Course 2024-2025 a.y.

20933 - MATHEMATICS FOR AI - PREPARATORY COURSE

Department of Computing Sciences

Course taught in English

Class timetable
Exam timetable
Go to class group/s: 1
AI (I sem. - P)
Course Director:
ISABELLA ZICCARDI

Classes: 1 (I sem.)
Instructors:
Class 1: TO BE DEFINED


Suggested background knowledge

No background is required, other than basic mathematical knowledge.

Mission & Content Summary

MISSION

This preparatory course introduces the basis of linear algebra and probability theory. In the first part of the course, we will cover some basic topics of linear algebra, including vectors, matrices, linear systems, vector spaces, linear maps, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, the spectral theorem, and the singular value decomposition. In the second part of the course, we will cover basic topics of probability theory, introducing discrete and continuous random variables, expectation, variance, Markov's Inequality and Chebyshev's Inequality.

CONTENT SUMMARY

  • Complex Numbers
  • Vectors
  • Linear Systems and Matrices
  • Vector Spaces
  • Linear Maps and their Matrix Representation
  • Invertible Linear Maps and Isomorphism
  • Norms and Inner Products
  • Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
  • Change of Basis
  • Spectral Theorem
  • Positive Definite and Semidefinite Matrices
  • Experiments, Probability, Events, Probability in Experiments with equally likely outcomes
  • Permutations, Sampling with Replacement, Sampling without Replacement
  • Binomial Coefficient, Multinomial Coefficient
  • Probability Space, Axioms of Probability
  • Conditional Probability and Independence of Events
  • Bayes' Theorem and Law of Total Probability
  • Discrete Random Variables
  • Expectation, Linearity of Expectation
  • Variance and Standard Deviation
  • Independent Random Variables
  • Markov Inequality
  • Chebychev's Inequality
  • Continuous Random Variables

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

At the end of the course student will be able to...

Demonstrate basic knowledge of linear algebra and probability theory.
In particular, the linear algebra part of the course covers the following topics: vectors, vector spaces, matrices, linear maps, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, spectral theorem, and singular value decomposition. The probability part of the course covers the following topics: probability spaces, random variables, Markov Inequality and Chebychef inequality.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

At the end of the course student will be able to...

Understand the fundamental concepts of linear algebra and probability theory, and solve basic exercises.


Teaching methods

  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

DETAILS

Classes are taken online, with a set of prerecorded video lectures.


Assessment methods

  Continuous assessment Partial exams General exam
  • Preparatory Course
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ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS

The course has no exams.


Teaching materials


ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS

Suggested textbooks:

  • Sheldon Axler, Linear Algebra Done Right
  • Marc Peter Deisenroth, A. Aldo Faisal, Cheng Soon Ong, Mathematics for Machine Learning
  • Gilbert Strang, Introduction to Linear Algebra
  • Sheldon Ross, A First Course in Probability
  • Michael Mitzenmacher, Eli Upfal, Probability and Computing
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