Mathematical Models
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Welcome to Math 245, Mathematical Models, this Spring 2018!
Course Information
- Course Syllabus
- Course Calendar
- Course Content
- Information on the projects as it becomes available.
- Getting access to Python and GitHub.
- A link to Google Classroom.
Key Dates: (subject to change)
- First Day of Class: Monday, January 29
- Last Day of Class: Wednesday, May 16
- Final Exam Day: Monday, May 21, 11–1pm. There is no final exam, but we will have project presentations that day.
Office Hours:
I am happy to help you with your homework and other class-related questions during my office hours. Office hours will be determined by group consensus during the first week of class and will be announced in class and posted on my schedule. In addition, you are welcome to make an appointment or stop by my office in Kiely Tower Room 606 at any time. (You can call 718-997-5964 to see if I'm there.)
GitHub links:
- Getting Started with GitHub Desktop - Includes the philosophy behind using GitHub.
Mathematical Models links:
- Wolfram Alpha
- The case for fitting data points visually
- Chaos in dynamical systems (Logistic Map)
- Modeling people's behavior for going to a bar
- Crime Fighting and Mathematical Models
- Examples of Correlation not implying Causation (read the first answer)
- Things that correlate
- Extrapolation: Moore's Law
- DataGenetics: A wonderful blog of data driven analysis.
- A refresher about random variables (YouTube)
