Instructor: Prof. Yoonsang Lee (yoonsang.lee@dartmouth.edu)
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Math 17: ORC description
Gives prospective Mathematics majors an early opportunity to delve into topics outside the standard calculus sequence. Specific topics will vary from term to term, according to the interests and expertise of the instructor. Designed to be accessible to bright and curious students who have mastered BC Calculus, or its equivalent. This course counts toward the Mathematics major, and is open to all students, but enrollment may be limited, with preference given to first-year students.Math 17 Spring 2026 (m17s26) will focus on Mathematics for Machine Learning
Prerequisite
Math 8Textbook
Mathematics for Machine Learning, by Deisenroth, Faisal, and Ong (2020), Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 978-1-108-83135-8.Assessment and Grading
- Weekly Homework: 40%
- Participation: 30%
- Final Project: 30%
Syllabus
- Introduction and Motiviation
- Linear Algebra
- Analytic Geometry
- Matrix Decompositions
- Vector Calculus
- Probability and Distributions
- Continuous Optimization
- When Models Meet Data
- Linear Regression
- Dimensionality Reduction with PCA
- Density Estimation with Gaussian Mixture Models
- Classification with Support Vector Machine