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SERGUEI DENISSOV

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Raw average: 2.92/5 from 78 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 521
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Generous grader. No slides—just blackboard—so going to class is important. He covers exam-related material. Exams aren't hard, but questions need a flash of insight. The only downsides are messy handwriting and little time for q… Read full reviewShow less
Generous grader. No slides—just blackboard—so going to class is important. He covers exam-related material. Exams aren't hard, but questions need a flash of insight. The only downsides are messy handwriting and little time for question after class, since he leaves right away. Overall, clear explanations, reasonable workload, and a very nice person.
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MATH 341
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
He runs out of the classroom the moment the lecture is supposed to be over because he is afraid of being held accountable for anything he spewed out over the last 50 minutes.
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MATH 521
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
worst math class I ever take in UWMadison. Homework problem are partially graded since "not enough grader". And the exam was not related to the material covered in class
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MATH 375
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
I would give a 0/5 if I could He skips steps more than I can skip a stone on a lake the lowest score on the final was lower than the mid term he explanation is worse than a street vendor explaining directions to a tourist The textbook spoke the universal truth: the proof is left as an exercise to the reader His lecture is just as inspirational
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MATH 375
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
He's honestly a good guy, pretty funny at times too, but hardest class ever. Doesn't show many examples, and the ones he did show were hard for me to follow. Entire class is based around proofs. You're definitely gonna need to grab a few other textbooks on the subject in order for things to fall into place. Did curve the class by 5% at the end.
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Classes with SERGUEI DENISSOV

MATH 828 covers advanced topics in harmonic analysis, continuing from MATH 827.

No offering record · Spring 2025

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sample

A graduate-level seminar covering selected topics in mathematical analysis.

No offering record · Spring 2025

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2020–Spring 2025

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2025MATH 790Masters Thesis
Spring 2025MATH 828Advanced Topics in Harmonic Analysis
Spring 2025MATH 921Seminar in Analysis
Fall 2024MATH 521Analysis I
Spring 2024MATH 341Linear Algebra
Spring 2024MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2023MATH 827Fourier Analysis
Spring 2023MATH 725A Second Course in Real Analysis
Fall 2022MATH 341Linear Algebra
Spring 2022MATH 521Analysis I
Fall 2021MATH 522Analysis II
Fall 2021MATH 627Introduction to Fourier Analysis
Fall 2020MATH 521Analysis I
Fall 2020MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2020MATH 376Topics in Multi-variable Calculus and Differential Equations
Spring 2020MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2019MATH 375Topics in Multi-variable Calculus and Linear Algebra
Fall 2019MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2018MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2018MATH 828Advanced Topics in Harmonic Analysis
Spring 2018MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2017MATH 234Calculus--functions of Several Variables
Fall 2017MATH 623Complex Analysis
Spring 2017MATH 828Advanced Topics in Harmonic Analysis
Spring 2017MATH 921Seminar in Analysis
Fall 2016MATH 522Analysis II
Fall 2016MATH 827Fourier Analysis
Spring 2016MATH 627Introduction to Fourier Analysis
Spring 2016MATH 722Complex Analysis
Spring 2016MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2015MATH 521Analysis I
Spring 2015MATH 828Advanced Topics in Harmonic Analysis
Fall 2014MATH 222Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2
Fall 2014MATH 921Seminar in Analysis
Spring 2014MATH 725A Second Course in Real Analysis
Spring 2013MATH 725A Second Course in Real Analysis
Fall 2012MATH 221Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1
Spring 2011MATH 725A Second Course in Real Analysis
Spring 2011MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2010MATH 341Linear Algebra
Fall 2010MATH 521Analysis I
Spring 2010MATH 725A Second Course in Real Analysis
Fall 2009MATH 443Applied Linear Algebra
Spring 2009COMPSCI/MATH 240Introduction to Discrete Mathematics
Spring 2009MATH 521Analysis I
Fall 2008MATH 827Fourier Analysis
Spring 2008MATH 211Survey of Calculus 1
Spring 2008MATH 341Linear Algebra
Spring 2007MATH 331Introductory Probability
Fall 2006MATH 541Modern Algebra 1

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