Announcements:
(2/9) The next installment of the text is at Metcalf Copy Center. They promised that enough copies would be on their shelf by 2:00 on Friday, Feb. 10. Unfortunately, they close at 5:00 pm, so there is a small window of availability.
(2/8) The plot module
plot.py is on the CS servers at /course/cs053/src/lib/. If you are using Python on the servers, you should be able to import the module. In case you want to use your own computer, here is plot.py.(1/27) If you missed the lecture on 1/26, you should email cs053tas@cs.brown.edu with your lab preferences among Sunday 5-7, Sunday 7-9, Monday 8-10. We will mail you back with your assigned slot. The first lab is this Sunday (1/29) or Monday (1/30). Tell us your cs login if you have one.
(1/27) Euler's Identity scarification (photo due to Cory Doctorow, Creative Commons license)
(1/27) Homework 0 is posted on the Assignment page. It is due before class on Feb 2.
(1/27) The lab assignment for Week 0 (Dec 29/30) consists of Sections 0.2 and 0.3. (Section 0.4 is reserved for the following week.)
(1/26) The course missive can be found here.
What is The Matrix?
The aim of this course is to provide students interested in computer
science an introduction to vectors and matrices and their use in CS
applications. The course will be driven by applications from areas
chosen from among: combinatorial optimization, computer vision,
cryptography, game theory, graphics, information retrieval and web
search, maching learning, and scientific visualization. For example,
students will learn Google's PageRank method for ranking web pages.
This course satisfies the linear algebra requirement for the Computer
Science Sc.B.and the Applied-Math/CS Sc.B.
There are no formal prerequisites, but students are expected to be comfortable with mathematics and programming. First-year students are welcome.
Instructor: Phil Klein
Head TA: Matt Malin
UTAs: Eric Caruso, Cassidy Mentus, Alexandra Berke, Abhabongse Janthong
Meeting time and place: J Hour (T.,Th. 1:00-2:20 PM) in Watson (CIT) Center 219