MATH 5131 — Introduction to Mathematical Methods and Modeling
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureNUpath CENUpath WIusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/WBostonTraditional
Presents mathematical methods emphasizing applications. Uses ordinary and partial differential equations to model the evolution of real-world processes. Topics chosen illustrate the power and versatility of mathematical methods in a variety of applied fields and include population dynamics, drug assimilation, epidemics, spread of pollutants in environmental systems, competing and cooperating species, and heat conduction. Requires students to complete a math-modeling project. Requires undergraduate-level course work in ordinary and partial differential equations.
Prerequisites
- one of:
- MATH 2341 (min C-)
- graduate program admission
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 42 | 89 | 47% | 23.5 |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 40 | 67 | 60% | 13.5 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 20 | 30 | 67% | 10.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 30 | 58 | 52% | 14.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 40% | 18.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 53% · T 39% · W 61% · Th 0% · F 47%
Common patterns: MW (53% of sections), TF (39% of sections), WF (8% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Solomon Jekel (50% of students) · reviews
- Jie Xu (38% of students) · reviews
- Calina Copos (12% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Calina Copos (63% of students) · reviews
- Jie Xu (38% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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