We will be reviewing the following models in this class with an amazing collection of guest speakers from Oxy and other institutions:

Date	Guest Disciplinary Expert	Kind of Model	Discipline	Topic/Title	Readings and Prep Materials
February 2, 2021	Anthony Bonato Professor of Mathematics, Ryerson University (Canada)	Discrete Mathematics	Networks/Graph Theory		"Models of Online Social Networks" (Bonato, et al, 2009). Complex networks and social networks (Bonato & Tian, 2012).
February 9, 2021	Treena Basu, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Occidental College	Machine Learning	Data Science		("Predictive Models of Student College Commitment Decisions." (Basu, Basu, Buckmire, & Lal, 2019). Luis Serrano's "A Friendly Introduction to Machine Learning" (30 minute YouTube video)
February 16, 2021	Sherry Scott, formerly Milwaukee School of Engineering, and Abba Gumel, Foundation Professor of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Arizona State University	Differential Equations	Epidemiology		Articles on Mathematical Modeling of COVID-19 Dynamics and Control (Gumel et al, 2020). Mathematial Explanation of SIR Disease Model for COVID-19 (25 minute YouTube video). "A Model to Predict COVID-19 Epidemics with Applications to South Korea, Italy, and Spain." (short SIAM News article). "Postlockdown Dynamics of COVID-19 in New York, Florida, Arizona, and Wisconsin." (Scott et. al, 2021)
February 23, 2021	Jorgen Harris, Assistant Professor of Economics, Occidental College	Probability & Statistics	Economics		"Will Affirmative Action Policies Eliminate Negative Stereotypes?" (Coates & Loury, 1993). "Mathematical Models of Racial Discrimination" (Harris, 2021). Bayes' Theorem (15 minute YouTube video).

Last Updated January 19, 2021