MIT 18.642 Topics in Mathematics with Applications in Finance, Fall 2024

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1d 2h 12m

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1.25×	20h 57m 50s
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1.75×	14h 58m 27s
2×	13h 6m 9s

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Shortest17m 51s

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1	Lecture 1, Part I: Introduction of the Class	17:51	2025-12-03
2	Lecture 1, Part II: Introduction of Financial Markets, Financial Terms and Concepts	35:24	2025-12-03
3	Lecture 1, Part III: Bond “Mathematics”	21:36	2025-12-03
4	Lecture 2: Linear Algebra	1:21:16	2025-12-03
5	Lecture 4: Linear Algebra (cont.); Probability Theory	1:21:25	2025-12-03
6	Lecture 5: Probability Theory (cont.); Stochastic Processes I	1:20:11	2025-12-03
7	Lecture 6: Stochastic Processes I (cont.); Regression Analysis	1:19:56	2025-12-03
8	Lecture 7: Linear Rates, Products, and Models	1:19:40	2025-12-03
9	Lecture 8: Regression Analysis (cont.)	1:17:45	2025-12-03
10	Lecture 9: Principal Component Analysis in Finance	1:23:14	2025-12-03
11	Lecture 10: Counterparty Risk Optimization	1:21:23	2025-12-03
12	Lecture 11: Regression Analysis (cont.)	1:22:43	2025-12-03
13	Lecture 13: Portfolio Management	1:21:28	2025-12-03
14	Lecture 14: Stochastic Processes II	1:20:36	2025-12-03
15	Lecture 12: Time Series Analysis	1:20:32	2025-12-03
16	Lecture 18: Applying Data Science and Artificial Intelligence to Managing Biomedical Portfolios	1:21:00	2025-12-03
17	Lecture 19: Volatility Modeling	1:22:18	2025-12-03
18	Lecture 21: Black-Scholes Formula, Risk Neutral Valuation	1:19:33	2025-12-03
19	Lecture 20: Building the First Federally (CFTC) Regulated Exchange Dedicated to Trading on Events	44:37	2025-12-03
20	Lecture 23: Introduction to Machine Learning	1:16:21	2025-12-03
21	Lecture 24: Stochastic Calculus	1:22:50	2025-12-03
22	Lecture 25: Stochastic Calculus (cont.); Stochastic Differential Equations	1:20:38	2025-12-03

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