ESP Biography



JULIAN CHAIDEZ, class of 2015 studying pure mathematics



Major: Mathematics

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: 2015

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Hi! My name is Julian, I'm from Pasadena, California. I attended high school at Polytechnic, a coed private school located around the corner from Caltech. When I first arrived at MIT I wanted to study theoretical computer science and electrical engineering, but I fell in love with pure math during my first year here and I've been pursuing it passionately ever since! I'm currently most interested in differential geometry and fluid dynamics; this summer i will be doing research in the development of singularities in solutions to pde which arise in the study of torsionless eulerian fluids.

Outside of academia, I'm interested in music, cinema and games of all sorts. I write and produce music for a Los Angeles band called Kitten, I go to lots of concerts and I've been trying to find a group of people willing to play a roll playing game called Microscope for months now.

Hope you enjoy my classes!



Past Classes

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M9227: Introductory Topics In Pure Mathematics in HSSP Spring 2015 (Feb. 21, 2015)
In this course, we will introduce several elementary topics in pure math. We will discuss some basic techniques and notions of abstract algebra, topology, analysis and geometry. There will be a focus on broad themes in mathematics and we will discuss some recent math research. There will be optional reading and exercises handed out at the end of every class.


X8287: Learn to Jumprope! in Spark 2014 (Mar. 15 - 16, 2014)
Wounded Duck, Skier, Grapevine, Shuffle Bell, Scissor, Double Under, Crossover....What do all these words have in common? They're jumprope tricks! Come wearing athletic shoes and learn about the wonderful world of jumproping.


M7271: Introductory Topics In Pure Mathematics in HSSP Summer 2013 (Jul. 07, 2013)
In this course, we will introduce several elementary topics in pure math. We will discuss the basic techniques and notions of analysis, topology, abstract algebra and geometry. There will be a focus on broad themes in mathematics and we will discuss recent math research. There will be optional reading and exercises handed out at the end of every class.