{"id":29231,"date":"2021-06-10T12:54:53","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T16:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ams\/academics\/graduate-studies\/ms-in-financial-mathematics\/program-requirements\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T09:13:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:13:50","slug":"approvedcourses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ams\/academics\/graduate-studies\/masters-financial-mathematics\/approvedcourses\/","title":{"rendered":"Approved Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Note that courses offered by schools other than EN (Engineering) or Arts &amp; Sciences (AS) must be registered for using the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/studentaffairs.jhu.edu\/registrar\/students\/interdivisional-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Registrar\u2019s Interdivisional Registration form<\/a>\u00a0(IDR).\u00a0 This includes courses offered by Carey (BU), or Engineering for Professionals (EP). \u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">This form will require your advisor\u2019s signature<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The signed form must then be submitted to\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/seam.jhu.edu\/\">SEAM<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Core financial mathematics requirements (2 courses)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table style=\"width: 67.6832%;\" width=\"543\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 5.38437%;\" width=\"64\">Course #<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 46.4949%;\" width=\"351\">Course Name<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.1573%;\" width=\"64\">Semester Typically Offered<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 5.38437%;\">EN.553.644<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 46.4949%;\">Introduction to Financial Derivatives<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.1573%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 5.38437%;\">EN.553.645<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 46.4949%;\">Interest Rate and Credit Derivatives<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.1573%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>Core applied mathematics requirements (3 courses)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table style=\"width: 67.5239%;\" width=\"479\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.0259%;\" width=\"64\">Course #<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 43.6941%;\" width=\"351\">Course Name<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.0535%;\" width=\"64\">Semester Typically Offered<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.0259%;\">EN.553.613 or EN.553.636<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 43.6941%;\">Applied Statistics and Data Analysis<br \/>\nIntroduction to Data Science<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.0535%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.0259%;\">EN.553.627<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 43.6941%;\">Stochastic Processes and Applications to Finance<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.0535%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 11.0259%;\">EN.553.639<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 43.6941%;\">Time Series Analysis<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.0535%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>Electives (7 courses)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Of the electives \u2013<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One<\/strong> elective must be in Applied Mathematics and Statistics<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two<\/strong> electives must be in Financial Mathematics<\/li>\n<li><strong>Four<\/strong> additional electives should be from the approved electives listing and can be Financial Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics or Free Electives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Selection of electives must be done with advisor and Program Director approval. Students are required to take a minimum of 2 Financial Mathematics electives and 1 Applied Mathematics and Statistics Elective. Students can then chose the remaining 4 required electives from the list of approved electives. If a student wishes to have a course considered that is not on the approved elective lists they must submit the course details to their Faculty Advisor or the Academic Program Coordinator for Program Committee review.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Students can choose any of the courses listed below.\u00a0 Alternatively, they can choose to tailor their selection of electives based on one of the following concentrations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Asset Management<\/li>\n<li>Derivatives<\/li>\n<li>Fixed Income and Commodities<\/li>\n<li>Risk Management<\/li>\n<li>Quantitative, Algorithmic, High-Frequency Trading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Approved Financial Mathematics Electives (at least 2 courses)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 81.0198%;\" width=\"479\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.73029%; text-align: center;\" width=\"64\"><strong>Course #<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.1011%; text-align: center;\" width=\"351\"><strong>Course Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.0184%; text-align: center;\" width=\"64\"><strong>Semester Typically Offered<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.883%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Concentration<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.73029%;\">AS.110.416<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.1011%;\">Honors Analysis II<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.0184%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.883%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.73029%;\">AS.180.636<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.1011%;\">Statistical Inference<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.0184%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.883%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.73029%;\">EN.553.601<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.1011%;\">Introduction to Research<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.0184%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.883%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.73029%;\">EN.553.640<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.1011%;\">Machine Learning in Finance<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.0184%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.883%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.73029%;\">EN.553.641<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.1011%;\">Equity Markets and Quantitative Trading<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.0184%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.883%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Asset Management<\/li>\n<li>Quantitative, Algorithmic, High-Frequency Trading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.73029%;\">EN.553.642<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.1011%;\">Investment Science<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.0184%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.883%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Asset Management<\/li>\n<li>Fixed Income and Commodities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.73029%;\">EN.553.646<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.1011%;\">Risk Measurement\/Management in Financial Markets<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.0184%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.883%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Risk Management<\/li>\n<li>Asset Management<\/li>\n<li>Fixed Income and Commodities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.73029%;\">EN.553.647<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.1011%;\">Quantitative Portfolio Theory and Performance Analysis<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.0184%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.883%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Risk Management<\/li>\n<li>Asset Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.73029%;\">EN.553.648<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.1011%;\">Financial Engineering and Structured Products<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.0184%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.883%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Derivatives<\/li>\n<li>Fixed Income and Commodities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.73029%;\">EN.553.649<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.1011%;\">Advanced Equity Derivatives<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.0184%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.883%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Risk