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    Information Theory

    Information Theory

    This is a graduate-level introduction to mathematics of information theory. We will cover both classical and modern topics, including information entropy, lossless data compression, binary hypothesis testing, channel coding, and lossy data compression.

    Subjects:
    Computing and Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Information theory Information theory in mathematics
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    Science Writing in Contemporary Society

    Science Writing in Contemporary Society

    This class addresses the craft of writing about science in and for contemporary society, both its pleasures and its challenges. We will read essays, reportage, op-eds, and web-based articles on a variety of topics concerning science, technology, medicine and nature. Readings by contemporary writers such as Elizabeth Kolbert, Atul Gawande, and Michael Pollan will serve as examples of the craft and sources of ideas for our own writing.

    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    Technical writing
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    Science Writing and New Media: Perspectives on Medicine and Public Health

    Science Writing and New Media: Perspectives on Medicine and Public Health

    Like other scientists, medical researchers and clinicians must be capable of presenting their work to an audience of professional peers. Unlike many scientists, however, physicians must routinely translate their sophisticated knowledge into lay terms for their own patients and for the education of the public at large. A surprising number of physicians write for less utilitarian reasons as well, choosing the narrative essay as a means of exploring the non-technical issues that emerge in their clinical practice. Over the course of the semester, we will explore the full range of writings by physicians and other health practitioners.

    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    Medical writing
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    Number Theory I

    This is the first semester of a one year graduate course in number theory covering standard topics in algebraic and analytic number theory. At various points in the course, we will make reference to material from other branches of mathematics, including topology, complex analysis, representation theory, and algebraic geometry.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Number theory Algebraic number theory
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    Number Theory II: Class Field Theory

    Number Theory II: Class Field Theory

    This course is the continuation of 18.785 Number Theory I. It begins with an analysis of the quadratic case of Class Field Theory via Hilbert symbols, in order to give a more hands-on introduction to the ideas of Class Field Theory. More advanced topics in number theory are discussed in this course, such as Galois cohomology, proofs of class field theory, modular forms and automorphic forms, Galois representations, and quadratic forms.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Galois cohomology Algebraic number theory Class field theory
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    Elliptic Curves

    This graduate-level course is a computationally focused introduction to elliptic curves, with applications to number theory and cryptography.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Curves Elliptic
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    Advanced Complexity Theory

    Advanced Complexity Theory

    This graduate-level course focuses on current research topics in computational complexity theory. Topics include: Nondeterministic, alternating, probabilistic, and parallel computation models; Boolean circuits; Complexity classes and complete sets; The polynomial-time hierarchy; Interactive proof systems; Relativization; Definitions of randomness; Pseudo-randomness and derandomizations;Interactive proof systems and probabilistically checkable proofs.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Computational complexity
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    Differential Analysis II: Partial Differential Equations and Fourier Analysis

    Differential Analysis II: Partial Differential Equations and Fourier Analysis

    In this course, we study elliptic Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) with variable coefficients building up to the minimal surface equation. Then we study Fourier and harmonic analysis, emphasizing applications of Fourier analysis. We will see some applications in combinatorics / number theory, like the Gauss circle problem, but mostly focus on applications in PDE, like the Calderon-Zygmund inequality for the Laplacian, and the Strichartz inequality for the Schrodinger equation. In the last part of the course, we study solutions to the linear and the non-linear Schrodinger equation. All through the course, we work on the craft of proving estimates.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Fourier analysis Differential equations Partial
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    Mathematical Statistics

    Mathematical Statistics

    This course provides students with decision theory, estimation, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing. It introduces large sample theory, asymptotic efficiency of estimates, exponential families, and sequential analysis.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Mathematical statistics
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    Statistics for Applications

    Statistics for Applications

    This course offers an in-depth the theoretical foundations for statistical methods that are useful in many applications. The goal is to understand the role of mathematics in the research and development of efficient statistical methods.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Mathematical statistics
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