CDS course discussion, Apr 2014

CMS course requirements

• Core requirements: 7 common courses taken by all CMS students (first year)
• Depth requirement: 3 courses in a given area (e.g., Feedback & control, Inference & statistics, Information systems, Networked systems, Optimization, Uncertainty quantification)
• Breadth requirement: 3 courses from mathematics, science, engineering, or economics

Track	Fall	Winter	Spring
Core	ACM 104. Linear algebra and applied operator theory ACM/EE 116. Introduction to stochastic processes and modeling ACM 113. Mathematical optimization	CS/EE 144. Networks: Structure and economics ACM/EE 218. Statistical inference and learning	ACM 126. Mathematical signal processing CS 139. Theory of algorithms
Feedback and control	CDS 110a - Analysis and design of feedback systems	CDS 110b - Control system design CDS 140a - Dynamical systems CDS 212 - Feedback control theory	CDS 140b - Dynamical systems (alt years) CDS 213 - Robust control CDS 270 - Advanced topics (nonlinear, adaptive, system ID)

Current CDS course requirements

• Core: CDS 201 (ACM 104), ACM 113, ACM/EE 116, CDS 140a, CDS 212
• Depth: 3 additional courses in CDS
• Breadth: 3 additional courses in science or engineering
  

Track	Fall	Winter	Spring
Core	ACM 104. Linear algebra and applied operator theory ACM/EE 116. Introduction to stochastic processes and modeling ACM 113. Mathematical optimization	CDS 140a - Dynamical systems CDS 212 - Feedback control theory	CDS 202 - Geometry of nonlinear systems (alt years)
Advanced		CDS 110b - Control system design	CDS 140b - Dynamical systems (alt years) CDS 150 - Stochastic system analysis CDS 213 - Robust control theory CDS 270 - Advanced topics (nonlinear, adaptive, system ID)
Service	CDS 101 - Feedback systems (co-taught with CDS 101) CDS 110a - Analysis and design of feedback systems