# STEPHEN WAINGER — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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| 1112 | course\_cdb2f6a55df87d2cd0e536d7 | MATH 827      | FOURIER ANALYSIS                          |
| 1104 | course\_9b0dc1865ea603eb0083bc33 | MATH 211      | SURVEY OF CALCULUS 1                      |
| 1102 | course\_9b0dc1865ea603eb0083bc33 | MATH 211      | SURVEY OF CALCULUS 1                      |
| 1102 | course\_dcdb624e3fb8cbaf9a557ab9 | MATH/STAT 431 | INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF PROBABILITY |
| 1094 | course\_7c8782b8ac1a91fb6238915a | MATH 828      | ADVANCED TOPICS IN HARMONIC ANALYSIS      |
| 1092 | course\_364c50303ed83d1234b4ea51 | MATH 521      | ANALYSIS I                                |
| 1084 | course\_dcdb624e3fb8cbaf9a557ab9 | MATH/STAT 431 | INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF PROBABILITY |
| 1082 | course\_ca15df4740b1471d223b790c | MATH 721      | A FIRST COURSE IN REAL ANALYSIS           |
| 1074 | course\_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5 | MATH 221      | CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY 1          |
| 1074 | course\_60c2767a206a079d3af2a1a4 | MATH 542      | MODERN ALGEBRA 2                          |
| 1074 | course\_01a16b5311010cfe0f48754c | MATH 990      | READING AND RESEARCH                      |
| 1072 | course\_cdb2f6a55df87d2cd0e536d7 | MATH 827      | FOURIER ANALYSIS                          |

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