{"id":407,"date":"2024-11-15T14:15:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T22:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/math-data-science\/?page_id=407"},"modified":"2024-11-15T15:48:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T23:48:54","slug":"about-the-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/math-data-science\/about-the-program\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--video-with-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--video-with-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n\n      <div class=\"video-container\">\n              <div class=\"image-container\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/math-data-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2024\/11\/MDS-Thumbnail-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/math-data-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2024\/11\/MDS-Thumbnail.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/math-data-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2024\/11\/MDS-Thumbnail-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/math-data-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/440\/2024\/11\/MDS-Thumbnail-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ELOFHqe2BFs?feature=shared\" data-lity aria-label=\"Play video in lightbox\" class=\"play-video\">\n              <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 75 75\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 75 75\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                <rect fill=\"#FFCC00\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\"\/>\n                <polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" points=\"44.4,37.5 34.2,43.9 34.2,31.1 \"\/>\n              <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n    \n  \n    \n    \n  \n    \n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--interactive-content-pane \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--interactive-content-pane\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"left\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Highlights\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n    <div class=\"pagination-wrapper\">\n      <ul class=\"interactive-content-pane-pagination\"><\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"right\">\n          <div class=\"swiper\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Advanced Math Is Your Edge\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. 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