Free Mathematics Video Courses

The lectures are ordered by their complexity and background needed to understand them.


Discrete Mathematics:

• Videos at ArsDigita University
• Mirror site at ArsDigita
• Mirrot site at Internet Archive
  

This course covered the mathematical topics most directly related to computer science. Topics included: logic, relations, functions, basic set theory, countability and counting arguments, proof techniques, mathematical induction, graph theory, combinatorics, discrete probability, recursion, recurrence relations, and number theory. Emphasis will be placed on providing a context for the application of the mathematics within computer science. The analysis of algorithms requires the ability to count the number of operations in an algorithm. Recursive algorithms in particular depend on the solution to a recurrence equation, and a proof of correctness by mathematical induction. The design of a digital circuit requires the knowledge of Boolean algebra. Software engineering uses sets, graphs, trees and other data structures. Number theory is at the heart of secure messaging systems and cryptography. Logic is used in AI research in theorem proving and in database query systems. Proofs by induction and the more general notions of mathematical proof are ubiquitous in theory of computation, compiler design and formal grammars. Probabilistic notions crop up in architectural trade-offs in hardware design.


Algebra

• Video Lectures (Click on the titles of lectures (they dont appear as links, but on click they work as links). Access to lectures restricted to USA only.
  

In this series, host Sol Garfunkel explains how algebra is used for solving real-world problems and clearly explains concepts that may baffle many students. Graphic illustrations and on-location examples help students connect mathematics to daily life. The series also has applications in geometry and calculus instruction. Algebra is also valuable for teachers seeking to review the subject matter.


Linear Algebra

• 18.06 Linear Algebra (MIT)
• Course website
  

This is a basic subject on matrix theory and linear algebra. Emphasis is given to topics that will be useful in other disciplines, including systems of equations, vector spaces, determinants, eigenvalues, similarity, and positive definite matrices.


Mathematical Problems II

• Video lectures (Texas A&M University)
  
• Course home
  

Mathematics originated in the distant past as our ancestors tried to understand the world around them.

First, the course will survey the role that problems and problem-solving have played in the historical development of mathematics.

In Lecture 1 course covers Mesopotomian and Egyptian mathematics

Then the course goes over the basic elements of problem solving:
Models, Abstraction, Conjectures, Hypotheses, Proofs (Heuristic, Rigorous), Generalizations


Differential Equations

• 18.03 Diff. Eq's (MIT)
• Course website
  

Differential Equations are the language in which the laws of nature are expressed. Understanding properties of solutions of differential equations is fundamental to much of contemporary science and engineering. Ordinary differential equations (ODE's) deal with functions of one variable, which can often be thought of as time. Topics include: Solution of first-order ODE's by analytical, graphical and numerical methods; Linear ODE's, especially second order with constant coefficients; Undetermined coefficients and variation of parameters; Sinusoidal and exponential signals: oscillations, damping, resonance; Complex numbers and exponentials; Fourier series, periodic solutions; Delta functions, convolution, and Laplace transform methods; Matrix and first order linear systems: eigenvalues and eigenvectors; and Non-linear autonomous systems: critical point analysis and phase plane diagrams.


Mathematical Methods for Engineers I

• Course 18.085 (MIT)
• Course website
  

This course provides a review of linear algebra, including applications to networks, structures, and estimation, Lagrange multipliers. Also covered are: differential equations of equilibrium; Laplace's equation and potential flow; boundary-value problems; minimum principles and calculus of variations; Fourier series; discrete Fourier transform; convolution; and applications.


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