2026-2027 |

Functional Analysis

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0800

Class Schedule

Remote Access

Remote students will be able to interact with the instructor and with other students through several channels during the lectures.

During lectures, students will be encouraged to ask questions and participate in discussions in real time. The instructor will pause regularly to invite questions from both in-person and remote participants. Remote students may ask questions verbally through the video-conferencing platform or through the chat function, which will be monitored throughout the lecture.

In addition, problem discussions and collaborative activities will be organized in small groups that include students from different sites. These interactions will take place using breakout rooms within the video-conferencing platform, allowing remote and in-person students to work together.

Finally, students will periodically present solutions or short expositions to the class. These presentations will be delivered either from the classroom or remotely through screen sharing, ensuring that students at all locations have equal opportunities to contribute.

Availability

This course may be open to students from universities outside of the PIMS network, and those coming from industry/government.

Stochastic Analysis II/Stochastic Differential equations

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0800

Class Schedule

Tuesdays, Thursdays 11:00am - 12:20pm (Mountain time)

Remote Access

The instructor will use zoom and other UAlberta resources such as canvas. Preprepared slides will be shared during the zoom sessions.

Availability

This course may be open to students from universities outside of the PIMS network.

Grading

Assignments: 50% (Due every Tuesday unless otherwise announced)
Midterm: 20% (To be determined some day in February)
Final Exam: 30% (To be determined)

Quantum Theory

Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Class Schedule

First day of teaching: Wed Sep 09; Last day of teaching: Monday Dec 07. University closed Sep 30, Oct 12, and Nov 11. Midterm break: Nov 09-11.

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 11:00 – 11:50am (Pacific Time)

Remote Access

This will be a hybrid course delivered by Zoom. The instructor will lecture at a blackboard using a camera to allow remote participants to see the content. There will be course notes (hand written, possibly typed up) made available as the course progresses. Office hours will be conducted over zoom.

Availability

This course may be open to students from universities outside of the PIMS network, and those coming from industry/government.

Grading

There will be

Five homework assignments
One final exam

The course grade will be given by $$ \max \left\{ 0.75G_H + 0.25G_F, 0.5G_H + 0.5G_F \right\} $$ where $G_H$ is the average grade of the assignments and $G_F$ is the grade of the final exam.

Time Series Analysis and Forecasting

Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Class Schedule

Tuesday and Thursday 10:00am – 11:15am (Saskatchewan Time)

Office Hours

Wednesday 1pm-3pm or by an appointment

Remote Access

This will be a hybrid course delivered by Zoom. The instructor will share the existing electronic presentation and will use a laptop (or tablet), which can be shared electronically for some special notes during lectures.

Availability

This course may be open to students from universities outside of the PIMS network, and those coming from industry/government.

Grading

Your final grade will be calculated as follows:

Assignments: Not to hand in, just for you to prepare for the Midterm and Final Exam. I will post both the questions and solutions on URCourses.
Midterm (1): 40% in class
Final Exam: 60%

An Introduction to the Langlands Program

Sat, 09 May 2026 22:16:23 -0700

Availability

This course is available to students within the PIMS network, and at universities beyond the PIMS network.

Remote Access

All lectures will be available online (either purely or hybrid). The instructor will make course materials available on Discord, including references, and notes from the lectures. The course will connect students to the global Langlands community using research seminars.org. Other online value added tools include the L-functions and Modular Forms Database, which will be used extensively in the course.

Analytic Number Theory

Sat, 09 May 2026 22:16:23 -0700

Course Website

MATH 539

Availability

This course is available to students within the PIMS network, at universities beyond the PIMS network and from industry/government.

Lecture Schedule

Class: TTh 09:30-11:00 at ESB 4127 and on Zoom
Office Hours: Friday 10:30-11:30 and on zoom

Remote Access

Lectures will be held in-person on the UBC campus and on Zoom. Lectures will be recorded and the videos posted to an unlisted but openly accessible YouTube playlist. There will be Zoom office hours and a Piazza discussion board.

Grading

The final grade will be based on six to eight problem sets. There will be no final exam.

High-Dimensional Convexity: Covering, Illumination, and Borsuk's Question

Sat, 09 May 2026 22:16:23 -0700

Availability

This course will be available to students at universities inside and beyond the PIMS network.

Remote Access

Lectures will be delivered live via Zoom using a 2-in-1 laptop and an on-screen writing application to ensure high-quality, real-time transmission of mathematical notation. To foster a collaborative learning environment at other PIMS network sites with multiple enrolled students, we will coordinate with those host institutions to request that dedicated seminar rooms equipped with projectors and videoconferencing hardware be booked for group participation.

Mathematical Classical Mechanics

Sat, 09 May 2026 22:16:23 -0700

Course Website

MATH 428/609E

Availability

This course is available to students within the PIMS network, at universities beyond the PIMS network and from industry/government.

Lecture Schedule

Class: TTh 11:00-12:30 at ESB4127 and on Zoom
Office Hours: Fridays 10:30-11:30

Remote Access

Mathematical foundations of stratified and anisotropic fluid flows

Sat, 09 May 2026 22:16:23 -0700

Availability

This course is available to students at PIMS member universities.

Remote Access

The instructor will deliver the lectures from a fully equipped classroom (e.g., Hickman Building 110) that provides cameras, microphones, and integrated audiovisual support. The cameras will be directed toward the blackboards to ensure clear visibility of the material, while remote participants will be displayed on a screen in the room. This setup allows remote students to follow the lectures in real time and to actively participate by asking questions and interacting during the session.

Mathematics of Evolution

Sat, 09 May 2026 22:16:23 -0700

Availability

This course is available to students within the PIMS network, and at universities beyond the PIMS network.

Remote Access

Lectures will be delivered in person and over Zoom, with recordings posted to Youtube. Lecture notes will be delivered using a tablet with pre-prepared slides/notes for students to fill in.

Symbolic Dynamics

Sat, 09 May 2026 22:16:23 -0700

Remote Access

The instructor will write on overhead projectors which will be shared via zoom. Lecture notes will be posted on the course website.

Availability

This course is available to students within the PIMS network, universities beyond the PIMS network and from industry/government.

Advanced studies in Theoretical and Computational Biology

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 22:16:23 -0700

Class Schedule

Remote Access

We will use zoom for each lecture. Course notes will be distributed in advance and lecture notes will be distributed after each lecture.

Availability

This course may be open to students from universities outside of the PIMS network.

Algebraic Topology I

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Class Schedule

Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:30am - 10:50am ESB 4133 & Zoom

Remote Access

Remote access for this course will be provided via zoom. The instructor intends to lecture from handwritten notes on a tablet. Lecture notes will be provided after the lectures have been delivered.

Availability

This course is open to students in the PIMS network.

Assessment

Assessment will be via homework, midterm and final exam.

Mathematical Biology

Fri, 09 May 2025 22:16:23 -0700

Class Schedule

TBA

Availability

This course is available to students within the PIMS network.

Remote Access

Lectures will be livestreamed via zoom. The lecturer will be writing on a whiteboard interspersed with pdf presentations. Lecture notes will be posted on Canvas. Office hours will be offered in hybrid format.

Availability

This course may be open to students from universities outside of the PIMS network.