Description of my Mathematical Studies
Written by Hongtao Ma, Johns Hopkins Univeristy, Hopkins Nanjing Centre, 2026
This is a description of my studies experience in Mathematics and Data science.
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Statement of mathematics study
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Mathematical Preparation
MIT Math Boot Camp for Engineers
- Topics:
- Single- and multivariable calculus;
- ordinary differential equations;
- linear algebra;
- series;
- probability and statistics;
- Certificate:
Real Analysis
- Topics: Basic topology of metric spaces; sequences and series of functions; uniform convergence; Riemann–Stieltjes integral; Lebesgue measure; Lebesgue integral
- Certificates:
Fourier Analysis
- Topics: Fourier series; Fourier transform; frequency domain analysis; applications to signals and functions
- Certificates:
Complex Analysis
- Topics: Analytic functions; contour integration; Cauchy theorem; residues; complex integration techniques
- Certificates:
Abstract Algebra
- Topics: Group theory; ring theory; basic field concepts
- Certificates:
Topology
- Topics: Open and closed sets; continuity; compactness; connectedness
- Certificates:
Discrete Mathematics
- Topics: Logic; combinatorics; graph theory; discrete structures
- Certificates:
Mathematical Modeling
The following are the prizes I earned in the competitions
- Asia-Pacific Mathematical Modeling Competition (contest in Chinese), International Second Prize
- Asia-Pacific Mathematical Modeling Competition (contest in English), International Third Prize
- China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modelling(CUMCM), Second Prize
Data science course in The University of Hong Kong
Program:Data Science for Beginners: Theory, Algorithms and Applications
- This is the start of my studies in data science
- Relevant courses: Neural Network; Nonlinear Programming; Genetic Algorithm
Harvards edx courses
- Project 1: Explainable EEG Network Analysis for Alzheimer’s Disease Detection: Node-Level Graph Features and XGBoost In this study, we utilized the EEG Alzheimer’s dataset provided by the UCI Machine Learning Repository to systematically analyze EEG signals associated with Alzheimer’s disease, aiming to explore the relationship between different brain regions and disease status.
- Project 2: MovieLens Recommendation System The project builds a movie recommendation system using the MovieLens 10M dataset, following the guidance of the HarvardX PH125.9 course, with the goal of accurately predicting user movie ratings.
- All of 9 Courses are completed and certificated here
- HarvardX PH125.1x Certificate R_Basics edX
- HarvardX PH125.2x Certificate Visualization_ edX
- HarvardX PH125.3x Certificate Probability_ edX
- HarvardX PH125.4x Certificate Inference and Modeling_ edX
- HarvardX PH125.5x Certificate Productivity Tools_ edX
- HarvardX PH125.6x Certificate Wrangling_ edX
- HarvardX PH125.7x Certificate Linear Regression_ edX
- HarvardX PH125.8x Certificate Machine Learning_ edX
- HarvardX PH125.9x Certificate Capstone_ edX
All finished will get:
