# DIANE RIVARD — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id | title                                      |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| 1174 | course\_65e8e94bbd9a434f7539af0a | MATH 114   | PRECALCULUS                                |
| 1172 | course\_65e8e94bbd9a434f7539af0a | MATH 114   | PRECALCULUS                                |
| 1164 | course\_65e8e94bbd9a434f7539af0a | MATH 114   | PRECALCULUS                                |
| 1162 | course\_65e8e94bbd9a434f7539af0a | MATH 114   | PRECALCULUS                                |
| 1154 | course\_65e8e94bbd9a434f7539af0a | MATH 114   | PRECALCULUS                                |
| 1152 | course\_65e8e94bbd9a434f7539af0a | MATH 114   | PRECALCULUS                                |
| 1144 | course\_3c64a84a8de25196b895fe0d | MATH 113   | TRIGONOMETRY                               |
| 1142 | course\_c9bdf631650ccfb896fcfc26 | MATH 141   | QUANTITATIVE REASONING AND PROBLEM SOLVING |
| 1134 | course\_3464c11254a81dbe86277318 | MATH 112   | COLLEGE ALGEBRA                            |
| 1124 | course\_3464c11254a81dbe86277318 | MATH 112   | COLLEGE ALGEBRA                            |
| 1114 | course\_3464c11254a81dbe86277318 | MATH 112   | COLLEGE ALGEBRA                            |

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## courses

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