Bachelor 2025/2026

Calculus and Optimization for Machine Learning

Type: Elective course (Psychology)

Delivered by: School of Psychology

When: 4 year, 3 module

Online hours: 20

Open to: students of all HSE University campuses

Language: English

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Course starts with a basic introduction to concepts concerning functional mappings. Later students are assumed to study limits (in case of sequences, single- and multivariate functions), differentiability (once again starting from single variable up to multiple cases), integration, thus sequentially building up a base for the basic optimisation. To provide an understanding of the practical skills set being taught, the course introduces the final programming project considering the usage of optimisation routine in machine learning.