Graph Theory Courses

The Mutual Fund Theorem and Covariance Pricing Theorems - Financial Theory

Explore key financial theories: Mutual Fund Theorem and Covariance Pricing. Learn about optimal portfolios, diversification, Sharpe ratio, and how asset prices depend on market covariance rather than individual variance.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Risk Aversion and the Capital Asset Pricing Model - Financial Theory

Explore risk aversion, the Bernoulli brothers' insights, and the Capital Asset Pricing Model. Learn how risk affects prices, asset holdings, and hedging in financial markets.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Backward Induction and Optimal Stopping Times in Financial Theory - Lecture 16

Explore backward induction in financial theory, from calculating default probabilities to solving optimal stopping problems like deciding when to marry, revealing the surprising value of options.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Yield Curve Arbitrage and Market Interest Rates - Financial Theory

Explore yield curve arbitrage, market interest rates, zero coupon bonds, and forward rates through Treasury bond analysis. Learn to infer future price trends using financial theory principles.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice and Financial Theory - Present Value and Basic Financial Instruments

Explore Shakespeare's economic insights and modern financial concepts like present value, bonds, annuities, and mortgages in this engaging lecture on financial theory.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Irving Fisher's Impatience Theory of Interest - Financial Theory Lecture

Explore Irving Fisher's theory on interest rates, examining how patience, future expectations, and wealth distribution impact economic equilibrium and asset pricing.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Present Value Prices and the Real Rate of Interest - Financial Theory

Explore Irving Fisher's model of financial equilibrium, understanding interest rates, present value prices, and asset pricing through the lens of general equilibrium theory.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Germ Theory of Disease - Epidemics in Western Society Since 1600

Explore the revolutionary germ theory of disease, its preconditions, key figures like Pasteur and Koch, and its profound impact on medical science and public health.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The New Historicism in Literary Theory - Lecture 19

Explore New Historicism through Greenblatt and McGann's work, examining its origins, strategies, and impact on literary studies, with a focus on Early Modern literature and Keats's poetry.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Evolutionary Game Theory: Fighting and Contests - Lecture 33

Explore how game theory applies to evolution and behavior, analyzing encounters between organisms as mathematical games to infer fitness payoffs and strategy proportions in populations.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Queer Theory and Gender Performativity - Lecture 23

Explore Judith Butler's queer theory, gender performativity, and their relation to Foucault's work. Examine key concepts, methodologies, and implications for identity politics and literary analysis.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

African-American Criticism in Literary Theory - Lecture 21

Explore African-American literary criticism through Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Toni Morrison, examining identity, essentialism, and cultural studies in relation to feminist theory and classic literature.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introduction to Theory of Literature - Lecture 2: Skepticism and Determinism

Explore skepticism, determinism, and authorship in literature through Chekhov, James, Foucault, and Barthes. Examine literary authority, discursivity, and cultural studies implications.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Reflections on Literary Theory - Who Doesn't Hate Theory Now?

Explore the complex relationship between language, speech, and communication in literary theory, examining key concepts and thinkers to understand the legitimacy of skepticism in communication.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Deconstruction in Literary Theory - Lecture 11

Explore deconstruction through Derrida and de Man's theories, examining their similarities, differences, and applications in literature and popular culture.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video