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CSCI 0530 - Coding the Matrix: An Introduction to Linear Algebra for Computer Science |
Introduces vectors, matrices and their role in computer science in three components: (1) concepts, theorems, and proofs, (2) procedures and programs, (3) applications and working with data. Weekly lab sessions where students apply concepts to a real task with real data. Example labs: transformations in 2-d graphics, error-correcting codes, image compression using wavelets, synthesizing a new perspective in a photo, face recognition, news story categorization, cancer diagnosis using machine learning, matching airplanes to destinations, Google's PageRank method. Other topics as time allows. Skills in programming and prior exposure to reading and writing mathematical proofs required.
0.000 OR 1.000 Credit hours 0.000 OR 1.000 Lecture hours 0.000 Lab hours Levels: Extra Credit Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lab, Primary Meeting Computer Science Department |
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