HUM-471: Economic growth and sustainability IThis course examines growth from various angles: economic growth, growth in the use of resources, need for growth, limits to growth, sustainable growth, and, if time permits, population growth and gro
MATH-410: Riemann surfacesThis course is an introduction to the theory of Riemann surfaces. Riemann surfaces naturally appear is mathematics in many different ways: as a result of analytic continuation, as quotients of complex
MATH-432: Probability theoryThe course is based on Durrett's text book
Probability: Theory and Examples.
It takes the measure theory approach to probability theory, wherein expectations are simply abstract integrals.
HUM-257: Health, populations and societyCe cours prend le tabac comme fil conducteur pour explorer les diverses dimensions d'un problème majeur de santé publique et ses multiples implications. L'enseignant étendra la discussion liée aux pro
MATH-496: Computational linear algebraThis is an introductory course to the concentration of measure phenomenon - random functions that depend on many random variables tend to be often close to constant functions.
HUM-427: History of globalization IGlobalization is the linguistic omnivore of our times. This course addresses the long history of worldwide encounters and goes behind the rosy vision of a global village. It gives particular attention
HUM-462: History of globalization IIGlobalization is the linguistic omnivore of our times. This course addresses the long history of worldwide encounters and goes behind the rosy vision of a global village. It gives particular attention
COM-417: Advanced probability and applicationsIn this course, various aspects of probability theory are considered. The first part is devoted to the main theorems in the field (law of large numbers, central limit theorem, concentration inequaliti
MATH-301: Ordinary differential equationsCe cours donne une introduction rigoureuse au principaux thèmes de la théorie des équations différentielles ordinaires (EDO). Les EDO sont fondamentales pour l'étude des systèmes dynamiques et des équ
HUM-390: Perspectives critiques de la durabilitéCe cours propose de partir des paradigmes de la durabilité et d'en décliner les conséquences sociales et politiques contemporaines. Nous allons adopter une approche critique des diverses théorisations
HUM-278: Social changes in Hong Kong and TaiwanHong Kong and Taiwan have experienced significant social changes in the last decades. This course aims to provide students a broad knowledge foundation to understand the two East Asian societies from
AR-638: Sensing Like a (Multipli)CityA hands-on approach on how sensing works is complemented with theoretical insights to reflect on the critical zones opened up for urban research by the expansion of coded environments, providing the s
