Teen uses calculus learned through MITx to better understand

Dustin Liang, a 17-year-old high school senior, enrolled in MITx’s Calculus 1A: Differentiation online class after being diagnosed with cancer. He then estimated his blood cell counts by applying knowledge from the course and talking to doctors.

Related Keywords

Dana Farber Cancer Institute , Massachusetts , United States , London , City Of , United Kingdom , Dustin Liang , Jiawen Sun , Thomas Liang , Department Of Mathematics , Dana Farber Cancer , Mitx , Mit Open Learning , Itx Class 18 01 1x Calculus 1a Differentiation , Moocs , Itx Class 18 01 2x Calculus 1b Integration , T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia , Eutrophils , Justin Liang ,