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MIKHAIL IVANOV

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Raw average: 3.14/5 from 44 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 541
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Dr. Ivanov was a really great instructor. His lectures were clear and enjoyable, with lots of examples, and exams and assignments were very doable.
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MATH 541
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Amazing prof. Entire class is very organized. Lots of resources to help you outside of lectures. Homework and exam difficulty is perfect. Really good book. Lectures are interesting with a lot of participation. Prof is hilarious, sometimes at your expense. Cares about students. Biggest downside: not very helpful on Piazza. Very Russian 9.5/10.
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MATH/STAT 431
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Excellent Professor! You can attend office hours and ask direct questions about concepts. The professor is very patient and funny. He may poke fun here and there, but his teaching style, notes and guidelines are very clear. Just make sure to ask him to clarify something if you feel confused.
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MATH/STAT 431
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
He is a good lecturer and explains concepts well, and I never had to read that much. The course is very well organized, and the difficulty would be pretty average. Exams are marked pretty harshly, but it's still easy to get a good grade in this class unless you're taking 5 other classes...
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MATH/STAT 431
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Not a bad professor. He lectures right along with the textbook so if you are confused you can always go there. I also appreciate the insane amount of practice problems we were given. However, he's just a mean guy. I tried to talk twice in class and he made fun of me. Very mean and unapproachable for questions in OH and before class.
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MATH/STAT 431
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Ivanov would have a rating above 4.5 on this website if it wasn't for his accent. He is funny, uploads lecture notes, is extremely well organized on canvas, goes through material at a good pace, and even has a list of extra challenge problems each week if you want more practice. Side note: Math 431 is meh
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Classes with MIKHAIL IVANOV

COMPSCI/ECE/MATH 435

Introduction to Cryptography

3 credits

Introduction to the technical aspects of cryptography and secure digital information transmission.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Mikhail Ivanov

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Fall 2021–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026COMPSCI/ECE/MATH 435Introduction to Cryptography
Fall 2025MATH 541Modern Algebra 1
Spring 2025MATH 390Undergraduate Research with Madison Experimental Mathematics Lab
Spring 2025MATH 567Modern Number Theory
Spring 2025MATH/STAT 431Introduction to the Theory of Probability
Fall 2024MATH 390Undergraduate Research with Madison Experimental Mathematics Lab
Fall 2024MATH/STAT 431Introduction to the Theory of Probability
Spring 2024COMPSCI/ECE/MATH 435Introduction to Cryptography
Spring 2024COMPSCI/MATH 240Introduction to Discrete Mathematics
Fall 2023COMPSCI/MATH/STAT 475Introduction to Combinatorics
Fall 2023MATH 390Undergraduate Research with Madison Experimental Mathematics Lab
Fall 2023MATH 467Introduction to Number Theory
Spring 2023HISTSCI/MATH 473History of Mathematics
Spring 2023MATH 222Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2
Fall 2022MATH 211Survey of Calculus 1
Spring 2022MATH 222Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2
Spring 2022MATH 461College Geometry I
Fall 2021COMPSCI/MATH/STAT 475Introduction to Combinatorics
Fall 2021MATH/STAT 431Introduction to the Theory of Probability
Fall 2020COMPSCI/MATH/STAT 475Introduction to Combinatorics

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