# ALEXANDER NAGEL — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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| 1152 | course\_a88d8bc7da942a242ead59e7 | MATH 825   | SELECTED TOPICS IN FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS                       |
| 1144 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990   | READING AND RESEARCH                                         |
| 1142 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990   | READING AND RESEARCH                                         |
| 1132 | course\_5d98ff5f6adce2207e394dc6 | MATH 375   | TOPICS IN MULTI-VARIABLE CALCULUS AND LINEAR ALGEBRA         |
| 1124 | course\_f14af393237e30c6a39c8fb8 | MATH 722   | COMPLEX ANALYSIS                                             |
| 1124 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990   | READING AND RESEARCH                                         |
| 1114 | course\_abe8dad788555fbfa877b029 | MATH 621   | INTRODUCTION TO MANIFOLDS                                    |
| 1114 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990   | READING AND RESEARCH                                         |
| 1112 | course\_edff9945dfd6ac7ff7acfa8a | MATH 823   | ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPLEX ANALYSIS                          |
| 1112 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990   | READING AND RESEARCH                                         |
| 1104 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990   | READING AND RESEARCH                                         |
| 1102 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990   | READING AND RESEARCH                                         |
| 1094 | course\_f14af393237e30c6a39c8fb8 | MATH 722   | COMPLEX ANALYSIS                                             |
| 1092 | course\_6bc496e4640fd08f71e1b041 | MATH 222   | CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY 2                             |
| 1092 | course\_eec4aae06b946a73f1878be4 | MATH 340   | ELEMENTARY MATRIX AND LINEAR ALGEBRA                         |
| 1092 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990   | READING AND RESEARCH                                         |
| 1084 | course\_be7b0773bc9d040384a6a3ce | MATH 376   | TOPICS IN MULTI-VARIABLE CALCULUS AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS |
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| 1082 | course\_edff9945dfd6ac7ff7acfa8a | MATH 823   | ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPLEX ANALYSIS                          |
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| 1074 | course\_f14af393237e30c6a39c8fb8 | MATH 722   | COMPLEX ANALYSIS                                             |

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