MATH 494
Topics in Pure and Applied Mathematics
Fall 2026
Topics
- Arithmetic theory of elliptic curves
- Elliptic curves over local fields
- Arithmetic over global fields
Readings
- Course notes supplied throughout the course.
- Basic background reference (title not stated in outline): https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-0-387-09494-6
Winter 2026 · MATH 494
Readings
- Ingrid Daubechies, Ten Lectures on Wavelets.
- H. Dym and H. P. McKean, Fourier Series and Integrals.
- G. B. Folland, Fourier Analysis and Its Applications.
- G. B. Folland, Real Analysis: Modern Techniques and Their Applications.
- T. W. Korner, Fourier Analysis.
- W. Rudin, Real and Complex Analysis.
- W. Rudin, Functional Analysis.
- E. M. Stein and R. Shakarchi, Functional Analysis: Introduction to Further Topics in Analysis.
- Yves Meyer, Wavelets and Operators.
Winter 2025
Topics
- Hilbert and Banach spaces
- Dual spaces and bounded linear operators
- Adjoints
- Hahn–Banach and Baire category theorems
- Banach–Steinhaus, open mapping and closed graph theorems
- Compact operators and the spectral theorem
- Fredholm alternative
- Weak and weak-star topologies
- Distributions and Sobolev spaces
Readings
- Listed textbook (requirement not stated): Barbara D. MacCluer. Elementary Functional Analysis. Springer, 2009. Chapters 1–4.
- Reference (not explicitly required): H. Brezis. Functional Analysis, Sobolev Spaces and Partial Differential Equations. Springer, 2011.
- Reference (not explicitly required): Avner Friedman. Foundations of Modern Analysis. Dover, 2003.
- Reference (not explicitly required): Elias M. Stein and Rami Shakarchi. Functional Analysis: Introduction to Further Topics in Analysis. Princeton, 2011.
Winter 2024 · MATH 494
Readings
- Ingrid Daubechies, Ten Lectures on Wavelets.
- H. Dym and H. P. McKean, Fourier Series and Integrals.
- G. B. Folland, Fourier Analysis and Its Applications.
- G. B. Folland, Real Analysis: Modern Techniques and Their Applications.
- T. W. Korner, Fourier Analysis.
- W. Rudin, Real and Complex Analysis.
- W. Rudin, Functional Analysis.
- E. M. Stein and R. Shakarchi, Functional Analysis: Introduction to Further Topics in Analysis.
- Yves Meyer, Wavelets and Operators.
Fall 2023 · MATH 494
Readings
- M. S. Birman, M. Z. Solomjak, Spectral Theory of Self-Adjoint Operators in Hilbert Space.
Winter 2023
Topics
- Interpreting, analyzing, forecasting and controlling dynamic data
- Dynamic mode decomposition
- Koopman operators
- Kernel methods
- System identification
- Neural networks
- Computational scripts and notebooks for dynamical systems
Readings
- Complete instructor course notes.
- Lecture scripts and notebooks: https://github.com/jbramburger/DataDrivenDynSyst
Fall 2022 · MATH 494
Readings
- Elementary Functional Analysis by Barbara D. MacCluer, Springer.
- Functional Analysis, Sobolev Spaces and Partial Differential Equations by H. Brezis, Springer, 2011.
- Foundations of Modern Analysis by Avner Friedman, Dover, 2003.
- Functional Analysis: Introduction to Further Topics in Analysis by Elias M. Stein & Rami Shakarchi, Princeton, 2011.
Fall 2021 · MATH 494
Readings
- H. Dym and H. P. McKean, Fourier Series and Integrals.
- G. B. Folland, Fourier Analysis and Its Applications.
- G. B. Folland, Real Analysis: Modern Techniques and Their Applications.
- T. W. Korner, Fourier Analysis.
- W. Rudin, Real and Complex Analysis.
- W. Rudin, Functional Analysis.
- E. M. Stein and R. Shakarchi, Functional Analysis: Introduction to Further Topics in Analysis.
- P. Koosis, An Introduction to Hp Spaces.
- E. M. Stein and G. Weiss, Introduction to Fourier Analysis on Euclidean Spaces.
- E. M. Stein, Harmonic Analysis: Real-Variable Methods, Orthogonality, and Oscillatory Integrals.
- E. M. Stein, Singular Integrals and Differentiability Properties of Functions.
- C. Pereyra and L. Ward, Harmonic Analysis from Fourier to Wavelets.
- A. Zygmund, Trigonometric Series.
Fall 2021 · MATH 494
Readings
- Marcus, Number Fields.
- Janusz, Algebraic Number Theory.
Winter 2021 · MATH 494
Readings
- A Mathematical Introduction to Compressive Sensing by Simon Foucart and Holger Rauhut. Springer, 2013.
- Sparse and Redundant Representations by Michael Elad, Springer, 2010.
- B. Adcock and A. C. Hansen, Compressive Imaging: Structure, Sampling, Learning, Cambridge University Press (listed as forthcoming).
- Statistical Learning with Sparsity: The Lasso and Generalizations by Trevor Hastie, Robert Tibshirani, and Martin Wainwright Taylor and Francis Group, 2015.
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