Lecture Notes

Lecture notes for short courses (multi-lectures) and special talks (single lecture) can be downloaded here by clicking on the links. Notes will be posted as they become available.

• Compound Matrices and Differential Equations (Three Lectures)
(Lecture 1, Lecture 2,  Lecture 3, Supplementary Notes)
Instructor:  Professor James Muldowney, University of Alberta
• A Taste of Dynamics (Two Lectures)
Instructor:  Professor Arno Berger, University of Alberta
• An Introduction to Derivative Pricing and Portfolio Optimization (Three Lectures)
(Lecture Notes)
Instructor:  Professor Christoph Frei, University of Alberta
• Basics on Wavelet Theorey and its Applications (Three Lectures)
(Lecture 1,   Lecture 2,   Lecture 3)
Instructor:  Professor Bin Han, University of Alberta
• An Introduction to Optimal Transport (Two Lectures)
(Lecture 1,   Lecture 2)
Instructor:  Professor Brendan Pass, University of Alberta
• Dynamics on Networks: from Epidemics to Flight of Drones (Three Lectures)
(Preliminaries, Lecture 2, Lecture 3, Videos (zipped file))
Instructor:  Professor Michael Li, University of Alberta
• Statistical Machine Learning (Two lectures)
(Lecture 1,   Lecture 2)
Instructor:  Professor Linglong Kong, University of Alberta
• What is Geometric Analysis? (Three Lectures)
(Lecture 1, Lecture 2, Lecture 3)
Instructor:  Professor Eric Woolgar, University of Alberta

• Artificial Intelligence Goes All-In: Computers Playing Poker
(Lecture Abstract)
Instructor:  Professor Michael Bowling, University of Alberta (Computing Science)
• Conformal Field Theory (Title: 196883+1=196884)
Instructor:  Professor Terry Gannon, University of Alberta
• Algebraic Geometry
Instructor:  Professor Jochen Kuttler, University of Alberta
• Topology in Condensed Matter Physics
Instructor:  Professor Joseph Maciejko, University of Alberta (Physics)
• The Language of Forms (A Journey from the Möbius Strip to Affine Kac-Moody Algebras)
Instructor:  Professor Arturo Pianzola, University of Alberta
• AI Today and Tomorrow
Lecturer: Professor Jonathan Schaeffer, University of Alberta (Computing Science)
• The Games Computers (and People) Play
Lecturer: Professor Jonathan Schaeffer, University of Alberta (Computing Science)
• Oscillations in Dynamical Systems
Instructor:  Professor Yingfei Yi, University of Alberta

• How to Prepare for Graduate Applications
Professor Chris Frei, Associate Chair (Graduate)
(followed by questions/answers and open floor discussions)
• How to Prepare for and Give Good Presentations
Professor Michael Li
(followed by questions/answers and open floor discussions)
• Introducing a New MSc degree in Data Science at the UofA
Professor Michael Li
(followed by questions/answers and open floor discussions)

• Matlab Tutorial (Codes (zip), contains Matlab codes and exercises)
Instructors:  Weston Roda and Shuo Liu, PhD students, University of Alberta
• LaTex Tutorial (A LaTex Guide (pdf),   A Sample Paper (tex file)   Beamer 1 (zip file)  
  Beamer 2 (zip file)   Practice (pdf file)
  Instructor:  Professor Michael Li, University of Alberta