Hardest MATH classes at NDSU

Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.

1. MATH 102: Intermediate Algebra Average GPA 1.60, 166 students
2. MATH 98: Intermediate Algebra Average GPA 1.80, 4,830 students
3. MATH 107: Precalculus Average GPA 2.11, 402 students
4. MATH 103: College Algebra Average GPA 2.18, 8,448 students
5. MATH 105: Trigonometry Average GPA 2.27, 5,316 students
6. MATH 165: Calculus I Average GPA 2.37, 5,355 students
7. MATH 265: Calculus Iii Average GPA 2.39, 2,253 students
8. MATH 129: Basic Linear Algebra Average GPA 2.44, 4,617 students
9. MATH 104: Finite Mathematics Average GPA 2.50, 3,251 students
10. MATH 144: Mathematics for Business Average GPA 2.52, 5,479 students
11. MATH 259: Multivariate Calculus Average GPA 2.56, 2,754 students
12. MATH 166: Calculus Ii Average GPA 2.63, 5,518 students
13. MATH 270: Intro/abstract Mathematics Average GPA 2.72, 738 students
14. MATH 146: Applied Calculus I Average GPA 2.74, 2,814 students
15. MATH 346: Metric Space Topology Average GPA 2.74, 248 students
16. MATH 266: Intro/differential Equations Average GPA 2.81, 4,524 students
17. MATH 420: Abstract Algebra I Average GPA 2.83, 177 students
18. MATH 450: Real Analysis I Average GPA 2.87, 165 students
19. MATH 329: Intermediate Linear Algebra Average GPA 2.98, 428 students
20. MATH 483: Partial Differential Equations Average GPA 3.27, 143 students
21. MATH 491: Seminar Average GPA 3.64, 138 students

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