Splash Biography

SID RASTOGI, math enthusiast and taco-lover

Major: Not available.

College/Employer: Not available.

Year of Graduation: 2023

Brief Biographical Sketch:

Hi, my name is Sid! I’m a Math & Computer Science major at Harvey Mudd. I'm really into stats and data science, and I love to teach! Splash was one of my favorite events in high school, so I'm happy to return as a teacher now. Some of my hobbies include playing poker, guitar, and basketball. I've also done internships in software engineering and trading. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or just to chat!

Past Classes

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M751: Maximum Likelihood Estimation in Rainstorm Spring 2021 (May. 15 - 16, 2021)

If I flip a coin 10 times and it shows up heads 5 times, is it a fair coin? To answer that question, we need to dive into calculus and statistics to learn about Maximum Likelihood Estimation. This is a crash course that attempts to introduce the concept and illustrate some of it's far-reaching implications in machine learning and statistics.