2021-2022 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2021-2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

DSCI 122 - Mathematical Foundations of Data Science


This course introduces fundamental mathematical concepts, theorems, and tools used in data science and machine learning, include linear algebra, analytic geometry, matrix decompositions, partial derivatives, optimization, and if time permits, probability and statistics. This is a standard lecture course with a lab component. The lab will be used for small group work and, if time permits, introduction to programming in R (one of the widely used programming languages in data science).

Prerequisites: MATH 121 - Calculus II  or MATH 125 - Honors Calculus II  

Anticipated Terms Offered: Fall 2021