Continuous Variable: can take on any value between two specified values. Obtained by measuring. Discrete Variable: not continuous variable (cannot take on any value between two specified values).

Introduces exploratory data analysis, probability theory, statistical inference, and data modeling. Topics include discrete and continuous probability distributions, expectation, laws of large numbers ...

The second part in the Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS) sequence covers mathematical topics of probability, linear algebra, multivariable calculus and basic optimization that are ...