The course schedule below will be filled in throughout the semester. For each day, there will be a link to course slides (if there are any that day) and notes/links on what is due ahead of class time. The “Announcements” column is (hopefully) self-explanatory. Any urgent announcements will be made over email.
9/2: First day of class! Foundations
Before class:
Read the course syllabus. I will assume that you understand all course policies beginning on Monday! Familiarize yourself with Moodle and the course website Complete Introductions Survey
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9/4: Conditional Probability
Before class:
- Complete Foundations activity outside of class
- Complete today’s checkpoint on Moodle
During class:
- Conditional Probability Activity
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Welcome (back) to campus!
- PS1 Due 9/11 (on paper) at start of class. Please separate Q1-4, Q5-end for preceptors!
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9/9: Law of Total Probability & Bayes’ Rule
Before class:
- Complete Conditional Probability activity outside of class
- Complete today’s checkpoint on Moodle
During class:
- LTP & Bayes’ Rule Activity
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9/11: Independence
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- PS1 Due 9/11 (on paper) at start of class. Please separate Q1-4, Q5-end for preceptors!
- PS2 Due 9/18 (on paper) at start of class. Please separate Q1-4, Q5-end.
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9/16: Combinatorial Probability
Before class:
- Complete Independence activity outside of class
- Complete today’s checkpoint on Moodle
During class:
- Combinatorial probability activity
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9/18: Monte Carlo Simulation
Before class:
During class:
- Monte Carlo simulation activity
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- PS2 Due 9/18 (on paper) at start of class. Please separate Q1-4, Q5-end.
- PS3 Due 9/23 (on MOODLE) at start of class! Note: Quick turn-around, this is your only “coding” homework of the semester!
- Quiz 1: Thursday 9/25
- “Notesheet” will include: DeMorgan’s, inclusion-exclusion, and definition of conditional probability (See: Front page of Quiz 1)
- Please fill out this Groupwork Preferences Survey by end-of-day next Tuesday!
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9/23: Unit 1 Practice
Before class:
- Complete Monte Carlo activity outside of class
- No Moodle checkpoint for today!
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9/25: Quiz 1
Before class:
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- PS3 Due 9/23 (on MOODLE) at start of class! Note: Quick turn-around, this is your only “coding” homework of the semester!
- Quiz 1: Thursday 9/25
- “Notesheet” will include: DeMorgan’s, inclusion-exclusion, and definition of conditional probability (See: Front page of Quiz 1)
- Please fill out this Groupwork Preferences Survey by end-of-day this Tuesday!
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9/30: Discrete Random Variables
Before class:
- Work on Group Assignment 1!
- Complete today’s checkpoint on Moodle
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10/2: Continuous Random Variables
Before class:
Finalize and submit Group Assignment 1! Complete Discrete RV activity outside of class Complete today’s checkpoint on Moodle
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Group Assignment 1 Due 10/2 at Midnight (on MOODLE)
PS4 Due 10/7 (on paper) at start of class. Please separate Q1-4, Q5-LaTeX question. Quiz 1 Revisions Due 10/9 (on paper) at start of class. Hand in the following:
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10/7: Expected Value & Variance
Before class:
During class:
- Expected Value & Variance activity
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10/9: Cumulative Distribution Functions
Before class:
During class:
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PS4 Due 10/7 (on paper) at start of class. Please separate Q1-4, Q5-LaTeX question. Quiz 1 Revisions Due 10/9 (on paper) at start of class. Hand in the following:
Group Assignment 1 Revisions Due 10/10 (via email) PS5 Due 10/14 (on paper) at start of class. Please separate Q1-4, Q5-End. 2 LaTeX questions required (you choose!) |
10/14: Group Assignment 2
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10/16: Fall Break!
Enjoy break! You won’t have anything to do for this class, other than review if you want to :) |
- PS5 Due 10/14 (on paper) at start of class. Please separate Q1-4, Q5-End. 2 LaTeX questions required (you choose!)
- Mid-Semester Feedback Survey
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10/21: Functions of RVs - Simulation
Before class:
- No Moodle checkpoint for today!
During class:
- Functions of Random Variables - Simulation activity
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10/23: Functions of RVs - Theory
Before class:
- No Moodle checkpoint for today!
- Complete Functions of Random Variables - Simulation activity outside of class
During class:
- Functions of Random Variables - Theory activity
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- Mid-Semester Feedback Survey
- PS6 Due 10/30 (on paper) at start of class. Please separate Q1-3, Q4-5. 3 LaTeX questions required (you choose!)
- Quiz 2 will be Tuesday, Nov. 4th!
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10/28: Moment Generating Functions (MGFs)
Before class:
- Complete Functions of RVs - Theory activity outside of class
- Complete today’s checkpoint on Moodle
During class:
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10/30: Joint, Conditional, Marginal models: Intuition
Before class:
During class:
Joint, Conditional, Marginal models Intuition activity There will likely be some time in-class to spend studying for Quiz 2! |
- PS6 Due 10/30 (on paper) at start of class. Please separate Q1-3, Q4-5. 3 LaTeX questions required (you choose!)
- Quiz 2 will be Tuesday, Nov. 4th!
- Group Assignment 3 will be in class on Thursday, Nov. 6th
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