Admission requirements
The entry level for this course (and thus the master program) is equivalent to Dutch high school VWO Mathematics A.
Description
Mathematics and computation are the lingua franca of statistics. In this course students will refresh and extend their mathematics skills needed to deal with the formal part of statistics. Topics from pre-Calculus, Calculus, linear algebra and geometry are discussed and trained.
Course objectives
Leveling up the necessary mathematical knowledge for successfully completing the Master Statistical Science for the Life and Behavioural sciences.
Time Table
See the Leiden University students' website for the Statistical Science programme -> Schedules
Mode of Instruction
Lectures and exercise classes are dedicated to assist in problem solving and questions on the material. Students need to prepare for these contact hours via self-study using a book and video-tutorials. Video-tutorials can be found on the Blackboard page.
The student is advised to already try to solve the relevant exercises so as to understand his/her problems with the theory.
Assessment method
Homework assignments (1/3) and a written exam (2/3, minimum = 6,0). In case a student does not pass the course, he/she can take the written resit exam. The grade of the written resit exam will then replace both the grade for the homework assignment and the grade of the written exam.
Students can earn bonus points for the homework assignment if these are written in LaTeX.
Date information about the exam and resit can be found in the Time Table pdf document under the tab “Masters Programme”.
Details on the exam: during the exam it is only allowed to consult specific formulae sheets distributed by the teacher.
Reading list
Calculus a complete course – eighth edition,
Robert A. Adams & Christopher Essex, 2013, Pearson Education Canada ISBN 9780321877420
Or:
Calculus a complete course – ninth edition,
Robert A. Adams & Christopher Essex, 2017, Pearson Education Canada ISBN 9780134154367
Course Registration
Enroll in Blackboard for the course materials and course updates.
To be able to obtain a grade and the EC for the course, sign up for the (re-)exam in uSis ten calendar days before the actual (re-)exam will take place. Note, the student is expected to participate actively in all activities of the program and therefore uses and registers for the first exam opportunity.
Contact information
l [dot] vuursteen [at] math [dot] leidenuniv [dot] nl
Remarks
This is a compulsory course of the Master program Statistical Science for the Life and Behavioural Sciences / Data Science.