Management<\/li>\n<li>Derivatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.73029%;\">EN.553.688<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.1011%;\">Computing for Applied Mathematics<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.0184%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.883%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Asset Management<\/li>\n<li>Derivatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.73029%;\">EN.553.748<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.1011%;\">Credit and Systemic Risk<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.0184%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.883%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.73029%;\">EN.553.749<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.1011%;\">Advanced Financial Theory<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.0184%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.883%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Asset Management<\/li>\n<li>Derivatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.73029%;\">EN.553.753<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.1011%;\">Three Key Aspects of Climate Change: Energy Transition, Critical Metals, and Sustainable Agriculture (<em>formerly titled Commodities &amp; Commodity Markets<\/em>)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.0184%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.883%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Derivatives<\/li>\n<li>Fixed Income and Commodities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 8.73029%;\">EN.660.614<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.1011%;\">Financial Statement Analysis<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.0184%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.883%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Approved Applied Mathematics Electives (at least 1 course)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 81.4221%;\" width=\"479\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%; text-align: center;\" width=\"64\"><strong>Course #<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%; text-align: center;\" width=\"351\"><strong>Course Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%; text-align: center;\" width=\"64\"><strong>Semester Typically Offered<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Concentration<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">AS.110.405<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Real Analysis I<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Fall\/Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">AS.110.605<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Real Variables<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">AS.110.653<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Stochastic Differential Equations:\u00a0 An Introduction With Applications<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.520.650<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Machine Intelligence<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.600<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Mathematical Modeling and Consulting<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.602<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Research and Design in Applied Mathematics: Data Mining<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.614<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Applied Statistics and Data Analysis II<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.628<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Stochastic Processes and Applications to Finance II<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Derivatives<\/li>\n<li>Fixed Income and Commodities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.630<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Introduction to Statistics<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.632<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Bayesian Statistics (<em>students make take 553.632 or 553.732, but not both)<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Quantitative, Algorithmic, High-Frequency Trading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.633<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Monte Carlo Methods<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Risk Management<\/li>\n<li>Derivatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.636<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Introduction to Data Science<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Quantitative, Algorithmic, High-Frequency Trading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.640<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Machine Learning in Finance<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.653<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Mathematical Game Theory<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.661<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Optimization in Finance<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Asset Management<\/li>\n<li>Quantitative, Algorithmic, High-Frequency Trading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.665<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Introduction to Convexity<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.667<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Deep Learning in Discrete Optimization<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.680<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Numerical Linear Algebra<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.681<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Numerical Analysis<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.688<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Computing for Applied Mathematics<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.693<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Mathematical Image Analysis<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.720<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Probability Theory I (measure-theoretic)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.721<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Probability Theory II (measure-theoretic)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.722<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Introduction to Stochastic Calculus<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.723<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Markov Chains<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.724<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl18\" style=\"width: 28.5992%; height: 15pt;\" width=\"412\" height=\"20\">Probabilistic Machine Learning<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.730<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Statistical Theory I<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Quantitative, Algorithmic, High-Frequency Trading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.731<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Statistical Theory II<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.732<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Bayesian Statistics (students make take 553.632 or 553.732, but not both)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.739<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Statistical Pattern Recognition: Theory and Methods<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.740<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Machine Learning<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Quantitative, Algorithmic, High-Frequency Trading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.761<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Foundations of Optimization\/Nonlinear Optimization I<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.762<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Optimization Algorithms\/Nonlinear Optimization II<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.763<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Stochastic Search and Optimization<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.764<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Modeling, Simulation and Monte Carlo<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.766<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\">Combinatorial Optimization<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Spring<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.780<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.5992%;\"><span>Shape and Differential Geometry<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.94879%;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40.1394%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.97285%;\">EN.553.792<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 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