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Electrodynamics

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Emory University

Math for MBA and GMAT Prep

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Georgia Institute of Technology

Advanced Engineering Systems in Motion: Dynamics of Three Dimensional (3D) Motion

Skills you'll gain: Mechanics, Torque (Physics), Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Analysis, Differential Equations, Engineering, Linear Algebra, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Trigonometry, Advanced Mathematics, Calculus

Johns Hopkins University

Applied Calculus with Python

Skills you'll gain: Calculus, Integral Calculus, Applied Mathematics, Graphing, Numerical Analysis, Python Programming, Advanced Mathematics, Mathematical Software, Mathematical Modeling, Derivatives, Programming Principles

National Taiwan University

Operations Research (2): Optimization Algorithms

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Tecnológico de Monterrey

Cálculo Diferencial e Integral unidos por el Teorema Fundamental del Cálculo

Skills you'll gain: Calculus, Integral Calculus, Advanced Mathematics, Graphing, Trigonometry, Mathematical Modeling, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Algebra, Computational Thinking, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Software, Derivatives

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Pre-Calculus

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École Polytechnique

Mécanique quantique

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Johns Hopkins University

Differential Calculus through Data and Modeling

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University of Colorado Boulder

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