of other courses
in this group.
Course GPAs · red marks this course’s range
131131letter grades
More recorded grades than 7777% of other courses in this group.
Typical course in this group: 66.066.0 letter grades.
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
Catalog & offerings
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.