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EE 121 - Great Ideas in Data Science

EE 121

Great Ideas in Data Science

9 units (3-0-6)   |  first term
Prerequisites: linear algebra and probability at the level of EE 55 or of ACM 104 + ACM 116.

Data science is a broad discipline that encompasses statistics, signal processing, machine learning, information theory, inverse problems, games, networks, and much else. This course provides a survey of some of the big ideas in these areas that have had significant conceptual and practical impact.

Instructor: Chandrasekaran
Published Date: Aug. 15, 2025