May 23, 2024  
Rensselaer Catalog 2023-2024 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2023-2024
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CSCI 4250 - Frontiers of Network Science


This course will offer an introduction to network science and a review of current research in this area. Classes will interchangeably present chapters from the textbook and related current research. The emphasis will be on the mathematical background of network science: graphs and networks; random networks and various types of scale-free networks; network properties such as assortativity, mobility, robustness, social networks, and communities; and dynamics of spreading in networks.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: CSCI 2300 ; a 4000-level algorithms-based CSCI course (e.g., CSCI 4020 , CSCI 4260 , CSCI 4800 ) or MATH course (e.g., MATH 4100 , MATH 4150 MATH 4800 ); familiarity with probability, linear algebra, and calculus; or permission of the instructor.

When Offered: Fall term odd-numbered years.

Co-Listed: CSCI 6250 . Students cannot receive credit for both CSCI 4250 and CSCI 6250 .

Credit Hours: 4



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