An Interactive Class on Real-Life Applications of Mathematical Ideas

Principal Investigator
Prof. Scott Sheffield, Mathematics; Dr. Choongbum Lee, Mathematics; Dr. Peter Kempthorne, Mathematics
Fund: Alumni Class Funds
Funding Period: AY2015
Department/Lab/Center: Mathematics
Project Website: https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/18/fa14/18.472/

This project addresses the development of significant teaching resources and curriculum enhancements for Mathematics Subject 18.S096 , Topics in Mathematics with Applications to Finance. The class is a new initiative in the Mathematics Department founded under the vision of advancing the math learning experience of students at MIT by offering real-life applications of mathematical ideas in industry, thereby exhibiting the mutual interaction between modern mathematical research and realGlife problems.