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.
NOTE: Since this class is at a strange time (M/W), there is no class during Week 1 of Spring semester. That’s why the schedule starts at Week 2 below!
1/26: 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
During class:
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1/28: 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 2/4 (on paper) at start of class
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2/2: 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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2/4: Independence
Before class:
During class:
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- PS1 Due 2/4 (on paper) at start of class
- PS2 Due 2/11 (on paper) at start of class
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2/9: 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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2/11: Monte Carlo Simulation
Before class:
During class:
- Monte Carlo simulation activity
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- PS2 Due 2/11 (on paper) at start of class.
- PS3 Due 2/18 (on MOODLE) at start of class! Note: Quick turn-around with Quiz 1, this is your only “coding” homework of the semester!
- Quiz 1: Monday 2/16
- “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 2/11!
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2/16: Quiz 1
Before class:
- Complete Monte Carlo activity outside of class
- Study! Check out the “Tips for Success” if you need guidance.
- No Moodle checkpoint for today!
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2/18: Discrete RVs: Binomial & Poisson
Before class:
- Complete today’s checkpoint on Moodle
During class:
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- PS3 Due 2/18 (on MOODLE) at start of class! Note: Quick turn-around, this is your only “coding” homework of the semester!
- Quiz 1: Monday 2/16
- “Notesheet” will include: DeMorgan’s, inclusion-exclusion, and definition of conditional probability (See: Front page of Quiz 1)
- PS4 Due 2/25 (on paper) at start of class. Remember: 1 LaTeXed question required!
- Group Assignment 1 Due 2/25 at Midnight (on MOODLE)
- Quiz 1 Revisions Due 3/2 (on paper) at start of class. Hand in the following:
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2/23: Continuous Random Variables
Before class:
Keep working through Group Assignment 1! Complete Discrete RV activity outside of class Complete today’s checkpoint on Moodle
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2/25: Properties of RVs: Expectation and Variance
Before class:
Finalize and submit GA1 on Moodle! Complete Continuous RV activity outside of class Complete today’s checkpoint on Moodle
During class:
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PS4 Due 2/25 (on paper) at start of class. Remember: 1 LaTeXed question required! Group Assignment 1 Due 2/25 at Midnight (on MOODLE)
Quiz 1 Revisions Due 3/2 (on paper) at start of class. Hand in the following:
Quiz 2: Monday 3/9 |
3/2: Cumulative Distribution Functions
Before class:
During class:
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3/4: Group Assignment 2
Before class:
- No checkpoint quiz on Moodle today!
During class:
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PS5 Due 3/4 (on paper) at start of class. Remember: 2 LaTeXed questions required (you choose which ones)! Quiz 1 Revisions Due 3/2 (on paper) at start of class. Hand in the following:
Quiz 2: Monday 3/9
- First page of quiz here (Note: all pmfs/pdfs, expectations, etc. will be given to you in the question where they are relevant!)
MSCS Capstone days are this week, 3/5 and 3/6! A list of talks can be found here (must be signed in to your Mac email to access). |
3/9: Quiz 2
Before class:
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3/11: Functions of Random Variables: Simulation
Before class:
- No Moodle checkpoint for today!
During class:
- Functions of RVs: Simulation activity
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Quiz 2: Monday 3/9
- First page of quiz here (Note: all pmfs/pdfs, expectations, etc. will be given to you in the question where they are relevant!)
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Spring Break!! No work to be done, other than review things if you’d like to :)
3/23: Functions of Random Variables: Theory
Before class:
- No Moodle checkpoint for today!
During class:
- Functions of RVs: Theory activity
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3/25: 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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- PS6 Due Monday 3/30 (on paper) at start of class. Please separate Q1-3, Q4-5. 3 LaTeX questions required (you choose!)
- Quiz 2 revisions due Monday 3/30
- Group Assignment 3 will be in class on Wednesday, Apr. 1st (no, this is not an April Fool’s joke)
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