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Statistics Liberal Program - Core Science Component (B.Sc.) at McGill University

McGill University, Canada

Programme overview

(45 or 48 credits) This program provides training in statistics, with a solid mathematical core, and basic training in computing. With strong performance in an appropriate selection of courses, this program can lead to "A.Stat." professional accreditation from the Statistical Society of Canada, which is regarded as the entry level requirement for Statisticians practising in Canada. Students may complete this program with a minimum of 45 credits or a maximum of 48 credits. Degree: Bachelor of Science; programme credit weight 48 credits.

Faculty: Faculty of Science  |  Department: Mathematics and Statistics  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

What you will study

The programme is 48 credits (Required Courses (27 credits); Complementary Courses (18 or 21 credits)).

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Entry requirements

Students entering the Core Science Component in Statistics are normally expected to have completed the courses below or their equivalents. Otherwise they will be required to make up any deficiencies in these courses over and above the 45 credits required for the program. Systems of linear equations, matrices, inverses, determinants; geometric vectors in three dimensions, dot product, cross product, lines and planes; introduction to vector spaces, linear dependence and independence, bases. Linear transformations. Eigenvalues and diagonalization. Review of functions and graphs. Limits, continuity, derivative. Differentiation of elementary functions. Antidifferentiation. Applications. The definite integral. Techniques of integration. Applications. Introduction to sequences and series. Prerequisite courses: MATH 133L inear Algebra and Geometry; MATH 140C alculus 1; MATH 141C alculus 2.

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