Texts

Textbook-ish material: mathematics and computing, read closely, with exercises. We alternate between the two kinds.

9 Sep – 27 Oct 2025

The Theory of Probability

Explorations and Applications

Santosh S. Venkatesh

26 of 27 sessions recorded · 25 h

8 Sep – 3 Nov 2025

A Data-Centric Introduction to Computing

Kathi Fisler, Shriram Krishnamurthi, Benjamin S. Lerner, and Joe Gibbs Politz

36 of 37 sessions recorded · 38 h

5 May – 17 Jul 2025

Proof and the Art of Mathematics

Joel David Hamkins

27 of 32 sessions recorded · 27 h · notes for 1

5 May – 1 Jun 2025

Topics on Tournaments

22 of 28 sessions recorded · 22 h · notes for 1

1–13 Mar 2025

Magical Mathematics

The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks

Persi Diaconis and Ronald Graham

11 of 13 sessions recorded · 11 h · notes for 12

1 Nov – 3 Dec 2023

Thirty-three Miniatures

Mathematical and Algorithmic Applications of Linear Algebra

Jiří Matoušek

28 of 28 sessions recorded · 26 h

Algebra: Chapter 0

12 sessions planned

Planned, not held

Ten Great Ideas About Chance

Persi Diaconis and Brian Skyrms

20 sessions planned