# MICHAEL BROWN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id | title                                    |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| 1204 | course\_990432a89a8441d79d4ac19e | MATH 750   | HOMOLOGICAL ALGEBRA                      |
| 1202 | course\_60c2767a206a079d3af2a1a4 | MATH 542   | MODERN ALGEBRA 2                         |
| 1192 | course\_8634dde81cc95f6c58014087 | MATH 234   | CALCULUS--FUNCTIONS OF SEVERAL VARIABLES |
| 1184 | course\_7e12e6bf6be7a81f7ca74420 | MATH 541   | MODERN ALGEBRA 1                         |
| 1184 | course\_dc3b8c6a00e91bb2d66da1ba | MATH 699   | DIRECTED STUDY                           |
| 1182 | course\_7e12e6bf6be7a81f7ca74420 | MATH 541   | MODERN ALGEBRA 1                         |

## timeline

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| ---- | ------- |
| 1182 | 1       |
| 1184 | 2       |
| 1192 | 1       |
| 1202 | 1       |
| 1204 | 1       |

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