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ALEXANDER NAGEL

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Raw average: 4.80/5 from 45 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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375001 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Great teacher, highly organized, really knew what he was doing. Spent over three hours for office hours. Was always available to meet outside of class. Organized lectures, which he barely had to use notes on. Very difficult homework.
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MATH276 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Awesome professor, easily my favorite. Class was challenging but is to be expected from an honors level class. Worth the extra work!
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MATH276 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Nagel is a great teacher. He is incredibly helpful during office hours and during class. His lectures are engaging and essential to attend. The honors math classes are very difficult, but he grades the homework and the tests very fairly. If you work hard you should get a good grade in the end.
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MATH276 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
I couldn't have passed this class without him!
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MATH 222
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Exams are not that bad, but the materials are getting tougher as the semester goes on, so do your best on each exam cuz there wont be a nice curve in this class.
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MATH 222
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
great prof. crystal clear and hilarious whether he means to be or not. do the hw and go to lecture. all exam problems are just like the practice ones, but make sure you know the definitions.
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Classes with ALEXANDER NAGEL

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2014MATH 825Selected Topics in Functional Analysis
Spring 2014MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2013MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2012MATH 375Topics in Multi-variable Calculus and Linear Algebra
Spring 2012MATH 722Complex Analysis
Spring 2012MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2011MATH 621Introduction to Manifolds
Spring 2011MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2010MATH 823Advanced Topics in Complex Analysis
Fall 2010MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2010MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2009MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2009MATH 722Complex Analysis
Fall 2008MATH 222Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2
Fall 2008MATH 340Elementary Matrix and Linear Algebra
Fall 2008MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2008MATH 376Topics in Multi-variable Calculus and Differential Equations
Spring 2008MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2007MATH 375Topics in Multi-variable Calculus and Linear Algebra
Fall 2007MATH 823Advanced Topics in Complex Analysis
Fall 2007MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2007MATH 722Complex Analysis

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