Pavel Shuldiner

Mathematics and Statistics Educator

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Mathematics and Statistics Education

Course design, assessment strategy, and evidence-based instructional practices in quantitative disciplines.

Probability and Data Science

Random graphs, network analysis, graph-based frameworks for exploratory data analysis.

Algebraic Combinatorics

Integer partitions, MacMahon operators, generating series approaches to modeling discrete structures.

Graph Theory

Generalized Johnson graphs and their cliques.

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SS 2141

Summer 2026

Applied Probability and Statistics for Engineers

Students will learn how to visualize and analyse continuous and categorical data using modern data science tools. Concepts of distributions, sampling, estimation, confidence intervals, experimental design, inference, and correlation will be introduced in a practical, data-driven way.

Online — video lectures on OWL

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SS 2857A

Summer 2026

Probability & Statistics I

Probability axioms, conditional probability, Bayes' theorem. Random variables motivated by real data and examples. Parametric univariate models as data reduction and description strategies. Multivariate distributions, expectation and variance. Likelihood function will be defined and exploited as a means of estimating parameters in certain simple situations.

Online — video lectures on OWL

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Recent

DS 1000

Winter 2026, Fall 2025

Data Science Concepts

This course introduces students to foundational concepts in data science, focusing on the visualization and analysis of both continuous and categorical data. Concepts covered include data visualization, summary statistics, regression, categorical data analysis, probability, central limit theorem, confidence intervals and experimental design.

Emphasis is placed on practical, data-driven examples to develop independent problem-solving skills and connect theoretical concepts to meaningful analysis through Python.

Course meetings: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM, NSC 150

STAT 230

Winter 2025

Probability

Introductory probability: sample spaces, independence, conditional probability, Bayes' Theorem, and named distributions (Binomial, Poisson, Normal, etc.). Covers random variables, joint/marginal/conditional distributions, means, variances, covariances, and the Central Limit Theorem.

MATH 239

Spring 2025

Introduction to Combinatorics

Introduction to graph theory: colourings, matchings, connectivity, planarity. Introduction to combinatorial analysis: generating series, recurrence relations, binary strings, plane trees.

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