COT 5615, Math for Intelligent Systems, Fall 2011

Place:CSE; E118
Time:Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7th Period (1:55-2:45 p.m.)

Instructor:
Prof. Arunava Banerjee
Office: CSE E336.
E-mail: arunava@cise.ufl.edu.
Phone: 505-1556.
Office hours: Tuesday 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. or by appointment.

Pre-requisites:

The goal of this course is to cover several topics in mathematics that is of general interest to people pursuing a Ph.d in intelligent systems. The course will focus on conceptual clarity.

There is no official text book for this course. We will mostly work with online material posted on the net. However, following are two good books to keep in mind.

References:
Principles of Mathematical Analysis, W. Rudin,
Probability and Measure, P. Billingsley

Evaluation: The final grade will be based on two midterm exams (30% each) and several assignments (remaining 40%).

Course Policies:

Academic Dishonesty: See http://www.regulations.ufl.edu/chapter4/4017.pdf for Academic Honesty Guidelines. All academic dishonesty cases will be handled through the University of Florida Honor Court procedures as documented by the office of Student Services, P202 Peabody Hall. You may contact them at 392-1261 for a "Student Judicial Process: Guide for Students" pamphlet.

Students with Disabilities: Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students Office will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to the Instructor when requesting accommodation.

Tentative List of Topics to be covered