Mathematics & Statistics

• GRS MA 614: Statistical Methods 2
  Graduate Prerequisites: graduate standing in education or in the social sciences.
  Second course in statistics, embodying basic statistical methods used in educational and social science research. Reviews all basic concepts covered in a first statistics course and presents, in detail, more advanced topics such as analysis of variance, covariance, experimental design, correlation, regression, and selected nonparametric techniques. A problem-solving course; students carry out analysis of data taken from educational and other social science sources.
• GRS MA 615: Data Science in R
  Graduate Prerequisites: CAS CS 111; (or equivalent), and at least one course in statistics.
  Introduction to R, the computer language written by and for statisticians. Emphasis on data exploration, statistical analysis, problem solving, reproducibility, and multimedia delivery. Intended for MSSP and other graduate students. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Critical Thinking.
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• GRS MA 665: Introduction to Modeling and Data Analysis in Neuroscience
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS MA 122 or CAS MA 124; or equivalent, and graduate standing, or consent of instructor
  An introduction to the basic techniques of quantifying neural data and developing mathematical models of neural activity. Major focus on computational methods using computer software and graphical methods for model analysis.
• GRS MA 666: Advanced Modeling and Data Analysis in Neuroscience
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS MA 226 or CAS MA 231; or equivalent. Graduate standing required, or consent of instructor.
  Advanced techniques to characterize neural voltage data and analyze mathematical models of neural activity. Major focus on computational methods using computer software and graphical methods for model analysis.
• GRS MA 675: Statistics Practicum 1
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Admission to the Statistical Practice MS program
  First of a two-semester sequence aimed at integrating the quantitative training and other skills required for doing statistics in practice. Emphasis on statistical consulting throughout, complemented by modules on speaking, writing, statistical software and programming, and data analysis.
• GRS MA 676: Statistics Practicum 2
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: admission to the Statistical Practice MS program.
  Second of a two-semester sequence aimed at integrating the quantitative training and other skills required for doing statistics in practice. Emphasis on statistical consulting throughout, complemented by modules on speaking, writing, statistical software and programming, and data analysis.
• GRS MA 677: Conceptual Foundations of Statistics
  Graduate Prerequisites: admission to the MSSP program.
  Introduction to statistical methods relevant to research in the computational sciences. Core topics include probability theory, estimation theory, hypothesis testing, linear models, GLMs, and experimental design. Emphasis on developing a firm conceptual understanding of the statistical paradigm through data analyses.
• GRS MA 678: Applied Statistical Modeling
  Graduate Prerequisites: admission to the MSSP program.
  Application of multivariate data analytic techniques. Topics include ANOVA, multiple regression, logistic regression, generalized linear models, generalized linear mixed effect models, and Bayesian hierarchical models, experiment design, multiple comparison, and variable selection.
• GRS MA 679: Applied Statistical Machine Learning
  Graduate Prerequisites: admission to the MSSP program.
  Continues topics of GRS MA 678 at a more advanced level. Application of supervised and unsupervised statistical machine learning techniques with extensive use of computation. Advanced topics such as analysis of network data, Bayesian nonparametric models are considered.
• GRS MA 681: Accelerated Introduction to Statistical Methods for Quantitative Research
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS MA 225 and CAS MA 242; or their equivalents.
  Introduction to statistical methods relevant to research in the computational sciences. Core topics include probability theory, estimation theory, hypothesis testing, linear models, GLMs, and experimental design. Emphasis on developing a firm conceptual understanding of the statistical paradigm through data analyses.
• GRS MA 684: Modern Regression Analysis in R
  Graduate Prerequisites: one year of statistics.
  Application of multivariate data analytic techniques. Multiple regression and correlation, confounding and interaction, variable selection, categorical predictors and outcomes, logistic regression, factor analysis, MANOVA, discriminant analysis, regression with longitudinal data, repeated measures, ANOVA.
• GRS MA 685: Advanced Topics in Applied Statistical Analysis
  Continues topics of GRS MA 684 at a more advanced level. Canonical correlation, multivariate analysis of variance, multivariate regressions. Categorical dependent variables techniques; discriminant analysis, logistic regression, log-linear analysis. Factor analysis; principal-axes, rotations, factor scores. Cluster analysis. Power analysis. Extensive use of statistical software.
• GRS MA 703: Statistical Analysis of Network Data
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS MA 575 or GRS MA 681; , or consent of instructor.
  Methods and models for the statistical analysis of network data, including network mapping and characterization, community detection, network sampling and measurement, and the modeling and inference of network and networked-indexed processes. Balance of theory and concepts, illustrated through various applications.
• GRS MA 711: Real Analysis
  Graduate Prerequisites: CAS MA 512; or substantial mathematical experience.
  Measure theory and integration on measure spaces, specialization to integration on locally compact spaces, and the Haar integral. Lp spaces, duality, and representation theorems. Introduction to Banach and Hilbert spaces, open mapping theorem, spectral theorem for Hermitian operators, and compact and Fredholm operators.
• GRS MA 713: Functions of a Complex Variable I
  Graduate Prerequisites: advanced calculus or substantial mathematical experience.
  The theory of analytic functions. Integral theorems, contour integration, conformal mapping, and analytic continuation.
• GRS MA 717: Functional Analysis I
  Graduate Prerequisites: GRS MA 711; or equivalent.
  Theory of Banach and Hilbert spaces, and Hahn-Banach and separation theorems. Dual spaces. Banach contraction mapping theorem. Reflexivity and Krein-Milman theorem. Operator theory. Brouwer-Schauder fixed-point theorems. Applications to probability, dynamical systems, and applied mathematics.
• GRS MA 721: Differential Topology I
  Graduate Prerequisites: CAS MA 511 and CAS MA 512; or equivalent.
  Differential manifolds, tangent bundles, transversality, winding numbers, and vector bundles.
• GRS MA 722: Differential Topology II
  Graduate Prerequisites: GRS MA 721.
  Intersection theory, Lefschetz fixed point theory, integration on manifolds, vector fields and flows, and Frobenius' theorem.
• GRS MA 725: Differential Geometry I
  Graduate Prerequisites: GRS MA 721; or consent of instructor.
  Geometry of surfaces in Euclidean space; geodesics and curvature of Riemannian manifolds; topological restrictions on curvature.
• GRS MA 726: Differential Geometry II
  Graduate Prerequisites: GRS MA 725.
  Topics include connections on vector bundles, moving frames, Hodge theory, spectral geometry, and characteristic classes.