Amazing lecturer who comes off as very sincere and fair. His grading is not harsh, but I came away from the class confident that I knew the material. I'm glad I got the chance to have Dr. Angenent as a teacher.Rate My Professors ↗
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SIGURD ANGENENT
What students say
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Angenent is the best professor I have had at UW Madison. This class is very difficult in general, but he makes it so much easier to understand. You can feel his passion through his teaching, and he genuinely cares about his students so much. If you have to take MATH341, definitely take him!Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Angenent wants you to succeed. He's very eager to answer questions, both in class and on Piazza, and he's fair about grading curves. All class lectures are accessible on Canvas. The homework assignments and other class resources prepare you for the two midterms and the final.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Sigurd is a very caring and inspirational professor for advanced math and research. His lectures are very concise and easy to follow. He always gives students an intuition how and why it works. I was in a research group on the curve shortening flow and the professor made the class very interesting. Highly recommended.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Angenent is very accessible outside of class, will answer literally any question you can think of in a digestible manner. Respected throughout the math department.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Really clear and intuitive explanation with good pictures. Doesn't assign homework until last three weeks of class. Hope for more consistent assignments.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with SIGURD ANGENENT
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Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Spring 2025 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Spring 2024 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Spring 2023 | MATH 341 | Linear Algebra |
| Spring 2023 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Fall 2022 | MATH 490 | Undergraduate Seminar |
| Fall 2022 | MATH 619 | Analysis of Partial Differential Equations |
| Fall 2022 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Spring 2022 | MATH 341 | Linear Algebra |
| Spring 2022 | MATH 490 | Undergraduate Seminar |
| Fall 2021 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Fall 2020 | MATH 341 | Linear Algebra |
| Spring 2020 | MATH 716 | Ordinary Differential Equations |
| Fall 2019 | MATH 421 | The Theory of Single Variable Calculus |
| Spring 2019 | MATH 561 | Differential Geometry |
| Spring 2019 | MATH 921 | Seminar in Analysis |
| Fall 2018 | ISYE/MATH/OTM/STAT 632 | Introduction to Stochastic Processes |
| Fall 2018 | MATH 921 | Seminar in Analysis |
| Spring 2018 | MATH 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2017 | MATH 234 | Calculus--functions of Several Variables |
| Fall 2017 | MATH 375 | Topics in Multi-variable Calculus and Linear Algebra |
| Fall 2017 | MATH 443 | Applied Linear Algebra |
| Fall 2017 | MATH 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2017 | MATH 521 | Analysis I |
| Fall 2016 | MATH 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2016 | MATH 519 | Ordinary Differential Equations |
| Spring 2016 | MATH 521 | Analysis I |
| Spring 2016 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Fall 2015 | MATH 234 | Calculus--functions of Several Variables |
| Fall 2014 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Spring 2014 | MATH 519 | Ordinary Differential Equations |
| Fall 2013 | MATH 234 | Calculus--functions of Several Variables |
| Fall 2013 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Spring 2013 | MATH 222 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2 |
| Spring 2013 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Fall 2012 | MATH 221 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 |
| Fall 2012 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Spring 2011 | MATH 320 | Linear Algebra and Differential Equations |
| Spring 2011 | MATH 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2011 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Fall 2010 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Spring 2010 | MATH 320 | Linear Algebra and Differential Equations |
| Fall 2009 | MATH 234 | Calculus--functions of Several Variables |
| Spring 2009 | MATH 222 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2 |
| Fall 2008 | MATH 221 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 |
| Spring 2008 | MATH 222 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2 |
| Spring 2008 | MATH 415 | Applied Dynamical Systems, Chaos and Modeling |
| Fall 2007 | MATH 221 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 |
| Fall 2007 | MATH 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2007 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Fall 2006 | MATH 222 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2 |
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