Summer 2025 Applied Analytics PS5520 section D01

MATHEMATICS FOR AI

Call Number 11108
Day & Time
Location
T 6:10pm-8:00pm
ONLINE ONLY
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Robert Simione
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction On-Line Only
Course Description

This course equips students with essential mathematical foundations for understanding and working with artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. After a brief introduction to the historical and social context that numbers arise in, students will learn about:
- Linear Algebra: Matrices, matrix-vector multiplication, linear models, change of basis, dimensionality, spectral decomposition, and principal component analysis (PCA).
- Calculus: Rates of change, derivatives, optimization techniques like gradient descent, with a brief touch upon linear approximation.
- Probability and Statistics: Mathematically deriving complex probability distributions out of simpler ones, mathematically deriving statistical testing methods
- Graph Theory: How graphs are used to find relationships between data as well as being a setting for AI-driven problem solving.
- Problem Solving and Algorithms: Applying mathematical concepts to find problem solutions.
Students will learn about search methods like uninformed search, informed search with the A* algorithm, and greedy algorithms.
- Computational Theory and Automata: Answering questions about what is computable, what is needed in order to compute something, and using this framework to state how much “information” is contained in a mathematical object.
By the end of this course, students will possess a strong mathematical toolkit to confidently tackle the complexities of modern AI algorithms. 

Web Site Vergil
Subterm 05/27-08/15 (X)
Department Applied Analytics
Enrollment 14 students (45 max) as of 3:06PM Friday, April 4, 2025
Subject Applied Analytics
Number PS5520
Section D01
Division School of Professional Studies
Open To Professional Studies
Note ONLINE. APAN STUDENTS ONLY. PREREQS: ADVISOR APPROVAL.
Section key 20252APAN5520KD01