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This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.
Visualization of a mathematical algorithm. (Image courtesy of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.)
Prof. Peter Shor
Daniel Kleitman
18.310C
Fall 2007
Undergraduate
Principles of Applied Mathematics is a study of illustrative topics in discrete applied mathematics including sorting algorithms, information theory, coding theory, secret codes, generating functions, linear programming, game theory. There is an emphasis on topics that have direct application in the real world.
This course was recently revised to meet the MIT Undergraduate Communication Requirement (CR). It covers the same content as 18.310, but assignments are structured with an additional focus on writing.
Peter Shor, and Daniel Kleitman. 18.310C Principles of Applied Mathematics, Fall 2007. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare), https://ocw.mit.edu (Accessed). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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