Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Science

School

Mathematics & Physics School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Attendance mode

In Person

Class hours

Lecture 3 Hours/ Week
Practical 1 Hour/ Week

Incompatible

MATH2000, MATH7000, MATH2001, MATH2901

Prerequisite

MATH7501 or (MATH1051 & MATH1052)

Assessment methods

Assignments and Examinations

Course enquiries

Doctor Samuel Kault (Semester 2, Regular, St Lucia, In person)

Sem 1 - Dr Thomas Taimre

Sem 2 - Dr Samuel Kault

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable

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Course description

This course will provide students with linear algebra and multi-variable calculus foundations used in advanced statistics methods, data modelling, and the analysis of large data sets. In particular the course introduces mathematical basis for data science techniques and objects such as clustering, least squares data fitting, covariance matrices and joint probabilities, multi-variate Gaussian distributions, and principal component analysis (PCA). This introduction follows the path of linear algebra mixed with aspects of multi-variable calculus. In particular , students will be introduced to: Gaussian Elimination, Determinants, Orthogonal matrices, Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors, Diagonalization, Least Squares, and Singular Value Decomposition.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) St Lucia Internal Profile unavailable