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JEAN-LUC THIFFEAULT

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Raw average: 3.92/5 from 26 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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MATH 704
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
One of the smartest people I have ever met. Someone who enjoys his math and life to the best
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MATH 415
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
one of my best prof. at UW. explains abstract concepts well in lectures. 1HW/2 weeks, though there are ~20 questions. Very helpful during his OH. There is also a voluntary final review section which really gave a hint to the final exam. Exams are somewhat challenging but not too hard.
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MATH 321
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Great professor who gives concise, excellent lectures. I did not do the homework but just went to his synchronous OH where he did example problems and studied those before exams. Exams tended to be easier than the homework from Waleffe's textbook.
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MATH 321
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
Making mistakes all the time, so unfamiliar with the materials, reading and copying from the lecture notes all the time. His is really not confident when he is presenting the class, unsure about his own answers or calculations all the time and frequently making mistakes.
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MATH 321
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Highly recommend staying after lecture to ask him questions; he is great to talk to.
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Classes with JEAN-LUC THIFFEAULT

Methods of applied mathematics focusing on the derivation and solution of canonical partial differential equations.

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Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sample

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Spring 2025MATH 704Methods of Applied Mathematics-2
Spring 2025MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2024MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2024MATH 704Methods of Applied Mathematics-2
Spring 2024MATH 790Masters Thesis
Fall 2023MATH 699Directed Study
Spring 2023MATH 698Directed Study
Spring 2023MATH 704Methods of Applied Mathematics-2
Fall 2022MATH 415Applied Dynamical Systems, Chaos and Modeling
Spring 2022MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2021MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2020MATH 321Applied Mathematical Analysis 1: Vector and Complex Calculus
Fall 2020MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2020MATH 322Applied Mathematical Analysis 2: Partial Differential Equations
Spring 2020MATH 704Methods of Applied Mathematics-2
Spring 2020MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2019MATH 321Applied Mathematical Analysis 1: Vector and Complex Calculus
Fall 2019MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2019MATH 704Methods of Applied Mathematics-2
Spring 2019MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2018MATH 322Applied Mathematical Analysis 2: Partial Differential Equations
Fall 2018MATH 415Applied Dynamical Systems, Chaos and Modeling
Fall 2018MATH 699Directed Study
Fall 2018MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2018COMPSCI/MATH 715Methods of Computational Mathematics II
Spring 2018MATH 322Applied Mathematical Analysis 2: Partial Differential Equations
Spring 2018MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2017MATH 415Applied Dynamical Systems, Chaos and Modeling
Spring 2017MATH 322Applied Mathematical Analysis 2: Partial Differential Equations
Spring 2017MATH 704Methods of Applied Mathematics-2
Spring 2017MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2016MATH 415Applied Dynamical Systems, Chaos and Modeling
Fall 2016MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2016MATH 321Applied Mathematical Analysis 1: Vector and Complex Calculus
Spring 2016MATH 322Applied Mathematical Analysis 2: Partial Differential Equations
Spring 2016MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2015MATH 415Applied Dynamical Systems, Chaos and Modeling
Fall 2015MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2014COMPSCI/MATH 715Methods of Computational Mathematics II
Spring 2014MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2013MATH 322Applied Mathematical Analysis 2: Partial Differential Equations
Fall 2013MATH 703Methods of Applied Mathematics 1
Fall 2013MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2013MATH 321Applied Mathematical Analysis 1: Vector and Complex Calculus
Spring 2013MATH 699Directed Study
Spring 2013MATH 801Topics in Applied Mathematics
Fall 2012MATH 703Methods of Applied Mathematics 1
Spring 2012MATH 321Applied Mathematical Analysis 1: Vector and Complex Calculus
Spring 2012MATH 322Applied Mathematical Analysis 2: Partial Differential Equations
Spring 2012MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2011MATH 322Applied Mathematical Analysis 2: Partial Differential Equations
Spring 2011MATH 552Introduction to Algebraic Topology
Spring 2011MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2010MATH 221Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1
Fall 2010MATH 705Mathematical Fluid Dynamics
Spring 2010MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2009MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2008MATH 415Applied Dynamical Systems, Chaos and Modeling
Fall 2008MATH 705Mathematical Fluid Dynamics
Spring 2008MATH 221Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1
Spring 2008MATH 801Topics in Applied Mathematics
Fall 2007MATH 705Mathematical Fluid Dynamics

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