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Short courses in mathematics, statistics, and information science

Summer School courses about mathematics

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Welcome to VU Amsterdam Summer School! Here you will find short courses with topics related to mathematics.

U Amsterdam’s summer courses in mathematics, statistics, and data science provide a focused, analytical training environment centered on quantitative reasoning and evidence-based problem solving. 

Develop the methodological and logical tools required to interpret complex datasets, evaluate uncertainty, and translate information into data-driven conclusions.

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Summerschool Statistical Methods for Causal Inference

This course provides a hands-on introduction to statistical methods for causal inference. Over two weeks, students are introduced to experimental and quasi-experimental methods which allow them to infer cause-and-effect relationships robustly. We teach these methods from both a theoretical and applied lens, supplementing lectures with hands-on computer tutorials in the R programming language to help students learn by doing.
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Summerschool Logic as a Tool for Modelling

VU Amsterdam Summer School - cogs and wheels This course will introduce you to classical logic and the different systems of reasoning that arise as variations. Explore how logical formalisms can be used to model diverse phenomena spanning from social sciences to natural languages and the notion of categories and categorisation in the handling of applications. Learn to model knowledge, agency, and language with logical tools.
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Summerschool Circular Economy and the City: Theory and Practice

Circular economy woodblock summer school This course will teach you why the Circular Economy is vital, what it is, how it tackles social and ecological problems, and why urban transformations contribute to a circular economy. Benefit from passionate teachers, experience the city of Amsterdam, and develop your own symbiotic circular experiment.
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Summerschool Data Analysis in R

Various lines of code shown at an angle on a futuristic computer screen. Data is everywhere but to retrieve the valuable insights requires important analytical skills. The large number of active programmers creating R packages makes R suitable for a range of data analysis techniques, from basic hypothesis testing to generalized linear regression, and multivariate analysis such as principal component analysis, factor analysis, or clustering. You will apply what you have learned right away in short exercises using Rmarkdown. You will be graded using an assignment in which you will learn to deal with messy data and integrate the knowledge you obtained in the exercises. The course is highly intensive as it focuses both on interpreting statistics while also learning to program in R.

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