Master_Study_Guide

🎓 IIT Madras BS Data Science: The “Goated” Notes

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How to use this guide: This is your central hub. Click the links below to jump directly to the notes for any week or subject.

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📊 Mathematics 1

Goal: Master the language of functions and calculus.

• Consolidation (Start Here)

  • Prerequisites & Basics
  • Formula Cheat Sheet
  • Pattern Bank (Problem Solving)

• Weekly Notes

  • Week 1: Sets & Relations
  • Week 2: Coordinate Geometry
  • Week 3: Quadratic Functions
  • Week 4: Polynomials
  • Week 5: Functions
  • Week 6: Logarithms
  • Week 7: Sequences & Limits
  • Week 8: Derivatives

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📈 Statistics 1

Goal: Understand data, probability, and counting.

• Consolidation (Start Here)

  • Prerequisites (Math for Stats)
  • Formula Cheat Sheet
  • Pattern Bank (Problem Solving)

• Weekly Notes

  • Week 1: Data Collection
  • Week 2: Descriptive Stats
  • Week 3: Central Tendency
  • Week 4: Dispersion & Correlation
  • Week 5: Counting & Permutations
  • Week 6: Combinations
  • Week 7: Probability Basics
  • Week 8: Conditional Probability

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💻 Computational Thinking (CT)

Goal: Think like a computer (Logic, Loops, Algorithms).

• Consolidation (Start Here)

  • Prerequisites (Logic Basics)
  • Syntax Refresher
  • Pattern Bank (Trace Tables)

• Weekly Notes

  • Week 1: Flowcharts & Pseudocode
  • Week 2: Variables & Operators
  • Week 3: Conditionals
  • Week 4: While Loops
  • Week 5: For Loops
  • Week 6: Lists & Strings
  • Week 7: Dictionaries
  • Week 8: Procedures & Advanced Logic

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🗣️ English 1

Goal: Master Phonetics, Grammar, and Communication.

• Consolidation (Start Here)

  • Comprehensive Refresher

• Weekly Notes

  • Week 1: Phonetics Basics
  • Week 2: Parts of Speech
  • Week 3: Vocabulary & Modals
  • Week 4: Sentence Structure
  • Week 5: Tenses
  • Week 6: Advanced Vocabulary
  • Week 7: Phrasal Verbs & Spelling
  • Week 8: Advanced Phonetics & Stress

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IMPORTANT

Study Strategy:

1. Read the Weekly Note for the topic you are studying.
2. Use the Pattern Bank to practice solving problems.
3. Use the Formula/Syntax Sheet for quick revision before exams.