Special Subject in Mathematics
Opportunity for group study of subjects in mathematics not otherwise included in the curriculum. Offerings are initiated by members of the Mathematics faculty on an ad hoc basis, subject to departmental approval.
January IAP 2023 · Introduction to Metric Spaces
This course provides a basic introduction to metric spaces. It covers metrics, open and closed sets, continuous functions (in the topological sense), function spaces, completeness, and compactness.
Readings
- Munkres, James R. Topology . Pearson, 2015. ISBN: 9789332549531.
Spring 2020 · Introduction to Computational Thinking with Julia, with Applications to Modeling the COVID-19 Pandemic
This half-semester course introduces computational thinking through applications of data science, artificial intelligence, and mathematical models using the Julia programming language. This Spring 2020 version is a fast-tracked curriculum adaptation to focus on applications to COVID-19 responses. See the MIT News article {{% resource_link "b0c56299-3dd3-4dba-ad04-dbafe1b7d2ad" "Computational Thinking Class Enables Students to Engage in Covid-19 Response" %}}
Prerequisites & course information
Prereq: Permission of instructor U (IAP) Units arranged Can be repeated for credit.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗January IAP 2023
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗Spring 2020
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.