# HOWARD BECKER — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id | title                                  |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------- |
| 1154 | course\_4aa5bbed0c86993f5f0dc832 | MATH 421   | THE THEORY OF SINGLE VARIABLE CALCULUS |
| 1154 | course\_d40f8fc026bbaa0624e35da5 | MATH 873   | ADVANCED TOPICS IN FOUNDATIONS         |
| 1152 | course\_fa53f4954bab469b5d4c4fe3 | MATH 341   | LINEAR ALGEBRA                         |
| 1152 | course\_364c50303ed83d1234b4ea51 | MATH 521   | ANALYSIS I                             |
| 1134 | course\_0dd25611eebe714d971b7bfb | MATH 522   | ANALYSIS II                            |
| 1134 | course\_d40f8fc026bbaa0624e35da5 | MATH 873   | ADVANCED TOPICS IN FOUNDATIONS         |

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