Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.94 GPA, 96.3% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.74 GPA, 90.3% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.71 GPA, 80.8% A/AB (n=26 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Methods of Applied Mathematics 1
Methods of Applied Mathematics 1 covers linear algebraic structures, boundary value problems, complex analysis techniques, and PDE solution methods.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Leslie Smith
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Historical reviews of Georghe Craciun: Reviewers rated the difficulty as very low under Craciun, noting that his teaching style simplifies material that might otherwise require blind memorization.
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Course mapGraduate/professional standing or member of the Pre-Masters Mathematics (Visiting International) Program
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- member of the Pre-Masters Mathematics (Visiting International) Program
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- Graduate/professional standing
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Professors
Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
No reviews exist for current instructor Leslie Smith. Historical reviews for Georghe Craciun describe him as a fantastic and nice professor who makes the course easy and clear. He is praised for explaining the motivation behind mathematical concepts effectively.
GHEORGHE CRACIUN is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Fall 2021, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
LESLIE SMITH is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2017, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
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| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 22 / 40 | 0 |
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Historical reviews for Georghe Craciun describe MATH 703 as an interesting course with clear, motivating lectures that make complex concepts easy to understand.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.94 GPA, 96.3% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.74 GPA, 90.3% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.71 GPA, 80.8% A/AB (n=26 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Georghe Craciun: Reviewers rated the difficulty as very low under Craciun, noting that his teaching style simplifies material that might otherwise require blind memorization.
Historical reviews of Georghe Craciun: Students found the course valuable for understanding the motivation behind mathematical objects, providing tools useful for future math classes.
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Methods of Applied Mathematics 1
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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