Mathematics

The field of mathematics includes all the related areas which touch on quantitative, geometric, and logical themes. This includes Statistics, Computer Science, Logic, Applied Mathematics, and other fields which are frequently considered distinct from mathematics.

Some of these are multi-lecture courses, and some are individual lectures.

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25-Lecture Course: Multivariable Calculus (UC Berkeley)

This course studies functions in several variables and operations on them, such as integration and partial differentiation. The course is taught by Edward Frenkel. He is a Professor of Mathematics at UC Berkeley.

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New theories reveal the nature of numbers

Emory math professor Ken Ono explains major breakthroughs in our understanding of partition numbers, the basis for adding and counting. These new theories were hundreds of years in the making, and answer some famous old questions in math.

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Mathematics Gives You Wings

Margot Gerritsen makes math interesting…really interesting. In this video, she illustrates how mathematics and computer modeling influence the design of modern airplanes, yachts, trucks and cars.

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Computing with Randomness: Probability Theory and the Internet

Probability theory is not typically an idea one associates with computing, but in the recent years it has become central to many of the problems that occur in computing. Dr. Mehran Sahami is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University who helps us understand this.

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28-Lecture Course: Probability for Life Science: UCLA Math 3C

This is a math course for life science majors covering elementary probability, probability distributions, random variables, and limit theorems. The course is taught by Professor Herbert Enderton at UCLA.

Stephen Wolfram on Wolfram Alpha and Mathematica

Stephen Wolfram discusses Wolfram Alpha: Computational Knowledge Engine

Stephen Wolfram is a man who dreams big…very big. His goal is create a system that can compute all the data in the world. He developed a software, called Mathematica, which he has put to use in his “computational knowledge engine,” Wolfram Alpha.

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35-Lecture Course: Single Variable Calculus (18.01)

This is an undergraduate mathematics course on single variable calculus, taught by Professor David Jerison, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Richard Delaware Calculus

31-Lecture Course:
College Calculus I

This is an college Calculus I course with Professor Richard Delaware of the The University of Missouri, Kansas City. His lectures make mathematics interesting, and he is well-liked by his students.

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Full 40-Lecture Course: College Algebra

This is a college algebra course with Professor Richard Delaware of the The University of Missouri, Kansas City. Algebra is a branch of pure mathematics and focuses on rules of operations and relations. This course covers polynomial expressions, geometry, graphs, functions, and more.

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Stephen Wolfram is on a search for the theory of everything

Stephen Wolfram, creator of Wolfram Alpha and Mathematica, is on a mission to systematize all knowledge, and to find the theory of everything in the universe. He using his invention, Wolfram Alpha, a computation engine, to find the answers.

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