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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: (MATH-2114 or MATH-2405H or MATH-2114H or MATH-1114) and (MATH-1225 or MATH-1205) and (MATH-1226 or MATH-1206) and (CMDA-2005 or MATH-2204 or MATH-2406H or MATH-2204H or MATH-2224)

Required By: STAT-5044

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 17

Average GPA: 2.84 (B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 21.17%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.43%

Pang Du202343.7%31.2%21.0%2.4%1.7%0.0%3.124
George R Terrell201921.5%39.1%26.9%4.8%3.4%4.1%2.7410
Runlong Tang201581.5%18.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.741
Brett A Starnes200715.0%33.8%30.0%11.3%10.0%0.0%2.342

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