Special Topics

Last Updated: Tue, 04/14/2026
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
MATH
Course number:
8801
Section:
BUR
CRN
86997
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Morag
Instructor last name:
Burke
Catalog Description

The aim of this course is to provide support to senior graduate students and postdocs throughout their job search process. Students may be targeting jobs in academia, in industry, or both. In this course, students will learn about the basic skills of the job search and the resources that they should leverage throughout their job search. By the end of the course, students will create the documents needed for job applications and will practice interview skills.

This course is run as a seminar course, with some class meetings and some individual meetings. This course is tailored to the needs of the individual students who register for the course.

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Aural-Oral Engl for Math

Last Updated: Tue, 04/14/2026
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
MATH
Course number:
8305
Section:
A
CRN
85973
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Morag
Instructor last name:
Harrell
Catalog Description

Communication support for School of Math international graduate students, post-docs, and new faculty who are non-native speakers of American English and who will be teaching undergraduate students. The primary topics of this course are: correct language usage & cross-cultural aspects of teaching undergraduates. 

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Active

Undergraduate Research

Last Updated: Fri, 04/10/2026
Syllabus
26F_4699_0.pdf (97.49 KB)
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
MATH
Course number:
4699
Section:
KAN
CRN
87388
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Sung Ha
Instructor last name:
Kang
Catalog Description

Independent research conducted under the guidance of a faculty member.

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Active

Undergraduate Research

Last Updated: Thu, 04/09/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
MATH
Course number:
4699
Section:
CHG
CRN
88320
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Gong
Instructor last name:
Chen
Catalog Description

Independent research conducted under the guidance of a faculty member.

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Active

Introduction to Topology

Last Updated: Thu, 04/09/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
MATH
Course number:
4431
Section:
AU
CRN
80373
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Asaf
Instructor last name:
Katz
Catalog Description

Point set topology, topological spaces and metric spaces, continuity and compactness, homotopy, and covering spaces.

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Active

Probability & Statistics

Last Updated: Mon, 04/06/2026
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
MATH
Course number:
3215
Section:
J
CRN
80365
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Amanda
Instructor last name:
Hampton
Catalog Description

This course is a problem-oriented introduction to the basic concepts of probability and statistics, providing a foundation for applications and further study.

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Applied Combinatorics

Last Updated: Tue, 07/14/2026
Syllabus
3012 Syllabus.pdf (247.51 KB)
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
MATH
Course number:
3012
Section:
B
CRN
80889
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Placeholder
Instructor last name:
Placeholder
Catalog Description
Elementary combinatorial techniques used in discrete problem solving: counting methods, solving linear recurrences, graph and network models, related algorithms, and combinatorial designs.
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Applied Combinatorics

Last Updated: Wed, 04/08/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
MATH
Course number:
3012
Section:
D
CRN
80363
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
To Be
Instructor last name:
Determined
Catalog Description

Elementary combinatorial techniques used in discrete problem solving: counting methods, solving linear recurrences, graph and network models, related algorithms, and combinatorial designs.

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Active

Applied Combinatorics

Last Updated: Wed, 04/08/2026
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
MATH
Course number:
3012
Section:
J
CRN
83558
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Xiaoyu
Instructor last name:
He
Catalog Description

Elementary combinatorial techniques used in discrete problem solving: counting methods, solving linear recurrences, graph and network models, related algorithms, and combinatorial designs.

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Active

Differential Equations

Last Updated: Sun, 04/12/2026
Syllabus
syllabus K_0.pdf (114.19 KB)
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
MATH
Course number:
2552
Section:
K03
CRN
89310
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Zhaojie
Instructor last name:
Yang
Catalog Description
Methods for obtaining numerical and analytic solutions of elementary differential equations. Applications are also discussed with an emphasis on modeling. Credit not awarded for both MATH 2552 and MATH 2403 or MATH 2413 or MATH 2562.
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