Waterloo cs mmath coursework data science项目有人上过吗？

HaHarveyUID: 3640643

如题，这个项目好像是新出的，不知道有没有人知道质量如何...
课程如下：
One foundational course to be completed in the Fall (entry) term.

• STAT 845 Statistical Concepts for Data Science (for non- STAT major background students)

Two common core courses:

• STAT 847 Exploratory Data Analysis

• CS 651 Data-Intensive Distributed Computing

One required breadth course:

• CS 648 Database System Implementation

• CS 680 Introduction to Machine Learning

• CS 685 Machine Learning Theory: Statistical and Computational Foundations

之后再从“a list of selected graduate courses in the 600, 700, and 800-level series in Computer Science, and the 800 and 900-level series in Statistics”当中选四门课。

总之，这个data science的coursework值得上吗？请求各位大佬给我出出主意！

水卢辣鸡UID: 3795813

这个项目是新出的，好像是有一个intern.
现在data science这么火...应该是很好找工作的

fengkeUID: 2188437

水卢辣鸡 发表于 2017-3-28 22:26
这个项目是新出的，好像是有一个intern.
现在data science这么火...应该是很好找工作的

这个要CS本科吗？

cheesechanUID: 3505689

yes.
a standard master in computational statistics. (good mixture between stat and CS)
given that it is waterloo faculty math, and all courses are standard CS / Stat course, it cant go wrong.

of course, if you hv a sufficient, it will be better to get waived from STAT 845 and CS 651........and go with the more advanced courses.




P.S. of course, you need a solid CS and stat background in order to make this useful (which is kind of an requirement for admission anyway)

cheesechanUID: 3505689

fengke 发表于 2017-3-29 00:22
这个要CS本科吗？

CS degree is not a must, but you need the core of it.

http://math.uwaterloo.ca/compute ... applying-admissions

◾ A Bachelor of Computer Science, Engineering or related degree
◾ An overall B+ (78%) average in a 4-year undergraduate degree from a recognized university
◾ English competency
◾ Academic background requirements <--- as below

http://math.uwaterloo.ca/compute ... admissions#Academic
Academic background requirements

Applicants for all degree programs are expected to have a formal background in the following areas of computer science:
◾ Programming languages
◾ Data structures
◾ Operating systems
◾ Algorithms
◾ Computer organization (architecture)

Applicants lacking in background may be required to take remedial courses, in addition to the regular program requirements, or be admitted as a probationary or transitional student.

水卢辣鸡UID: 3795813

fengke 发表于 2017-3-29 00:22
这个要CS本科吗？

需要cs本科或者stat本科...
这个专业是分两种，一种是MMATH CS in DS, 一种是MMATH STAT in DS...
两种的录取要求不同但是最后上的课都是一样

哈登天下无敌UID: 3690802

滑铁卢有点特别，他家cs math不分家，你要是数学，cs专业都可以。
其他专业就要看你的统计or cs功底了，如果你要补的cs/stat课超过两门，就不要你了。

cheesechanUID: 3505689

借此帖請教一下各路高人, 從CS的方向來說, 有甚麼topic是對Machine Learning / Data Science 重要的??
就以這個MMath來說, 除了core了的CS 651 Data-Intensive Distributed Computing之外, 要再選四至五個左右的CS course, which one is important, and why? (assuming around 2 to 3 course out of 8 has gone to the stat stuffs..)

https://math.uwaterloo.ca/comput ... 0Data%20Science.pdf
• CS 648 Database Systems Implementation
• CS 654 Distributed Systems
• CS 658 Computer Security and Privacy
• CS 680 Introduction to Machine Learning
• CS 685 Machine Learning Theory: Statistical and Computational Foundations
• CS 686 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
• CS 740 Database Engineering
• CS 741 Parallel and Distributed Database Systems
• CS 743 Principles of Database Management and Use
• CS 786 Probabilistic Inference and Machine Learning
• CS 798 Advanced Research Topics
• CS 848 Advanced Topics in Databases
• CS 856 Advanced Topics in Distributed Computing
• CS 858 Advanced Topics in Cryptography, Security and Privacy
• CS 870 Advanced Topics in Scientific Computing
• CS 886 Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence
• or any CS stuffs not in this list but should be taken......

HaHarveyUID: 3640643

Thanks guys! 话说这个data science specialization跟普通的cs mmath coursework相比是不是录取标准低很多？

cheesechanUID: 3505689

HaHarvey 发表于 2017-3-29 09:43
Thanks guys! 话说这个data science specialization跟普通的cs mmath coursework相比是不是录取标准低很多？ ...

as you said, it is a new program, who knows?

but given this is Waterloo, with co-op option, solid CS+stat coursework,
and data science is really heat recently, I don't see any reason that it will be easier to be admitted than the standard CS / stat mmath.