Spring 2024
DATA C140 001 - LEC 001
Formerly Statistics 140
Probability for Data Science
Ani Adhikari
Class #:21156
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Data Science Undergraduate Studies
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
12
Enrolled: 288
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 300
Waitlist Max: 0
Open Reserved Seats:
224 reserved for Undergraduate Students - Excludes Visiting Students
Also offered as:
STAT C140
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 7 to 8 hours of outside work hours per week, 0 to 1 hours of review of material presented in class lectures or review of laboratory sections. unit credit not awarded. attendance not required. per week, 1 hours of extra meetings for the review or elaboration of course materials per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week., 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 7 to 8 hours of outside work hours per week, 0 to 1 hours of review of material presented in class lectures or review of laboratory sections. unit credit not awarded. attendance not required. per week, and 0 hours of extra meetings for the review or elaboration of course materials per week.
Final Exam
MON, MAY 6TH
11:30 am - 02:30 pm
Wheeler 150
Other classes by Ani Adhikari
Course Catalog Description
An introduction to probability, emphasizing the combined use of mathematics and programming. Discrete and continuous families of distributions. Bounds and approximations. Transforms and convergence. Markov chains and Markov Chain Monte Carlo. Dependence, conditioning, Bayesian methods. Maximum likelihood, least squares prediction, the multivariate normal, and multiple regression. Random permutations, symmetry, and order statistics. Use of numerical computation, graphics, simulation, and computer algebra.
Class Notes
As of 2/1/24, enrollment in Data C140 is closed. No new requests to add will be considered.
*Pre/co-requisites for this course are ENFORCED.
*Enrollment in course is reserved to undergraduate students.
*Time conflicts and exam conflicts are not allowed.
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*Pre/co-requisites for this course are ENFORCED.
*Enrollment in course is reserved to undergraduate students.
*Time conflicts and exam conflicts are not allowed.
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As of 2/1/24, enrollment in Data C140 is closed. No new requests to add will be considered.
*Pre/co-requisites for this course are ENFORCED.
*Enrollment in course is reserved to undergraduate students.
*Time conflicts and exam conflicts are not allowed.
*Class may have an out-of-class midterm exam at a TBD date.
*If you completed an approved alternate UC Berkeley prerequisite course or an approved transfer course, please submit a request to clear requisites. See our Enrollment FAQ for details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16K8Pe2wA86ZP0B-NjBlBZZYOs3EVfDJqJCh2aG5hOps/edit?usp=sharing
*This class will have one required discussion section and one required supplemental section. You must enroll in both a discussion and supplemental section as part of your enrollment in the course. If waitlisted, a seat must open up in both your discussion and supplemental section in order to be admitted to the course.
*Class will have an additional voluntary section to attend for added support. Details will be discussed in class when instruction begins. show less
*Pre/co-requisites for this course are ENFORCED.
*Enrollment in course is reserved to undergraduate students.
*Time conflicts and exam conflicts are not allowed.
*Class may have an out-of-class midterm exam at a TBD date.
*If you completed an approved alternate UC Berkeley prerequisite course or an approved transfer course, please submit a request to clear requisites. See our Enrollment FAQ for details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16K8Pe2wA86ZP0B-NjBlBZZYOs3EVfDJqJCh2aG5hOps/edit?usp=sharing
*This class will have one required discussion section and one required supplemental section. You must enroll in both a discussion and supplemental section as part of your enrollment in the course. If waitlisted, a seat must open up in both your discussion and supplemental section in order to be admitted to the course.
*Class will have an additional voluntary section to attend for added support. Details will be discussed in class when instruction begins. show less
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- DATA/COMPSCI/INFO/STAT C8, or both STAT 20 and one of COMPSCI 61A or COMPSCI/DATA C88C with C- or better, or Pass; and one year of calculus at the level of MATH 1A-1B or higher, with C- or better, or Pass. Corequisite: MATH 54, MATH 56, EECS 16B, MATH 110 or equivalent linear algebra (C- or better, or Pass, required if completed prior to enrollment in Data/Stat C140).
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for STAT C140 after completing STAT 134, or EECS 126.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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