Math 390R/490R - Special topics in Mathematics/Math seminar - Winter 2026

Class Information

Instructor: Tuan Pham
Class meetings: M, W, F: 9 - 9:50 AM at SCB Conference Room
[Class schedule]   [Syllabus]   [Canvas]  

Office Hours

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 2:00 - 3:30 PM at SCB 316, or by appointment

Assignments

  • Homework problems are to be submitted at the beginning of the class.
  • Labs are to be submitted on Canvas as both pdf and ipynb file. See the instruction for setup here.
  • Quizzes are given in class. See the class schedule above.
    Homework Quizzes Labs
    Homework 1 Quiz 1 Lab 1: ipynb, pdf
    Homework 2 Quiz 2 Lab 2: ipynb, pdf
    Homework 3 Quiz 3 Lab 3: ipynb, pdf
    Homework 4 Quiz 4 Lab 4: ipynb, pdf
    Homework 5 Quiz 5 Lab 5: ipynb, pdf
    Homework 6 Quiz 6
    Homework 7 Quiz 7

    • Lecture notes

  • Lecture 1 (Jan 9): linear programming problems, graphical method; Worksheet

    • Supplement materials

  • Lecture notes from 2025
  • Original paper by Sergey Brin and Larry Page on PageRank (1998)
  • Worked-out example of PageRank algorithm

    • Links

    Joseph F. Smith Library, Math Lab
    This page was last modified on Saturday, Dec 20, 2025.