# MARK SAFFMAN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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### name

MARK SAFFMAN

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id      | title                                 |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| 1264 | course\_0431ef2943e312dcb8bca2ef | PHYSICS 545     | INTRODUCTION TO ATOMIC STRUCTURE      |
| 1264 | course\_ef30c98738891e8e37379887 | PHYSICS 682     | SENIOR HONORS THESIS                  |
| 1264 | course\_eb1731de4f39d39d3419dbde | PHYSICS 799     | INDEPENDENT STUDY                     |
| 1264 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990     | RESEARCH                              |
| 1262 | course\_bf60eeaf8405d6fec7ab9391 | PHYSICS 681     | SENIOR HONORS THESIS                  |
| 1262 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990     | RESEARCH                              |
| 1254 | course\_eb1731de4f39d39d3419dbde | PHYSICS 799     | INDEPENDENT STUDY                     |
| 1254 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990     | RESEARCH                              |
| 1252 | course\_54df94021c7dcda8272ef7b4 | PHYSICS 709     | INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM COMPUTING     |
| 1252 | course\_eb1731de4f39d39d3419dbde | PHYSICS 799     | INDEPENDENT STUDY                     |
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| 1242 | course\_54df94021c7dcda8272ef7b4 | PHYSICS 709     | INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM COMPUTING     |
| 1242 | course\_eb1731de4f39d39d3419dbde | PHYSICS 799     | INDEPENDENT STUDY                     |
| 1242 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990     | RESEARCH                              |
| 1234 | course\_2cb7db51eaa5d222785db718 | PHYSICS 531     | INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM MECHANICS     |
| 1234 | course\_eb1731de4f39d39d3419dbde | PHYSICS 799     | INDEPENDENT STUDY                     |
| 1234 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990     | RESEARCH                              |
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| 1202 | course\_543dcc107458b8f7cacca29d | PHYSICS 691     | SENIOR THESIS                         |
| 1202 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990     | RESEARCH                              |
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| 1122 | course\_bf60eeaf8405d6fec7ab9391 | PHYSICS 681     | SENIOR HONORS THESIS                  |
| 1122 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990     | RESEARCH                              |
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| 1114 | course\_478c9473f982809f4cde8cec | PHYSICS 499     | DIRECTED STUDY                        |
| 1114 | course\_6bdb43fa4ad7d835066b602c | PHYSICS 990     | RESEARCH                              |
| 1112 | course\_f9842a4a979a81a7b613f685 | PHYSICS 801     | SPECIAL TOPICS IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS |
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## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

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### courses

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