MA 16290: Calculus
Build Python foundations and collect data with sensors while applying differential and integral calculus.
Purdue University
Mathematics you can measure, code, and explore
The Data Science Labs are one-credit companion courses that connect calculus, multivariable calculus, signals and systems, and probability to Python, Jupyter notebooks, sensors, microprocessors, and real data.
Course sequence
MA 26190 / ECE 29595: Multivariable Calculus
Use vectors, color, images, video, and line integrals in computational laboratory projects.
MA 34990 / ECE 39595: Signals and Systems
Explore sound, transforms, frequency analysis, and signal processing with Python and hardware.
MA 41690 / ECE 39595: Probability
Study random phenomena, image and video data, simulation, and classification through laboratory work.
Build it, measure it, model it
Every lab follows the same hands-on arc:
- Build with hardwareConnect sensors, microprocessors, LEDs, speakers, and other components.
- Collect real dataUse Python and Jupyter notebooks to measure physical or simulated systems.
- Apply the mathematicsUse ideas from the companion course to analyze, explain, and improve the result.
Why add a Data Science Lab?
One credit
Each course is a focused laboratory companion to a mathematics or engineering course.
Hands-on projects
Students leave with working code, experience with physical systems, and examples they can discuss in future courses and interviews.
Honors pathway
Eligible students can use a lab to support an honors contract in the paired course; see the current syllabus for details.
Open materials
The laboratory textbooks are published online and can be explored before registration without a Purdue login.
Ready to share or register?
Students
Find the lab that matches your mathematics or engineering course, then review the Fall 2026 sections and CRNs.
Advisors and instructors
Use the concise advisor guide to match students with a lab and share accurate registration information.
Enrolled students: Brightspace and Gradescope remain the authoritative sources for assignments, submissions, grades, and deadline changes.