# MAHA ZIADEH — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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### departments

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MAHA ZIADEH

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id      | title                    |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------ |
| 1254 | course\_d196bd73edce3e6f805aea4c | GEOG/URBRPL 305 | INTRODUCTION TO THE CITY |
| 1252 | course\_3e9352ebac5f44810b182d3c | DS 120          | DESIGN: FUNDAMENTALS I   |
| 1232 | course\_3464c11254a81dbe86277318 | MATH 112        | COLLEGE ALGEBRA          |

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| 1232 | 1       |
| 1252 | 1       |
| 1254 | 1       |

## term

1272

## courses

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