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==Course description==
The course intends to be a basic introduction to the mathematical
and computational techniques in applied mathematics, computational science & engineer-
ing, and data science & machine learning. This course will stress then how the methods of
mathematical modeling in the STEM disciplines have transitioned from the analytical (as in
Theoretical Physics) to the numerical (as in traditional methods in Computational Science
and Engineering) and more recently to Data-based methods (as in current developments in
Data Science and Machine Learning). The student will acquire the basic skills needed broadly
in Computational Science and Engineering, of which Computational Physics, Data Science,
Machine Learning, and Numerical Modeling in the Mathematical Sciences are a subset.

==Catalog entry==
MAT 4XX2: Computational Science and Engineering. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

''Prerequisite'': MAT 2214 (Calculus III) & MAT 3613 (Differential Equations I) with a
letter grade of C- or better, or successful completion of at least three credits of equivalent
courses. Basic Linux command-line experience or prior programming experience (say in C,
C++, Python, or Matlab) is desired but not required.

''Content'':
1. Computational Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
(a) Linear Algebra and Computational Science & Engineering
(b) Applied Math and Computational Science & Engineering
(c) Fourier Series and Integrals
(d) Laplace Transform and Spectral Methods
(e) Initial Value Problems
(f) Conjugate Gradients and Krylov Subspaces
(g) Minimum Principles
2. Data Science and Machine Learning: a Mathematical Perspective
(a) Principal Components and the Best Low Rank Matrix
(b) Randomized Linear Algebra
(c) Low Rank and Compressed Sensing
(d) Markov Chains
(e) Stochastic Gradient Descent and ADAM
(f) Introduction to Machine Learning: Neural Networks
3 Credit Hours

'''Textbooks:'''

* Strang, G. Computational Science & Engineering. USA, Wellesley-Cambridge, 2007.
* Strang, G. Linear Algebra and Learning from Data. Wellesley-Cambridge Press, 2019.

==Topics List==
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Strang’s 4 special matrices
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Differences, Derivatives, BC. Gradient, Divergence. Laplace equation.
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Inverses. Positive Definite Matrices
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Stiffness Matrices. Oscillations & Newton’s Laws.
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Graph Models. Networks. Clustering and k-means.
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Fourier Series. Chebyshev, Legendre, and Bessel
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Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). Convolution and Signal Processing.
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Fourier Integrals. Deconvolution, Integral Equations. Wavelets, Signal Processing.
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Computational implementation of Laplace and z- Transforms. Spectral Methods.
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Finite Difference for ODEs. Accuracy & Stability. Conservation Laws, diffusion, fluids
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Elimination with reordering, multigrid methods, conjugate gradients, Krylov subspaces
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Regular. least sq. Linear programming. Adjoint. Stoch. Gradient Descent. ADAM.
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Matrix-matrix Multiplication. 4 Fundamental Subspaces. Orthogonal Matrices.
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Best low rank matrix. Rayleigh quotients. Factoring matrices and tensors.
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Best low rank matrix. Rayleigh quotients. Factoring matrices and tensors.
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Best low rank matrix. Rayleigh quotients. Factoring matrices and tensors.
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Randomized Linear Algebra. Low rank signals. Singular values. Compressed sensing.
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Covariance Matrices. Multivariate Gaussian. Weighted least squares. Markov chains.
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Neural Networks (Convolutional, Deep). Backpropagation. Machine Learning.
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