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STAT-4584: Advanced Calculus for Statistics

Description: Introduction to those topics in advanced calculus and linear algebra needed by statistics majors. Infinite sequences and series. Orthogonal matrices, projections, quadratic forms. Extrema of functions of several variables. Multiple integrals, including convolution and nonlinear coordinate changes.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: (CMDA-2005 or MATH-2204 or MATH-2204H or MATH-2406H) and (MATH-2114H or MATH-2114 or MATH-2405H or MATH-1114) and (MATH-1225) and (MATH-1226)

Required By: STAT-5044

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.03 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 24.85%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.11%

George R Terrell202423.5%41.8%27.1%2.6%1.7%3.3%2.852
Pang Du202343.7%31.2%21.0%2.4%1.7%0.0%3.124

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W