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World Science U

Mathematics: the Language of Nature

UC Berkeley via World Science U

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Join mathematician Edward Frenkel as he discusses how the elegant mathematical formulation of symmetry has been used throughout math and physics and could, through the Langlands program, give rise to a grand unified theory of mathematics.

Syllabus

  1. The Continents of Mathematics
  2. Symmetry and Unification
  3. Galois Groups
  4. Harmonic Analysis

Taught by

Edward Frenkel

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4.5 rating, based on 2 Class Central reviews

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    Sylvia Amar @Pimiko
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    It is a course which physicists and mathematicians appreciate, but I think beginners can understand. It talk about the unification of mathematics, Le Galois, and symetry. I learn a lot and it was very interesting.
  • Nichole Brese
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