# JOHN WILTSHIRE-GORDON — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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| 1192 | course\_72733c94bb8725b969d3e958 | MATH 741              | ABSTRACT ALGEBRA              |
| 1184 | course\_b151d42dad875eb5e7e721b9 | MATH 490              | UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR         |
| 1182 | course\_63c43e7ac8225e2773df74d8 | COMPSCI/MATH/STAT 475 | INTRODUCTION TO COMBINATORICS |

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