# SEAN ROSTAMI — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id | title                                     |
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| 1164 | course\_b1eafcac9ab8ac7e38473452 | MATH 847   | TOPICS IN ALGEBRA                         |
| 1164 | course\_931174a7bfe76a686e659726 | MATH 941   | SEMINAR-ALGEBRA                           |
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| 1162 | course\_931174a7bfe76a686e659726 | MATH 941   | SEMINAR-ALGEBRA                           |
| 1162 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990   | READING AND RESEARCH                      |
| 1144 | course\_0002a781bc9543f3a2ac1a94 | MATH 320   | LINEAR ALGEBRA AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS |
| 1142 | course\_eec4aae06b946a73f1878be4 | MATH 340   | ELEMENTARY MATRIX AND LINEAR ALGEBRA      |
| 1134 | course\_7e12e6bf6be7a81f7ca74420 | MATH 541   | MODERN ALGEBRA 1                          |
| 1132 | course\_3b14f667f980624c1f5bde67 | MATH 461   | COLLEGE GEOMETRY I                        |
| 1132 | course\_7e12e6bf6be7a81f7ca74420 | MATH 541   | MODERN ALGEBRA 1                          |

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