Sigurd Angenent - University of Wisconsin - Madison

Professor: Sigurd Angenent

Department: TBD

College: University of Wisconsin - Madison

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH421
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Sigurd is the best math professor I had at this school. Actually he is definitely one of the best professors I have during my college career. He is very friendly, respectful and helpful. I would love to take his class again.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH421
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I took math 421 with Sigurd and I say he is the best math professor I ever had at this school. He is respectful and helpful. His lectures are very useful and we dont even need to buy textbooks. Id love to take his classes again.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH421
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Such a great professor. He explains the "why" behind difficult concepts, which makes it all make sense. Real Analysis can be a tough subject but his exams and homework are fair and you really learn so much. He cares about his students.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH421
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Angenent was very clear in lectures and was careful to walk through difficult topics with lots of examples and intuitive reasoning. He is an extremely friendly person and is always helpful in his office hours. Practice exams are very indicative of the actual exams; there are no surprises. I would be glad to take another course with him.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH632
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Sigurd was hands down the best math professor I have had at UW. He made Stochastic Processes/Markov Chains clear and interesting while still expecting a lot out of students. Wish I had taken more of his classes!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH234
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Sigurd is a great professor. He is very enthusiastic and has the rare capability of being able to simplify difficult topics in multivariable calculus. He posts useful study guides before the exams. I would definitely recommend!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH234
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This class was very easy to pass because Professor Angenent would post a study guide before the tests with everything on it. This made the class very predictable. Lectures aren't that important as long as you kinda know what's going on. He is interesting and funny so that's a plus.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH234
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof Angenents lectures are clear and the tests are straightforward. There are not many extra resources for the class but overall it is easy enough material to do well.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH521
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Best math professor I've had. Wish I had taken another course with him before I graduated. He's really really clear, really nice, and his exams are extremely fair and easy.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH521
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Just six words: BEST PROFESSOR. TAKE 521 WITH HIM.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH521
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Overall, would recommend. Homework is reasonable, but tests can be hard. Lectures are sometimes a bit dry, but they are always clear. Some thought that the textbook (Rudin), was dense, but I thought it was alright. No office hours, answered questions on piazza instead. Overall, a good professor

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH521
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Take 521 with him. He is the best math professor ever!!!!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH521
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Real analysis isn't a very easy subject by any means, and mathematical proofs in general can be hard to follow, but Professor Angenent knows how to make this stuff make sense. I've never felt lost in his class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH521
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Sigurd is amazing. His lectures are very clear and inspiring. He comes up with proofs with diagrams and motivates students to think with his hints. Exams and grading are very fair. That being said, you will definitely learn more and get less pain from him than others. If you have a chance to take a course with him, register without hesitation!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH521
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The best professor I have ever had! He cares about intuitions and examples that can helps a lot for understanding (and also useful for future proof by contradictions!). He is a really nice guy, and his lectures are amazingly organized. We are using one of the worst textbook (super hard and dry), but his class is the most interesting and intuitive

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH521
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Amazing lecture. He is one of the best lecturer in maths department to explain things.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH521
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Incredible. If have the good fortune to be able to take a class with this guy you should. Very clear explainations and really emphasizes what is important. Tests and homework are at just at the right level to be challenging but doable. Also, he is just an extremely nice guy.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH234
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Super easy lecturer; did not cover all of the topics, was very slow in terms of pace, exams were very easy. Take him if you want a very easy version of calc 3 where you won't learn as much as you would with a more rigorous professor. HW not required.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH234
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Best math teacher around. He does not grade homework, but if you are keeping up with the discussion quizes, you'll be fine. Very reasonable with students. More theory based than practical based. Very efficient with use of lectures and students' time in general.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH234
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Sigurd is a great professor. His lectures can get off topic sometimes but usually what he is talking about is still interesting. The best part of this class compared to other 234 classes I knew others were taking were that the test questions were very predictable and the test were SUPER easy for a multivariable calc course.