MATH 4901
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    MATH 4901
    
        
  
 
  Course Description
Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.
An independent reading course by arrangement with an individual professor. The goal is for the student to master a body of mathematics outside the normal curriculum. The student and professor will set expectations and grading policies at the beginning of the term.
Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2025SP, 2024FA, 2024SP
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors- Aguiar, M 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: Independent Studies To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm. Instructor Consent Required (Add) 
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors- Barbasch, D 
 
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors- Berest, Y 
 
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors- Betts, A 
 
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors- Cao, X 
 
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors- Connelly, R 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: Independent Studies To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm. Instructor Consent Required (Add) 
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors- Dozier, B 
 
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- Instructors- Galashin, P 
 
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors- Halpern-Leistner, D 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: Independent Studies To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm. Instructor Consent Required (Add) 
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors- Healey, T 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: Independent Studies To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm. Instructor Consent Required (Add) 
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- Instructors- Holm, T 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: Independent Studies To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm. Instructor Consent Required (Add) 
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors- Kassabov, M 
 
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- Instructors- Knutson, A 
 
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors- Levine, L 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: Independent Studies To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm. Instructor Consent Required (Add) 
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- Instructors- Luo, Y 
 
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- Instructors- Mann, K 
 
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    Additional InformationInstruction Mode: Independent Studies To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm. Instructor Consent Required (Add) 
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- Instructors- Manning, J 
 
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- Instructors- Meszaros, K 
 
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors- Moore, J 
 
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- Instructors- Muscalu, C 
 
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- Instructors- Nerode, A 
 
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- Instructors- Nussbaum, M 
 
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- Instructors- Peeva, I 
 
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- Instructors- Ramakrishna, R 
 
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- Instructors- Riley, T 
 
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors- Saloff-Coste, L 
 
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- Instructors- Sjamaar, R 
 
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- Instructors- Solecki, S 
 
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- Instructors- Sosoe, P 
 
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- Instructors- Stern, D 
 
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- Instructors- Strogatz, S 
 
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- Instructors- Templier, N 
 
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- Instructors- Townsend, A 
 
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- Instructors- Vladimirsky, A 
 
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- Instructors- Webb, R 
 
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- Instructors- Wegkamp, M 
 
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- Instructors- West, J 
 
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- Instructors- Yang, Y 
 
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- Instructors- Zakharevich, I 
 
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- Instructors- Zhou, X 
 
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- Instructors- Zywina, D 
 
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- Instructors- Freund, D 
 
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