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SIGURD ANGENENT

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Raw average: 4.29/5 from 143 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 341
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
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.
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MATH 341
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!
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MATH 341
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.
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MATH 490
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.
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MATH 341
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.
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MATH 716
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.
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Classes with SIGURD ANGENENT

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2025MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2025MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2024MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2023MATH 341Linear Algebra
Spring 2023MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2022MATH 490Undergraduate Seminar
Fall 2022MATH 619Analysis of Partial Differential Equations
Fall 2022MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2022MATH 341Linear Algebra
Spring 2022MATH 490Undergraduate Seminar
Fall 2021MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2020MATH 341Linear Algebra
Spring 2020MATH 716Ordinary Differential Equations
Fall 2019MATH 421The Theory of Single Variable Calculus
Spring 2019MATH 561Differential Geometry
Spring 2019MATH 921Seminar in Analysis
Fall 2018ISYE/MATH/OTM/STAT 632Introduction to Stochastic Processes
Fall 2018MATH 921Seminar in Analysis
Spring 2018MATH 699Directed Study
Fall 2017MATH 234Calculus--functions of Several Variables
Fall 2017MATH 375Topics in Multi-variable Calculus and Linear Algebra
Fall 2017MATH 443Applied Linear Algebra
Fall 2017MATH 699Directed Study
Spring 2017MATH 521Analysis I
Fall 2016MATH 699Directed Study
Spring 2016MATH 519Ordinary Differential Equations
Spring 2016MATH 521Analysis I
Spring 2016MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2015MATH 234Calculus--functions of Several Variables
Fall 2014MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2014MATH 519Ordinary Differential Equations
Fall 2013MATH 234Calculus--functions of Several Variables
Fall 2013MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2013MATH 222Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2
Spring 2013MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2012MATH 221Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1
Fall 2012MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2011MATH 320Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
Spring 2011MATH 699Directed Study
Spring 2011MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2010MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2010MATH 320Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
Fall 2009MATH 234Calculus--functions of Several Variables
Spring 2009MATH 222Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2
Fall 2008MATH 221Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1
Spring 2008MATH 222Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2
Spring 2008MATH 415Applied Dynamical Systems, Chaos and Modeling
Fall 2007MATH 221Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1
Fall 2007MATH 699Directed Study
Spring 2007MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2006MATH 222Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2

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