Partial Differential Equations
MATH 720 covers linear elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic equations, calculus of variations, and nonlinear initial value problems.
Summary
Historical reviews of Mihaela Ifrim: Reviewers rated the difficulty between 3 and 4, citing confusing lectures and a lack of structure as primary challenges.
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Prerequisites
Course mapGraduate/professional standing or declared in Mathematics VISP (graduate or dissertator)
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- declared in Mathematics VISP (graduate or dissertator)
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- Graduate/professional standing
- declared in Mathematics VISP (graduate or dissertator)
Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Mihaela Ifrim describe her lectures as unstructured, confusing, and unappealing. Reviewers criticize her for lacking empathy, displaying negative emotions toward students, and reacting angrily to low attendance despite no mandatory policy.
MIHAELA IFRIM is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. 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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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews for Mihaela Ifrim describe confusing, unstructured lectures and poor interpersonal dynamics, with students advising against taking the course.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.62 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.82 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Mihaela Ifrim: Reviewers rated the difficulty between 3 and 4, citing confusing lectures and a lack of structure as primary challenges.
Historical reviews of Mihaela Ifrim: Students reported frustration with Ifrim's lack of empathy, perceived attention-seeking behavior, and negative reactions to low attendance.
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Model & dataset provenance
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"requirements_status": "valid",
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